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Also Read: Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Rae Bareli's tryst with Gandhi family. Will Rahul Gandhi do it this time? “No member of the Gandhi family contesting from Amethi in itself is an indication that Congress has accepted its defeat from Amethi even before elections," reported ANI, quoting Smriti Irani. Smriti Irani, the BJP candidate and incumbent MP from Amethi, defeated Rahul Gandhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Lok Sabha elections. “Who will win or lose from here, it's in people's hands, we will work hard... Election is just a formality, people make their mood for those who work for them.

Also Read: 'Our votebank is every Indian': Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge writes letter to PM Narendra Modi “A TMC MLA gave an open threat. He said that they would drown Hindus in Bhagirathi in just 2 hours. What kind of language and political culture is this? What is happening to Hindus in Bengal? Looks like the TMC has made the Hindus second class citizens in West Bengal," ANI reported quoting Modi.

Devina Mehra, Chairperson, MD & Founder,First Global, says: “Capital goods, industrial is now consensus trade. We went overweight on it in October 2021 when it was considered a dark sector. It took the market another two years to discover it. The Stocks have doubled, tripled, even quadrupled and we have been cutting exposure. We have been changing the stocks, but we do not hold as much as we used to, but we still are overweight. But that story may well get over in some quarters. On the other hand, the stocks which we still like are auto, pharma and some construction. While we are not hugely overweight on IT, we are waiting for it to bottom out. Sometime this year that will be the big opportunity.”

Rishi Sunak. Labour seized the constituency of Blackpool South, in the northwest of England, in the latest by-election defeat for the Tories as it appears on course to lose an upcoming general election.

Maratha quota protest, reservation for the Dhangar community, and slow progress of the Beed-Ahmednagar railway line, which have cropped up in the past one year, are seen swaying the electorate. Voting in Beed is scheduled on May 13. Last year, an intense agitation for Maratha quota in jobs and education took place in Maharashtra's central district.

Kishori Lal Sharma, a long-time loyalist of the Nehru-Gandhi family, from Amethi, the seat in Uttar Pradesh that Rahul Gandhi lost to Union Minister Smriti Irani in 2019. Rahul Gandhi, who contested from Wayanad in Kerala, has also been fielded from Raebareli, the seat that his mother Sonia Gandhi has been representing since 2004. For the first time in a quarter of a century, the Amethi seat will not see a member of the Nehru-Gandhi family in the electoral race.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Will Prajwal Revanna sex scandal impact BJP- JD(S) poll prospects in Karnataka? Further, he said that the Centre should play a "very active role in trying to get justice for these women because apparently, there are more than 2,800 videos that are floating around". JD (S) MP Prajwal Revanna from Hassan Lok Sabha Constituency is facing a SIT probe over allegations of sexual abuse. On April 28, he was booked in an alleged sexual harassment case following g complaints by his former housekeeper.

BJP) on Friday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for ditching the Amethi seat to contest the Lok Sabha elections against Smriti Irani. On Gandhi's candidature from Raebareli, BJP national spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said, «Rahul Gandhi has forgotten his own slogan-'Daro Mat' and ran away from Amethi. Rahul Gandhi running from Amethi has proved to the entire nation that his slogan 'Daro Mat' is loaded with double standards, cowardice and hypocrisy.» «Rahul Gandhi will be remembered as that General who left the battlefield, left his soldiers, and escaped from the very back door rather than leading from the front...Rahul Gandhi's escape from Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi's Vadra's decision not to contest the election shows that the entire Congress campaign is shivering, collapsing and shaking, and is all set to finish off at a very fast pace,» he added.

Barpeta Lok Sabha constituency, where another opposition party TMC too is contesting, CPI(M) nominee Manoranjan Talukdar feared that anti-BJP vote will be divided and it may create «some difficulties» for him. Talukdar, however, expressed optimism that he will give a «tough fight» against all opponents and will win the election from Barpeta, which has become a Hindu-majority seat after the delimitation exercise last year. «This is unfortunate and Congress is only responsible for what happened in the constituency. We had talked about contesting from Barpeta a long time ago… A wrong message has gone because of the opposition parties fighting separately,» he told PTI in an interview here. From the ruling front, AGP has nominated senior leader, former minister and sitting Bongaigaon MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury to contest from Barpeta. Congress nominated its state Seva Dal chief Deep Bayan, while TMC has named Abul Kalam Azad for the seat.

Rahul Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli brings the focus back on the VVIP segment which was first represented in the Lok Sabha by the former Congress president's grandfather Feroze Gandhi, who held the seat in the first two elections after Independence. The strong foundations that Feroze Gandhi laid in the constituency were later nurtured and strengthened by his wife and former prime minister Indira Gandhi, who won from the seat in 1967, 1971 and 1980, followed by friends and family members of the Gandhi family. Indira Gandhi contested from two seats in 1980 -- Rae Bareli and Medak in Telangana -- and chose to retain the Medak seat.

