Will Rajeev Chandrasekhar Upset Shashi Tharoor?I hope those who underestimate Rajeev Chandrasekhar will be proved wrong in this fight for Thiruvananthapuram's future, notes Rajeev Srinivasan. IMAGE: Rajeev Chandrashekhar, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from Thiruvananthapuram. Photograph: Kind courtesy Rajeev Chandrashekhar/X The Lok Sabha contest in Thiruvananthapuram constituency between Shashi Tharoor of the Congress and Rajeev Chandrasekhar of the BJP is turning out to be one of the more intriguing in the country. On the one ... Rediff.com, 4 days ago |
Phase 1 sees nearly 63% polling amid stray incidents of violenceA voter turnout of nearly 63 percent was recorded in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories amid sporadic incidents of violence at some places and an accidental explosion of a grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh that left a Central Reserve Police Force jawan dead. IMAGE: Voters queue up to caste their franchise at a polling booth in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. Photograph: ANI Photo The Election Commission said polling for the first and ... Rediff.com, 1 week ago
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Why Is The BJP Talking About Stability?'What should surprise BJP supporters is Modi's call for 'stability' at the manifesto launch, a theme that he and his team members had not touched ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in 2014 and 2019.' 'The last time the party called for 'stability at the Centre' was in 1998 and 1999,' recalls N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders Narendra D Modi, Amit A Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and J P Nadda release the BJP election manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, April 14, ... Rediff.com, 1 week ago
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