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BJP Releases List of 36 Candidates for LS Polls
BJP releases list of 36 candidates from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra, Odisha. Girish Bapat to contest from Pune (Maharashtra), Sambit Patra to contest from Puri , Odisha.
(Source: ANI)
Congress Releases 7th List of 35 Candidates
The Congress party on Friday, 22 March, released the seventh list of 35 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
As per the list, Renuka Chowdhury will contest from Khammam (Telangana), Imran Pratapgarhi will contest from UP's Moradabad (in place of Raj Babbar), Preeta Harit from UP's Agra, and Raj Babbar from UP's Fatehpur Sikri.
Chairman of Telangana Cong-OBC Cell Quits Party
Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee OBC Cell Chairman, J Chittaranjan Dass, resigned from Congress party stating that 'there is no social equality and respect for the senior members in the party.'
JD(U) to Field 15 Candidates for Arunachal Assembly Polls
The Janata Dal (United) has decided to contest at least 15 assembly constituencies of Arunachal Pradesh in the polls due on April 11, according to party's National General Secretary Afaque Ahmad Khan on Friday.
"We are giving party ticket to only capable candidates. Prominent among them include two sitting MLAs Techi Kaso, MLA of Itanagar (ST), and Dikto Yekar, MLA of Daporijo (ST) constituency," said Senchumo NSN Lotha, Chairman of the party's North East Election Committee.