All posts tagged "lok sabha polls"

Freed pro-Maoist leader reposes faith in Mamata

Kolkata, A day after he was bailed out on completing a ten-year sentence, pro-Maoist leader Chhatradhar Mahato – who spearheaded a violent tribal movement in West...

Election Commissioner Lavasa absent at announcement of Jharkhand poll schedule

New Delhi, Nov 1 : Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa, who had given a dissent note on the clean chit given to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

Bengal bypolls to be 1st trial of strength post Lok Sabha election

The polls at Kharagpur Sadar and Karimpur were necessitated after the MLAs from the respective seats won the Lok Sabha polls.

Congress to target economy, unemployment in Maharashtra, Haryana

New Delhi, Oct 5 : The Congress, which is aiming to wrest power from the BJP in Maharashtra and Haryana, will focus on issues like the...

We offered 40 seats to BSP in Haryana: Dushyant Chautala

The announcement came less than a month after the alliance was formed. Earlier, the AAP parted ways with the JJP. Both contested the Lok Sabha polls...

SC refuses to entertain PIL seeking fresh LS polls with ballot papers

New Delhi, July 5 : The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a PIL filed by lawyer Manohar Lal Sharma to conduct fresh Lok Sabha...

‘Missing’ Tejashwi says he was undergoing treatment

Patna, June 29 RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday took to Twitter to put an end to speculation about him going ‘missing’ after his party’s rout...

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury: From street fighter to Congress leader in LS

Kolkata, June 18 (IANS) Maverick, aggressive, and controversial, five-time MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has for long been considered the strongman of West Bengal’s Murshidabad district, where...

Lawyer files plea in Supreme Court To Conduct Fresh Lok Sabha Polls Through Ballot paper

New Delhi, June 13 : Lawyer ML Sharma has filed a fresh petition in the Supreme court and sought fresh Lok Sabha polls through ballot paper....

Decoding Congress failure in the 2019 general election

The recently held general election was different from any other held in India in the sense that for this election, the ruling party as well as...

Mamata terms LS polls scandalous, demands fact finding committee

Kolkata, June 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) used in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections...

Bring back paper ballot to save democracy: Mamata

Accusing the BJP of winning the Lok Sabha polls by misusing muscle, money and government power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday called for...

Congress may not contest UP bypolls

Lucknow, June 1 (IANS) The Congress in Uttar Pradesh may decide against contesting the bye-elections to 11 Assembly segments that have been necessitated after 11 legislators...

Mamata accuses BJP of manipulating EVMs, proposes mass movement

Kolkata, May 31 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday held her party Trinamool Congress’ core committee meeting where she accused the BJP of...

Congress Parliamentary Party meeting on June 1

New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) A meeting of Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) will be held on June 1 and a decision on the new leader of...

Clamour in Congress to go it alone in Bihar

Patna, May 29 (IANS) After the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s (RJD) no-show in Bihar in the Lok Sabha elections, the clamour is growing in the Congress to...

Mamata reshuffles cabinet after Trinamool’s dismal LS show

Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Following her party’s shocking performance in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday reshuffled her cabinet with...

Time to fix accountability; sack not resign: Pramod Tiwari

New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Tuesday said that this was not the time for party chief Rahul Gandhi to resign...

AAP MLA blames Kejriwal for loss in Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s MLA Alka Lamba on Saturday blamed the party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal for the party’s rout in the...

Congress snatches Andaman and Nicobar seat from BJP

Port Blair, May 24 : Amid an all pervading doom, the Congress had something to cheer for in Andaman and Nicobar Islands as its candidate Kuldeep...

BJP’s Manoj Tiwari wins by 3,66,102 votes from North East Delhi

GoT references become buzzwords as Modi wins

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) As Prime Minister Narendra Modi readied for a second term, Twitterati used memes and references from the “Game Of Thrones” to...

BJP’s Gautam Gambhir wins from East Delhi by 3,91,222 votes

BJP’s Gautam Gambhir wins from East Delhi by 3,91,222 votes

Chiefs of Grand Alliance partners in Bihar defeated

Patna, May 23 (IANS) There was such a Modi wave in Bihar this time that the chiefs of the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP), Hindustani Awam...

We will introspect: MP CM Kamal Nath after Congress defeat

Bhopal, May 23 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday accepted the results of the Lok Sabha election in which his Congress party suffered...

Most dynasties face people’s wrath in Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) If caste barriers fell in the Lok Sabha elections 2019, dynasties became the second casualty with many political families, mostly belonging...

Punjab: Congress wins 8 seats, Akali Dal-BJP 4

Chandigarh, May 23 (IANS) Punjab’s ruling Congress won eight of the 13 Lok Sabha seats, one of the few states where it did well, while the...

Rahul accepts defeat, congratulates Modi

New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accepted the shocking defeat in the Lok Sabha elections as “people’s verdict” and congratulated Prime...

PM Modi wins Varanasi with a margin of 4.75 lakh votes

Varanasi, May 23 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi recorded a spectacular victory in Varanasi, clocking a margin of 4,75,754 votes. Modi polled a total of 6,69,602...

Lok Sabha polls: Counting to begin on Thursday morning

New Delhi, May 22 (IANS) Counting of votes, the grand finale in the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections in 542 seats, will begin on Thursday along with...

Congress Seva Dal workers guard EVM strong rooms in Amethi, Rae Bareli

Amethi/Rae Bareli, May 22 (IANS) In the high-profile Lok Sabha seats of Amethi and Rae Bareli, represented by Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his mother and...

Former Union minister Kushwaha tells supporters to pick up arms to protect EVMs

Patna, May 21 (IANS) Opposition RLSP chief and former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha on Tuesday reacted angrily to reports of alleged tampering of EVMs by the...

