Top politicians, including Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, DMK Deputy General Secretary Kanimozhi, filed thier nominations papers today. Mr. Rijiju is contesting in the Arunachal West Lok Sabha constituency, while Ms. Kanimozhi is contesting in the Thoothukudi. Mr. Gogoi will contest in the Jorhat Parliamentary Constituency.
102 parliamentary constituencies in 21 States and Union Territories (UTs) will go to the polls in the first phase on April 19.
Here’s the full schedule of the electionsJanata Dal (Secular)‘s H.D. Kumaraswamy fuelled speculation that he will contest from the Mandya seat in Karnataka. He said the party will decide on its candidates soon. In Maharashtra, the State’s Deputy Chief Minister and NCP leader Ajit Pawar said the remaining candidates of the Mahayuti alliance will be declared on March 28. Meahwhile, the Jammu and Kashmir unit of the Shiv Sena (UBT) said it will support the Congress’ candidates in the Udhampur and Jammu constituencies.
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The controversy regarding Congress’s Supriya Shrinate’s now-deleted post containing objectionable remarks about actor Kangana Ranaut continued to dominate the discourse on social media. Ms. Ranaut is going to contest her maiden election from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency in Himachal Pradesh.
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