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Know Your Turncoats, Part 11: UP muscleman, son of ‘Bihar’s Gandhi’, Solapur heavyweight

From a Sanskrit activist to kin of former MP — a total of 12 turncoats are in fray in the third phase of the Lok Sabha polls. In parts nine and ten of this series, we looked at the hot seat in Guna and five turncoats in the BJP-led NDA.

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Caste equations, three-way fights spice up battle for Gwalior-Chambal region in M.P.

Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior-Chambal region gears up for Lok Sabha elections with caste equations and triangular fights.

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35 Muslim candidates contest Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat; none fielded by Congress

Thirty-five Muslim candidates are contesting the Lok Sabha election in Gujarat but the Congress has this time broken its tradition and not fielded a single person from the community in the State

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Another Election Show: Meet journalist Shambhu Kumar in fray from Bihar’s Vaishali

Delhi-based National Dastak editor Shambhu Kumar Singh is set to enter electoral politics in Bihar’s Vaishali. The BSP contestant spoke to Newslaundry before the announcement of his candidature, when the journalist had expressed his intention to fight the Lok Sabha election.

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Raja, Maharaja and Mama feature in M.P.’s battle royale

Political fortunes of two former CMs and a sitting Union Home Minister, will be at stake when voters from nine seats in Madhya Pradesh vote on May 7.

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My father didn’t inherit wealth but martyrdom from Indira Gandhi: Priyanka

Priyanka Vadra defends her father Rajiv Gandhi against Modi's allegations, highlighting the inheritance of martyrdom, not wealth.

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LS polls: BSP declares 3 more candidates from Uttar Pradesh

With this, the Mayawati-led Party has declared its candidates for 68 seats out of total 80 parliamentary seats in the state. Read further on Dynamite News:

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BSP leader and Mayawati's nephew Akash Anand booked for poll code violation

Case registered against BSP leader Akash Anand for using unparliamentary words during rally in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.

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Reporters Without Orders Ep 319: The state of the BSP, BJP-RSS links to Sainik schools

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by independent journalist Astha Savyasachi and The Mooknayak’s Arun Kumar Verma.

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"Mayawati to decide post-poll alliance after results": BSP leader Akash Anand

Akash said that they are fighting separately because they do not align themselves with the policy decisions of the NDA or the INDIA bloc. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Know Your Turncoats, Part 8: Gorkha leader, ex-MLAs among 13 defectors in INDIA bloc

A Congressman who returned to his “mother party” to one who jumped ship to the BJP in the “best interest” – a total of 20 defectors are in fray in phase two of the Lok Sabha elections to be held across 89 constituencies in 13 states on April 26.

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In Amroha, 4 YouTubers get EC notices

The district election office in Amroha has issued notices to the Superintendent of Police seeking action against four YouTubers under Section 67 of the Information Technology Act for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct through their posts.

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Dalit anger threatens to trip BJP’s grip on a stronghold

At Chhattisgarh’s reserved constituency Janjgir Champa, there is growing fear among Dalits that alterations to the Constitution could mean scrapping of reservation

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Lok Sabha polls 2024 | Battle lines drawn in Madhya Pradesh’s Bundelkhand, Vindhya

Madhya Pradesh Lok Sabha elections: BJP vs. Congress in caste-driven politics, with national leaders campaigning in key regions.

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As PM Modi targets Congress, phase 2 campaign ends on a sour note

High-voltage campaign for Lok Sabha election's second phase, with PM Modi's controversial speech on wealth redistribution.

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How BJP ‘won’ in Surat: Unravelling 24 hours of peculiarities

In Gujarat’s Surat, polling for the general elections takes place on May 7. But weeks before, a BJP candidate was declared the unopposed winner from the Lok Sabha constituency.

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BSP candidate pays election deposit amount of ₹25,000 wholly in coins in Andhra Pradesh

Srikakulam BSP candidate pays election deposit in coins to symbolize common man's ability to contest.

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Will work for a separate Western U.P. State, says Mayawati

Mayawati promises separate Western U.P. State and High Court Bench in Meerut, criticizes BJP policies.

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In U.P., Ram temple pitch, ‘saving Constitution’ dominate campaign vocabulary

The electoral campaign in Uttar Pradesh peaked with top leaders leaving no stone unturned in reaching out to voters with contentious, polarising and long-standing issues taking centre stage

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BJP government is doing injustice to farmers and youth: Rahul

Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav launched an all-out attack on the BJP

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SP sheds Muslim-Yadav tag, plays Dalit and OBC card

Apart from 17 reserved seats, the SP has fielded two Scheduled Caste candidates from the general seats

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Chouhan, Scindia, Digvijaya among 144 candidates in fray for Phase 3 elections in Madhya Pradesh

144 candidates filed nominations for the nine Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh, including high-profile candidates like Scindia and Chouhan.

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‘Joblessness at peak, Modi’s model flawed’: Meet BSP political heir Akash Anand

Newslaundry’s Another Election Show is traversing the constituencies that are on the cusp of phase one polling. In this episode, we sit down with Akash Anand, the national convenor of Bahujan Samaj Party and its chief Mayawati’s nephew.

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A fight to finish Azam Khan in his bastion of Rampur in U.P.

Rampur Lok Sabha seat faces post-Azam era as SP, BJP, and BSP vie for Muslim-dominated constituency.

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The limitations of Ambedkarite Dalit politics today

There is a growing splintering in Ambedkar’s political legacies today, making Dalit political parties a passive and relegated force

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