Category: Politics

Union minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday fainted while speaking at an election rally in eastern Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district. The BJP leader was campaigning at Pusad which comes under the Yavatmal-Washim Lok Sabha constituency. As he suffered a fainting fit, the security personnel accompanying him carried him off-stage. The minister, however, recovered after a few minutes and completed his speech “Felt uneasy due to heat at a rally at Pusad, Maharashtra. But now I am completely alright and on my way to Warud to take…

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will file his nomination from the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, April 25. The party took to micro-blogging site— X to confirm Yadav’s move amid suspense over the seat the SP chief was going to contest in the Lok Sabha polls. The development comes days after the Samajwadi Party declared Tej Pratap Yadav, nephew of Akhilesh Yadav, as its candidate from Kannauj in Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, party’s leader Ram Gopal Yadav said Akhilesh Yadav was going to contest from the seat.…

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that Sunita Kejriwal, the wife of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, will hold roadshows in Delhi ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. This move comes as AAP’s campaigning has been impacted by Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest in a money laundering case in March. Sunita is slowly emerging out of the shadows to assume a bigger role to give a fillip to AAP’s campaigning. AAP is contesting the Lok Sabha polls in alliance with Congress in Delhi, with candidates fielded in four seats, while Congress…

Patanjali Ayurved, along with its co-founders, yoga guru Ramdev and Acharya Balkrishna, have issued a fresh apology before the Supreme Court of India. Emphasizing their commitment to rectify the situation, the apology expressed their sincere intent to adhere to court directives and uphold the sanctity of the legal system. This development follows a series of events stemming from a plea filed by the Indian Medical Association in 2022, alleging Patanjali’s dissemination of misleading information about its products’ efficacy. The Supreme Court’s stance on the matter has been firm, refusing to…

In a notable move on Wednesday, the Congress party strategically distanced itself from Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda’s recent statement advocating for an inheritance tax system akin to that of the United States in India. Pitroda’s endorsement of the Congress party’s stance on wealth redistribution plans triggered a wave of political outrage as his video surfaced amidst the fervent campaigns of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh swiftly stepped in to defend the party, asserting that Pitroda’s personal opinion does not align with the official…

Twelve members of different royal families in Odisha are contesting the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections seeking votes of commoners. Elections to the 21 Lok Sabha constituencies in Odisha and 147 Assembly segments will be held simultaneously in the state from May 13 to June 1. The ruling Biju Janata Dal had fielded eight members from royal families followed by BJP three and Congress one. Ten members of the royal families are contesting Odisha Assembly elections while two are in the fray for Lok Sabha polls. The BJD has fielded…

Saying Congress manifesto states that they will take people’s property and distribute it, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday claimed the party wants to implement ‘Sharia law’ in the country.Addressing an election rally in Amroha, Adityanath said, “The Congress and its allies have betrayed the country and have once again come to you with their false manifesto. If you look at the Congress’ manifesto, they say that if they form a government, we will implement Sharia law.” He added, “You tell me, will this country be run by…

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owai on Monday said that PM Narendra Modi’s jibe at Muslims having more children is a ‘lie’. Owaisi equated PM Modi’s six siblings to his own six children as he condemned him for stereotyping Muslims in a recent speech. Speaking at a campaign event in Bihar, the Member of Parliament from Hyderabad expressed his desire to analyze Prime Minister Modi’s speech in Rajasthan, where he criticized the Congress manifesto and brought up a previous comment made by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh claiming that the Congress government…

Two prominent women BJD leaders have quit the ruling party, weeks ahead of the simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly elections in the state. While Hindol MLA Simarani Nayak resigned from the BJD on Monday, former Sambalpur legislator Raswswari Panigrahi announced her decision to quit on Tuesday. Nayak resigned from the primary membership of the party, hours after being denied a ticket to contest the assembly polls. She was replaced by Dhenkanal MP Mahesh Sahu. In her resignation letter to BJD president Naveen Patnaik, the two-time MLA cited personal problems as…

In a remarkable turn of events, the Surat Lok Sabha constituency in Gujarat bore witness to an extraordinary occurrence as BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal clinched victory without encountering any opposition. The Indian parliamentary elections, unfolding with a tapestry of intrigue and unexpected twists, marked this historical moment on April 22, leaving political pundits and observers stirred with discussions on the dynamics of electoral contests. Dalal’s uncontested triumph unfolded in the wake of the Election Commission’s rejection of Congress candidate Nilesh Kumbhani’s nomination, a decision precipitated by the disavowal of signatures…