Modi to also fight from Vadodara
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from a second seat of Vadodara in Gujarat, along with Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Make Congress leaders lose their deposits: Jayalalithaa
Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), March 19 (IANS) AIADMK leader J. Jayalalithaa Wednesday urged people to trounce the Congress and make its candidates lose even their election deposit in the coming Lok Sabha polls. “The Congress should lose its deposit in all the constituencies as it paved the way for price rise by hiking oil prices every month,” […]
Why Tharoor not booked over wife’s death: Achuthanandan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 (IANS) Congress leaders should answer why no complaint has been registered against union minister Shashi Tharoor in connection with his wife Sunanda Pushkar’s mysterious death, CPI-M leader V.S. Achutanandan said Wednesday. “It’s time that Defence Minister A.K. Antony and other senior leaders in the Congress break their silence on the mysterious death of […]
Trinamool’s Umesh Mishra to contest against Sonia in Rae Bareli
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress Wednesday announced its candidates for 18 more Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi, including Umesh Mishra for the prestigious Rae Bareli constituency which has been electing Congress chief Sonia Gandhi since 2004. Mamata Banerjee’s party has now fielded candidates for 104 seats in 17 states. The Trinamool […]
BJP is future of Indian politics: Raju Srivastava
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Popular stand-up comedian and actor Raju Srivastava Wednesday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it “is the future of Indian politics”. “I think the country has given 60 years to Congress. We must now give the 61st year to Narendra Modi,” Srivastava told IANS, soon after he was admitted into […]
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar files nomination papers
Patna, March 19 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls from Sasaram constituency in Bihar, officials said. “I am confident and sure that people will support and vote for me. I will again win from here,” she said. A former IFS officer, Meira Kumar is the sitting […]
Jagadambika Pal, Raju Srivastava join BJP
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Congress leader Jagadambika Pal and stand up comedian Raju Srivastava Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Pal, formerly a Congress MP and the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief, had earlier resigned from the Lok Sabha as well as the party. Pal, 63, has been a three-time legislator and minister in Uttar […]
Omar Abdullah concerned over delay in Congress announcement
Jammu, March 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday expressed concern over the delay in the announcement of Congress candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in the state. “I’m keenly waiting for the Congress to announce its candidates from J&K so we can begin the campaign in right earnest,” Abdullah said on Twitter. […]
BJP hits back at Church jab on Parrikar, Modi
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) The BJP has hit back at a Church-backed organization that slammed its prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi and Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar for misgovernance. Bharatiya Janata Party vice president Wilfred Mesquita said Tuesday the Church was free to make its own assessments and comments. “They have every right to comment and […]
Don’t sell your future: Kamal Haasan on general elections
Chennai, March 19 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu state election commission has roped in actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan to campaign against cash for votes. In a video released by the election commission, Kamal has urged people to not sell their future and self-respect for a pittance. “Don’t vote by comparing which leader is paying more for voting. Think […]