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Dynasts Face Uphill Battle in Upcoming State Elections CCI NG 3.7 Product: ETMumbaiBS PubDate: 30-09-2019 Zone: Nagpur Edition: 1 Page: ETNGPG4 User: kailash.korade Time: 09-29-2019 21:51 Color: CMYK 4 Pure Politics THE ECONOMIC TIMES | NAGPUR | MONDAY | 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 | WWW.ECONOMICTIMES.COM SP May Consider STATE OF AFFAIRS An assertive BJP has made the going tough for the Withdrawing Shivpal’s Pawars, the Thackerays, the Hoodas, the Chautala and the Sorens Disqualification Plea Press Trust of India Dynasts Face Uphill Battle in Ballia: The Samajwadi Party will consider with- drawing its application for Shivpal Singh Yadav’s disqualification as MLA if he agrees for a merger Upcoming State Elections with the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, senior SP lead- er Ram Govind Chaudhary said on Sunday. On Sep- pulation. Earlier, JMM also fo- land from tribals. We need to tember 13, the SP had moved the application seek- Kumar.Anshuman und support among non-tribal form our own government this ing Shivpal Yadav’s disqualification from the Uttar @timesgroup.com mining workers from Dalit and time,” he told a crowd in Khunti Pradesh Assembly under the anti-defection law. backward communities. But, on September 27. Chief minister Shivpal Yadav was elected from the Jaswantna- New Delhi: It’s a battle of survi- non-tribal votes started moving Raghubar Das countered So- gar assembly constituency on an SP ticket in the val for dynasts in Haryana, Ma- way in early 1990s. JMM won 18 rens, saying: “The Sorens have 2017 state elections. In 2018, he floated a new party harashtra and Jharkhand. An seats in 2009 and 19 seats in 2014 become landlords by capturing — Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) — after assertive BJP has made the go- assembly elections with 20% vo- tribal land. BJP government falling out with SP chief and his nephew Akhi- PM Narendra Modi, Union home minister Amit Shah ing tough for the Pawars, the te share, mostly of tribals. Howe- works for all,” he said in Ghatshi- lesh Yadav. and BJP national working president JP Nadda Thackerays, the Hoodas, the ver, BJP is challenging JMM for la at the beginning of his Johar “If Shivpal Singh Yadav dissolves his party and during the party's central election committee meeting, Chautala and the Sorens. tribal votes. In every speech, Jan Aashirvad Yatra on Septem- merges it with the Samajwadi Party, then the par- at BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Sunday.—ANI Hemant Soren warns tribals ber 26. To woo tribals, he said ra- ty will consider withdrawing the application seek- WHO MATTERS IN MAHARASHTRA THE JAT LEGACY IN HARYANA against BJP. “In last 16-17 years in ilways announcements would al- ing his disqualification as MLA of UP Legislative BY-POLLS IN 13 STATES Thackeray and Pawar are the In the past, Om Prakash Chauta- power, BJP has only grabbed so be made in Santhal language. Assembly,” Chaudhary told reporters here. two biggest surnames. Today, la’s Indian National Lok Dal Shiv Sena and Nationalist was the leading party in the Congress Party (NCP) are try- INLD-BJP alliance . In 2014, whi- BJP Names ing hard to remain relevant in le BJP came to power with 47 the face of BJP’s onslaught. For MLAs, INLD became the lea- the last three elections, BJP has ding opposition party with 17 maintained its vote share of MLAs. Chautala went to jail and ............................................................................................................................................................... 28%. With 20% votes, Sena can- his two sons Ajay and Abhay are 32 Candidates not aspire to get the leading role. fighting for his legacy. Ajay Yong Tshering Lepcha from “If ideology and vote bank are Chautala’s sons, Digvijay and ANI Gangtok seat in Sikkim. same people prefer a national Dushyant Chautala, have for- For the two Punjab seats — party like the BJP,”says a state med Jannayak Janata Party New Delhi: The Bharatiya Ja- Phagwara and Mukerian — the BJP leader. Sena chief Uddhav (JJP). The Congress Jat stal- nata Party on Sunday released party has fielded Rajesh Bagga Thackeray’s worry is if BJP wart, Bhupinder Hooda, helped a list of 32 candidates for by- and Jangi Lal Mahajan, respec- gets majority on its own or with Congress win 15 seats in 2014, CAN I help u? to find Rental bolls across 13 states scheduled tively. Sushila Seegda will fight the support of smaller parties, with the party winning 12 in his house,flats,bungalow,shops, for October 21. From Uttar Pra- from Mandawa assembly cons- Sena would further lose rele- stronghold. But in the Lok Sab- offices,commercial space, PG HOME TUTORS avlbl desh, BJP has fielded Kirat tituency in Rajasthan. The par- vance in state. ha elections, both Hooda and his at Nagpur. Sarang-9823133828 KG-Graduation,all subje- S.S. Consultancy, Nagpur. cts, also Online Tutions Singh from Gangoh, Bharat ty has selected Raveesh Thantri For 78-year-old Sharad Pawar, son Deepender Hooda lost. all over world. (Teachers Bhushan Gupta from Rampur, Kuntar, C G Rajagopal, K P Pra- this could be the last election reqd.) Suyash 8888844491 ................................................................. ............................................................................................ Rajkumar Sahyogi from Iglas, kash Babu, K Surendran and S where he is actively involved. TRIBAL TEST IN JHARKHAND Suresh Tiwari from Lucknow Suresh for Manjeshwar, Erna- But the struggle for heir appa- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha is still Cantonment, Surendra Mait- kulam, Aroor, Konni, Vattiyoor- rent is not a done deal. Pawar a major party but its appeal is de- hani from Govindnagar, kavu constituencies in Kerala, would like his daughter and MP clining with even its chief, Shibu Anand Shukla from Manik- respectively. For the two assem- Supriya Sule to take charge but Soren, losing his traditional se- pur, Ambarish Rawat from Za- bly seats in Himachal — Dha- he can’t ignore his ambitious at, Dumka, in the Lok Sabha elec- idpur, Rajesh Singh from Ja- ramshala and Pacchad — BJP nephew Ajit Pawar. Outside, his tion. Soren had won the seat balpur, Saroj Sonkar from Bal- has fielded Vishal Nehriya and top leaders have quit and his eight times in the past. While he ha and Vijay Rajbhar from Reena Kashyap. control over the co-operatives has taken a back seat, his son ............................................................................................................................................................... Ghosi assembly constituency. In Assam, it has named Bijay has weakened in th recent years. Hemant Soren is the leading for- The party has named Kota Malakar from Ratabari, Towfi- Pawar is also carrying the bur- ce in the party. The challenge be- Rama Rao for Huzurnagar in qur Rahman from Jania, Ra- den of almost- ineffective Cong- fore Hemant Soren is to expand Telangana. Sonam Tshering jen Borthakur from Rangapa- ress and hence is singlehanded- the party’s support base beyong Venchuangpa will contest ra and Nabanita Handique ly running the opposition cam- its traditional tribal supporters from Martam-Rumtek and from Sonari. paign. who form 26% of the state’s po- Maha Polls: Cong may Claim More Than 125 Seats: Thorat C G Bhendarkar. Call- ............................................................................................................................................................... 9370233962,9225212561/62 sembly polls and may contest mula of 125 seats each,” he said. Speaking on other issues, Tho- termites Ants, Rats, Flies more seats than the ‘125 each’ “It will take some more time to rat lashed out at the Centre for Cockroches,Bed bugs etc. Maha Cong chief says No need to vacant home. formula earlier agreed upon, work out an acceptable formu- banning onion exports and ................................................................. ............................................................................................ NCP admits that Cong state Congress chief Balasa- la. The first list of around 50 termed it as a decision “not in heb Thorat hinted on Sunday. candidates can come out by Oc- favour of farmers”. has an upper hand It will take some more time to tober 2,” Thorat said. “It is double standard on part of work out an “acceptable formu- He said another meeting be- the Centre. When the onion pric- la”, he said. “The NCP admits tween the two parties is sched- es crash, it doesn’t do anything, Press Trust of India that the Congress will have an uled on October 2 which is ex- but imposes a ban when prices upper hand. Going by the num- pected to bring more clarity on rise and there is scope for farm- Mumbai: The Congress is like- ber of candidates and capacity to the seat-sharing scenario. ers to earn money. The Centre is QUALIFIED & Exp. Home Tutors M/F avbl ly to have an “upper hand” in put up a challenge, the Congress The state goes to polls on Octo- more interested in keeping the for 1 to 12th All Sub Engg alliance with the NCP for next is of the opinion of contesting ber 21and counting of votes will onion prices low than helping JEE/NEET etc. M: 942363 month’s Maharashtra As- more seats than the earlier for- be held on October 24. farmers,” he alleged. 4630. (Teachers required) .................................................................. ............................................................................................ ‘Good Blend’ CONSUMER CONNECT INITIATIVE From Page 1 “The nominees Construction on 51km roads were a good blend under TenderSURE project, of emerging com- City’s soaring to new heights Home Sweet Home project panies and estab- et al are underway. lished ones,” said Cyril Shroff. “The Backed by several developmental projects, which have either with 364.47 points topped To sum it up, although message that co- the chart while Ahmedabad the city had to wait for a mes through from been launched or are in the pipeline, Nagpur appears more was second with 362.34 long time before the winds the selected names points in the first week of of change started blowing, speaks for itself. prominently on the national scene Going forward, September 2019. it is undergoing a metamor- new business mo- ResponseNagpur pur grow at a brisk pace.
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