Election Personalities

Tripura Election 2023: 5 Points On Chief Minister Manik Saha

Tripura Election 2023: 5 Points On Chief Minister Manik Saha

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Thursday February 09, 2023, New Delhi

Tripura will vote for a new government in the first Assembly election of this year on February 16. A Bharatiya Janata Party-led alliance ended the 25-year rule of the Left Front government in the state in 2018 and now eyes another successive term.

Gujarat Elections 2022: 5 Points On BJP Candidate Hardik Patel

Gujarat Elections 2022: 5 Points On BJP Candidate Hardik Patel

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Saturday November 12, 2022

With less than a month to go for the Gujarat elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up to protect what's been its bastion for 27 years.

5 Points On Alpesh Thakor, BJP's Candidate From Gujarat's Gandhinagar South

5 Points On Alpesh Thakor, BJP's Candidate From Gujarat's Gandhinagar South

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 09, 2022, New Delhi

Alpesh Thakor was the face of the anti-BJP campaign in the state during the 2017 Gujarat Assembly elections.

5 Facts On Chet Ram Thakur, Congress' Himachal Pick Against Chief Minister

5 Facts On Chet Ram Thakur, Congress' Himachal Pick Against Chief Minister

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022

Chet Ram Thakur was Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's opponent in the last elections as well.

5 Facts On Thakur Bharmouri, Congress Candidate From Himachal's Bharmour

5 Facts On Thakur Bharmouri, Congress Candidate From Himachal's Bharmour

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022

Thakur Singh Bharmouri was the Forest Minister in the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government in the state between 2012 and 2017. 

5 Facts On Rakesh Pathania, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Fatehpur Seat

5 Facts On Rakesh Pathania, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Fatehpur Seat

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

The BJP has announced the names of its candidates for all 68 seats in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.

5 Facts On Suresh Bhardwaj, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Kasumpti Seat

5 Facts On Suresh Bhardwaj, BJP Candidate From Himachal's Kasumpti Seat

NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

BJP leader Suresh Bhardwaj is expected to play a key role for his party in the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh. A prominent figure in Himachal, Mr Bhardwaj is the Minister for Urban Development in the Jai Ram Thakur-led BJP government.

5 Facts On Jagdish Sapehia, Congress Candidate From Himachal's Sullah

5 Facts On Jagdish Sapehia, Congress Candidate From Himachal's Sullah

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022, New Delhi

The elections to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly will be held on November 12. Among the candidates from the Congress is Jagdish Chand Sapehia, who is contesting from Sullah seat in Kangra district.

5 Facts On Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal Chief Minister Seeking Second Term

5 Facts On Jai Ram Thakur, Himachal Chief Minister Seeking Second Term

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday November 02, 2022

The voting for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections is scheduled to take place on November 12. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Jai Ram Thakur, the incumbent Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, from the Seraj Assembly constituency.

Amarinder Singh, Captain Who Lost His Crew, Faces Big Challenge

Amarinder Singh, Captain Who Lost His Crew, Faces Big Challenge

Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Saikat Kumar Bose | Thursday February 10, 2022, Chandigarh

"Neither tired, nor retired" - Amarinder Singh had asserted when he wrote to Congress president Sonia Gandhi on November 2, resigning from the party after a bitter feud forced him to step down as Chief Minister.

Mayawati Faces No Shortage Of Challenging Rivals In UP Election 2022

Mayawati Faces No Shortage Of Challenging Rivals In UP Election 2022

Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Debanish Achom | Thursday February 10, 2022, Lucknow

UP assembly election 2022: Bahujan Samaj Party's national president Mayawati has been subdued in the run-up to this Uttar Pradesh election.

Ex-Top Cop Who Joined Politics To "Cleanse System" Gets AAP Ticket In Punjab

Ex-Top Cop Who Joined Politics To "Cleanse System" Gets AAP Ticket In Punjab

Press Trust of India | Saturday January 29, 2022, Amritsar

Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, a former IPS officer who took the political plunge last year to "cleanse the system", says he is just a candidate in the election, but it is actually the people of Amritsar who are fighting the polls for him.

Goa: Manohar Parrikar's Son, Who Quit BJP, Urged To "Reconsider Decision"

Goa: Manohar Parrikar's Son, Who Quit BJP, Urged To "Reconsider Decision"

Asian News International | Monday January 24, 2022, Panaji (Goa)

Following Utpal Parrikar's resignation from the BJP and his decision to contest the upcoming Goa Assembly polls as an independent candidate, General Secretary CT Ravi requested him to reconsider his decision.

5 Points On Aparna Yadav, BJP's Latest Recruit In UP

5 Points On Aparna Yadav, BJP's Latest Recruit In UP

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Wednesday January 19, 2022, New Delhi

Aparna Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav's sister-in-law, joined the BJP in Delhi today in a blow to the party ahead of next month's Uttar Pradesh election. Ms Yadav is also Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law.

Raj Chakraborty, Trinamool's Celebrity Face Who Wants To Be People's Person

Raj Chakraborty, Trinamool's Celebrity Face Who Wants To Be People's Person

Edited by NDTV News Desk | Sunday May 02, 2021, Kolkata

The tradition of celebrities, including actors and cricketers, joining politics and contesting polls has a fair bit of history in Indian politics.

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