EC meeting Wednesday on opposition’s concern on EVMs: Congress

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) The Election Commission will meet on Wednesday to address the concerns raised by leaders of 20 opposition parties, who met the...

Sensex ends 382 points lower after record high

Mumbai, May 21 (IANS) The Sensex on Tuesday ended 382 points in the red, after touching a record high of 39,572 minutes into the trade. The...

After campaigning, Yogi returns to official work

Lucknow, May 21 (IANS) After two months of hectic campaigning, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is returning to his official work. The Chief Minister, who...

Row over alleged EVM ‘maninpulation’, EC dismisses charges

New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) A major controversy erupted on Tuesday after allegations that EVMs were being changed in the Election Commissions strong rooms in Uttar...

21 Opposition parties to meet in Delhi on Tuesday

Several senior Congress, Trinamool Congress, CPI, CPI-M, AAP, NCP, National Conference, Bahujan Samaj Party, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Janata Dal, DMK, Janata Dal-Secular and the TDP.

As Lok Sabha elections conclude, Petrol, Diesel prices hiked

New Delhi, May 20: A day after the Lok Sabha Elections concluded, fuel prices witnessed a hike in prices. Petrol prices increased about 8-10 paise, while...

Exit polls not perfect for Lok Sabha elections

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) If exit polls are to be believed, the Narendra Modi government is coming back to power with full majority, but the...

Exit polls failed to catch people’s pulse: TDP chief Naidu

Amaravati, May 19 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday said time and again exit polls have failed to catch the pulse of...

Congress, NCP, SP in Maharashtra reject exit polls

Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) The Congress and the Samajwadi Party in Maharashtra on Sunday disagreed with the exit polls which predict a clean sweep for the...

Exit polls predict Congress will improve but not impressively

New Delhi, May 20 (IANS) Exit polls released on Sunday predicted that the Congress will improve from its lowest tally of 44 seats it won in...

TRS rejects exit polls, says May 23 results will be different

Hyderabad, May 19 (IANS) With most exit polls on Sunday predicting a comfortable victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS)...

Exit polls a gameplan to manipulate EVMs: Mamata

Kolkata, May 19 (IANS) Dismissing the exit poll predictions of the Lok Sabha elections as “gossip”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said it...

IANS-CVoter predicts BJP sweeping Delhi, may win all 7 seats

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) The BJP is likely to hold its ground in Delhi and may win all seven seats in the three-cornered fight, according...

All surveys can’t be wrong, time to switch off TV: Omar

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Minutes after the exit polls projected the return of a BJP-led NDA government, National Conference leader Omar Abdullah it was not...

TDP seeks action against PM Modi

New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday took strong objection to the telecast of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s activities...

Over 46% percent turnout in Bihar at 4 p.m.

Patna, May 19 (IANS) A turnout of 46.28 per cent was recorded till 4 p.m. in polling to eight seats in Bihar in the seventh and...

BJP leader Mukul Roy to stay away in the last phase

Kolkata, May 18 (IANS) With Trinamool Congress pointing out that Bharatiya Janata Party leader Mukul Roy being an ‘outsider’ should stay away from the areas where...

Voting on 59 seats in last phase of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, May 19 : Voting will be held in 59 constituencies across seven states and a union territory today in the seventh and final phase...

BJP activist among four held, Rs 24.12 lakh cash seized in Bengal

Kolkata, May 17 (IANS) In an embarrassment to the BJP, four persons including two women and a local saffron party leader, were arrested for allegedly carrying...

Sonia kicks off Project 272 with May 23 invite to political heavyweights

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has sent letters to all key players, including former Uttar Pradesh chief ministers, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, for the May 23 meeting,...

BJP to suffer a net loss of seats this polls, says report

Mumbai, May 16 (IANS) A report has claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party is set to suffer a net loss of seats in the ongoing general...

BJP will win 74 plus seats in UP: Ravi Kishan

Gorakhpur, May 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) Gorakhpur candidate Ravi Kishan has said that the party will win more than 74 (of the 80) seats...

KCR trying to split non-NDA parties, says CPI

Hyderabad, May 16 (IANS) The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Thursday alleged that Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao was trying to split non-NDA parties...

Modi’s attacks on ‘mahagatbandhan’ betrays his fear: CPI-M

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s persistent attacks on the opposition alliance reveals the real phobia he harbours that a coalition government could...

Alliance politics take centre stage in Bihar last phase

Patna, May 16 (IANS) Alliance politics have taken centre stage in Bihar during the seventh and last phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls. Ahead of...

Mamata does not recognize me as PM: Modi

Mau (Uttar Pradesh), May 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday that West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did not recognize him as her...

Muslim vote fragmented in UP, says Khurshid

New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Unlike in the Bihar Assembly elections, the Muslim vote has split between the Congress and the SP-BSP alliance in the Lok...

Priyanka holds mega road show in Varanasi

Varanasi, May 15 (IANS) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday held a mega road show here along an almost the same route that Prime Minister...

Opposition seeks fresh polling for Tripura West seat

Re-polling was held on May 12 in 168 of the total 1,679 polling stations in the constituency as electoral malpractices were detected during the first round...

BJP has numbers to crack MGB’s caste code in UP’s final round

New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has an advantage in the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh on...

Priyanka claims to be Punjabi ‘bahu’, says make Rahul PM

Bathinda/Pathankot, May 14 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday attempted to establish an emotional link with local voters by describing herself as a...

West Bengal: 710 companies of central forces in 7th phase

Kolkata, May 14: A total of 710 companies of the central forces will be deployed for the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha polls in...

Over 60% turnout in Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal, May 12 (IANS) A turnout of 60.48 per cent was recorded in eight Lok Sabha seats of Madhya Pradesh which went to polls in the...

