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Lok Sabha Session: Meet the millennial MPs of India, who took oath in 18th LS
One of the youngest MPs, Shambhavi Choudhary, took oath as a member of Parliament at the 18th Lok Sabha Session on June 24.Lok Sabha Session: Meet the millennial MPs of India, who took oath in 18th LS
Karnataka: Rahul Gandhi not happy with ministers who failed to live up to expectations
Rahul Gandhi expressed displeasure with ministers' poor election results at the Congress office in Bengaluru. The high command sought a report on the election performance. AICC leaders identified issues in specific constituencies like Udupi-Chikmagalur and Belagavi.
280 elected for first time to Lok Sabha, 52 per cent of total strength
Actor Arun Govil, who played the role of Lord Ram in the popular TV serial Ramayan, Dalit rights activist Chandrashekhar Azad and erstwhile royal Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar are among the 280 first-term members of the Lok Sabha. Former chief ministers, Rajya Sabha members, entrepreneurs and even an ex-high court judge made their maiden entry into the 543-member Lower House of Parliament in the just concluded general elections.
Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Rajeev Chandrashekhar among 13 losing Union ministers
BJP heavyweights Smriti Irani, Arjun Munda, Ajay Mishra Teni, and Kailash Chaudhary faced defeat in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, relying on allies to form the government after stunning losses in three Hindi heartland states.
Election Results 2024: KL Sharma to Yusuf Pathan, meet the giant slayers of the Lok Sabha Election
Election Results 2024: The 2024 election results are showing significant shifts in Indian politics. The BJP faces unexpected challenges from the Congress-led Opposition India bloc. In Amethi, Congress candidate KL Sharma leads against BJP's Smriti Irani. Engineer Rashid, despite being incarcerated, wins over Omar Abdullah in Baramulla. Mian Altaf Ahmad secures a lead in Anantnag-Rajouri, pushing Mehbooba Mufti behind. Santosh Pandey of BJP maintains a strong lead in Rajnandgaon against Congress' Bhupesh Baghel. Political newcomer Yusuf Pathan is set to defeat Congress veteran Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury in Baharampur. Maneka Gandhi trails behind SP's Rambhual Nishad in Sultanpur.
Karnataka Lok Sabha Elections 2024 phase 3: Haveri, Bellary, Shivamoga and other constituencies to vote on May 7. Here are all the details
Karnataka, a political battleground with 28 seats, faces voter dissatisfaction amid economic growth. Key candidates like Jagadish Shettar, Basavraj Bommai, Pralhad Joshi, and Tejasvi Surya compete in pivotal Lok Sabha elections.
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BJP, Congress again set for battle in 14 LS seats in Karnataka
The second phase of elections in Karnataka's 14 remaining Lok Sabha seats is set to see a showdown between the ruling Congress and the BJP, with the JD(S) supporting the BJP. This phase covers northern districts, and the JD(S) is not contesting. In the 2019 polls, the BJP swept these seats. Over 2.59 crore voters are eligible, and security arrangements are in place. Prominent candidates include former CMs and Union Ministers. The Congress hopes to put up a strong fight, while the BJP aims to maintain its dominance, making this a crucial election for both parties.
Campaigning for second phase of 14 Lok Sabha seats ends in Karnataka as 'sex scandal' dominates narrative
The campaigning for the second phase of polling in Congress-ruled Karnataka is overshadowed by the 'Hassan sex scandal'. Both the Congress and BJP are actively targeting each other over various issues as the crucial elections on May 7 approach.
Six Congress leaders are fielding their kids in the high-stakes Karnataka Lok Sabha polls
In Kalaburagi - the home turf of Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, currently held by the BJP - the party has fielded Radhakrishna Doddamani, Kharge's son-in-law. "Priyank [Kharge] has taken this election as a prestige issue given the fact that the Congress president hails from here and had represented this constituency in the past in the Lok Sabha," a Congress leader told PTI. The BJP, meanwhile, has already thrown down the gauntlet, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi launching the saffron party's campaign from the Kharge family's constituency.
Giving tickets to children and relatives of ministers not dynastic politics: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah
Siddaramaiah defends ticket allocation to ministers' kin as voter choice. Congress reveals Lok Sabha candidates, including relatives of ministers, for the upcoming Mysuru elections.
Karnataka Congress chief defends party giving ticket to children of 5 Ministers for LS polls
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar defended the Congress party's decision to field the children of five Ministers in the state as candidates in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. He stated that the party considered their winnability and solid background as key factors in their selection. Shivakumar highlighted that the political system in the country has changed, with family members or children of leaders being fielded across all political parties. He emphasized that the candidates had local support, were active party members, and had been chosen based on their contribution to the party.
LS polls: Five out of 17 Congress candidates in Karnataka relatives of ministers
The committee, headed by Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge, is yet to finalise the candidates for Kolar, Chitradurga, Chikkaballapur, Chamarajanagar and Bellary constituencies.
Reluctance of ministers to enter fray puts Karnataka Congress in spot of bother in selection of candidates
The Congress' first list released on March eight did not have names of any of the ministers and legislators. According to party sources, the Congress leadership has been making efforts to convince some ministers and lawmakers to contest, as they have faced problems in identifying winnable candidates in several segments.
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