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Anmol wraps up campaign with star-studded roadshow

Reiterating his priorities, AAP candidate Karamjit Anmol promises to set up an international-level skill development university, skill development centres, free UPSC coaching centre, etc. in Faridkot.

Actor-turned-politician Karamjit Anmol during a roadshow in his Lok Sabha constituency of Faridkot on Thursday.

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Updated on May 31, 2024 05:04 AM IST

ByParteek Singh Mahal, Faridkot

Bathinda LS seat: Finally, Manpreet appeals supporters to work for BJP

More than a fortnight after Bathinda district BJP president Sarup Chand Singla wrote a letter to senior party leader Manpreet Singh Badal seeking his support for the poll campaign of party’s Bathinda Lok Sabha nominee Parampal Kaur Sidhu, the former finance minister on Sunday released a video appealing his supporters to work wholeheartedly for the ‘Punjab BJP

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Updated on May 20, 2024 07:16 AM IST

ByVishal Joshi

Congress’ Vijay Inder Singla kicks off campaign from Mohali

Denying any displeasure with the party for not giving him ticket, Sidhu said, “Vijay Inder Singla was a cabinet minister with me during the Congress government in Punjab. We will contest the elections together and bring change at the Centre. Voters should give the Congress a chance to save the democracy”

Former MP from Sangrur, Vijay Inder Singla outside the Phase 1 office of former health minister Balbir Singh Sidhu, who was among the front runners for the Anandpur Sahib ticket. (HT photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2024 09:24 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

On campaign trail, Mehrotra banks on ‘strong local connect’

The INDIA bloc candidate is moving extensively across the state capital and has so far campaigned across 60 wards in Lucknow, says party worker

Ravidas Mehrotra addressed small gatherings and discussed local issues while moving in parts of the city . (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2024 07:02 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Manish Tewari reaches Sukhna Lake, promises cleaner, greener Chandigarh

Interacting with morning walkers, Tewari, accompanied by Chandigarh Pradesh Congress president HS Lucky and senior AAP leader Chandermukhi Sharma, said he will ensure that the area around Sukhna Lake was beautified further with more greenery and trees

Manish Tewari assured that the lake will be made dog/monkey menace free immediately after the elections. (HT photo)

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Updated on May 01, 2024 08:32 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Khadoor Sahib LS seat: Amritpal’s parents end stir at Amritsar

Slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s wife Paramjit also extends support to radical Sikh preacher’s candidature

Parents of Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh along with their supporters at Akal Takht on Tuesday. (HT)

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Updated on May 01, 2024 04:24 AM IST

BySurjit Singh, Amritsar

Ajit Pawar latest politician to join the no vote, no money bandwagon

Deputy chief minister Pawar on Wednesday asked voters and leaders from Indapur that he will release maximum funds provided votes come through

In Ajit’s case, his audience was members of medical fraternity and traders and the programme was part of campaigning for his wife Sunetra Pawar. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2024 09:12 AM IST

ByVicky Pathare

Mehbooba Mufti hits campaign trail with roadshow in Shopian

Mehbooba Mufti carried out a road show beginning from Tahab Pulwama town, Para’s hometown, and culminating at Imam Sahib which falls in Shopian

Mehbooba Mufti carrying out her roadshow in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir. (Source: X)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2024 07:00 AM IST

ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Haryana CM Saini campaigns for BJP’s Hisar candidate

On Sunday, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini addressed rallies in the Bawani Khera assembly segment, which comes under Hisar parliamentary seat, and a day earlier he sought votes for Chautala while addressing rallies in Uchana Kalan and Hansi

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini urged the voters to elect Chautala from Hisar with a thumping margin. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Apr 01, 2024 07:20 AM IST

