Lok Sabha polls: Nearly a quarter of BJP candidates are defectors

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on May 14, 2024
BJP's Lok Sabha polls list includes 106 candidates who switched allegiances in the last 10 years. Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Haryana, Punjab, Jharkhand, and Uttar Pradesh have the highest proportions of such candidates, reflecting a significant trend of political defections across multiple states.

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Published on May 14, 2024 -  08:14
LS Polls 2024: Raebareli, Lucknow Gear Up for the polls: Insights from Shopkeepers Along the Highway
May 20th is the scheduled date of the Fifth Phase of the Lok Sabha Elections. And one of the seats in this crucial contest where voting will take place is the Raebareli Constituency. The Congress, on May 3, announced Rahul as a candidate from Raebareli and loyalist KL Sharma from Amethi, keeping Priyanka as well as Vadra out of the electoral contest. Rahul Gandhi is a sitting MP in Kerala's Wayanad, where he is seeking a fresh term alongside Rae Bareli. Rahul represented Amethi from 2004 until 2019. He will face Congress defector and three-time MLC Dinesh Pratap Singh of BJP in Rae Bareli. While, at the Lucknow Lok Sabha. Rajnath Singh of the BJP wants to hold onto the party's stronghold seat. What are people's opinions, though? Can the BJP salvage the bastion? Or in 2024, will something spectacular happen? With Rae Bareily, Lucknow both going for election,Oneindia Team talks to shopkeepers at the Raebareli highway. #LokSabhaElections #Lucknow #RajnathSingh #PMModi #BJPnews #BJP #Congress #INDIAAlliance #Politics #Oneindia #OneindiaNews ~HT.178~PR.152~PR.282~GR.124~

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