Several top leaders in fray in Uttar Pradesh's fourth phase pollingMay 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Several top political leaders, candidates with criminal backgrounds and multi-millionaires are among the 314 contestants in the fray for 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats going to polls in the fourth round May 7. Among these were chiefs of three major political parties - Mulayam Singh Yadav of Samajwadi Party (SP) from Mainpuri, Rajnath Singh of the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) from Ghaziabad and Ajit Singh of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) from his family bastion, Baghpat.
Maximum candidates for Uttar Pradesh's third phase poll in LucknowApril 28th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The Lucknow parliamentary seat is set to make records as Uttar Pradesh goes to polls for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections Thursday. Not only does the constituency have the highest number of candidates, it also tops the list of seats with nominees facing criminal charges.
33 millionaires among candidates for Delhi's 7 seatsApril 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - As many as 33 millionaires and 20 people with criminal records will fight for Delhi's seven Lok Sabha seats that go to polls May 7. 'A total of 33 'crorepatis' are contesting elections in Delhi.
Narendra Modi invites Sonia Gandhi to GujaratApril 23rd, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi on Thursday invited Congress President Sonia Gandhi to Gujarat. "Sonia Gandhi is coming to Gujarat for campaigning.
Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
Congress has most candidates with criminal records in phase IIApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Nearly 300 candidates with criminal records from different political parties are fighting the second phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 23, with the Congress party topping the list with 40, according to a survey. According to an analysis by an NGO, National Election Watch, of the 1,425 candidates in the fray for the second phase, 288 have criminal records.
No seat-sharing agreement with Gujarat Congress: NCPApril 4th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The seat-sharing arrangement between the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has failed in Gujarat, with the latter Saturday saying it would fight the Lok Sabha polls on its own. 'We have already decided on eight Lok Sabha seats from which our candidates will contest the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat,' NCP Gujarat chief Jayant Patel told IANS.
Congress selects Gujarat legislator to take on AdvaniMarch 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Tuesday released a list of eight candidates from Karnataka, Gujarat and Delhi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, pitting legislator Suresh Patel against the Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani from Gandhinagar.
For NCP, it's Amisha Patel or Ajay Jadeja from RajkotMarch 21st, 2009 RAJKOT - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has decided to field a celebrity from Rajkot in Gujarat and the toss-up is between former cricketer Ajay Jadeja or Bollywood actress Amisha Patel. Confirming this, the NCP's Gujarat unit chief Jayant Patel said: 'Yes, it is true that we are going to field a celebrity from the Rajkot seat.
NCP wants Congress to give it two Gujarat seatsMarch 17th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in Gujarat has kept up its demand for contesting at least two Lok Sabha seats in the state, even as ally Congress has already announced its own candidates in 12 constituencies. The Congress is expected to make an announcement on candidates for the remaining 14 seats from Gujarat in the next two days.
Gujarat NCP demands seven Lok Sabha seats from CongressMarch 5th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) wants to field candidates from seven significant Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat even as negotiations are on with the Congress, which wants to fight on all the 26 seats in the state. The key Lok Sabha seats being demanded by Sharad Pawar's NCP are Rajkot, Dahod, Anand, Godhra, Bharuch, Ahmedabad (East) and Kutch.
BSP to contest all Lok Sabha seats from GujaratMarch 4th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has decided to field candidates from all the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat, it said Tuesday. 'Gujarat is an important state for the BSP high command.
BSP to contest all Lok Sabha seats in GujaratMarch 4th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Tuesday said it will field candidates in all the 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat. 'Gujarat is an important state for the BSP high command.
MJP poll campaign to focus on Gujarat diamond workersMarch 4th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Mahagujarat Janata Party (MJP), formed by dissident Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators, will focus on the problems of Gujarat's nearly two million diamond workers during its campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, for which it will pick candidates after the big parties have announced their nominees. 'We will wait for the BJP and Congress to announce their list of candidates for the 26 Lok Sabha seats and then decide which of our candidates should be fielded,' MJP president Govardhan Zadhapia told IANS.
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