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Politics corrupt, won’t contest polls any more: Siddaramaiah

Politics corrupt, won’t contest polls any more: Siddaramaiah

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Former Karnataka chief minister and veteran Congress leader Siddaramaiah announced on Sunday that he will not contest any elections in future, including the 2028 state assembly polls, citing advancing age, declining health and politics becoming “corrupted”. The Congress veteran said he will have completed 50 years in public life by the 2028 assembly polls. (File Photo/PTI) The 79-year-old Congress Working Committee (CWC) member, however, asserted he will remain active in politics and continue speaking on issues affecting the public. “Since the political field has become corrupted today, I will not contest in the 2028 assembly elections. However, remaining active in politics, I will continue to stand as a voice for the people’s hardships and joys,” Siddaramaiah said in a post in Kannada on X, detailing what he had said at a private event in Mandya district the previous day. Stressing that the people of the Varuna constituency in Mysuru are urging him to contest the elections once again, he said: “I have decided that I should not contest in any elections henceforth. In the past, when …

Prashant Kishor’s gamble: Why Bankipur bypoll is key contest for political existence of Jan Suraaj? Explained

Prashant Kishor’s gamble: Why Bankipur bypoll is key contest for political existence of Jan Suraaj? Explained

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Poll strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor will mark his electoral debut in the Bankipur bypoll, less than a year after his Jan Suraaj party failed to open its account in the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections. Thus, the upcoming by-election in Bihar has become a high-stakes battle for Jan Suraaj’s political relevance. The Bankipur assembly bypoll will be held on July 30, while counting of votes is scheduled for August 3. (File Photo/PTI) While Kishor did not contest in the 2025 elections, he is now expecting to breach a BJP stronghold constituency. Also Read | ₹105 crore ahead of key Bankipur contest”>Prashant Kishor declares assets worth ₹105 crore ahead of key Bankipur contest Bankipur bypoll 2026 The Bankipur seat fell vacant after long-time MLA Nitin Nabin was elevated to the post of BJP National President and consequently resigned from the assembly. For this bypoll, the BJP has fielded Neeraj Kumar Sinha, who carries the weight of a party machinery that swept the 2025 assembly polls. In the elections last year, BJP’s Nitin Nabin emerged victorious with a vote …

3 ex-TMC MPs join BJP; to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from seats they vacated

3 ex-TMC MPs join BJP; to contest Rajya Sabha bypolls from seats they vacated

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Sukhendu Sekhar Roy, Sushmita Dev and Prakash Chik Baraik, the three Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders who resigned from the Rajya Sabha in June, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kolkata on Thursday. The BJP said all three former TMC leaders will contest the July 24 bypolls to the Upper House seats vacated by them. State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed them to the party at its West Bengal headquarters in Salt Lake State BJP president Samik Bhattacharya welcomed them to the party at its West Bengal headquarters in Salt Lake and stopped short of confirming whether they would be the party’s candidates. “They are officially joining the party led by Narendra Modi who has steadily taken the nation forward. Right now the only identity of these three persons is that they are BJP workers,” he said. Also Read | Former TMC Rajya Sabha MPs Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray, Prakash Chik Baraik join BJP in Kolkata Asked about his earlier assertion that no TMC leader would be inducted into the BJP, Bhattacharya said, “This …

Prashant Kishor to contest Bankipur bypoll, targets BJP-led Bihar government

Prashant Kishor to contest Bankipur bypoll, targets BJP-led Bihar government

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Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Sunday threw his hat in the ring for the by-election to the Bankipur assembly seat in Bihar, terming it a “referendum” on the popularity of the BJP-led government in the state. Kishor announced his decision to contest the seat, which has fallen vacant upon the resignation of BJP president Nitin Nabin, who is now a Rajya Sabha MP. “The people of Bankipur are the richest and the most educated in Bihar. Let them vote for the best,” Kishor said. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

CJP founder Dipke says party won’t contest polls; criticises PM for not reaching out to students amid NEET controversy

CJP founder Dipke says party won’t contest polls; criticises PM for not reaching out to students amid NEET controversy

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Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday said his party had no immediate plans to enter electoral politics and criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for failing to engage with students amid the NEET-UG controversy. reported PTI.  Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

TDP to contest three out of four RS seats

TDP to contest three out of four RS seats

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The ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh will contest three out of four Rajya Sabha seats, elections for which are scheduled to be held on June 18, while leaving the fourth seat to its alliance partner – Jana Sena Party. TDP to contest three out of four RS seats The decision was taken at a meeting of the leaders of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Andhra Pradesh held at the camp office of TDP president and chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu at Undavalli in Amaravati on Thursday evening. The meeting was attended by Jana Sena Party president and deputy chief minister Pawan Kalyan, his party’s political affairs committee chairman and minister Nadendla Manohar, TDP state president Palla Srinivasa Rao and Bharatiya Janata Party state president P V N Madhav. The four vacancies have arisen due to the completion of the term of four sitting Rajya Sabha members – Parimal Nathwani, Pilli Subhash Chandrabose and Alla Ayodhya Rami Reddy from YSR Congress party and Sana Satish Babu from the TDP. The notification for elections …

