TMC MP joins BJP, Congress, CPI-M MLAs follow suit
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) In a major setback to the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, its MP Anupam Hazra on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party at…
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Glamour, surprise in Trinamool list, 10 MPs axed
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday declared its list of Lok Sabha poll candidates, dropping 10 sitting MPs, nominating some turncoats and giving 41 per cent representation to women, including…
Vote for your future, Priyanka tells people
Adalaj (Gujarat), March 12 (IANS) Terming the coming Lok Sabha elections “another independence struggle”, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday urged the voters to ask tough questions from the government and raise “real issues”…
Key Twitter warriors for BJP, Congress
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) With the political heat on and parties gearing up for the Twitter war to convey their messages to their voters, some key figures are set to hold the fort on…
Won’t contest if not given enough seats: Manjhi
Patna, March 12 (IANS) A day before the Grand Alliance meets in Delhi to finalize the seat sharing for the Lok Sabha elections, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) warned on Tuesday that it will not…
CPI-M renominates sitting MPs for 2 Tripura seats
Agartala, March 12 (IANS) The CPI-M-led Left Front in Tripura on Tuesday announced its candidates for the state’s two Lok Sabha seats, renominating sitting MPs Jitendra Chowdhury and Shankar Prasad Datta from the Tripura East…
Rahul vows one GST, guaranteed income
Gandhinagar, March 12 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of only making promises and not fulfilling them, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said if his party wins the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, it would deliver its…
Ram Madhav in Assam to narrow BJP, AGP differences, stitch alliance
Guwahati, March 12 (IANS) BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav is likely to attempt a deal with his party’s former Assam ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), as uncertainty over the alliance for the Lok Sabha…
Manmohan Singh won’t contest elections: Amarinder
Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) Putting to rest all speculations, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not contest in the upcoming general elections. Manmohan Singh was “never in…
Kerala Congress leader sure crisis will end
Kottayam (Kerala), March 12 (IANS) Thomas Chazhikaden, the Lok Sabha candidate from Kottayam for Kerala Congress (Mani), an ally of the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), is unfazed about the rumblings in his party over…
All Jharkhand poll booths must be mobile connected: EC
Ranchi, March 12 (IANS) The Election Commission on Tuesday asked telecom service operators in Jharkhand to ensure mobile and internet connectivity at all the polling booths during the coming Lok Sabha polls. The direction was…
TDP’s fight in Telangana to be symbolic
By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, March 12 (IANS) With its camp almost deserted in Telangana and its prospects looking bleak, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP)’s presence in the Lok Sabha elections in the state is going…
Bihar seeks 180 companies of central forces for LS polls
Patna, March 12 (IANS) The Bihar government has sought 180 companies of the central paramilitary forces for deployment at polling booths for holding free and fair Lok Sabha elections in April and May, according to…
Glamour, surprise mark Trinamool LS candidate list
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates, giving 41 per cent representation to women, and including a number of Bengali screen celebrities like Mimi Chakraborty and…
This LS election another freedom struggle: Priyanka
Adalaj (Gujarat), March 12 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to consider the Lok Sabha polls as “another independence struggle” and told them to raise the real issues facing them instead…
Uttarakhand Congress slams BJP over failing promises
Dehradun, March 12 (IANS) The Congress in Uttarakhand on Tuesday attacked the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, saying it failed to fulfil most of its promises, including controlling fuel prices. “They…
Vote for Delhi’s full statehood: Kejriwal
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday urged voters in the national capital to vote to make Delhi a full state. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said that Delhi,…
Fire arms banned in Bengaluru till Lok Sabha polls
Bengaluru, March 12 (IANS) With the model code of conduct in place for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka on April 18 and 23, the issuance of licenses for fire arms and their possession…
Fragmented, fractured opposition makes Congress confident in Punjab
By Jaideep Sarin Chandigarh, March 12 (IANS) At the national level, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) often points out that all the opposition parties, including the Congress, are targetting it politically. In Punjab, it is…
Citing disparity, poll Phase II schedule revision sought
By Quaid Najmi Nanded (Maharashtra), March 12 (IANS) Contending disparity and inequality in the dates announced for Phase II of Lok Sabha elections, two Maharashtra lawyer-activists have shot off a representation to the Election Commission…