Lok Sabha Elections : 67% voting registered in Haryana

Chandigarh, May 12 : Amidst allegations of booth capturing, Haryana on Sunday witnessed 67.06 per cent voting in its 10 Lok Sabha seats, an election official...

Lok Sabha Election : Over 60% turnout in Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) A turnout of 60.21 per cent was recorded in elections for Delhi’s seven parliamentary constituencies on Sunday amid reports of EVM...

An election of possibilities in Bihar

The ongoing Lok Sabha election in Bihar is unique in the sense that no previous election whether of the assembly or a general election can be...

Congress will repeat 2009 performance: Hooda

Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that the Congress would repeat its 2009 performance in the Lok Sabha elections when it won nine...

Brisk voting by Muslims in Chandni Chowk despite fast, heat

New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) In spite of the intense heat and day-long fasts observed during the ongoing holy month of Ramzan, a huge number of...

6th phase Lok Sabha polls: Nearly 80% polling in Bengal amid violence

Kolkata, May 12 : From a BJP worker getting killed in Jhargram to party workers sustaining bullet injuries and candidates getting heckled — widespread violence again...

Third gender group from Churu wishes Rahul poll win

Kamla and three others followed the Congress chief as he came out of his residence at the Tughlaq Lane along with Ajay Maken, the party's New...

Punjab CM ridicules Harsimrat’s charges of disrupting rallies

Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday ridiculed Akali leader and Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal’s allegations of the Congress government in...

Priyanka Gandhi votes, says BJP will be ousted

New Delhi, May 12 Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday voted in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls and claimed that the...

Sonia Gandhi casts vote at Nirman Bhawan polling booth in New Delhi

New Delhi, May 12 UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Sunday voted in the Lok Sabha election in which the Congress is trying to oust the BJP-led...

Polling begins for four Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand

Ranchi, May 12 Polling began in four Lok Sabha seats of Jharkhand at 7 am on Sunday, said an election commission official. In the third phase...

6th phase crucial for NDA in Bihar: Stakes are high

Patna, May 11 (IANS) Stakes are high for the ruling BJP-led NDA in the eight Bihar constituencies in the penultimate phase on Sunday as it aims...

Priyanka Gandhi to hold roadshow in Varanasi on May 15

Varanasi, May 11 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a mega roadshow in Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on May...

7,000 security personnel deployed for Tripura re-polls

An EC official said that around 925 polling personnel besides 168 each of sector officers and micro observers, have reached the polling stations.

BJP leaders with Z plus security distributing cash boxes, says Mamata

Kolkata, May 11 : Pointing to the episode of a mysterious black trunk unloaded from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s chopper during a rally in Chitraguda, Bengal...

Key Constituencies in Phase 6 of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, May 11 As the campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 59 constituencies ended Friday evening, over 10.17 crore voters across...

Nationalism, statehood, sealing dominate campaign in Delhi

New Delhi, May 10 Nationalism, decisive leadership, full statehood, sealing and employment dominated the election campaigning in the national capital this election season. The election campaigning...

BJP may get 30-35 seats in UP, up to 210 overall: Brokerage firm

Its report predicts that overall the Bharatiya Janata Party could win 190-210 seats and the NDA could get 220-240 seats.

EC to hold high-level meeting in Bengal next week

Kolkata, May 9 : Amid reports of widespread violence across districts in West Bengal in the ongoing Lok Sabha polls, Deputy Election Commissioner Sudip Jain would...

Lok Sabha polls: Less than 5% women candidates in Haryana

Chandigarh, May 9: In the patriarchal state of Haryana, political parties are not fair with the fairer sex when it comes to the parliamentary elections. Only...

Chouhan’s kin among loan waiver beneficiaries: Rahul

Bhind/Murena/Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) Responding to former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s charges of discrepancies in farm loan waiver, Congress President Rahul...

Economy in disastrous phase of slowdown : Congress

New Delhi, May 8 The Congress on Wednesday said Indian economy has entered a “disastrous” phase of economic slowdown under Narendra Modi-led BJP regime and the...

Modi, BJP are the biggest threats to nation: Mamata

Kolkata, May 8 Urging the people to remove Prime Minister Narendra Modi from power, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described him and the...

Opposition asks EC to increase auto check of VVPAT

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) A delegation of opposition parties on Tuesday visited the Election Commission (EC) and urged it to look into their demand for...

People vote for performance, says Punjab CM’s wife

Patiala, May 7 (IANS) Only the Congress can alleviate the woes of the people and put India back on the track of development, as the party...

SC declines increase in verification of VVPAT slips with EVMs

New Delhi, May 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to increase the count for the verification of voter-verified paper audit trail (VVPAT) slips with Electronic...

Varun triggers yet another controversy

Lucknow, May 6 (IANS) BJP MP Varun Gandhi has mastered the art of creating controversy after controversy. The young Gandhi is currently campaigning for his mother...

SC to hear Rafale review pleas, contempt plea against Rahul on May 10

New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on a bunch of review petitions in Rafale deal, saying it will club...

Telangana CM calls on Kerala CM

Rao has already spoken to West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

5th phase over, efforts begin for forming non-BJP, non-Congress alliance

This will be KCR's first meeting with any leader of a non-BJP and non-Congress party since the Lok Sabha elections began on April 11.

Secure EVM strongrooms, Maharashtra Congress to EC

State Congress President Ashok Chavan said that since there were fears of EVM tinkering through mobile towers or WiFi networks in the vicinity of the strongrooms,...

Lok Sabha Polls Phase 5: Voting concludes in 51 constituencies

New Delhi, May 6: Voting for 51 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over seven states, in the fifth of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise, concluded on Monday....

Political earthquake after LS election results: Tejashwi

Patna, May 6 (IANS) Bihar opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday predicted a political earthquake when the results of the ongoing Lok Sabha polls are declared...