Amid tussle within Mahayuti, NCP vs NCP(SP) contest on cards for legislative council seat from Pune | Pune News

Amid tussle within Mahayuti, NCP vs NCP(SP) contest on cards for legislative council seat from Pune | Pune News

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3 min readPuneMay 29, 2026 09:57 PM IST As the NCP and BJP in the ruling Mahayuti alliance fight it out to stake claim to the seat to contest the Maharashtra Legislative Council polls from Pune local authority, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP (SP) has jumped into the contest to take on the ruling alliance, which could be the first state-level election between the NCP and NCP (SP) after the demise of former deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar. The NCP is led by Deputy Chief Minister Sunetra Pawar after the demise of her husband Ajit Pawar in a plane accident a few months ago. On Friday, the opposition Maha VIkas Aghadi declared seats to be contested by the alliance partners with the NCP (SP) set to contest the Pune, Thane and Satara Legislative Council seats from respective local body authorities of the 17 seats for which elections are scheduled in June. “The Congress will be contesting eight seats while the Shiv Sena (UBT) will contest four seats while a decision on the remaining two seats is …

AAP to contest 2028 MP assembly polls on its own strength

AAP to contest 2028 MP assembly polls on its own strength

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The Aam Aadmi Party, which is trying to find its footing in Madhya Pradesh’s bipolar politics dominated by the BJP and Congress, on Tuesday said it will contest the 2028 assembly elections on its own without forging any alliance. AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal. (ANI) (HT_PRINT) Jai Bhagwan Upkar, co-incharge of the AAP’s state organisation, told reporters in Indore that the Arvind Kejriwal-led party is preparing to contest all assembly seats. “We will contest the elections with full strength. We will not form an electoral alliance with any party,” he added. Upkar said the morale of AAP workers was affected during the 2023 assembly elections by the imprisonment of top leaders in allegedly false cases. “Party workers are being reorganised in view of the next assembly elections,” he added. Another AAP functionary said the party had fielded candidates in 60 seats in the last assembly elections. However, deposits of contestants were forfeited in most seats. Politics in Madhya Pradesh has traditionally been bipolar, with either the BJP or Congress in power. Also Read | Arvind Kejriwal, Manish …

TMC candidate cites CM Adhikari’s promise, withdraws from contest in Bengal’s Falta

TMC candidate cites CM Adhikari’s promise, withdraws from contest in Bengal’s Falta

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Hours before the campaign for the fresh poll in West Bengal’s Falta assembly seat ended on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan said he was withdrawing from the contest, citing chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s special package announcement for the constituency. TMC candidate Jahangir Khan. The Election Commission of India (ECI) ordered a fresh election in Falta on May 21 (Thursday) over “severe electoral offences and subversion of the democratic process” during the second phase of the state assembly elections on April 29. “I dreamt that Falta should become golden Falta. The chief minister has said that a special package would be announced for Falta. That is why I am stepping aside from contesting the repoll,” Khan said. “I am the son of the soil. I am stepping aside to ensure peace and prosperity for Falta and for its people.” The announcement came as Adhikari was campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Debangshu Panda in Falta. TMC spokesperson Jay Prakash Majumdar refused to comment. An ECI official called a candidate’s decision to step aside …

Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem ‘Bangaranga’ | Music News

Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem ‘Bangaranga’ | Music News

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Bulgarian singer Dara won the 70th Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday with her infectious party anthem “Bangaranga,” giving the southeast European country its first-ever victory in the competition. Israeli competitor Noam Bettan came second after a contest in Vienna clouded by protests and a boycott over the country’s participation. Dara beat 24 other competitors during Saturday’s grand final of the sequin-drenched pop music competition. The song’s infectious beats and tightly choreographed dance routine proved a hit with both national juries in participating countries and viewers around the world, whose votes together decide the winner. “This is unbelievable,” Dara said at a post-show news conference early Sunday. “I don’t even know what’s going on.”She thanked “everyone who felt the bangaranga and felt connected to the force.” The 27-year-old performer is an established name in her homeland, but had not been among the favorites to win. Still, “Bangaranga” is the sort of pop banger that Eurovision does so well, with its irresistible exhortation: “Surrender to the blinding lights. No one’s gonna sleep tonight. Welcome to the riot.” …