Politics

BJP has refused ticket to Utpal, Goa's late chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's son, and instead decided to field former MLA Siddharth Kunkolienkar.

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday pushed aside microphone, made fists and used an expletive at reporters who questioned him about his 'neech' jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Congress does not have the required numbers in Assam to get Manmohan Singh re-elected to the Rajya Sabha as the BJP is in power in the state.

The importance of the seat can be gauged from the fact that Misa Bharti’s family members have tirelessly campaigned for her despite internal bickering. On the other hand, several top BJP leaders, including PM Modi, have taken part in public meetings here.

Sources said the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president is trying to instill a ‘south-centric’ sentiment among the regional satraps as so far, mostly leaders from the country’s northern belt have been at the helm.

Jagan Mohan Reddy-led YSR Congress is busy relocating its office from Lotus Pond in Hyderabad to a newly constructed building at Tadepalli in the capital region.

Disgruntled with the BJP, Rajbhar also said that his party is 'not in any kind of alliance with the saffron party' and would rather try to influence as many as 30 seats in Purvanchal.

MNM in a statement said that the AIADMK minister Rajenthra Bhalaji has violated his oath as a minister and that his statements on the party chief Kamal Haasan lacked “political and personal decency”.

Kamal Haasan clarified that his statement was not meant to appeal to the Muslim-majority electorate in the Aravakurichi assembly constituency of Tamil Nadu.

The government accommodations in Kasturba Nagar, which comes under the New Delhi parliamentary constituency, were redeveloped and residents of the area were shifted to other areas.

The EC said Singh has violated provisions of the model code and directions of the Supreme Court which had said that religion cannot be used while making statements during campaigning.

The ex-cricketer is not the only one who had to return without casting his vote. Many people in the national capital faced a similar experience.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called Gautam Gambhir's tweets 'offending'.

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera alleged that AAP adopted such tactics because it knew it was losing in the polls this time.

RLSP candidate Akash Kumar Singh and union agriculture minister Radha Mohan Singh are vying for the votes of the dominant Bhumihar community in East Champaran constituency in Bihar.

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