Kejriwal tried to be ‘over smart’: Sibal on failed alliance

Significantly, the AAP appeared to be more keen than the Congress to have the alliance and its leader and Delhi Chief Minister Kejriwal attacked Congress President...

Congress suspends Bihar rebel candidate Shakeel Ahmed

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday suspended senior leader and former MP Shakeel Ahmed for contesting as an Independent from Bihar’s Madhubani Lok...

KCR to meet Kerala CM to discuss ‘federal front’

Hyderabad, May 5 (IANS) With 18 days to go for Lok Sabha election results, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao is all set to resume his...

Mob violence in Shopian, Pulwama on poll eve

Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) Mob violence was reported from Jammu and Kashmir’s Shopian and Pulwama districts on Sunday, hours before voting there in the third and...

Agnivesh raps Modi, BJP for fielding Pragya Thakur

Bhopal, May 5 : Swami Agnivesh has said voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, its candidate for the Bhopal parliamentary seat,...

Caste to play main role in Bihar 5th phase polls

Patna, May 5 More than a Narendra Modi or Nitish Kumar factor, Bihar’s ruling NDA is heavily banking on the “caste-factor” in the state’s five parliamentary...

Mayawati’s appeal to people to vote for Congress in Amethi, Rae Bareli

Lucknow, May 5 : Openly endorsing Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi for the first time in this Lok sabha elections, BSP supremo Mayawati on Sunday asked...

Will BJP retain 7 MP seats going to polls on May 7?

Bhopal, May 4 (IANS) Campaigning ended on Saturday evening for the seven seats going to poll in the fifth phase on May 6 in Bundelkhand, Vindhya...

People, not Modi, responsible for growth: Rahul

Gurugram, May 4 (IANS) In an attempt to dent the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) vote bank, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, here on Saturday, criticised Prime Minister...

MP government to get Vyapam scam probed afresh: Rahul

Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh), May 2 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that there will be fresh investigation into the scam involving Madhya Pradesh Professional...

Congress will fill 22 lakh government vacancies: Maken

New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) Former Union Minister and Congress’ New Delhi seat candidate Ajay Maken on Monday promised that if his party comes to power...

Sidhu criticises Modi for running away from promises

Narsinghpur (MP), April 29 (IANS) Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Monday launched into a tirade against Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying if he became the...

Andhra CM urges EC to act against Modi over Bengal claims

Amaravati, April 29 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday demanded that the Election Commission take action against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for...

PM Modi’s comment on Trinamool MLAs sets off storm in Bengal

Sreerampur (West Bengal)/Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday sparked off a major row in West Bengal with his warning to Chief Minister...

Shatrughan files nomination from Patna Sahib

Patna, April 29 (IANS) Congress candidate and actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Monday filed his nomination papers from the Patna Sahib constituency in Bihar which will head...

Babul Supriyo’s car vandalised in Bengal’s Asansol

Kolkata, April 29 (IANS) Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Babul Supriyo’s car was vandalised on Monday in West Bengal’s Asansol, but the leader...

Congress promises to address sealing, GST in Delhi

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) J.P. Agarwal, the Congress candidate from Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency, here on Sunday, promised to address the sealing and the...

Jobs remain top concern for voters: CVOTER-IANS

New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Unemployment remains the leading concern for the people as they are far more worried about economic issues than security, according to...

Congress’ Lalitesh hopes to beat Union Minister in Mirzapur

Mirzapur (Uttar Pradesh), April 28 Congress’ Lalitesh Pati Tripathi, pitted against Union Minister and Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel for the Mirzapur Lok Sabha seat, is...

Khali holds US citizenship, should be barred from campaigning: TMC writes to EC against BJP

New Delhi, April 28 : West Bengal’s Trinamool Congress has written to the Election Commission of India against the Bharatiya Janata Party for roping wrestler Dalip...

Modi government stalled Amethi food park project: Priyanka

Barabanki/Unnao, April 27 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday accused the Narendra Modi government of halting the construction of food work in Amethi –...

The mistakes which Rahul has made

Although the latest poll surveys suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may not be able to get a majority of its own in the ongoing...

BJP to get mandate bigger than in 2014: Jaitley

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the BJP would get a bigger mandate than in 2014 in the general...

Ignored by BJP, Vinod Khanna’s wife mulls Gurdaspur plans

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) Kavita Khanna, wife of late actor Vinod Khanna who was an an MP, indicated on Friday that she could enter the...

Andhra CM threatens EC with legal action to recover cost overrun

Amaravati, April 26 (IANS) Angry over the Election Commission preventing him from holding review meetings on ongoing projects, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on...

Begusarai Battle: Will it be for identity or ideology?

The Begusarai parliamentary constituency, which represents Begusarai district in northern Bihar has a distinct and prominent presence on the political map of Bihar. Unlike other parts...

Congress fields boxer Vijender Singh from South Delhi

New Delhi, April 23 (IANS) The Congress on Monday fielded Olympic bronze medal-winning boxer Vijender Singh as its candidate for the South Delhi Lok Sabha seat....

Lok Sabha Polls 2019: FIR against Pragya Thakur over Babri Masjid remarks

Bhopal, April 22: On the orders of the Election Commission, an FIR has been registered against BJP candidate from Bhopal Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur for making...

Act against PM for violating election norms: Yechury

New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury has urged the Election Commission to act against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “constantly flouting” guidelines...

Mehbooba Mufti slams Modi’s nuclear arsenal remarks

Srinagar, April 22 (IANS) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lowering the standard of political discourse by...

Priyanka slams Smriti for misleading Amethi voters

Amethi, April 22 (IANS) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday slammed Union Minister Smriti Irani, saying she is out to insult the people of Amethi...

Case Registered Against Jaya Prada for advising Mayawati about Azam Khan

Lucknow, April 22: A case has been registered against BJP’s Rampur candidate Jaya Prada for giving advice to BSP chief Mayawati about Samajwadi Party leader Azam...

