Lok Sabha Elections Highlights: Congress CEC Finalises Candidates For Katihar And Kishanganj Seats
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The BJP on Saturday released its eighth list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. In this list, the saffron party named 3 candidates from Odisha, six from Punjab and two from West Bengal.
The party dropped actor Sunny Deol and fielded Dinesh Singh 'Babbu' from Gurdaspur, former diplomat Taranjit Singh Sandhu got ticket from Amritsar, Shushil Kumar Rinku was fielded from Jalandhar, Hans Raj Hans from Faridkot and suspended Congress MP and wife of former Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, Preneet Kaur was fielded from Patiala.
Hans Raj Hans, the incumbent BJP legislator from Delhi's North-West seat, has been shifted to Punjab. Preneet Kaur, a four-time MP and former Union Minister, joined BJP in the presence of senior leaders earlier this month.
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. Chirag Paswan on Thursday exuded confidence in the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) success in Bihar and asserted that there is no doubt about winning all 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state.
In a jolt to the ruling Biju Janata Dal, a sitting MP and two ex-MLAs on Saturday resigned from the regional party ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections. Cine star and sitting Kendrapara MP Anubhav Mohanty tendered his resignation from the BJD. Mohanty said he was "feeling suffocated" in the party for over four years.
Mohanty was the second sitting BJD MP after Bhartruhari Mahtab to quit the regional party ahead of the 2024 general elections. The Kendrapara MP was seen celebrating Holi with Mahtab in Cuttack. Actor-turned-politician and former MLA Akash Das Nayak also resigned from the BJD. In a video statement, the former Korei MLA announced his resignation from the primary membership of BJD.
Convoy Of Bengal Minister Udayan Guha 'Attacked' In Cooch Behar
The convoy of West Bengal Minister Udayan Guha was allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Cooch Behar, ANI reported.
VIDEO | Convoy of West Bengal Minister Udayan Guha allegedly attacked by BJP workers in Cooch Behar. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/Wukj986fLd
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 31, 2024
Congress CEC Finalises Candidates For Katihar And Kishanganj Seats
Congress Central Election Committee (CEC) finalised the name of Tariq Anwar from Katihar Lok Sabha seat and Mohammad Javed for Kishanganj on meeting, ANI reported.
Congress CEC Meeting For Bihar Underway
Congress CEC meeting for the state of Bihar is underway at the party headquarters in Delhi.
#WATCH | Lok Sabha elections 2024 | Congress CEC meeting for the state of Bihar underway at the party headquarters in Delhi.
— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2024
(Video: AICC) pic.twitter.com/qakCSbPJUd
Here's What Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) Candidate Shambhavi Choudhary Says On Candidature
"I am very happy. I am thankful to Chirag Paswan for showing faith in me at this young age. My vision is about the overall development of Samatipur. The youth, women, Dalits and Backwards are my priority, along with them, I have to work for every section," Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) candidate Shambhavi Choudhary told ANI.
Nilagiri MLA And Former BJP Leader Sukanta Nayak Joins BJD
Nilagiri MLA and former BJP leader Sukanta Nayak joins BJD.
#WATCH | Bhubaneswar, Odisha: Nilagiri MLA & former BJP leader Sukanta Nayak joins BJD. pic.twitter.com/hCxH3kSwZg
— ANI (@ANI) March 31, 2024
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