Politics

In 2014, Rahul Gandhi defeated BJP's Smriti Irani by a margin of over one lakh votes. Both are pitted against each other again from Amethi.

On the question of what brought him to the Congress, Dohrey said he wanted to join the grand old party because he felt it worked for the interests of all communities.

Among the states that have submitted names of expenditure-sensitive seats, Tamil Nadu tops the list with all its 39 constituencies falling under EC glare. As of now, the state also tops the list of seizure reports of the EC.

Sources claim that the research team is studying about rising unemployment, farm distress, fake police encounters, slapping of the National Security Act and alleged false cases on Dalits, OBCs and minorities.

Supriya Shrinate’s father, late Harsh Vardhan, was the two-time Congress MP from Maharajganj and has also been a member of the Consulative Committee, Ministry of Defence.

While her supporters said that denying her the ticket was an insult and the BJP will have to ‘face the consequences in the elections’, Rawat termed the move as unjust.

The candidate was accused of attacking the women who had come to offer prayers at the Sabarimala Lord Ayyappa temple in November amid protests against implementing the September 28 apex court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the shrine.

The party has fielded Nasir Qureshi from Moradabad, Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar from Bareily, Shyam Sunder Yadav from Jhansi and Nathuni Prasad Kushwaha from Kushinagar.

The NCP and the Congress are alliance partners in Maharashtra and are both part of the loosely-defined mahagathbandhan formed to take on the BJP.

The BJP chief also claimed that India under Narendra Modi has become the third country in the world after the US and Israel to take revenge of its soldiers' blood.

Veteran Congress leader Ramdeo Rai has reportedly told the top brass that the seat-sharing arrangement was not in favour of the grand old party and also questioned the Congress’s decision to hold discussions on the seats it holds.

West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh alleged that Mamata Banerjee's claims are only to appease the minority community.

With Wednesday's announcement, BJP has declared more than 350 candidates so far for the seven-phase Lok Sabha polls starting from April 11.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday announced that India had demonstrated anti-satellite missile capability by shooting down a live satellite, describing it as a rare achievement .

Last month, BJP MP Harish Dwivedi had also made personal comments against Priyanka, saying she wore 'jeans and top' in Delhi and 'saree and sindoor' when she is on an election campaign.

According to government records, the literacy level in Rayalaseema stands at 67% as compared to 74.6% in coastal Andhra Pradesh and a national average of 74.7%.