Kunwar Sarvesh Singh, who died of a heart attack, was unwell for a long time and was undergoing medical treatment in Delhi.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah urges Tamil Nadu to reject DMK government, highlighting religious sentiments and corruption, endorsing BJP candidates.
Although the reservation is likely to be implemented only after 2029, political parties have signalled a disregard for meaningful change as voting begins soon.
The Bharatiya Janata Party expelled its leader KS Eshwarappa for six years for contesting the polls as an Independent candidate from Karnataka’s Shivamogga.
A total of 390, or 33% of the 1,192 candidates have declared assets worth more than Rs 1 crore, showed an analysis by the Association for Democratic Reforms.
The Bharatiya Janata Party has nominated Tashi Gyalson, the chief executive councillor of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council in Leh, from the seat.
Lok Janshakti Party MP Mehboob Ali Kaiser joined the Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal.
As soon as our government is formed, the first thing that would be done is caste census, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said.
Millions of Indians are queuing up to cast their ballot in the first of the seven-phase election.
The Congress announced that the Union territory of Puducherry would be given full statehood if the INDIA bloc came to power at the Centre.
The Congress chief said that his party’s candidates for Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi and Rae Bareli seats would be announced at an ‘appropriate time’.
The PM is trying to ‘defend the biggest corruption scandal on earth’, said Congress’ Rahul Gandhi in response to Modi’s statements about electoral bonds.