Imran pratapgarhi election result

New Delhi: Congress Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi on Saturday said that the Bajrang Dal, the youth wing of the Sangh-affiliated Vishwa Hindu Parishad, will face action if the party locks the win that it appeared to be heading for as the Karnataka election results were declared. Mr Pratapgarhi, the chief of the Congress's minority department, told NDTV that the party intends to go through with its manifesto promise of cracking down on groups that sow communal discord. "We have got the blessings of Bajrang Bali (another name for Lord Hanuman) and all the Sufi saints. We are against those who do politics of hate and violence. We will definitely fulfil what we have promised in our manifesto. Bajrang Dal will be banned if we win the election," he said. The Congress manifesto for Karnataka had stated that it will "take strong action against organisations like Bajrang Dal that promote enmity and hatred among different communities". It also promised to protect minorities from "communal violence" and "false cases". It had named the Popular Front of India (PFI), a Muslim group banned by some states for alleged links to terrorism, along with the Bajrang Dal, which is often linked with vigilantism, violence and moral policing. In the face of a backlash from members of the ruling BJP, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has, it clarified the promise, saying it had "no proposal to ban the Bajrang Dal" because banning an organisation like it came under the central government. "We ...

Highlights • Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that EC favored BJP. • He was referring to the recently announced Rajya Sabha poll results. • The counting of votes had come to a small halt after the election authorities received complaints. Rajya Sabha election result: Reacting to Election Commission (EC)'s move on the rejection of vote cast by Sena MLA Suhas Kande, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday alleged that EC favored BJP. Clearing his stance, Raut said, "Election Commission made our one vote invalid. We objected to two votes but no action was taken on that. Election Commission favoured them (BJP)." While Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi declared his victory and also confirmed the tally for the remaining candidates. "I have won as well as Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut and NCP's Praful Patel. I thank the MLAs. We are sad that the fourth candidate of (Maha Vikas Aghadi) Sanjay Pawar could not win," said Pratapgarhi. The counting of votes came to a small halt after the election authorities received complaints and counter complaints in Maharashtra and Haryana. Earlier, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday alleged a violation of the poll code by three MLAs of the ruling Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in the Rajya Sabha elections in Maharashtra and urged the Returning Officer to hold their votes invalid. The BJP demanded that the votes of NCP leader Jitendra Awhad, Congress leader Yashomati Thakur and Shiv Sena's Suhas Kande be declared invalid. Out of 6 seats in...

Maharashtra RS Polls: BJP Wins 3 of 6 Seats, MVA Coalition Says EC Ignored Its Complaints The BJP winners are Union minister Piyush Goyal, former state minister Anil Bonde, and Dhananjay Mahadik. Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut, NCP's Praful Patel and Congress' Imran Pratapgarhi also won the fiercely-fought elections. Mumbai: In a major setback to Maharashtra’s ruling alliance of Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party and Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday, June 11, won three of the six Rajya Sabha seats. The ruling combine questioned the eight-hour delay in counting of votes. The BJP winners include Union minister Piyush Goyal and former state minister Anil Bonde, and Dhananjay Mahadik. Shiv Sena’s Sanjay Raut, NCP’s Praful Patel and Congress’ Imran Pratapgarhi also won the fiercely-fought elections. Of the 284 valid votes, Goyal polled 48, Bonde 48, Mahadik 41.56, Raut 41, Pratapgarhi 44 and Patel 43. The contest was for the sixth seat for which the BJP had fielded former MP Dhananjay Mahadik and the Shiv Sena candidate was Sanjay Pawar, who lost. Mahadik and Pawar are both from Kolhapur in western Maharashtra. The high-stakes battle for the sixth seat turned out to be a nail-biting affair with the Congress and BJP trading charges and even approaching the Election Commission. “Elections are contested not just for the fight, but the victory. Jai Maharashtra,” tweeted BJP’s Devendra Fadnavis, whose refusal to have a consensus candidate for the Rajya Sabha led to elect...

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Gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were killed by three men posing as journalists in Prayagraj on April 15 night. It may be noted that Ahmed's son Asad and his accomplice were killed in a police encounter in Jhansi on April 13. The last rites of Asad were performed on April 15.

May 13, 2023, 01:20PM IST Source: TOI.in Congress is all set to form a government in Karnataka. Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Imran Pratapgarhi said that this is the win of the people of the state. He also said that the communal politics of the BJP has been defeated. He says that this is a win for the Bharat Jodo Yatra and a defeat of PM Modi.

"This is the victory of Karnataka people against the Prime Minister and defeat of the BJP's politics over religion. This is the victory of Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi against the narrative of PM Modi and Amit Shah. This is the victory of all suffering endured by Rahul Gandhi during Bharat Jodo Yatra," Pratapgarhi said while talking to . Congress appeared to be consolidating its lead after crossing the halfway mark in Karnataka assembly polls with the party leading on 117 seats according to early trends of results. According to the latest data from Election Commission, the BJP is leading on 75 seats, Janata Dal (Secular) on 25, Independents on 5 and Kalyana Rajya Pragathi Paksha and Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha on one each. The party is maintaining almost a seven per cent lead over the BJP in vote share. The counting of votes began at 8 am amid tight security across the state. Trends are now available for all 224 assembly seats in the state. The Congress has a vote share of 43 per cent while it is 36 per cent for BJP and 13 per cent for JD(S). The halfway mark in assembly is 113. There were celebrations at Congress headquarters in Delhi in anticipation of victory. However, reacting to the trends, Imran called it a "loss" for Prime Minister Narendra Modi more than the BJP as a whole as the PM indulged in the poll campaigning at large. "It is a big loss for PM Modi more than the BJP as a whole. The celebration across the county shows how much it is important. It will impac...