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Know Your Turncoats, Part 20: 30 in last phase with ex-PM’s son, ex-minister, a Pulwama connection

A total of 30 turncoats are in fray in phase seven of the Lok Sabha polls – 11 in the BJP, seven in the Aam Aadmi Party, eight in the Congress, and two each in the Biju Janata Dal and the Shiromani Akali Dal.

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In Punjab, BSP’s ‘chronic spoilsport’ role continues to shrink, yet it may be spoilsport on handful seats

With the Bahujan Samaj Party witnessing a gradual decrease in its vote share over the years in Punjab’s political space, the party ‘chronic spoilsport’ role continues to shrink in electoral politics of the State

The Hindu

BSP fields convicted former MP's wife from Jaunpur; replaces Mainpuri candidate

The Bahujan Samaj Party released its fifth list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, fielding from Jaunpur Srikala Singh, the wife of former MP Dhananjay Singh who was sentenced to seven years in jail last month in a 2020 case

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What’s Your Ism? RS Praveen Kumar on anti-caste movement, switch to BRS

RS Praveen Kumar, a former IPS officer, who had quit the civil services to join the Bahujan Samaj Party, has once again taken a u-turn. Last month, the popular Ambedkarite jumped to the BRS – a party he had earlier described as “casteist” and “feudal”. So what triggered this shift?…

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Six candidates including Shashi Tharoor, V. Joy file nominations on Wednesday

Six candidates including Shashi Tharoor, MP and V. Joy, MLA filed their nominations in the district on Wednesday for the April 26 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala.

The Hindu

U.P.: BJP announces seven candidates for Legislative Council election, keeps focus on core social base

The Bharatiya Janata Party released the list of its seven candidates for the Legislative Council election in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu

BSP suspends its MP Danish Ali for 'anti-party' activities

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) suspended its Lok Sabha member from Amroha parliamentary segment Kunwar Danish Ali for anti-party activities.

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Mayawati calls national-level meeting of BSP on December 10 post assembly results in four states

LUCKNOW: After facing a debacle in the assembly elections in the four states, results for which were declared on Sunday, and where the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) contested on most of the seats, BSP national president Mayawati has called a national-level meeting of the party in Lucknow on December 10…

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Forest pitch: On the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

A rejuvenated Aam Aadmi Party, a declining Janta Congress Chhattisgarh and the Bahujan Samaj Party are also in the fray, but the contest will likely remain between the Congress and the BJP

The Hindu

U.P. Congress wants Priyanka Gandhi to contest from Varanasi: Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president

Ajay Rai speaks on the party’s strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha election, seat-sharing arrangements in Uttar Pradesh among the constituents of the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) and more.

The Hindu

Bahujan Samaj Party releases first list of candidates for MP assembly polls

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections scheduled to be held at the end of this year. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Mahan Dal to support Bahujan Samaj Party in 2024 polls

Mahan Dal, an OBC party, announced its unconditional support to the Bahujan Samaj Party in 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu

Triumph in U.P. local body polls with ‘security’ pitch boosts BJP ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

The BJP called the verdict a “trailer” for the 2024 Lok Sabha poll.

The Hindu

U.P. urban body polls | BJP wins 813 seats of corporators, Samajwadi Party bags 191

The ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh has won 813 out of the 1,420 seats in the corporators category in the State’s urban local body polls, while the Opposition Samajwadi Party bagged 191 and the Bahujan Samaj Party 85.

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Lesson from #KarnatakaVerdict: Congress should shake hands with BSP

Exactly 15 years ago, in the summer of 2003, LK Advani and Atal Bihari Vajpayee tried to persuade Mayawati of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) to join a national pre-poll alliance with the BJP in return for support to her in a hung UP Assembly.

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