Also Read: 'Na rahega baans, na bajegi bansuri…' Rahul Gandhi accuses PM Modi govt of 'snatching away' reservation "All this drama & build up for what? With Rahul Gandhi running away and surrendering out of Amethi & fielding somebody like KL Sharma, it is evident that Congress has given up on Amethi. They too realise that Rahul stands no chance in front of Smriti Irani," said the BJP National Spokesperson in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Poonawala said the Congress sent Rahul to what they consider a safe seat in Rae Bareli.

BJD leader VK Pandian has said that he will be the heir and successor to all his values of Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and he cherishes his identity as an aide who «works for Naveen Patnaik and delivers». In an interview with ANI, Pandian said that Naveen Patnaik is contesting from two constituencies in the assembly polls even as people of the state want him to contest from all the assembly seats. He said the Chief Minister selects one extra constituency every time. Asked if it is correct to assume that he will be the political heir to Naveen Patnaik, Pandian, a bureaucrat-turned-politician, said he gets love and affection from people because of his present identity.

Lok Sabha elections, heirs of 45 former princely states in Gujarat have adopted a resolution to support Prime Minister Narendra Modi for a third consecutive term. The decision was made in the «broader national interest» and to «protect Sanatan Dharma.» The meeting, termed a 'contemplation meeting,' was organized by Mandhatasinh Jadeja, the scion of the Rajkot royal family. The gathering was prompted by ongoing protests within the Kshatriya community against Rajkot BJP candidate and Union Minister Parshottam Rupala, which has led to discontent within the community towards the BJP. Jadeja spoke highly of PM Modi, describing him as «an ascetic and a brave man working for the well-being and protection of 145 crore Indians.» The meeting saw the presence of heirs from 28 states, with 16 declaring their support through letters. Notable among them were letters from the empress of Kutch, Priti Devi, and the king of Bhavnagar state, Vijayrajsinhji.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose in the alleged molestation case, former state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Friday said that this matter is a ploy of "TMC politics" and questioned how low the ruling Bengal party will stoop to insult those holding constitutional posts. «This is nothing new. This is TMC's politics. I don't know how low they will stoop. TMC is busy insulting the President, PM, Home Minister, now the Governor, and even the husband of a woman justice in our state. This is their way of politics. Now it is time for them to go,» Dilip Ghosh told ANI. Following allegations, the Bengal governor issued a statement on Thursday banning the entry of the police and Minister of State for Finance Chandrima Bhattacharya into the Raj Bhavan premises of Kolkata, Darjeeling, and Barrackpore «defamation and anti-constitutional media statements.»

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Raebareli, Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi However, Rahul Gandhi's defeat in Amethi at the hands of BJP's Smriti Irani in the 2019 polls was seen as a blow to the party. Ending days of speculation, the Congress has nominated KL Sharma from its 'pocket borough' in the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Here's all you need to know about him: A Congress loyalist, KL Sharma hails from Ludhiana, Punjab.

ANI. “PM Modi stood on the stage and accused my father of changing some laws to take inheritance from her mother...My father did not inherit wealth but the spirit of martyrdom," ANI quoted Priyanka Gandhi as saying. She addressed the crowd, saying, “You can understand this feeling because you have sent your sons to the border.

The Times Of India that his visit could take place early next week. This will be the first high-level visit by either since the pro-China president Mohamed Muizzu defeated his India-friendly predecessor Ibrahim Solih and took office last year. Since then, India's relations with its neighbor in the Indian Ocean have suffered repeatedly as a result of Muizzu's efforts to restrict defense and security cooperation with India.

Sakshi Malik has criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for giving a ticket to Karan Bhushan Singh, son of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, for the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh. In a post on social media, Malik expressed her disappointment with the decision, stating that it defeats the daughters of the country. She highlighted the sacrifices made by athletes, including sleeping on the streets for many days in the sun and rain, and questioned why Brij Bhushan has not been arrested despite the allegations against him. In a post on X, Malik said that the decision of the ruling party to field Brij Bhushan's son has defeated the daughters of the country.

Thanda, Thanda; Cool, Cool: No fly-by-night operators, but night-riders! Some Lok Sabha campaigners are sweating it out at night on two-wheelers to avoid day's sweltering heat. Amethi MP Smriti Irani, who was seen riding a scooty in her constituency a few days ago, interacted with voters and took selfies with them. On Tuesday, Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi was seen riding his 'Triumph' for a public meeting in the area. Rangeela Varanasi Lok Sabha election in Varanasi is set to be more colorful this time as mimicry artiste Shyam Rangeela, who imitates Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has announced that he would contest from the constituency and will file his nomination papers soon.

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