Naveen Jindal gets ticket hours after quitting Congress

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on March 24, 2024
BJP on Sunday decided to field Naveen Jindal, who heads steel and power giant JSPL, from Kurukshetra, hours after he switched over to the saffron party. Jindal — an accused in the coal scam, which was a key election issue for BJP in 2014 — was twice elected to Lok Sabha from Kurukshetra. In 2014, he had finished third when...

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Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian political party
Meenakshi Lekhi dismisses anti-incumbency claims, promotes pro-incumbency sentiment. BJP's strength and PM Modi's popularity emphasized. Siddaramaiah predicts..
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Two days after 14 constituencies in Karnataka went to polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday is set to hit the campaign in full swing for the BJP in North..
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Indian National Congress

Indian political party
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Lok Sabha

Lower house of the Parliament of India
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