BySunil Rahar, Rohtak

Faridkot LS seat : AAP’s Karamjit Anmol kicks off poll campaign

Anmol had reached Ajitwal in Nihal Singh Wala assembly constituency in the morning and started his journey towards Faridkot, where he paid obeisance at Gurdwara Tila Baba Farid. On the way to Faridkot, Anmol was welcomed at Mehnaa in the Dharamkot assembly segment, Bughipura (Moga), Baghapurana, Pangrain (Jaitu) and Kotkapura by local MLAs along with their supporters.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from Faridkot Karamjit Anmol on Sunday kicked off his poll campaign with a road show from Ajitwal in Moga to Faridkot city and paid obeisance at historic Gurdwara Tila Baba Farid. (HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 18, 2024 06:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Faridkot

Priyanka Gandhi gets ‘empty’ bouquet at MP rally; her reaction goes viral: WATCH

Later during her speech, the Congress leader addressed the incident and used it to take a dig at the BJP.

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Published on Nov 07, 2023 07:16 PM IST

ByManjiri Chitre

KCR steps up poll campaign, urges people to vote wisely

Addressing a rally – the first after the announcement of the poll schedule – at Husnabad in the district, KCR told voters that during elections political parties make many empty promises

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Updated on Oct 16, 2023 07:42 AM IST

BySrinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad

Ludhiana MC polls: With no delimitation map, parties unsure of ward changes

Several political parties have criticised the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to request the election commission to hold elections in the first half of November, terming the move as premature, especially since the ward delimitation map has not been publicly disclosed, making it challenging to initiate campaign efforts in the wards

In a notification issued by the Punjab government, elections to elect the municipal corporation in Amritsar, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Patiala, and Phagwara will be held within the first fortnight of November. (HT File)

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Updated on Oct 13, 2023 06:08 AM IST

BySukhpreet Singh, Ludhiana

Two NCP MLAs come out in support of Ajit even as NCP chief begins damage control exercise

Confirming the speculations over senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar wanting to join hands with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two MLAs from the Ajit camp came out openly in support of the leader even as NCP chief Sharad Pawar launched the damage control exercise

Mumbai, Apr 08 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar addresses a press conference on JPC demand and Adani row, on Saturday. (ANI Photo) (ANI)

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Updated on Apr 18, 2023 12:56 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik

DK Shivakumar distributes 'B' form to Congress candidates for Karnataka polls

The Congress declared 124 candidates in its first list and another 42 candidates in the second list of 224 seats on which elections will be held on May 10

Form B is a nomination paper for contesting assembly polls.

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Published on Apr 14, 2023 11:29 AM IST

ANI | | Posted by Yamini C S

NCP to contest assembly polls to get lost national party status restored

On Monday, the Election Commission (EC) withdrew the NCP’s national party status on the grounds that it no longer fulfilled the eligibility criteria to continue enjoying the status. The EC also revoked its state party status in three states—Goa, Manipur and Meghalaya—which paved the ground for it to remove the NCP’s national party status.

The removal of this status is being seen as a setback for Pawar, who is active in national politics and one of the seniormost leaders in the country. A former Union minister in three different governments, he has always been keen on playing a key role in national politics, and heading a national party gave him the background for this. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 12:33 AM IST

ByFaisal Malik

Bengal, Assam poll pitch gets shrill as Phase 1 campaign ends

30 seats in Bengal and 47 in Assam will go to polls in the first phase on March 27.

Bharatiya Janata Party supporters film on their mobile phones as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a public rally in Dhekiajuli, Assam, India, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021.(AP)

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Published on Mar 26, 2021 05:05 AM IST

ByTanmay Chatterjee, Utpal Parashar, Kolkata/guwahati

Before vote count, a deep dive into 2019 poll campaign and how it unfolded

The zealous cow protection drive, crackdown on slaughterhouses, and lynching of Muslims on the mere suspicion that they possessed beef had broken the symbiotic relationship between Hindus and Muslims

Eight-year-old Priyanshu Machhale dressed up as Prime Minister Narendra Modi at a rally in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra on April 22(Pratik Chorge/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 22, 2019 12:25 PM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Navjot Singh Sidhu to give his home state a miss in poll campaign

Congress star campaigner, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to give his home state a miss. The cricketer-turned-politician, who is headed next to Bihar today to address a rally for Shatrughan Sinha.

