Hyderabad, April 19 (IANS) Confident of a clean sweep in Lok Sabha elections in Telangana, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) could be eyeing a key role in the post-poll scenario at the Centre. Specifically, this is…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, April 19 (IANS) Accumulation of snow and extreme cold climatic conditions in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh is affecting arrangements for the May 19 Lok Sabha poll. But the voters…
Amethi, April 19 (IANS) Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will hold a party workers meeting in Gauriganj, the district headquarters of Amethi, on Friday ahead of her roadshow in Kanpur later in the day….
By Quaid Najmi Mumbai, April 19 (IANS) The biggest nightmare for candidates in the Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad Lok Sabha constituencies is how to “catch” the slippery commuters who are their main electoral bank….
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) Conflicting views are expressed by experts on the outcome of the Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu given the final polling percentage of around 73 per cent. Conventional wisdom says a…
Badaun, April 18 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday attacked the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), saying they are scared of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they caused immense damage…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) Karnataka saw almost 68 per cent voter turnout in the state’s 14 Lok Sabha seats which went to polls on Thursday. “The estimated voter turnout at the end of polling in…
Puducherry, April 18 (IANS) Polling for the lone Puducherry Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday saw 80 per cent turnout while the by-election for Thattanchavady Assembly seat saw 77 per cent voting. An Election Commission official…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The son of a Bharatiya Janata Party gram panchayat member was on Thursday found hanging from a tree in West Bengal’s Purulia district, police said. The body of 22-year-old Sishupal Sahis…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) Delegations of Left parties, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party approached the Election Commission on Thursday detailing various irregularities and incidents of vioence in the second phase of Lok Sabha…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 18 (IANS) Slamming Congress President Rahul Gandhi for contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, Prime Minister Narendra Modi pointed out that the only message that’s being sent out is appeasement politics. Modi arrived in…
Chennai, April 18 (IANS) Polling concluded in 38 of 39 Lok Sabha and 18 Assembly constituencies, where by-elections were held on Thursday, in Tamil Nadu. About 69.55 per cent of about 5.8 crore voters cast…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) West Bengal’s opposition parties on Thursday accused the ruling Trinamool Congress of resorting to proxy voting in a number of booths of the high-profile Raiganj constituency. A TV grab also showed…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The second phase of Lok Sabha elections across 95 constituencies saw a voter turn out of 66 per cent with the Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar witnessing…
Kolkata, April 18 (IANS) The second phase of Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal on Thursday was “peaceful” except for a few incidents which have been addressed, state Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab said here….
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 and election officials said the figure could rise once…
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 senior Congress leader here said the eastern Uttar Pradesh…
Bengaluru, April 18 (IANS) A record 67 per cent voter turnout was reported from Karnataka’s 14 Lok Sabha seats when polling ended at 6 p.m., peacefully, said an official on Thursday. “The estimated voter turnout…
Guwahati, April 18 (IANS) A mob representing two rival political parties made an unsuccessful attempt to capture a polling booth in Hailakandi district in Assam’s Barak Valley during the second phase of Lok Sabha elections…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The second phase of Lok Sabha polls across 95 seats saw a voter turnout of 66 per cent, Election Commission said here on Thursday. “The preliminary figure for polling percentage…