Tag: General Elections 2024

After his ticket was cancelled, Mohan Hembram asked the party to return Rs 7,50,000 to him within 48 hours or else he would take legal action.

BJD supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik announced the names in the afternoon.

The BJP on Saturday released the list of candidates for eight more Assembly Constituencies of Odisha. 

At a meeting, the MLA asked his supporters would it be acceptable if anyone other than Samir Dash & Sangita Dash was made candidate in the constituency and in response, his supporters were heard saying ‘no’ in unison.

As per many political experts, the parties have not yet announced the names of some of their candidates as they are playing a wait-and-watch game to score strategic supremacy over others.

The BJP claimed that the lungi the Chief Minister was seen wearing in a video while making a vote appeal was not an original Sambalpuri lungi.

On Sunday, while BJP National President JP Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will kick-start Congress’ campaign from Salepur.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President J.P. Nadda is scheduled to visit Odisha on April 28 (Sunday) for election campaigning, a party leader said on Friday.

It has now come to the fore that none other than the Odisha government's own minister Tukuni Sahu may have been the impediment to the Padampur subdivision in Bargarh district getting district status.

Filing nomination papers has concluded for 28 Assembly segments under four Lok Sabha constituencies of Odisha where the polling is going to take place on May 13.

BJP leader Samir Mohanty alleged that the Chief Minister will leave a seat for him who has been placed second in the party’s star campaigners’ list and who travelled across the state and held meetings in the past.

At a closed-door meeting with senior leaders on Thursday, Shah asked the leaders to campaign together both for the Lok Sabha and Assembly seats which seems to be a new strategy for the saffron brigade.

Assuring that it is a 'Modi ki Guarantee' (PM Modi's guarantee), Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that the government led by the BJP will implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) across the country.

Today’s voting will see some of the most closely watched contests as some high profile names including Rahul Gandhi, Hema Malini, Tejasvi Surya, Rajeev Chandrashekhar and Shashi Tharoor are seeking seats.

The second phase of the Lok Sabha elections covers 88 constituencies in 12 states and a Union Territory. High-profile candidates like Rahul Gandhi are contesting. Polls are staffed by over 1.6 lakh officers and feature advanced accessibility for elderly and differently-abled voters.