LS polls highlights: Had apologised to PM, says Pragya after ticket denied

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Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla stated that PM Modi's policies and schemes have changed the lives of poor people in the country. "People's faith in PM Modi will write a new chapter in this democracy. PM Modi has brought social and economic changes. Through his policies and schemes, the lives of poor people, and infrastructure have witnessed immense transformation," Birla told reporters here. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birl will again contest from the Kota constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Birla, four Union ministers and a paralympian are among the 15 candidates from Rajasthan named in the first list of candidates released by the BJP on Saturday.

Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday said that Bharatiya Janta Party will win all 11 seats in the state. "BJP will win 11 out of 11 Lok Sabha seats...Congress opposes whatever good work we do, it is their 'dharma' and they keep doing that" said Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai. Earlier, on Saturday, the Bharatiya Janata Party released its first list of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi again. Of 195 candidates, 34 are Ministers from the Centre and States while two are former Chief Ministers on the list. While announcing the first list, BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said, "PM Modi to contest Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi, Union Minister for Law and Justice Kiran Rijiju to contest from Arunachal West, BJP MP Bishnu Pada Ray to contest from Andaman & Nicobar, BJP MP Tapir Gao to contest from Arunachal East, and Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to contest from Dibrugarh."

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Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut questions Calcutta HC Justice Gangopadhyay's political aspirations

On Calcutta High Court Justice Abhijit Gangopadhyay's political aspirations, Shiv Sena (UBT) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Monday stated that when sitting judges resign and "join" a particular political party, it means "they were not delivering justice but working for the party". "If sitting judges of the High Court and Supreme Court resign and join a particular political party, it means they were not delivering justice, but working for the party," Raut said.

 

 

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Will do whatever the party asks me to: Pragya Thakur after BJP denies her election ticket

Days after BJP replaced  firebrand leader Pragya Singh Thakur as its candidate from Bhopal Lok Sabha seat, she stated that she apologised to Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon after her statements about Nathuram Godse in 2019. Thakur emphasised that she has never asked for a ticket to contest polls and would do whatever the party asks her to.

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BJP pushing Madhya Pradesh CM Yadav as the face of outreach programme in UP

The saffron party is employing Mohan Yadav, a surprise choice as Madhya Pradesh chief minister, not just in his state but also in Bihar and is now looking to do the same in Uttar Pradesh. BJP has invoked the Hindu deity Krishna and made Yadav the face of its outreach programme to the community.

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‘See you after we win’: PM Modi to ministers ahead of General Elections 2024

PM Modi held talks with his Council of Ministers regarding the Bharatiya Janata Party's preparedness for the forthcoming General Elections and finalised a course of action  for the next five years. "We will meet again after winning", he told the ministers during his speech and advised them to exercise restraint,  according to a report by India Today.

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PM brought social, economic changes, says Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies and schemes have transformed the lives of poor people in the country. "People's faith in PM Modi will write a new chapter in this democracy. PM Modi has brought social and economic changes. Through his policies and schemes, the lives of poor people, and infrastructure have witnessed immense transformation," Birla told reporters here. Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birl will again contest from the Kota constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.