After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata announces Trinamool's mass-outreach programme
Jul 29, 2019, at 03:10 pm
Kolkata, July 29 (IBNS): Two months after losing ground to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) largely in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday announced a mass-outreach programme for her party Trinamool Congress.
Congress admits mistakes in seat sharing among grand alliance of in Bihar
Jun 04, 2019, at 09:57 pm
Patna, Jun 4 (UNI): Senior Congress leader and party MP in Rajya Sabha Akhilesh Singh on Tuesday admitted that mistakes were committed in seat-sharing among constituents of Grand Alliance and selection of party candidates for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar which led to poor performance.
May 29, 2019, at 12:36 am
The 2019 election verdict came in stronger than the average of exit polls, with the NDA tally aggregating at 355 seats which resoundingly paved the way for a Narendra Modi govt. 2.0. He is now on a bigger democratic podium, along with approximately 60 crore total Indians who cast their ballots for or against him, after an intense and polarising campaign. The re-election of BJP is seen as a vote for Hindu nationalist Modi, the 68-year-old charismatic PM with RSS roots and whose fiery speeches and active social media presence evoke emotionally charged reactions from both supporters and critics in India and across the world. It was more like a Presidential election this time in India with the voters left with one choice- to vote for Modi or not.
OPINION: And the winner is Chowkidar Narendra Damodardas Modi
May 23, 2019, at 03:21 pm
When Narendra Modi walked the red carpet in robes (something like a jobba what Tagore used to wear) and a Himachali headgear in the precincts of Kedarnath temple, after a gruelling poll campaign crisscrossing India, many likened him to characters of American fantasy drama on TV, Game of Thrones.
Odisha Congress leader Jagannath Patnaik resigns from party's election committee
May 22, 2019, at 10:29 pm
Sambalpur, May 22 (UNI): Veteran Congress leader and former minister Jagannath Patnaik today resigned from the convenor of the coordination committee and also a member of the Odisha Pradesh Election Committee (PEC).
TRS does not doubt genuineness of results using EVMs with VVPATs
May 22, 2019, at 08:53 pm
Hyderabad, May 22 (IBNS): The Opposition TRS in Andhra Pradesh has said it does not have doubts over the genuineness of the of the election results using EVMs with VVPATs.
May 22, 2019, at 06:01 pm
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs has alerted the State Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police regarding possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the country in connection with the counting of votes on Thursday.
Widespread rigging in Bengal, democracy hijacked: Sitaram Yechury
May 19, 2019, at 04:25 pm
Kolkata: The Left Front has now joined in the chorus with the BJP to allege widespread rigging in West Bengal elections by the Trinamool Congress during the last phase of polls on Sunday. Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said no efforts were made to stop the hijacking of democracy.
May 15, 2019, at 06:49 pm
Diamond Harbour, West Bengal: Attacking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew Avishek Banerjee vehemently at a rally in Diamond Harbour in West Bengal on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the reign of terror and cries of revenge on the BJP would soon be answered with change in power by the state's people.
BJP appeals EC to conduct re-polling in all seven seats across West Bengal: Kailash Vijayvargiya
May 06, 2019, at 05:54 pm
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS): Alleging violence and intimidation in all seven seats where polling for the Lok Sabha polls was held on Monday in West Bengal, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said his party is appealing to the Election Commission to conduct re-polling in 150 to 200 booths in the state.
Indian PM Narendra Modi urges people to vote in 'large numbers' in fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls
May 06, 2019, at 08:30 am
New Delhi, May 6 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked people of the country to vote in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls in ' large numbers'.
Polling begins for India's fourth phase of LS elections across nine states
Apr 29, 2019, at 08:01 am
New Delhi, Apr 29 (UNI) Voting began at 0700 hrs on Monday for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections in 71 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states of India.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra flays Modi accusing him of 'raking up' caste and nationalism
Apr 28, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Amethi, Apr 28 (UNI) Congress General Secretary (Uttar Pradesh east) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday questioned the so-called nationalist plank of the BJP and asked why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is raking up his caste during this parliamentary elections.
PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi amid display of NDA strength
Apr 26, 2019, at 01:41 pm
Varanasi, Apr 26 (IBNS): At a time the Congress is receiving brutal attacks from Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi displayed the strength of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) while filing his nomination from Varanasi constituency of the same state on Friday.
Apr 24, 2019, at 12:56 pm
New Delhi, Apr 24: The electoral landscape of Delhi in the Lok Sabha elections may be dotted with political heavyweights and celebrities fielded by BJP and Congress but in the three-cornered contest in the National capital in the seven Parliamentary seats, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party feels that it has an edge over mainstream parties due to its people-centric policies and its record of clean governance.
Rahul Gandhi admits misquoting Supreme Court on Rafale attack against Modi
Apr 22, 2019, at 02:54 pm
New Delhi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday filed his reply in the Supreme Court to the contempt plea filed against him by BJP Parliamentarian Meenakshi Lekhi and expressed regret for the remarks he made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi while attacking him on the Rafale issue.
Uphill task for Lalu candidate in Madhepura as three Yadavs battle it out
Apr 22, 2019, at 12:59 pm
PATNA: There is a very interesting fact about Madhepura—“Rome Pope ka, Madhepura Gope ka (What Rome is to Pope, Madhepura is to Gope or Yadavs)”. It’s not surprising then that this key north Bihar constituency has elected only Yadavs as its leader in the Lok Sabha since Independence.
Amid violence in Bengal, 2nd phase of LS poll records 66 pct turnout across India
Apr 18, 2019, at 11:04 pm
New Delhi, Apr 18 (IBNS): The second phase of the Lok Sabha election witnessed a turnout of 66 percent on Monday though it was partly marred by sporadic clashes in West Bengal and Tripura.
Dalit-Muslim unity is impossible, Hindus will have to vote for BJP: Yogi
Apr 09, 2019, at 09:57 pm
Meerut/Bareilly, Apr 9 (UNI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said Hindus have no other choice than to support BJP as Congress and the alliance were just interested in wooing Muslims.
Congress manifesto for Lok Sabha election 2019 raises more questions than hope
Apr 08, 2019, at 08:44 pm
With less than a week left for the elections, the largest opposition party Congress finally released its much awaited manifesto for the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections describing it as the ‘voice of the people’ which seeks to sharply differentiate the grand-old-part party from the BJP by promising to scrap the sedition law, dilute AFSPA and withdraw the citizenship amendment bill, alongside offering populist pledges on minimum income support for all poor families, improved healthcare, jobs and education.
Sam Pitroda admits that Rahul's NYAY scheme will hit the middle class, urges them to not be selfish
Apr 07, 2019, at 01:54 am
New Delhi, Apr 6 (IBNS): Congress overseas chief Sam Pitroda has asked the Indian middle class to not be 'selfish' as he admitted that the NYAY scheme promised by party chief Rahul Gandhi if elected to power might result in the increase of taxes.
Priyanka Gandhi will contest in LS polls if Congress wants
Mar 27, 2019, at 07:38 pm
Lucknow, Mar 27 (IBNS): Congress leader and AICC General secretary in-charge for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday said she is ready to contest in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections if her party wants so.
Assam: Out of eight declared candidates three sitting BJP MPs denied party tickets
Mar 21, 2019, at 09:11 pm
Guwahati, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday declared its first list of 182 candidates including eight from Assam for Lok Sabha elections.
Social media platforms present 'Voluntary Code of Ethics for 2019 General Election'
Mar 20, 2019, at 11:45 pm
New Delhi, Mar 20 (IBNS): The Social Media Platforms and Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), on Wednesday presented a “Voluntary Code of Ethics for the General Election 2019” to Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and Election Commissioners Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra.
ECI appoints Special Expenditure Observers for Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 19 (IBNS): The Election Commission of India has appointed two eminent former civil servants Shailendra Handa and Madhu Mahajan as Special Expenditure Observers for the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections.
FIR against BJP MP Babul Supriyo for his theme song on election
Mar 19, 2019, at 11:32 pm
Kolkata, Mar 19 (UNI): The Election Commission on Tuesday issued a show-cause notice to sitting Asansol MP and Union minister of state for heavy industries and public enterprises Babul Supriyo for his campaign music-video against Mamata Banerjee's TMC.