Form strong government again: Amit Shah
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to voters to vote in large numbers to help form a “strong government again”. The current BJP government at the…
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Gambhir, Maken, Lovely cast vote in Delhi
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) As polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats were underway in the national capital on Sunday, cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, former Union Minister Ajay Maken and MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely exercised…
Modi urges people to vote in 6th phase LS polls
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters to exercise their electoral right as polling for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Sunday. “Yet another phase of the…
Haryana Minister Kavita among first to cast vote
Chandigarh, May 12 (IANS) Haryana Minister Kavita Jain and her husband were among the first to cast their ballots at a polling booth in Sonipat on Sunday as voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats…
Seven interesting facts on Delhi polls
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Delhi, commonly called the seat of power, is not only the centre of governance, but it also settles which political party will rule from New Delhi. Historically,…
DEO Leh finds Army probe satisfactory
Srinagar, May 11 (IANS) Following a letter by the Army that said the allegations against some commanding officers asking soldiers for their voting preferences were probed into and found incorrect, sources said. The District Election…
24 candidates in fray as Gurugram goes to polls
Gurugram, May 11 (IANS) Over 22 lakh voters will decide the fate of 24 candidates as Gurugram, along with nine other parliamentary constituencies in Haryana, goes to the polls in the sixth phase of Lok…
BJP-Trinamool workers clash in Bengal
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) Incidents of clashes between Trinamool Congress and BJP activists were reported from parts of West Bengal on Saturday, a day before the penultimate phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state….
Shah holds roadshow in Patna, Priyanka to follow
Patna, May 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah here on Saturday held a roadshow, a day ahead of voting in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha polls. The roadshow was aimed…
NW Delhi is capital’s swing Lok Sabha constituency
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Of the seven Lok Sabha seats, the national capital too has its “swing” constituency — North West Delhi — that has swung between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party…
Delhi voters also decide the next central government
By Nivedita Singh New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) In Delhi, which goes to the polls on Sunday, voters have given mandate to one party in all seven seats, eight out of 16 times. Barring the…
Congress alleges AAP making promotional calls on poll eve
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The Congress on Saturday complained to the Election Commission that Delhi’s ruling Aam Aadmi Party was violating the Model Code of Conduct with automated calls during the “silence period” before…
Four Jharkhand LS seats to go to polls on Sunday
Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) In the third phase of polling in Jharkhand, sixth in the country, 66,85,401 voters will decide the fate of 67 candidates in four Lok Sabha seats — Giridih, Dhanbad, Jamshedpur and…
Haryana dynasties locked in fight of primacy in Hisar
By Vishal Gulati Chandigarh, May 11 (IANS) The Hisar Lok Sabha seat on Sunday will witness an gripping fight of supremacy among Haryana’s three bigwig political dynasties — two belonging to the fourth generation and…
Congress in J&K protests remarks against Rajiv Gandhi
Jammu, May 11 (IANS) Congress leaders in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday took out a protest march here against remarks made by Governor Satya Pal Malik and Prime Minister Narendra Modi about former Prime Minister…
Gehlot and Raje ‘helping each other’ politically in Rajasthan
By Archana Sharma Jaipur, May 11 (IANS) If political sources in Rajasthan are to be believed, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje and chief minister Ashok Gehlot are working in ways that appear to help each…
Molestation charge ploy to malign BJP candidate: Mukul Roy
Kolkata, May 11 (IANS) BJP leader Mukul Roy on Saturday termed the allegation of molesting a minor girl against party’s Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha candidate Nilanjan Roy “a conspiracy to malign” him. “It is a…
Rahul Gandhi wants to defeat Modi with ‘love’
Shujalpur (Madhya Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Reverting to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s attack on his family, Congress President Rahul Gandhi here on Saturday said he would “never hate Modi” as he believed the “PM can…
‘We will make them search for chillums at Yogi’s house’
Deoria, May 11 (IANS) Taking a swipe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that when he comes to power, he will make the same officers who…
Sunny rides on star power, anger over Congress’ unkept promises
Gurdaspur (Punjab), May 11 (IANS) Summer in May is not the best of times to venture out in the plains of Punjab but a thick cloud cover on Saturday afternoon made it easier for Sunny…