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.
I will contest, but not as an Independent: FernandesMarch 31st, 2009 PATNA - Veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, whose Janata Dal-United (JD-U) denied him a ticket to contest the Lok Sabha polls, Tuesday said he would contest the elections on the nomination of a party and not as an Independent candidate in Bihar. He, however, refused to name the party that would give him the ticket for contesting from the Muzaffarpur constituency.
Fernandes to contest LS polls as independent from MuzaffarpurMarch 26th, 2009 MUZAFFARPUR - Senior Janata Dal- United (JDU) leader and former Union Minister George Fernandes has announced that he will contest the 2009 elections from the Muzaffarpur parliamentary constituency as an independent. He announced his decision to contest after consulting with party supporters here.
'Modi sought cheap publicity while mooting IPL during polls'March 24th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat Congress Monday said Chief Minister Narendra Modi was aiming for 'cheap publicity' while suggesting IPL matches in Ahmedabad during the Lok Sabha polls despite security concerns raised by the director general of police (DGP) of the state. 'The chief minister was suggesting that IPL matches be conducted in Ahmedabad keeping in mind only a few wealthy promoters of the event while overlooking the concerns raised by the DGP of the state,' Gujarat Congress president Siddharth Patel told reporters here Monday evening.
Amisha Patel to contest from RajkotMarch 21st, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Bollywood actress Amisha Patel will contest the Lok Sabha election from Rajkot in Gujarat on a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) ticket, a party official said Saturday. 'I called up Amishaji yesterday and sought her consent.
Gujarat Congress CD shows ex-legislator distributing moneyMarch 20th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Gujarat unit of the Congress has come out with a CD showing its former legislator Bhavsinh Rathod distributing money to villagers in Patan district of the state. 'Rathod had been distributing money in Dhinaj village in Patan.
Mallika Sarabhai to contest general polls, challenge AdvaniMarch 20th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai announced here Thursday that she will contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Gujarat's Gandhinagar parliamentary seat and take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani. 'I will contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar,' Sarabhai told reporters, adding that she will represent the 'secular forces'.
Mallika Sarabhai to take on Advani from GandhinagarMarch 20th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Declaring that she was not a political person but spoke for the people in Gujarat and the rest of the country, noted danseuse Mallika Sarabhai announced Thursday that she would contest the Lok Sabha polls as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar to take on BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani. 'A fight has to be worth a fight when someone takes on a personality like L.K.
Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani from GandhinagarMarch 20th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Renowned dancer and social activist Mallika Sarabhai has said that she would contest in the general elections as an independent candidate from Gandhinagar. This is the constituency from where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) 's L K Advani was elected in the previous elections and is again contesting this time, also as the party's prime ministerial candidate.
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 legislator resigns from Congress, seeks to join BJPMarch 17th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - Miffed over not being given a ticket for the parliamentary polls, a Congress legislator in Gujarat resigned from the party Monday and sought to join the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Sami Haji legislator Bhavsinh Rathod wanted to contest the Patan Lok Sabha seat in North Gujarat but he was not considered by the party leadership.
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 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.
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.
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