Smriti Irani visits Amethi for the first time after losing the Lok Sabha polls
After a gap of almost a year, former union minister and ex-Amethi Lok Sabha member Smriti Irani visited Amethi for a day long programme on Monday.
After a gap of almost a year, former union minister and ex-Amethi Lok Sabha member Smriti Irani visited Amethi for a day long programme on Monday.
A total of 64.64 crore votes were polled in 2024 Lok Sabha elections as compared to 61.4 crore in the last general elections in 2019, as per the Election Commission (ECI).
In the review report approved by the CPI-M state committee, it has reportedly been stated that the basic votes of the party have substantially gone to the BJP. In places where the BJP has no influence, the CPI-M votes have gone to the BJP.
According to official sources here, Police commissioners of Lucknow and Prayagraj have been changed. IPS Amarendra Kumar Sengar will be the new Police Commissioner of Lucknow and Tarun Gaba has been appointed Police Commissioner Prayagraj.
Addressing a press conference, Rai said the election results, especially of Uttar Pradesh, are being discussed in the entire country as the opposition-backed INDIA bloc excelled by winning more than 200 seats.
It is likely that the party would deliberate on candidates about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The announcement was made by the party's senior general secretary, Imran Reza Ansari, becoming the first party to announce its candidate for one of the five Lok Sabha seats in the Union territory.
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh confirmed the seat-sharing deal with the AAP in Delhi, adding that the alliance will be made official later in the day.
With the Lok Sabha election drawing close the Congress government in the state is under tremendous pressure from the Opposition over the six poll guarantees it promised before Assembly elections in the state.
In response to questions on seat-sharing with the SP, he said, “It is in the final stage. Anytime it can be finalized. The discussion is going on.”
