Dehradun, April 10 (IANS) After losing from two Assembly seats in 2017, Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat’s clout is at stake as he is locked in an intense electoral battle with Uttarakhand BJP President Ajay…
By Sujit Chakraborty Agartala, April 10 (IANS) The northeastern states are likely to see a tripartite battle in these elections, with the local parties gaining strength in the erstwhile Congress bastion on local issues and…
Dehradun, April 10 (IANS) Voting will literally be an uphill task for thousands of people in the tough mountainous reaches of Uttarakhand, which goes to the polls on Thursday. Residents will cover a distance of…
By Fakir Balaji Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) The Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S)-Congress ruling coalition in Karnataka faces a catch-22 situation as the cadres of the two parties are refusing to campaign for each other’s candidates, given…
Jammu, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (EC) on Wednesday issued election notification for Ladakh parliamentary constituency in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the notification, the last date for filing nominations is April…
By Sanu George Thiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) With the last word on the Kerala Congress (Mani) -K.M. Mani – bowing out after being at the helm of all the political upheavals he and his party…
Aizawl, April 10 (IANS) Young voters, who constitute around 64 per cent of the total 787,777 electorate, will dominate the electoral politics of Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha seat which goes to the polls on Thursday,…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Voters in Lok Sabha constituencies, going to polls in the first phase on Thursday, will get a paid holiday to exercise their franchise. Delhi’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Ranbir Singh…
Guwahati, April 10 (IANS) The pro-poor welfare schemes of providing rice at Re 1 per kg and free 2 kg sugar, announced by the Assam government, are likely to help the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)…
Dehradun, April 10 (IANS) In what is seen as a straight contest between the arch rivals BJP and Congress, Uttarakhand will go to the polls to elect five members of the Lok Sabha on Thursday…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) Yesteryears’ actress and Trinamool Congress MP from Bankura, Moon Moon Sen, who is now contesting the Lok Sabha polls from West Bengal’s Asansol seat, has declared that her movable assets have…
Pathanamthitta (Kerala), April 10 (IANS) Seven-time legislator P.C. George’s Kerala Janapaksham Secular on Wednesday became the newest constituent of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in Kerala. The announcement was made here by Kerala BJP President…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Finding him guilty of violating the model code of conduct, the Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice to Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao for allegedly making derogatory remarks…
Hyderabad/Amaravati, April 10 (IANS) Nearly seven crore voters in the Telugu states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are eligible to exercise their franchise in the elections to 42 Lok Sabha constituencies on Thursday. The stage…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised questions over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and sought a probe into the role of Pakistan in helping the party…
Kolkata, April 10 (IANS) As many as 83 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) along with adequate number of state police personnel, mobile patrolling units and Quick Response Teams are being deployed in West…
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday stopped the release of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s biopic and also ordered a ban on NaMo TV till the Lok Sabha elections conclude, saying…
Bengaluru, April 10 (IANS) In a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Karnataka Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy said he applies “make-up” to keep his face “shining” “@narendramodi wakes up every morning, applies make-up or wax…
Mumbai, April 10 (IANS) As the first phase of polling gets underway in Maharashtra’s seven Lok Sabha constituencies, the opposition Congress and NCP brace for anticipated departure of two top sulking leaders to the ruling…
Chennai, April 10 (IANS) The two-stage by-elections for 22 vacant assembly seats in Tamil Nadu is advantageous for the ruling AIADMK as the pie has grown bigger now for a safe bite, while it is…