BJP to defend 62 seats in phase 3, Congress 16

New Delhi, April 21 : The third phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled for Tuesday will see the maximum number of seats going to the polls...

Congress fields Hooda father-son, Bhajan Lal kin in Haryana

Chandigarh, April 21 : Raising the bar for itself for the Lok Sabha elections in Haryana, the Congress on Sunday announced the name of former Chief...

BJP, Congress upbeat on winning Goa polls

Panaji, April 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress have expressed confidence of winning the two Lok Sabha polls and three Assembly by-elections,...

Kirti Azad files papers for Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat

Ranchi, April 20 : Cricketer-turned-politician Kirti Azad filed his nomination papers on Saturday for Jharkhand’s Dhanbad Lok Sabha seat on a Congress ticket. Only district level...

Digvijaya Singh doesn’t own a vehicle

Bhopal, April 20 : Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who was the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh for 10 years, does not own any vehicle, according to...

Maharashtra Congress MLA suspended

Aurangabad, April 20 : In a poll-eve embarrassment, the Maharashtra Congress on Saturday suspended its Sillod legislator Abdul Sattar A. Nabi for alleged anti-party activities. State...

Manmohan defends Nyay, says it won’t entail new taxes

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday said that Nyay scheme of the Congress will usher in an era of minimum...

Ex-MP CM Digvijaya files papers for Bhopal Lok Sabha seat

Bhopal, April 20 (IANS) Former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Saturday filed his nomination papers for the Bhopal Lok Sabha...

Congress set to contest Delhi Lok Sabha Elections alone

"The party has decided to field former Union Minister Ajay Maken from New Delhi, former Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit from Chandni Chowk, Olympian wrestler Sushil Kumar...

Over 81% voting in 2nd phase in West Bengal

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) West Bengal’s Darjeeling, Jalpaiguri and Raiganj parliamentary constituencies recorded 81.68 per cent voting in the second phase on Thursday, an official said...

BJP will draw a blank in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee

Kolkata, April 19 (IANS) Taking a jibe at Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for his comments that the Northeast, Bengal and Odisha would be the surprises...

PM’s approval slides but Rahul’s not picking up

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) The approval rating of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dropped around 17 points in over a month but there is still...

Priyanka Gandhi’s road show in Kanpur on Friday

Lucknow, April 18 (IANS) Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a road show in Kanpur on Friday, party leaders said on Thursday here. A...

Chhattisgarh records 71 pc turnout

Raipur, April 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh’s three parliamentary constituencies – Mahasamund, Rajnandgaon and Kanker — recorded nearly 71 per cent polling on Thursday in the second phase...

Millions vote in second round of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Millions voted across 95 Lok Sabha seats in 12 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry on Thursday in the second...

BJP will get ‘Vidai certificate’ post polls: Mamata

Malda (West Bengal), April 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday vowed to stop the BJP from implementing the National Register of Citizens...

Left mere onlookers this Lok Sabha polls: AK Antony

Kollam (Kerala) April 18: Congress Working Committee member and Rajya Sabha MP A.K. Antony on Thursday said that the Left forces were mere onlookers in this...

Poll official in Odisha suspended for checking PM’s chopper

Bhubaneswar, April 17 : The Election Commission on Wednesday suspended a General Observer for allegedly checking Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s helicopter in Odisha’s Sambalpur on Tuesday....

No alliance talks in Haryana: Azad

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Amid suggestions by AAP for an alliance in Hayrana, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Wednesday that there had been...

Are hunger, poverty Modi’s nationalism, asks Sidhu

Ahmedabad, April 17 (IANS) Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he considered the prevailing problems of hunger and poverty...

Voter desire for change will show on May 23: Vadra

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Robert Vadra, husband of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, on Tuesday said the people wanted change and it would be visible...

Model Code of Conduct remains Chimera for BJP

The Model Code of Conduct is a set of guidelines issued to regulate the conduct of political parties and candidates during elections mainly with respect to...

Campaign ends for Phase II of Lok Sabha polls in Bihar

Patna, April 16 Campaigning ended on Tuesday for the second of seven-phase Lok Sabha polls in Bihar covering 5 of the 40 seats in the state....

EC bars Maneka Gandhi from holding any rally for 48 hours

New Delhi, 15 April : The Election Commission of India bars Union minister Maneka Gandhi from holding any rally for 48 hours from April 16 in...

Bengal Lok Sabha candidates celebrate ‘Poila Boisakh’

Kolkata, April 15 (IANS) Cutting across the party lines, Lok Sabha candidates in Bengal distributed sweets, presented roses to pedestrians and offered prayers at temples on...

No plans to join politics right now, says Robert Vadra

April 15 : Robert Vadra, the brother-in-law of Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he has no plans to take the political plunge right now....

General Elections 2019: First round in UP goes to Opposition

If we talk of Election Commission’s figures, the voting percentage in the politically-crucial state of Uttar Pradesh was 63.9%, marginally lower than the 66 % recorded...

India needs a strong leader, strong nation – Column Political Calculus

I am a human being – Homo sapiens. But does that mean I am poor, brutish, nasty and small? That is what Thomas Hobbes had thought....

Kapil Sibal says trust is in voters, not voting machines

Opposition Parties to Approach Supreme Court Over VVPATs, Say Poll Process Lacks Transparency

BSP releases fourth list for Lok Sabha polls

Lucknow, April 14 The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Sunday released its fourth list of 16 candidates to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh....

Infighting may affect Trinamool marginally in ongoing polls

Kolkata, April 14 Infighting over spoils of office, control of the lucrative construction material businesses and factional feuds between the old guard and new members may...

BJP government’s approval ratings drop by 12 points in a month: Survey

New Delhi, April 14 The net approval rating of the Narendra Modi government has dropped 12 points between March 12 and April 12, according to the...

