Union Home Minister Amit Shah was in Bihar on Saturday to inaugurate the memorial of a veteran BJP leader Kailashpati Mishra and addressed a public meeting of the party's OBC Morcha.
Congress has named a total of 39 candidates in its first list for Lok Sabha elections. Out of 39, 15 are from general category and 24 from SC, ST, OBC and minorities. Lok Sabha polls schedule is yet to be announced by the Election Commission of India.
In its first list, the Congress may name candidates on at least 60 seats. Lok Sabha elections are due to be held in April-May. The polling schedule has not been announced yet.
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha Election 2024: Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, represented the Rae Bareli constituency thrice in 1967, 1971 and 1980. She lost the seat in 1977 when Raj Narain defeated her by 55,202 votes.
Sonia Gandhi of the Congress and BJP President JP Nadda have been elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan and Gujarat respectively.
Sonia Gandhi will fill the seat that will fall vacant in April after former prime minister Manmohan Sigh completes his Rajya Sabha tenure. Gandhi was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra besides former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as she filed nomination.
Sonia Gandhi will fill the seat that will fall vacant in April after former prime minister Manmohan Sigh completes his Rajya Sabha tenure. Gandhi was accompanied by her son Rahul Gandhi and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra besides former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot as she filed nomination.
Ex-Congress president Sonia Gandhi has been a Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli since 2004. In the last election, her son Rahul Gandhi lost his family bastion Amethi to BJP's Smriti Irani. BJP claims 'fear to lose' is the reason behind her shifting from Lok Sabha to Rajya Sabha.
If the I.N.D.I.A alliance comes to power, it will provide legal guarantees to MSP to farmers, said Rahul Gandhi, who is currently busy with his 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra'. He also hinted at incorporating recommendations from the Swaminathan Committee into their election manifesto.
The former Chief Minister of Maharashtra announced his decision to join the Bharatiya Janata Party asserting to work for the "constructive development of Maharashtra". Devendra Fadnavis commended Chavan's entry into the BJP, recognising his long political experience.
The Congress has fielded Dr. Akhilesh Prasad Singh from Bihar and for Maharashtra, it has picked Chandrakant Handore
Sonia Gandhi's decision to contest from Rajasthan instead of southern states, where the Congress also holds sway, underscores the party's commitment to the Hindi heartland, signaling continuity in its regional representation.
The Election Commission said that the biennial Rajya Sabha polls will be held on February 27 for 56 seats. The elections will be held on 56 Rajya Sabha seats in 15 states, out of which, Congress will contest on nine seats.
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is likely to be party's Rajya Sabha candidate from Rajasthan, sources said on Monday.
Sonia Gandhi is likely to contest Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan, sources said. Rajya Sabha elections are set to be held on February 27.
A few days ago, Kamal Nath brushed aside a query on his joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party but added that political leaders are free and not bound to be associated with any outfit.
The Modi government has released a White Paper which was tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday. The document lists out economic mismanagement during the Congress-led UPA government.
According to many media reports, Narasimha Rao and Gandhi family had bitter relations when he was India's prime minister in the early 1990's.
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi is currently a Member of Parliament from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, her son Rahul Gandhi lost his family bastion Amethi to BJP leader Smriti Irani but managed to win Kerala's Wayanad seat.
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