Navjot Singh Sidhu will not address a single rally in Punjab(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 14, 2019 09:26 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | BySukhdeep Kaur

‘Not choosing class monitor,’ says PM Modi on high-pitched poll campaign

PM Modi said that the polls will prove to be the turning point in India’s rise in the world and it has brought out the differences between the two sides clearly.

Modi said people will be able to make a choice between those who stand to protect those who are guilty of sedition and those who live and die to protect and preserve India’s integrity.(Sanjeev Verma/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on May 09, 2019 09:09 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Cyclone Fani hits poll campaign in Jharkhand

BJP’s Jamshedpur district president Dinesh Kumar said, “The district administration has issued a high alert for May 3 and May 4 in view of the Fani cyclone. This is why we have cancelled Yogi Adityanath’s rally at Gopal Maidan, Jamshedpur.”

Heavy rainfall is likely in East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Dhanbad, Jamtara, Dumka, and Pakur on May 3, while heavy rainfall is very likely in districts of northeast Jharkhand on May(HT Photo)

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Updated on May 03, 2019 09:15 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Ranchi | BySanjoy Dey

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In Jammu and Kashmir’s militant-hit area, politicians opt for door-to-door poll campaigns

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls on Monday in the three-phase elections held for the seat.

NC vice president Omar Abdullah today addressed a rally of workers inside the party office which is located in a high security zone.(PTI File Photo)

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Updated on May 01, 2019 09:20 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Srinagar | ByMir Ehsan

Lok Sabha election: Warring kicks off poll campaign from Badal village, meets Manpreet

Notably, the Badals’ stronghold Lambi had given Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal a lead of 35,000 votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, and she could defeat Manpreet Badal of the congress by a narrow margin 19,000 votes.

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Updated on Apr 21, 2019 10:42 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Muktsar | BySarbmeet Singh

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Ravi Kishan kick-starts poll campaign with a road show

The road show started from Gorakhnath temple where he offered prayers to Baba Gorakhnath and sought the deity’s blessings amid loud and repeated chants hailing PM Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

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Published on Apr 19, 2019 10:52 AM IST

Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | ByHT Correspondent, Gorakhpur

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Soon, BJP to set up committees to oversee poll campaign in Delhi

Also, unlike its two rivals -- the AAP and the Congress -- the BJP is yet to announce its candidates to the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi.

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Published on Apr 12, 2019 04:48 AM IST

New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha election: SAD kicks off poll campaign with three rallies in Anandpur Sahib

Addressing the first rally at Nurpur Bedi town of Rupnagar district, SAD president Sukhbir Singh Badal sought votes for sitting MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, who is seek re-election from the seat, accusing Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh of making false promises by taking the oath of Gutka Sahib.

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal with other party leaders on Sunday.(HT Photo)

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Updated on Mar 31, 2019 11:17 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Rupnagar/Balachaur | ByHT Correspondent

Lok Sabha elections 2019: AIADMK, DMK kick off poll campaigns in Tamil Nadu

While chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami began his campaign in his native district Salem, DMK president MK Stalin launched his campaign in Thiruvarur Assembly constituency.

The ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) and opposition Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leaders launched their campaigns on Wednesday for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and 18 assembly seat by-polls.(PTI File Photo)

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Published on Mar 20, 2019 11:37 PM IST

Hindustan Times, Chennai | ByM Manikandan

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Union ministers to spearhead BJP’s poll campaign in capital

The party will also form election management committees in all districts and parliamentary constituencies. All 280 mandals (which are at the ward level) will form such committees and meet on March 23.

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Updated on Mar 20, 2019 07:20 AM IST

New Delhi | ByRisha Chitlangia

PM Modi launches BJP’s poll campaign with ‘main bhi chowkidar’ tweet

The tweet is aimed at launching the ‘Mai Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign and is being seen as a kick-starter for BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday sought to expand his self-designated “chowkidar” status to the rest of the country and said that everyone who was social evils was a “chowkidar”.(Mohd Zakir/HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Mar 16, 2019 09:45 PM IST

Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent

‘Don’t use photographs of defence personnel for election campaigns,’ EC tells political parties

The ministry of defence had written to the EC that photographs of defence personnel were being used by political parties in advertisements as part of their election propaganda.

