Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: Congress Leader Shravan Singh Rathore Joins BJP Ahead Of Polls

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Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: Please follow this space for all the latest updates and news on the Lok Sabha Elections 2024.The Congress on Friday released its ninth list of five candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The grand old party has fielded CP Joshi from Rajasthan's Bhilwara and Damodar Gurjar is set to contest polls from Rajasthan's Rajsamand. The grand old party is likely to release its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections on April 5 in the presence of top leaders, including party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and former party presidents Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, PTI reported on Friday, citing sources.They also said that Kharge and the members of the Gandhi family are likely to address public rallies in Jaipur and Hyderabad on April 6 where they will also highlight the key elements of the Congress manifesto.According to PTI sources, the leadership of the grand old party would launch the poll manifesto on April 5 at the All India Congress Committee headquarters.The Congress' manifesto will lay emphasis on 'Paanch Nyay' or five pillars of justice, including 'Yuva Nyay', 'Naari Nyay', 'Kisaan Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay' and 'Hissedari Nyay' as well as the guarantees made by it to the people as part of its poll promises for 2024 Lok Sabha elections.The Congress will launch its 'Ghar Ghar Guarantee' campaign on April 3 under which party leaders will reach out to more than eight crore households across the country.The campaign will focus more on social media and television and less on print and outdoor campaigning, PTI reported, citing sources. The party has already launched its new slogan #HaathBadlegaHalaat -- referring to the Congress' poll symbol of hand -- on social media platforms, they added.The sources said that the party had to postpone the launch of its poll campaigns due to Income Tax notices for penalties to the tune of Rs 1,800 crore for alleged discrepancies in tax returns.

30/03/2024 20:46:29

BJP Releases 8th List Of Lok Sabha Candidates

BJP releases the 8th list of the Lok Sabha Candidates from Odisha, Punjab and West Bengal. Dinesh Singh 'Babbu' to contest from Gurdaspur, Taranjit Singh Sandhu from Amritsar, Shushil Kumar Rinku from Jalandhar, Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot, Preneet Kaur from Patiala.

30/03/2024 20:38:41

19 Pull Out, 88 Candidates Left In Fray For First Phase In MP

Union minister Faggan Singh Kulaste and sitting Congress MP Nakul Nath are among the 88 candidates nominated for Madhya Pradesh’s six Lok Sabha seats that will go to polls in the first phase on April 19.

30/03/2024 20:36:19

Congress Leader Shravan Singh Rathore Joins BJP Ahead Of LS Polls

Congress leader Shravan Singh Rathore joined the BJP on Saturday in the presence of Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma during the nomination rally of BJP candidate from Jodhpur and Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat. Rathore, considered close to senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, hails from Jalore from where the former chief minister's son Vaibhav Gehlot is contesting the Lok Sabha elections.

30/03/2024 20:34:51

BSP Announces Candidate From Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha Seat

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday announced its candidate for the Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat in Punjab for the upcoming general elections. Announcing its first candidate, the Mayawati-led outfit fielded Rakesh Suman from Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha seat (reserve).

An announcement in this regard was made by party in-charge for Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh Randhir Singh Beniwal. He also said the candidates for the remaining seats in Punjab will be announced shortly. The Hoshiarpur seat is currently represented by Union Minister Som Parkash.

Polling for the 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab will be held on June 1.

30/03/2024 19:22:36

I Thank All Senior Guardians Of Party, Says LJP Candidate Rajesh Verma

Patna: Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate from Khagaria, Rajesh Verma says, "I thank all the senior guardians of the party. I assure them that I will live up to the trust they have placed in and given me this huge responsibility. I will seek the blessings of the people of Khagaria in the next 2-3 days."

30/03/2024 19:20:34

LJP (Ramvilas) Announces 5 Candidates In Bihar, Chirag Paswan To Contest From Hajipur

Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas) on Saturday released a list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections. Party Chief Chirag Paswan to contest from Hajipur.

 

30/03/2024 19:18:56

LJP Workers Celebrate At Chirag Paswan's Residence After Party Announces Candidates For Lok Sabha Seat

Patna, Bihar: Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) workers celebrate at LJP chief Chirag Paswan's residence after the announcement of LJP candidates for 5 Lok Sabha seats.

30/03/2024 16:15:32

BJP Forms 27-Member Poll Manifesto Committee Under Rajnath Singh

The Bharatiya Janata Party formed its manifesto committee under the Chairmanship of Rajnath Singh. Nirmala Sitharaman will be the convenor and Piyush Goyal will be the co-convenor in the 27-member team.

30/03/2024 14:02:56

Lok Sabha Polls — 'I.N.D.I.A Bloc Doesn't Have Pure Intentions', Says UP Deputy CM Maurya

On the I.N.D.I.A bloc's rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan tomorrow, UP Deputy CM KP Maurya said, "Neither does the INDI alliance have a leader, policies nor are their intentions pure. Whatever event they will organise would be for the Lok Sabha elections. but the people have already made up their minds and they are ready to make Narendra Modi the PM again."

30/03/2024 12:11:54

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: BJP Candidate V Muraleedharan Files Nomination From Kerala's Attingal

Union Minister and BJP candidate V Muraleedharan filed his nomination from the Attingal Lok Sabha constituency, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.

 

30/03/2024 10:54:35

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: Shiv Sena (UBT) Releases List Of 40 Star Campaigners

Shiv Sena(UBT) has released the list of 40star campaigners for Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra through 'Saamna'. The list included the names of Uddhav Thackeray and Aaditya Thackeray.

30/03/2024 07:44:33

Lok Sabha Elections LIVE: BJP Approaches ECI For Remarks Against PM Modi, Amit Shah By Siddaramaiah's Son

BJP has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India after Karnataka CM's son and Congress leader, Yatindra Siddaramaiah allegedly made derogatory remarks against PM Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah.