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IndiaJun 05, 2024

BJP's vote share increased in all the seats of Punjab: Ravneet Bittu

Ravneet Bittu went live today after losing the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat of Punjab. He said that he accepts the mandate of the people and if not this time, then in the next two-three months in the Municipal Corporation Elections in Punjab, he will give a face-to-face reply to all the opposition parties and make the BJP mayor in Ludhiana. Ravneet Bittu said that BJP's vote share has increased in all the seats of Punjab and BJP will form the government in Punjab in 2027. It is to be noted that Bittu Raja has lost from Waring by 20 thousand 942 votes.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Prime Minister Modi reached the BJP headquarters in the midst of NDA's formation of the government for the third time

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached the BJP headquarters on Tuesday amid the formation of the NDA government for the third time. He began his talk with Jai and Jai Jagannath of Bharat Mata. He said that I am indebted to all the people of the country for this blessing. Today is a very auspicious day. NDA is set to form the government for the third time in a row on this auspicious day. PM Modi said that today's victory is the victory of unwavering loyalty to the Constitution of India. Attacking the Congress, he said that for the first time since 1962, a government has returned for the third tim
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Lok Sabha Elections: Bharatiya Janata Party was given a big fight by India Alliance

Bharatiya Janata Party has been given a big fight by India Alliance in the Lok Sabha elections. BJP on its own seems to be lagging behind the majority by 32 seats, in 2019 the party got 303 seats. However, NDA is seen forming the government with 298 seats. There, the India alliance of Congress, Samajwadi Party and other opposition parties is ahead in 228 seats. In the trends, the NDA has suffered major losses in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. P. M. Modi won from Varanasi by more than 1.5 lakh votes from Congress candidate Ajay Rai, his third consecutive win from here. Rahul Gandhi held
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

PM Narendra Modi makes hat-trick from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a hat-trick in the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday. He defeated his nearest Congress candidate Ajay Rai by 1,52,513 votes. Modi received 6,12,970 votes, while the Congress candidate got 4,80,457 votes. BSP candidate Athar Jamal Lari got 33,766 votes. A total of 8,478 votes were also polled in NOTA (none of the above) from the constituency. In 2019, he won by a margin of 4.79 lakh votes by getting 63% of votes, and in 2014 by a margin of 3.50 lakh votes.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Gurjeet Singh Aujla makes hat-trick

Congress candidate for the Amritsar Lok Sabha seat Gurjeet Singh Aujla makes hat-trick. He has secured 125847 votes. He defeats rival candidates Taranjit Signh Sandhu from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and AAP's candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhariwal. Dhariwal got 105462 votes and Sandhu secured 109843 votes.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Amrinder Raja Warring wins from Ludhiana

Amrinder Raja Warring from INC wins with ** votes. Ravneet Singh Bittu from BJP is in the second place. Bittu, a three-time Congress MP and the grandson of slain Punjab chief minister and dyed-in-wool Congressman Beant Singh, had shifted to BJP ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Warring has become three-time MLA from Gidderbaha of Muktsar district.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Harsimrat Kaur Badal wins from Bathinda seat, became MP for the fourth consecutive time

Shiromani Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal has wins from Bathinda. He has become an MP from Bathinda for the fourth time. AAP's Gurmeet has been on the second place. Harsimrat Kaur Badal has secured a lead of 45494 votes. Harsimrat Kaur Badal got 274514 votes, Mohinder Singh Sidhu, Congress got 144003, Gurmeet Singh Khudian AAP got 231020 votes and BJP's Parampal Kaur Sidhu got 79512 votes. There are 9 assembly seats under this seat which include Lambi, Bathinda Urban, Bathinda Rural, Bhucho Mandi, Maur Mandi, Talwandi Sabo, Mansa, Sardulgarh and Budhlada Assembly.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Congress candidate Amar Singh delcared winner

Congress candidate Amar Singh has been delcared winner from Fatehgarh Sahib with a lead of 34202 votes.He has secured 332591 votes. This time, 62.53 percent voting took place in the entire constituency, while 65.68 percent voting took place in 2019. There were 14 candidates in fray.
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IndiaJun 04, 2024

Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa wins from Gurdaspur

Congress candidate Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa has been delcared winner from Gurdaspur. He has secured 333742 votes.The prominent candidates were Dinesh Singh “Babbu” from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and AAP's candidate Amansher Singh Kalsi. Babbu got 255995 votes. Kalsi secured 268081 votes.

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Four prominent Punjab leaders join BJP ahead of 2027 Assembly elections

Political activity in Punjab has intensified as parties begin positioning themselves ahead of the 2027 state Assembly elections. In this context, the Bharatiya Janata Party has taken another step to strengthen its organisational base in the state. On Friday, former Congress Member of Parliament Jagmeet Brar formally joined the BJP in the presence of Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Saini. He was joined by Omkar Sidhu, former officer on special duty to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, senior Shiromani Akali Dal leader Charanjit Brar, and Jagmeet Brar’s brother Ripjeet Singh Brar. BJP leaders
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WorldJan 16, 2026

South Korean court sentences former president Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison

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Abbotsford hotel death under investigation by IHIT

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