The Election Commission’s direction came after a complaint by the ministry of defence.(PTI)

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Updated on Mar 10, 2019 09:17 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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Reiterating his priorities, AAP candidate Karamjit Anmol promises to set up an international-level skill development university, skill development centres, free UPSC coaching centre, etc. in Faridkot.

The INDIA bloc candidate is moving extensively across the state capital and has so far campaigned across 60 wards in Lucknow, says party worker

Interacting with morning walkers, Tewari, accompanied by Chandigarh Pradesh Congress president HS Lucky and senior AAP leader Chandermukhi Sharma, said he will ensure that the area around Sukhna Lake was beautified further with more greenery and trees

Slain human rights activist Jaswant Singh Khalra’s wife Paramjit also extends support to radical Sikh preacher’s candidature

Deputy chief minister Pawar on Wednesday asked voters and leaders from Indapur that he will release maximum funds provided votes come through

Mehbooba Mufti carried out a road show beginning from Tahab Pulwama town, Para’s hometown, and culminating at Imam Sahib which falls in Shopian

On Sunday, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini addressed rallies in the Bawani Khera assembly segment, which comes under Hisar parliamentary seat, and a day earlier he sought votes for Chautala while addressing rallies in Uchana Kalan and Hansi

Later during her speech, the Congress leader addressed the incident and used it to take a dig at the BJP.

Addressing a rally – the first after the announcement of the poll schedule – at Husnabad in the district, KCR told voters that during elections political parties make many empty promises

Confirming the speculations over senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar wanting to join hands with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), two MLAs from the Ajit camp came out openly in support of the leader even as NCP chief Sharad Pawar launched the damage control exercise

The Congress declared 124 candidates in its first list and another 42 candidates in the second list of 224 seats on which elections will be held on May 10

30 seats in Bengal and 47 in Assam will go to polls in the first phase on March 27.

The zealous cow protection drive, crackdown on slaughterhouses, and lynching of Muslims on the mere suspicion that they possessed beef had broken the symbiotic relationship between Hindus and Muslims

Congress star campaigner, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu is all set to give his home state a miss. The cricketer-turned-politician, who is headed next to Bihar today to address a rally for Shatrughan Sinha.

PM Modi said that the polls will prove to be the turning point in India’s rise in the world and it has brought out the differences between the two sides clearly.

BJP’s Jamshedpur district president Dinesh Kumar said, “The district administration has issued a high alert for May 3 and May 4 in view of the Fani cyclone. This is why we have cancelled Yogi Adityanath’s rally at Gopal Maidan, Jamshedpur.”

Lok Sabha elections 2019: The Pulwama and Shopian districts of the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls on Monday in the three-phase elections held for the seat.

Notably, the Badals’ stronghold Lambi had given Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal a lead of 35,000 votes in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, and she could defeat Manpreet Badal of the congress by a narrow margin 19,000 votes.

The road show started from Gorakhnath temple where he offered prayers to Baba Gorakhnath and sought the deity’s blessings amid loud and repeated chants hailing PM Narendra Modi and chief minister Yogi Adityanath.

Also, unlike its two rivals -- the AAP and the Congress -- the BJP is yet to announce its candidates to the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi.

While chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami began his campaign in his native district Salem, DMK president MK Stalin launched his campaign in Thiruvarur Assembly constituency.

The party will also form election management committees in all districts and parliamentary constituencies. All 280 mandals (which are at the ward level) will form such committees and meet on March 23.

The tweet is aimed at launching the ‘Mai Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign and is being seen as a kick-starter for BJP’s campaign for Lok Sabha Elections 2019.

The ministry of defence had written to the EC that photographs of defence personnel were being used by political parties in advertisements as part of their election propaganda.

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