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BJP releases second list of 72 candidates for upcoming Lok Sabha Elections

Prominent names in the BJP 2nd list are ex- chief minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat (Hardwar), cabinet minister Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), party MP Tejasvi Surya (Bangalore South), Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad), former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (from Haveri).

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BJP released it 2nd list of 72 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday. The list included included names like Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and former Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. This comes a day after Manohar Lal Khattar resigned from his post along with his cabinet ministers. He has been fielded from the Karnal Lok Sabha seat.

The party announced candidates for 10 states including Karnataka, Gujarat and Maharashtra in the 2nd list. Candidates have been announced for 20 seats each from Karnataka, Maharashtra, 7 seats from Gujarat, 6 seats each from Haryana and Telangana, 5 from Madhya Pradesh, 2 each from Delhi, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh and 1 each from Tripura and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari will contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Nagpur Lok Sabha seat in Maharashtra. He has been winning the seat consecutively in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Gadkari had defeated Congress’s Nana Patole in 2019.

Candidates including former chief minister of Karnataka Basavaraj Bommai and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi have been named in the 2nd list. Former chief minister BS Yediyurappa’s son BY Raghavendra will contest from Shimoga. Tejasvi Surya, the BJP youth wing chief will seek re-election from Bengaluru South.

Other prominent names in the BJP 2nd list are ex- chief minister of Uttarakhand Trivendra Singh Rawat (Hardwar), cabinet minister Piyush Goyal (Mumbai North), party MP Tejasvi Surya (Bangalore South), Union Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi (Dharwad), former Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai (from Haveri).

3 former chief minsters: Trivendra Singh Rawat, Basavaraj Bommai and Manohar Lal Khattar have also been included in the party’s list of 72 candidates. The BJP released the first list of 195 candidates on March 2. With the new list, 267 candidates have been announced by the party.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Congress on Sunday for preserving Article 370 of the Constitution, due to which terrorism increased in the country. He further added that BJP will never let another division of the country happen. Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

Addressing the people Shah said they had made Modiji the prime minister for the 2nd time and he abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019.  He compared the situation to earlier times in the valley, when the Army had to be taken along for hoisting the tricolour, at that same Lal Chowk (Jammu and Kashmir) to the situation now when the shobhayatra of Lord Krishna is being taken out. The rally was organised to garner support for B P Saroj, the BJP candidate from the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Jaunpur.

Shah further added that the divisive policies of the Congress want to divide the country again but BJP will never let that happen again. The Union Home Minister accused the grand old party of spreading lies that if PM Modi comes to power for a 3rd time at the centre then he will abolish reservation.

Shah Pointed out that the prime minister has been in majority for the last 10 years and he did not use it to abolish reservation. Shah said, he wanted to ask (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav and (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi that when their government was in power for 10 years, what did Uttar Pradesh get in that period? The UPA government gave Rs 4.9 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh in 10 years as compared to the NDA government which gave Rs 19.11 lakh crore.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

As Maharashtra prepares for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan urged his fans to vote and to carry out their duty as Indians. The actor further highlighted the significance of each vote and encouraged people to seize this chance to make their voices heard. The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

Superstar Salman Khan also urged people to vote in his post on X and wrote that he exercises 365 days a year no matter what and now he is going to exercise his right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. He asked his fans to take out time from their daily routines and go and cast their vote. He said they should not trouble our Bharat Mata and wrote Bharat Mata ki Jai.

Bollywood star Neil Nitin Mukesh also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Urging his fans to vote, he shared a video in which he said that his daughter told him about a holiday on Monday. However, he asserted that it was his duty to make her and others understand that it is a voting day. He wrote in the caption, Yaad rakhiye MONDAY chutthi nahi hai VOTING Day hai. Please cast your votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Election Date: 20th May 2024Voting Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

In Maharashtra, 13 constituencies— Dindori, Dhule, Palghar, Nashik, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Mumbai North, Thane, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-Central, and Mumbai South—will go to the elections tomorrow.

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu to crush the Aam Aadmi Party since its popularity among the people is rising too fast. Kejriwal was addressing Aam Aadmi Party workers at the party office in New Delhi where he claimed the AAP’s bank accounts would be frozen after elections and they will be brought on the roads and left without an office.

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them.  He further added that through Operation Jhaadu, AAP’s big leaders will be arrested; they are being arrested, and in the coming days, Aam Aadmi Party’s bank accounts will be frozen.

Kejriwal pointed out that ED’s lawyer has already given this statement in court that soon after the election, AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen. He said that if they freeze their accounts now, then AAP will get sympathy. As a result after the election, ED will freeze AAP’s bank accounts. He said AAP’s party office will be cleared out, and the party will be brought to the streets.  Kejriwal said these are the 3 plans made by the BJP.

The Delhi chief minister claimed that no gold or money has been recovered from him, and the BJP, by creating false cases has got AAP leaders arrested. Kejriwal recalled that since the time he came to power in 2015, many allegations had been against him by the BJP. He said after the liquor policy scam has happened people are asking them if the scam happened then where is the money. He pointed out that in other places, when raids happen, notes and gold are recovered, but here nothing was found. Kejriwal asked the people that where is all the money? He said BJP had made fake cases and arrested AAP leaders.

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