The saffron party's latest list of Lok Sabha candidates includes turncoats Ravneet Bittu, Sushil Kumar Rinku who recently shifted from Congress and Aam Aadmi Party.
The two political parties -- BJP and Congress -- have a long history of changing election symbols as both outfits went through various transformations over a long period of time. Let's take a look.
In the upcoming election, the Bharatiya Janata Party announced Ramesh Awasthi as its candidate from the Kanpur Lok Sabha seat instead of sitting MP Satyadev Pachauri.
Sanjay Nirupam launched a broadside at the Congress and SS (UBT) after the latter announced its list of 16 Lok Sabha candidates, including the Mumbai North West seat which he (Nirupam) had coveted.
Earlier today, Congress named Sonia Gandhi, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra among 40 others as star campaigners for the upcoming polls.
Sushil Kumar Rinku became the Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar in Punjab last year after winning a bypoll there with a huge margin. He was the only AAP member in the outgoing Lok Sabha.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) has fielded Thol Thirumavalavan while AIADMK has fielded M Chandrahaasan. Meanwhile, P Karthiyayini is the Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) choice.
The party has declared four candidates of Rajasthan and just one of Tamil Nadu. Candidates like Ramchandra Choudhary, Dr Damoda Gurjar and Prahlad Gunjal have been named in this list from Rajasthan.
Haryana is set to witness polling in a single phase on May 25 for the much-awaited general elections. The Election Commission on March 16 announced the dates for the 18th General Elections in the country.
Lok Sabha Elections in Odisha will take place in the last four phases. The state has a total of 21 parliamentary seats. The BJP has denied tickets to four sitting MPs in the upcoming elections.
Bihar has a total of 40 Lok Sabha seats. The state will vote in all the seven phases during the Lok Sabha elections. The BJP has retained tickets of 14 sitting MPs in the state.
The Uttar Pradesh has a total of 80 Lok Sabha seats. The saffron party in its fifth list named 13 candidates for the state. Polling in UP will be held in all seven phases during the Lok Sabha elections.
West Bengal is set to witness polling in all seven phases beginning on April 19 for the much-awaited general elections. The Election Commission on March 16 announced the dates for the 18th General Elections in the country.
In its latest list, BJP has named Maneka Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur, Arun Govil from Meerut, Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi among other candidates.
Soon after Union minister and BJP MP from Ghaziabad General VK Singh (retd) announced he will not contest the Lok Sabha elections, the party on Sunday named MLA Atul Garg as its candidate from the constituency.
Speculations are rife that Bima Bharti may be fielded by the RJD from Purnea Lok Sabha seat. Though it could lead to problems with I.N.D.I.A bloc member Congress, which recently inducted ex-MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav who wants to contest that seat.
In its latest list, the Congress has announced candidates for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.
This is the fourth list of candidates by the Congress party for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The general elections have been scheduled to take in seven phases beginning from April 19. The counting of votes is scheduled for June 4.
Madhya Pradesh is set to witness polling in four phases beginning from April 19 for the much-awaited general elections. The Election Commission on March 16 announced the dates for the 18th General Elections in the country.
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