Lok Sabha Polls Highlights: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor Claims BJP 'Intimidating' Potential Donors With Agency Raids
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Shiv Sena (UBT) To Announce First List of Candidates for Maharashtra LS Polls
The Shiv Sena (UBT) is set to unveil its initial list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra on Monday, with approximately 15 to 16 names expected to feature, according to party leader Sanjay Raut, news agency PTI reported. Raut, a Rajya Sabha MP, confirmed the announcement during a media briefing on Monday, stating, "The Shiv Sena (UBT)'s (first) list will be declared tomorrow (March 26). We will declare candidates for 15-16 seats tomorrow." Meanwhile, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena is anticipated to release its list of candidates shortly, as indicated by party leader and Lok Sabha MP Rahul Shewale.
The anticipated candidates include Amol Kiritkar for Mumbai North-West, Chandrahar Patil for Sangli, and Anant Gete for Raigad. However, the final list is yet to be officially confirmed. The party's decision comes as other constituents of the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) alliance, particularly the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) led by Sharad Pawar, are yet to announce their candidates.
NCW Seeks Action Against Congress's Supriya Shrinate Over Post On Kangana Ranaut
The National Commission for Women (NCW) has called for strict action against Congress leaders Supriya Shrinate and H S Ahir for derogatory remarks made against actress Kangana Ranaut, who is contesting the Lok Sabha elections as a BJP candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat. Shrinate's objectionable Instagram post targeting Ranaut has since been removed. Addressing the matter, Shrinate clarified, "Many people have access to my Facebook and Instagram accounts, and someone from them made an extremely inappropriate post today. As soon as I came to know, I deleted that post."
Congress Party's Sixth List of Lok Sabha Candidates
In another development, the Congress party on Sunday announced its sixth list of Lok Sabha candidates, nominating Prahlad Gunjal, a former BJP leader and close associate of former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje, to contest against outgoing Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla from Kota, Rajasthan. Gunjal, who joined the Congress last week, aims to challenge Birla's stronghold in the region. Alongside Gunjal, the Congress fielded candidates for other constituencies, including Ajmer, Rajsamand, Bhilwara in Rajasthan, and Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu. With this announcement, the Congress has now declared a total of 190 candidates for the upcoming polls. Additionally, Tharahai Cuthbert has been nominated for the by-election for the Vilavancode assembly constituency in Tamil Nadu.
Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: BJP's star campaigners in Madhya Pradesh
BJP releases a list of leaders who would be campaigning for party candidates in the state of Madhya Pradesh.
1. Narendra Modi
2. Jagat Prakash Nadda
3. Rajnath Singh
4. Amit Shah
5. Nitin Gadkari
6. Shiv Prakash
7. Mohan Yadav
8. Vishnu Dutt Sharma
9. Mahendra Singh
10. Satish Upadhyay
11. Satyanarayan Jatiya
12. Jagdish Devda
13. Rajendra Shukla
14. Shivraj Singh Chouhan
15. Bhupendra Patel
16. Jyotiraditya Scindia
17. Virendra Kumar Khatik
18. Faggan Singh Kulaste
19. Smriti Irani
20. Yogi Aditya Nath
21. Bhajanlal Sharma
22. Devendra Fadnavis
23. Keshav Prasad Maurya
24. Himanta Biswa Sarma
25. Vishnu Deo Sai
26. Hitanand
27. Prahlad Patel
28. Kailash Vijayvargiya
29. Jaybhan Singh Pavaiya
30. Rakesh Singh
31. Lal Singh Arya
32. Narayan Kushwaha
33. Tulsi Silawat
34. Sushree Nirmala Bhuriya
35. Aidal Singh Kansana
36. Gopal Bhargav
37. Narottam Mishra
38. Suresh Pachauri
39. Sushree Kavita Patidar
40. Gaurishankar Bisen
Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: BJP's star campaigners in West Bengal
BJP releases a list of leaders who would be campaigning for party candidates in the state of West Bengal.
1. Narendra Modi
2. Jagat Prakash Nadda
3. Rajnath Singh
4. Amit Shah
5. Yogi Adityanath
6. Himanta Viswa Sarma
7. Manik Saha
8. Arjun Munda
9. Sunil Bansal
10. Mangal Pandey
11. Amit Malviya
12. Nisith Pramanik
13. Satpal Maharaj
14. Smriti Irani
15. Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
16. Sukanta Majumdar
17. Suvendu Adhikari
18. Shantanu Thakur
19. Swapan Dasgupta
20. Dilip Ghosh
21. Rahul Sinha
22. Mithun Chakraborty
23. Debasree Chaudhuri
24. Samik Bhattacharya
25. Nagendra Roy
26. Dipak Barman
27. Jagannath Chattopadhyay
28. Mafuja Khatun
29. Sushil Barman
30. Sukumar Roy
31. Nikhil Ranjan Dey
32. Mihir Goswamy
33. Malati Rava Roy
34. Shankar Ghosh
35. Joyel Murmu
36. Gopal Chandra Saha
37. Sadhrath Tirkey
38. Rudranil Ghosh
39. Amitava Chakraborty
40. Satish Dhond
Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor claims BJP 'intimidating' potential donors with agency raids
"In addition to freezing our bank accounts, they (BJP) have intimidated potential donors into fearing that if they give money to the opposition party, then, there would be CBI, ED, and I-T raids, and this kind of intimidation is extremely bad for democracy," Congress MP Shashi Tharoor tells PTI.
VIDEO | "In addition to freezing our bank accounts, they (BJP) have intimidated potential donors into fearing that if they give money to the opposition party, then, there would be CBI, ED, and I-T raids, and this kind of intimidation is extremely bad for democracy," Congress MP… pic.twitter.com/MeDFxFHHwJ
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 26, 2024
Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: BJP's Meerut Candidate Arun Govil visits Augharnath Temple
BJP candidate from Meerut Lok Sabha constituency, Arun Govil visits Augharnath Temple.
He says, "It feels very good to be back on my land. Now that I've come here, I'll do my best for my constituency and strive to always prove myself worthy in front of my people..." (ANI)
Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Congress appoints Election Observers to Andhra Pradesh
Congress appoints V Shankar and Manoj Chauhan as the party's Election Observers to Andhra Pradesh.
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