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The New York Times, Donald Trump on Sunday met Musk and a number of wealthy Republican donors. It is said that Trump is hoping to have a "one-on-one discussion" with the SpaceX CEO. However, the owner-executive chairman of X (formerly Twitter), took to his microblogging platform to clear that he is not funding either the Republicans or the Democrats for the upcoming US Presidential elections.

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) — For much of her 2024 presidential campaign, Nikki Haley spoke fondly of serving under former President Donald Trump for two years as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. 

The Dartmouth men's basketball team has voted to unionize, taking an unprecedented step toward forming the first-ever labor union for college athletes

British Treasury chief Jeremy Hunt is seeking to bolster spirits within his Conservative Party with a series of tax cuts that he hopes can turn the political dial ahead of a general election this year

Smriti Irani on Wednesday took a jibe at her Congress rival Rahul Gandhi on reports that the Wayanad MP is likely to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections from both Amethi and Wayanad, and said, “This is the sign of Congress' defeat...". An Uttar Pradesh Congress leader on Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Amethi – a constituency he has represented several times since 2002. Smriti Irani on Wednesday said, “I don't know who the Congress candidate would be (from Amethi), but this is a strange spectacle in the politics of Congress that for the first time, Congress is taking so long to declare their candidate from Amethi.

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Madhya Pradesh, often referred to as the 'Heart of India,' holds immense significance during the Lok Sabha Elections due to its substantial number of seats, making it a battleground for political parties. The state's alignment with national issues intensifies the competition, as parties vie for majority support from Madhya Pradesh's populace. The state's political landscape is characterized by frequent shifts, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) engaging in a constant tussle. Following a decisive victory in the state assembly elections last year, the BJP appears poised to secure a majority. Meanwhile, the INC, bolstered by the newly formed I.N.D.I.A alliance, aims for a robust comeback. Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Dates

By Jonathan Stempel

NEW DELHI : The legal vetting for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) between India and Oman is nearly complete, with the deal likely to be signed in either the coming days or after the general election, two people aware of the matter said. "The government hopes to sign the pact before the announcement of dates for general elections, and in case it cannot be signed before the announcement, the government may nevertheless seek permission from the election commission to announce it as the FTA is in the interest of economy," said the first person mentioned above, who spoke under the condition of anonymity.

Tripura assembly and is likely to get two berths. State BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee said the date for the swearing-in of Tipra Motha ministers has not been finalised yet. “The Tipra Motha is set to join the BJP-IPFT coalition government before the Parliamentary elections.

Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued an advisory to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi to be more careful and cautious in the future, in his remarks on leaders including the Prime Minister. The election governing body said that the advisory comes after considering all facts in the matter related to certain remarks against Prime Minister, including Delhi High Court order and Gandhi's reply. Delhi High Court on December 21 said that Congress MP Rahul Gandhi’s speech given on November 22 against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, calling him a 'pickpocket' was 'not in good taste'. The court directed the Election Commission to decide the matter within 8 weeks.

Tripura, will join the BJP-led government before the Lok Sabha elections, a senior leader of the saffron party said on Wednesday. The Tipra Motha has 13 MLAs in the 60-member assembly and is likely to get two berths, the leader said. The development took place days after a tripartite agreement for amicably resolving all issues of the indigenous people of Tripura was signed in New Delhi among the Tipra Motha, the Tripura government and the Centre. «The Tipra Motha is set to join the BJP-IPFT coalition government before the Parliamentary elections. The date for swearing in of the ministers has not been finalised yet,» state BJP president Rajib Bhattacharjee said.

By Gram Slattery and Joseph Ax

India TV-CNX Opinion polls, BJP-led NDA is projected to win 378 out of 543 seat while the India bloc is projected to win 98 seats. In an opinion polls conducted in 543 Lok Sabha constituencies between 5-23 February stated that BJP can win about 335 seats on its own crossing its 303 seats win in 2019. The opinion poll stated that BJP could win all 26 seats in Gujarat, all 29 seats in Madhya Pradesh, all 25 seats in Rajasthan, all 10 seats in Haryana, all 7 seats in Delhi, all 5 seats in Uttarakhand while all 4 seats in Himachal Pradesh.

15 states and one US territory cast ballots on Tuesday. The states which were up for grabs on Tuesday, which include the giant battlegrounds of California and Texas, offered 70 per cent of the delegates a candidate needs to be named the presumptive nominee. They do not officially become the nominees until they are confirmed by their party conventions later in the summer.

Nikki Haley plans to end her presidential campaign on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reported, a decision that will ensure that Donald Trump will win the Republican nomination and once again face Democratic President Joe Biden in November's election. Haley is expected to make an appearance to deliver brief remarks around 10 am ET and made her decision after Super Tuesday, the report said, citing people familiar with her plans.

The Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH), a nonprofit that monitors online hate speech, used generative AI tools to create images of US president Joe Biden laying in a hospital bed and election workers smashing voting machines, raising worries about falsehoods ahead of the US presidential election in November.

Congress leader on Wednesday said that party leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha election from Amethi — a constituency he has represented several times since 2002. Congress District President Pradeep Singhal, who returned after a meeting in Delhi, said Gandhi will be the party candidate from Amethi and his name would be announced soon. There is, however, no word from the party's central leadership on the matter. The party's Central Election Committee meeting is yet to take place. Gandhi, a former Congress president, represented Amethi in Parliament from 2002 till 2019.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is likely to field candidates on 29 of the 48 seats in Maharashtra, according to a report in Republic news channel. Another report, however, suggested that the BJP is expected to contest elections on more than 32 seats in the state. Also Read: Lok Sabha Election 2024: What's happening at BJP, NDA seat-sharing talks? Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a late-night meeting with the leader of the alliance partners during his Maharashtra visit on Tuesday, amid reports of Shinde-led Sena and NCP pushing for a higher number of seats.

PTI. Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on March 3 said that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is a fight between dictatorship and democracy.

Donald Trump’s dominance of the primaries on Super Tuesday means the die is cast for a rerun of his 2020 match with President Biden. Hard to believe: The two major parties are marching to nominate perhaps the only candidates who could lose to the other. It’s America’s great presidential unpopularity contest.