Tag: Lok Sabha

A two-time MP, he has now been fielded from Kurukshetra for the coming polls.

Out of the candidates for 18 seats announced today, BJP has changed candidates in 6 Lok Sabha seats. The party has fielded new candidates in Kalahandi, Sambalpur, Bargarh, Berhampur, Mayurbhanj & Koraput.

The former army chief has been a two-time MP from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.

They joined the BJP in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and BJP National Media Co-Head Sanjay Mayukh.

The ECI on Monday ordered the transfer of Home Secretaries from six states, namely Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Bihar, and Uttarakhand, said the sources.

Announcing the Lok Sabha poll schedule here on Saturday, the ECI provided details on the country's voter list, polling booths, the number of EVMs to be used, and the security protocols to be implemented for the peaceful conduct of the polls, among other details.

While addressing the media on dates for the Lok Sabha elections 2024, Kumar gave a sneak peek into the electors' number, polling stations and more.

Earlier this month, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said that the CAA would be implemented before the Lok Sabha elections this year. Now, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) could notify the CAA rules any time before MCC comes into effect.

As such, the model code of conduct (MCC) will come into effect after the ECI makes the announcement.

The BJP is working under the cluster plan and there are three Lok Sabha seats and eight Assembly constituencies in each cluster.

Today was the last date for online application through the online portal: pragaman.in for ticket aspirants.  After the application process is over, screening and scrutiny of the applications will be conducted on February 12 and 13. 

BJD legislator Rohit Pujari said, “We will be happy if an efficient organiser of the party like Pranab Prakash Das comes to Sambalpur to fight the election.  It will be a welcome step.  Chief Minister has assigned him as party’s organisation secretary given his organizational skills.”   

As per sources, the Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Gas has worked out various combinations and permutations on the price cuts ranging from Rs 4 to Rs 10 per litre in the two fuels and the impact it will have on the oil companies.

The three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws will not only make India's criminal justice system the world's best but also put an end to the "tareekh-pe-tareekh" system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Thursday.

Parliament's Winter Session was adjourned sine die on Thursday, a day ahead of schedule ending three frenetic weeks that saw a security breach in Lok Sabha, suspension of 146 MPs and the expulsion of Trinamool Congress member Mahua Moitra in the "bribe-for-query" case.