For both leaders it will be their first direct election. Kanimozhi, who has been elected twice to the Rajya Sabha, has been grooming the constituency, spending a large portion of her MPLAD funds there.
Nitin Gadkari will contest Nagpur as expected. This time however, his opponent will be Nana Patole, an original Congress party member, who had shifted to the BJP before 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
Sharad Yadav, whose Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) is one of the constituents of the grand-alliance, was more specific on the date of announcement of candidates.
The big takeaway from the list is announcement of BJP president Amit Shah to contest his first Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, a seat that has been represented by senior leader L.K. Advani for past five terms.
Although the jail's cells are designed only for one person, often two inmates end-up sharing the same space, meaning gloomy prospects for Nirav Modi who has been accustomed to luxury all his life.
The blast on the India-Pakistan train took place near Panipat in Haryana on February 18, 2007, when it was on its way to Attari in Amritsar, the last station on the Indian side.
In his interaction with the students, the Congress president had promised 33 per cent reservation in government jobs for women and answered several of their questions.
Attacking the CPI(M), senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala told reporters that it was unfortunate that party offices of the CPI(M) have become "rape centres. I have regret in saying this. But that is the fact".
The NC will not contest from the two parliamentary seats of Jammu while the Congress in response will not contest from Srinagar seat, where from Dr Farooq Abdullah is candidate of the NC and Congress.
Mubashir Asad, younger brother of Rizwan, says injury marks were clearly visible all over his body. He says there was a major injury on the left side of the eye and cut marks and deep burn marks on his thighs at the front as well as back. “His tummy was swollen," he says.
