Tag: Lok sabha elections 2024

5 Points About Akoijam Bimol Angomcha, Congress’s Inner Manipur Candidate

March 22, 2024 admin

Akoijam Bimol Angomcha is the Congress’s candidate from Inner Manipur constituency New Delhi: Akoijam Bimol Angomcha, a professor in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), is the Congress’s candidate from Inner Manipur constituency, which will vote on April 19 in one phase. Mr Akoijam took the political plunge after a lifetime of teaching. Here are 5 points…

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Congress Spokesperson Rohan Gupta Quits Party

March 22, 2024 admin

Rohan Gupta said he chose to quit the party with a broken heart. Ahmedabad: In a setback to the Congress ahead of the parliamentary elections, its national spokesperson Rohan Gupta on Friday resigned from primary membership and all other posts of the party citing “humiliation” and “character assassination”. Mr Gupta, who had been given a…

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Election Commission Asks Centre To Stop Sending ‘Viksit Bharat’ Messages

March 21, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Taking a strong step to ensure compliance with the model code of conduct, the Election Commission has directed the Union government to “immediately halt” Viksit Bharat messages being sent over WhatsApp. The poll panel has also instructed the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology to immediately submit a compliance report. Source link

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‘One Nation, One Election’, CAA In Crosshairs In DMK’s Lok Sabha Manifesto

March 20, 2024 admin

Elections 2024: Tamil Nadu’s ruling DMK has released its manifesto. Chennai: Promises to scrap ‘One Nation, One Election’, repeal the Citizenship Amendment Act, or CAA, and simultaneously award Indian citizenship to returning Sri Lankan Tamils are among the promises made by Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha election. The…

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Nomination Process Begins For Lok Sabha Elections After Poll Body Notice

March 20, 2024 admin

The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases. New Delhi: The nomination process for 102 parliamentary constituencies across 21 states and Union territories for the 2024 general elections with the Election Commission on behalf of the President issuing its notification. Candidates contesting in the elections must file their nomination papers within a…

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UPSC Postpones Civil Services Prelims Exam Due To Lok Sabha Elections

March 19, 2024 admin

The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases starting April 19. New Delhi: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) on Tuesday postponed the civil services preliminary examination to June 16 from May 26 due to the Lok Sabha elections. The civil services examination is conducted annually by the UPSC in three stages —…

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PM Modi Holds Massive Rally In AIADMK Stronghold Salem In Tamil Nadu

March 19, 2024 admin

It was Prime Minister’s third campaign in Tamil Nadu in three weeks. Chennai: Prime Minister Narendra Modi conducted a massive rally in Salem in western Tamil Nadu, a stronghold of BJP’s former ally AIADMK and the home turf of party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami. It was Prime Minister’s sixth visit to Tamil Nadu this year…

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PM Modi Again Targets Rahul Gandhi On ‘Shakti’ Remark

March 19, 2024 admin

PM Modi asserted that DMK and Congress are two sides of the same coin. Salem: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the INDIA bloc leaders of “deliberately insulting” Hindu dharma and said that their every statement against the religion is very “well thought out”. Addressing the rally in Salem, the Prime Minister said that…

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5 Points About Pralhad Joshi, BJP Candidate From Dharwad

March 19, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Pralhad Joshi will contest from the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka for a fifth straight term. The Dharwad Lok Sabha Constituency has been a BJP stronghold since 1996. Previously held by Congress from 1980 to 1996, BJP’s Vijay Sankeshwar won the seat in 1996,…

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Congress Leader Rohan Gupta Withdraws Candidacy From Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha Seat

March 18, 2024 admin

Rohan Gupta said he will extend complete support to the new candidate nominated by party. Ahmedabad: Congress leader Rohan Gupta on Monday announced his decision to withdraw his candidature from the Ahmedabad East Lok Sabha seat owing to his father’s “serious medical condition.” “Due to serious medical condition, my father is admitted in hospital and…

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