Rahul’s Bengal rally off after no chopper landing permit

Kolkata, April 14 : A scheduled election meeting of Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday has been cancelled in northern West Bengal after the Darjeeling district...

Deepender, Selja figure in new Congress LS list

New Delhi, April 13 : The Congress on Saturday released a list of 18 Lok Sabha candidates, fielding Deepender Singh Hooda from Rohtak, former Union Minister...

Campaign for 2nd phase gains momentum in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 13 : After voting in the first phase of the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the campaigning for the second phase has gained momentum...

Modi, Rahul to campaign in Karnataka on Saturday

Bengaluru, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi will campaign in Karnataka on Saturday for their candidates contesting in the Lok...

Youths clash, smash EVM, heckle candidate in Cooch Behar

Cooch Behar, April 11 (IANS) Stray incidents of violence were reported from West Bengal’s Cooch Behar constituency on Thursday in which an EVM was smashed and...

Lok Sabha Elections Phase 1: Polling ends in Bengal

Kolkata, April 11: Amid sporadic incidents of violence, EVM glitches and allegations and counter-allegations of electoral malpractices, Cooch Behar and Alipurduar constituencies in West Bengal polling...

MPs in fray in Phase 1 had varying attendance record

New Delhi, April 10 As voting begins on Thursday to elect a new Lok Sabha, data on the participation of outgoing members of the lower House...

Congress in fix over two Alpesh Thakur aides in fray

Ahmedabad, April 10 (IANS) Less than a month after he was won over by the Congress leadership, maverick legislator Alpesh Thakore seems to have decided to...

BJP’s Manifesto: Less of a Sankalp Patra more of a Jhooth Patra

Yesterday, BJP released its manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha election whose first phase is about to take place in less than 48 hours. BJP’s Sankalp...

BJP’s manifesto voice of isolated man: Rahul Gandhi attacks Modi

New Delhi, April 9 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi took to twitter to provide his opinion on the BJP’s manifesto for the national election and said...

Black money, jobs missing from BJP’s ‘jhansa patra’: Congress

New Delhi, April 8 : Tearing into the BJP’s election manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress on Monday dubbed it a “jhansa patra” (document...

12 candidates vie for 2 Lok Sabha seats in Goa

On the last day for withdrawal of nominations on Monday, only two persons withdrew their nominations -- both from the Assembly battle.

Urmila slammed for using Abhinandan’s image at rally

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Actor-turned-politician Urmila Matondkar came under fire on Twitter for using Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s photo during a roadside campaign...

Will take all steps to implement Supreme Court order on VVPATs: Election Commission

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Election Commission on Monday said it would take all necessary steps to implement the Supreme Court’s order to increase random...

Lok Sabha polls: Facebook removing 1 million accounts a day

New Delhi, April 8: With the first phase of Lok Sabha polls just days away, Facebook on Monday said it is removing or blocking about one...

Litmus test for BJP in Himachal bastion – Dynasty Politics

Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), April 8 (IANS) It will be a litmus test for BJP’s three-time young MP and former president of the state and national cricket...

Modi a seasonal bird, afraid of me: Mamata Banerjee

Jalpaiguri/Alipurduar (West Bengal), April 7 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a “seasonal bird” for coming to...

Congress launches campaign slogan ‘Ab Hoga Nyay’

New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday unveiled its campaign slogan for the Lok Sabha elections — “Ab Hoga Nyay” (Now, there will be...

NDA would win over 350 seats, Modi will be PM: Paswan

Patna, April 7 (IANS) Lok Janshakti Party chief and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Sunday claimed that a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) “wave” is sweeping...

Mamata frustrated, petrified in face of defeat: Modi

Cooch Behar, April 7 (IANS) The West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee venting her anger on the Election Commission, on her officials, and on him, showed...

Give Rahul a chance to become PM as Shah- Modi duo a threat to nation, says Raj Thackeray

Mumbai , April 7 : Under a tacit understanding between the Congress-NCP alliance and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena, Raj Thackeray said Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi should...

Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur to boycott polls over ‘No development’

Lucknow, April 7 : Villagers from Manoharpur in Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh have decided to boycott polls over ‘no development’. “There are many...

Congress leader assaults BJP spokesperson on live TV

In the video, that has now gone viral on social media platforms, Alok Sharma lost his cool when his BJP counterpart called him a "traitor" multiple...

Jagan’s Congress remarks open new post-poll scenarios – News Analysis

New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) YSR Congress leader Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy’s remarks that he has forgiven the Congress could lead to new alignments after the...

Political pygmies to challenge stalwarts in Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow, April 6 (IANS) Chandra Shekhar ‘Azad’ and Amit Jani are relatively unknown entities in Uttar Pradesh politics. They have hit headlines occasionally with their fledgling...

EC transfer orders in Bengal can again spark row

Kolkata, April 6: The Election Commission’s decision to shunt out senior officers ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, can spark a clash with the Trinamool Congress...

All you need to know about EVMs

With leass than a week to go for the Lok Sabha elections, WeForNews has compiled some interesting facts about Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). An EVM consists...

Election Commission finds NITI Aayog VC guilty of violating poll code

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Friday found NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar’s remarks on the Congress’ promise of minimum income...

Congress names candidates for 4 Odisha Assembly seats

Bhubaneswar, April 5 The Congress on Friday announced candidates for four Assembly seats in Odisha for the upcoming elections. The party has fielded senior Congress leader...

Rahul Gandhi has assets worth Rs 15.88 crore

Wayanad (Kerala), April 5 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi has assets worth Rs 15.88 crore, according to an affidavit filed by him with his nomination papers...

Check out some interesting facts about Lok Sabha elections

With the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections all set kick off on April 11, IANS has compiled some interesting facts about India’s general elections. The first Lok...

