Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Tuesday retained the Dharwad Lok Sabha seat, which he has been holding since 2004. He got 7,16,231 votes, winning by a margin of 97,324 votes over Vinod Asooti of Congress who secured 6,18,907 votes. Pralhad Joshi, the union minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Coal and Mines, had also served as the … Read more
Following Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP, calling the exit polls “Modi media polls” that showed the BJP-led NDA gaining a majority to form government for a third term, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi stated that the Congress party does not believe in national institutions such as the Supreme Court and the Election Commission, and does not … Read more
Fakira Dingaleshwar Swami of Shirahatti Fakkireshwar Math, a prominent Veerashaiva Lingayat seer, on Monday said he has decided to contest as an independent candidate from Dharwad segment in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Repeatedly targeting BJP’s candidate from the segment and Union Minister Pralhad Joshi, he accused him of “suppressing” Veerashaiva-Lingayat and other communities, and … Read more