New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Calling the upcoming Lok Sabha elections a choice between chaos and Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said what the Opposition had promised to be a “mahagathbandhan” (grand…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) From the faces of candidates with their respective party symbols on EVMs to the use of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT), the 2019 Lok Sabha election will introduce voters…
Bhubaneswar, March 11 (IANS) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Monday questioned the Election Commission’s decision to conduct elections in four phases in Odisha even though the state has only 21 Lok Sabha and 147…
By Imran Khan March 11 (IANS) With the RJD and the Congress, the two major components of Bihar’s Grand Alliance or mahagathbandhan cold-shouldering the the Left parties on seat sharing, they are likely to contest…
Kolkata, March 11 (IANS) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress will announce its candidates’ list for the Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday, party supremo and chief minister Mamata Banerjee said here on Monday. Banerjee said the…
Ranchi, March 11 (IANS) For the Lok Sabha polls on May 6, 198 pink booths, exclusively for women, will be set up here, the Ranchi District Administration announced on Monday. “Not only voters, but staffs…
Dehradun, March 11 (IANS) The nomination process for the April 11 Lok Sabha polls in Uttarakhand will begin on March 18, the state Chief Electoral Officer said here on Monday. State Chief Electoral Officer Sowjanya…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Terming the upcoming Lok Sabha elections a contest between the Congress’ ideology of inclusivity and Narendra Modi and the RSS ideology of fear and hatred, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on…
Pune, March 11 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday decided to opt out of the Lok Sabha polls and the party is now likely to nominate his grand-nephew Parth Pawar from…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) With the country moving into election gear, an array of issues like India’s air strike in Pakistan, unemployment, agrarian crisis, Ram temple and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) In wake of the controversy over Lok Sabha election schedule, the Election Commission on Monday said that it was not possible to postpone the polls for the full month of…
Amaravati, March 11 (IANS) The Jana Sena on Monday announced candidates for two Lok Sabha constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. Party president and well-known actor Pawan Kalyan announced the candidates for Amalapuram and Rajahmundry constituencies. D.M.R…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The BJP on Monday targeted Opposition parties for raising questions on holding elections during Ramadan, saying their comments were an indication of their “desperation” in the face of imminent defeat….
Ahmedabad, March 11 (IANS) In a jolt to the Congress a day before it holds its Working Committee meeting and a rally here, another of its Gujarat legislators resigned from the party and the Assembly…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Table Tennis player Manika Batra and cricketer Rishabh Pant have been roped in to encourage voters in the national capital to engage in the parliamentary exercise, Delhi Chief Electoral Officer…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) With the Election Commission outlining stringent guidelines for social media usage during elections, political parties and candidates won’t be able to post unverified advertisements, photographs of defence personnel, hate speeches…
Guwahati, March 11 (IANS) Allaying fears that people in Assam whose names did not appear in the final draft of the NRC cannot vote in the Lok Sabha polls, Assam’s Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Sahu…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 11 (IANS) The Sabarimala row, over the entry of all women to the famed shrine, has been declared a taboo subject by the Chief Electoral officer in Kerala who said on Monday that…
Mumbai, March 11 (IANS) Prominent Muslim community leaders on Monday expressed dismay over the Election Commission of India’s announcement to hold the Lok Sabha polls in seven phases, with the three final phases falling in…
Chennai, March 11 (IANS) Tamil Nadu’s ruling AIADMK on Monday interviewed its probable candidates likely to contest from 10 of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies on April 18. The party said in a statement that…