Kamal Nath’s son to contest from Chhindwara

New Delhi/Bhopal, April 4 The Congress on Thursday released its second list of candidates for 12 seats in Madhya Pradesh, fielding Chief Minister Kamal Nath’s son...

Huge crowd greets Rahul, Priyanka at Kozhikode airport

Kozhikode (Kerala), April 3 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi and his sister and party General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, who arrived here on Wednesday, were greeted by...

Its Akhilesh vs Bhojpuri star ‘Nirahua’ in Azamgarh

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) The stage is set for a direct contest between former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Bhojpuri star Dinesh Lal...

Congress election manifesto is show-off: Mayawati

Lucknow, April 3 (IANS) A day after the Congress released its manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, BSP chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati...

The Congress manifesto: Key takeaways

Here are key promises in Congress manifesto: Nyay: (Nyuntam Aay Yojana) to be introduced to ensure a life of dignity to all Indians. Rs 72,000 per...

Won’t allow change in Article 370: Congress manifesto

New Delhi, April 2 The Congress has promised that it won’t allow any change in constitutional position on Article 370, will review AFSPA and reduce presence...

Close call between Congress, BJP in Mandsaur – Constituency Profile

Bhopal, April 2 (IANS) The death of six farmers in police firing in Madhya Pradesh’s Mandsaur in 2017 had given farmers across the country a platform...

Rahul Gandhi tweets give away Congress manifesto?

Will the tweets from @RahulGandhi, the official account of the Congress President, define the scope of the partys manifesto likely to be released on April 2?...

Rahul promises directly-elected mayors

New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday took a dig at the Narendra Modi government over its smart city project, saying that...

Congress to EC: BJP misusing Doordarshan and Namo Tv

A congress party delegation comprising senior leaders, Kapil Sibal and Abhishek Manu Singhvi met the Election Commission regarding issues that could have been a violation of...

What’s there in the Hindi Heartland?

In 2014, Narendra Modi rode on the popularity wave in the Hindi heartland that catapulted him in power for the next five years. But the euphoria...

BJP names 3 LS, 11 Assembly candidates in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, April 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced candidates for three Lok Sabha and 11 Assembly constituencies in Odisha. The party has...

Will defeat Modi, form coalition at Centre: Rahul Gandhi

Bengaluru, March 31 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said his party would form a coalition government in the Centre with Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) and...

‘Chowkidar’ is the spirit, not linked to uniform: Modi

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed his confidence in winning the general election and said that watchman is not an...

BJP scores big on national security, Congress pushes back on economic welfare

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) While the warmth of Indias tough response on the Pulwama bombing remains more or less intact for Prime Minister Narendra Modi...

Congress fields Mir from J&K, Muraleedharan in Kerala

New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) The Congress on Sunday announced its Jammu and Kashmir unit chief Ghulam Ahmed Mir as its candidate from the state’s Anantnag...

Lekhi most vocal, Tiwari least among MPs from Delhi

Of the seven MPs, New Delhi's Meenakashi Lekhi took part in the most number of debates in the 16th Lok Sabha.

BJP playing anti-Dalit politics : Mayawati on Bhim Army Chief road show

Lucknow, March 31 : A day after the Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad held a road show in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency of Varanasi,...

Throw Manoj Tiwari Out When He Asks For Votes, says Kejriwal

New Delhi, March 31: Accusing the Centre of creating hurdles in Delhi’s development, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has asked people to throw BJP president Manoj...

Amit Shah’s wife’s income grew 16-fold in 5 years

Gandhinagar, March 30: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Saturday said his wife Sonal Shah’s income grew from Rs 14 lakh annually to Rs...

Ex-BSF jawan to contest LS polls against PM Modi

Varanais, March 30: Ex- BSF jawan Tej Bahadur Yadav, who was sacked after he complained about the quality of food served to forces, will contest the...

Priyanka meets students, says she loves cooking

Ayodhya, March 29 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday gave a peek into her personal life while interacting with school students here, saying...

Govinda meets Kamal Nath, sparks speculation

Bhopal, March 29 (IANS) Actor and former Congress MP Govinda on Friday met Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath at the Secretariat here, triggering speculation in...

BJD announces candidates for 18 more Assembly seats

Odisha faces simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections for 21 Parliamentary and 147 Assembly seats. The polls will be held in four phases on April 11,...

Over 100 filmmakers urge people to oust BJP

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) Around 100 members of the Indian film fraternity on Friday issued an appeal urging Indians not to vote for the Bharatiya...

‘Mumbaichi Mulgi’ Urmila Matondkar electrifies Congress in Mumbai North – Dangal 2019

In the past few days, she has already drawn attention by her 'politically correct, mature comments' on various issues concerning the commoners, middle-classes and the elite...

Hardik’s plea seeking stay on court conviction rejected

Patel had prayed for a stay on the order so that he could contest the Lok Sabha polls.

Kerala fight is between Congress and BJP: Oommen Chandy

Kannur, March 29 (IANS) In Kerala’s bipolar politics dominated by the Left and Congress-led alliances, AICC general secretary Oommen Chandy has said the upcoming Lok Sabha...

Stars politicians raise glam-quotient at election time – Dangal 2019

New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) It’s election time and can the stars be for behind? There are the veterans and there are the newbies, each hoping...

Priyanka to be in Ayodhya on last leg of UP trip

Rae Bareli, March 29 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit Ayodhya on Friday in the last leg of her three-day Uttar Pradesh visit,...

No Congress alliance with NCP, BTP in Gujarat Lok Sabha poll

Sensing Congress's disinclination to have an alliance, the NCP, led by former Congress leader Shankersinh Vaghela has decided to go all alone and political observers feel...

Tough fight for BJP Minister on RSS chief’s home turf

Nagpur, March 28 (IANS) Chandrapur in Maharashtra may not be considered very significant in national politics but it has become a matter of pride for outgoing...

Charges of murder against 10 MPs: ADR report

New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) As many as 10 members of the outgoing Lok Sabha have declared charges of murder against them while 14 have criminal...

Will reveal Lalu Yadav’s secrets if not given ticket : Fatmi warns RJD

Patna, March 27: Former Union Minister and RJD leader Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Wednesday warned the party if he is not given a ticket to...

Will contest polls if Congress asks, says Priyanka Gandhi

Lucknow, March 27 : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said that she had not decided if should would contest the upcoming 2019 Lok...

Will revive Planning Commission, review GST: Trinamool

Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday came out with its poll manifesto, promising to revive the Planning Commission, review GST and probe the...

Bihar’s star campaigners not in Lok Sabha poll fray – Dangal 2019

Patna, March 27 (IANS) They are Bihar’s seasoned politicians, popular faces, star campaigners and real vote catchers of their parties, who are not contesting the Lok...

BJP faces rebellion from Ranchi LS MP Ram Tahal

Ranchi, March 27: Jharkhand’s ruling BJP is facing rebellion from Ranchi MP Ram Tahal Choudhary as the party is likely to deny him ticket for the...

Polarisation a key factor in Bengal with BJP’s big entry – Dangal 2019

Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) West Bengal could be on the threshold of a new chapter in its post-independence political history with the coming Lok Sabha polls...

Congress names three more Lok Sabha candidates

New Delhi, March 26 The Congress on Tuesday declared three more Lok Sabha candidates from Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh. Naresh N. Maheshwari will be the party...

49 nomination papers in UP for 1st phase rejected

Lucknow, March 26 (IANS) Forty-nine nomination papers for the first round of Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh were declared invalid on Tuesday, officials said. Of...

Election Commission withholds papers of 2 candidates from Shillong

Shillong, March 26 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday withheld nomination papers of two candidates from the Shillong Lok Sabha constituency in Meghalaya. “The nomination...

Priyanka Gandhi to visit Ayodhya on Wednesday

Gandhi will take the Kaifiyat Express from New Delhi on Tuesday to reach Ayodhya on Wednesday morning.

Advani, Joshi refused to contest polls: Vijayvargiya

Kolkata, March 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya here on Tuesday said party’s former Presidents Murli Manohar Joshi and Lal Krishna Advani...

Rahul to take decision on tie-up in Delhi with AAP

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) With divisions persisting within Delhi unit of Congress over alliance with Aam Aadmi Party for the Lok Sabha polls, the decision...

Congress meets EC over PM Modi biopic, says violation of code of conduct

New Delhi, March 25: A delegation of senior Congress leaders on Monday met the Election Commission over PM Narendra Modi biopic and said the release of...

Karti Chidambaram files nomination from Sivaganga

Chennai, March 25 (IANS) Congress leader Karti P. Chidambaram, son of former Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, on Monday filed his nomination papers to contest from...

RJD’s Jharkhand chief joins BJP, may get Lok Sabha ticket

Ranchi/New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Rashtriya Janata Dal’s Jharkhand unit President Annapurna Devi on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party and is likely to be...

Matching EVMs with VVPATs: Supreme Court hits out at Election Commission

New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday lashed out at the Election Commission for insisting that there was no need for increasing the...

Congress, INPT to contest Tripura LS polls jointly

Agartala, March 24 (IANS) The Congress and it’s old ally the Indigenous Nationalist Party of Twipra (INPT) have decided to fight the Lok Sabha elections together...

Priyadarshini Scindia’s name for Gwalior crops up

Gwalior, March 24 : The Gwalior unit of Madhya Pradesh Congress has recommended the name of party General Secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia’s wife Priyadarshini as the Lok...

Congress finally stitches alliances in several states

New Delhi, March 24 After much uncertainty, the Congress has finally succeeded in putting in shape alliances in some states for the Lok Sabha battle, with...

87,000 groups on WhatsApp targeting voters

New Delhi, March 24 The first phase of voting begins from April 11 and WhatsApp – and not its parent company Facebook – has turned out...

Election Commission joins Twitter ahead of Lok Sabha polls

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) The Election Commission of India on Friday joined Twitter ahead of the Lok Sabha elections while the micro-blogging site also launched...

Rahul Gandhi to up ante against Modi in his Bengal visit

Chanchol (West Bengal), March 22 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi is likely to give a big push to his party’s Lok Sabha campaign when he addresses...

‘Yeddy Diaries’: Congress demands Lokpal probe

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) Days ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a political controversy erupted on Friday after a media report titled ‘The Yeddy Diaries’...

BSP names 11 Lok Sabha candidates

Lucknow, March 22 : With less than a month to go for the Lok Sabha elections, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Friday announced its candidates...

Do a surgical strike on Congress culture: Shah

New Delhi, March 22 (IANS) BJP President Amit Shah on Friday hit out at the Congress over Sam Pitroda’s remarks on the Pulwama terror attack and...

Mayawati taunts BJP’s ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign

Lucknow, March 22 (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Friday taunted the BJP’s ‘Main Bhi Chowkidar’ campaign, two days after she accused Prime Minister...

5 former Manipur MLAs quit, float regional party

Imphal, March 22 : Within a day of Congress President Rahul Gandhi kick-starting the party’s election campaign in Manipur, five former party MLAs and many workers...

Former BJP MP joins Congress, may contest Lok Sabha polls

Patna, March 20 (IANS) Former BJP MP from Bihar’s Purnea district, Uday Singh, on Wednesday joined the Congress and is likely to contest the Lok Sabha...

Mayawati will not contest Lok Sabha elections

Lucknow, March 20: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati will not contest the upcoming general elections. Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister made the announcement just three...