EVMs should be immediately banned: BSP chief Mayawati demands before Lok Sabha polls
Jan 22, 2019, at 03:54 pm
Lucknow, Jan 22 (IBNS): Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded that electronic voting machines (EVMs) should be immediately banned and ballot papers should be reintroduced during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
AAP to contest Lok Sabha elections alone in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana: Gopal Rai
Jan 18, 2019, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi, Jan 18 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday said they are going to contest the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, Punjab and Haryana alone.
Tejashwi Yadav meets BSP supremo Mayawati in Lucknow, wishes her on birthday
Jan 14, 2019, at 09:53 am
New Delhi, Jan 14 (IBNS): Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday met Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati in Lucknow city and greeted her on birthday.
Congress to fight in 80 seats in Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: Ghulam Nabi Azad
Jan 13, 2019, at 03:21 pm
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IBNS): Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said his party will contest in 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav to address press conference today, alliance announcement expected
Jan 12, 2019, at 09:10 am
Lucknow, Jan 12 (IBNS): Amid speculation that the two parties, considered as rivals in the political scenario of Uttar Pradesh, are going to formally announce a grand alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati are going to jointly address a press conference in Lucknow on Saturday.
Lok Sabha polls 2019: SP-BSP to announce alliance tomorrow?
Jan 11, 2019, at 09:36 am
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS): As the nation is gearing up to vote to elect a new Prime Minister, politically crucial Uttar Pradesh's two major parties- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)- are going to hold a joint press conference on Saturday.
AAP-Congress to contest Lok Sabha polls in Delhi together, says politician Ashutosh
Jan 06, 2019, at 08:02 pm
New Delhi, Jan 6 (IBNS): Ashutosh, a journalist-turned-politician, has claimed that the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party might contest the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi together.
Seat sharing deal done in Grand Alliance but will be announced after ‘kharmas’
Dec 29, 2018, at 04:24 pm
Patna, Dec 29 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, Ranchi, turned into a centre of political activities on Saturday with scores of leaders rushing to meet RJD chief Lalu Prasad undergoing treatment there.
Manjhi party threatens to boycott LS polls if not offered good number of seats
Dec 28, 2018, at 09:26 am
Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/ IBNS): The Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), a key ally of the Grand Alliance, has threatened to boycott the next Lok Sabha polls if the party was not given “respectable” treatment in matter of seat share.
Declare Nitish as PM candidate for NDA’s return to power after 2019 LS polls: JD-U
Dec 28, 2018, at 09:20 am
Patna, Dec 28 (The Bihar Post/IBNS): In a curious political development, the JD-U has sought for declaring Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar as the Prime Ministerial candidate for “NDA’s return to power”.
Ready to make any sacrifices to save the nation, says Tejashwi Yadav
Dec 21, 2018, at 09:55 am
Patna, Dec 21 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday said he was ready for making any sacrifices to save the country which is now passing through critical phase.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Opposition leaders meet in Delhi
Dec 10, 2018, at 06:44 pm
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IBNS): In a bid to form a front that might take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the next Lok Sabha polls, leaders of 21 opposition parties met in New Delhi on Monday.
Uma Bharti won't contest Lok Sabha polls: Reports
Dec 04, 2018, at 07:27 pm
New Delhi, Dec 4 (IBNS): Union Minister Uma Bharti has said she will not be contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls.
Sharad, Kushwaha could contest 2019 LS polls under one banner
Nov 20, 2018, at 09:18 am
Patna, Nov 20 (BiharPost/IBNS): Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) leader Sharad Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha could contest under one banner in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, media reports said on Monday.
Amid grand alliance hiccups, Chandrababu Naidu meets Mamata to forge anti-BJP front
Nov 19, 2018, at 06:36 pm
Kolkata, Nov 18 (IBNS): Even as the grand alliance of opposition parties failed to take off across India so far, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu met West Bengal Mamata Banerjee on Monday in Kolkata and said all parties, who are against the ruling saffron brigade, will come together to "protect the nation".
Rahul Gandhi congratulates party workers, leaders over Karnataka by-polls results
Nov 06, 2018, at 07:26 pm
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday congratulated workers and party leaders in Karnataka after the Congress-JD(S) alliance performed strongly in the by-polls in the southern state.
After Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti threatens to boycott local polls
Sep 10, 2018, at 03:44 pm
New Delhi, Sept 10 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said her Peoples Democratic Party will boycott the urban local body polls and the panchayat elections in the state.
BJP will work tirelessly for India's growth: PM Modi
Sep 09, 2018, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi, Sept 9 (IBNS): Attending the Bharatiya Janata Party's National Executive meeting in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said his party will try to work tirelessly for the growth of India.
Farooq Abdullah threatens to boycott LS polls if govt doesn't take stand on Art 35A
Sep 08, 2018, at 03:01 pm
Srinagar, Sept 8 (IBNS): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday threatened to boycott upcoming Lok Sabha as well as local elections if the central government doesn't take a stand on Article 35A, which bestows certain privileges to people of the state and bars outsiders from buying property in the region, media reports said.
Amit Shah to meet Nitish Kumar today, to discuss seat-sharing for Lok Sabha polls
Jul 12, 2018, at 10:53 am
Patna, July 12 (IBNS): Amid speculations of a possible rift in the alliance, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Amit Shah will meet Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar in Patna on Thursday, media reports said.
Shiv Sena suspects BJP may field Pranab Mukherjee as PM candidate; daughter rubbishes theory
Jun 10, 2018, at 07:10 pm
New Delhi, June 10 (IBNS): Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut has voiced his suspicion that former President Pranab Mukherjee, who recently attended an RSS event triggering a controversy, might be fielded by the BJP as its Prime Ministerial candidate in case it falls short of numbers in next year's general elections.
Assam: Amit Shah will meet 26,000 booth presidents ahead of panchayat polls
Mar 24, 2018, at 03:12 pm
Guwahati, Mar 24 (IBNS) : Ahead of the panchayat polls in Assam and 2019 general election, BJP President Amit Shah will meet around 26,000 booth presidents in the state on Saturday.
Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Mayawati denies alliance with Samajwadi Party
Mar 04, 2018, at 11:08 pm
Lucknow, Mar 4 (IBNS): BSP supremo Mayawati has rejected reports that her party is planning to tie up with the Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh for the Lok Sabha election.
Shiv Sena sounds death knell for alliance with BJP, decides to contest Assembly and LS polls alone
Jan 23, 2018, at 08:20 pm
Mumbai, Jan 23 (IBNS) : Coming closer to snapping their strained alliance with the BJP, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday decided to go it alone in the pcoming Maharashtra assembly polls as well as the Lok Sabha elections scheduled in 2019, media reports said.
Nobody has the capacity to take on Modi: Nitish Kumar on 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Jul 31, 2017, at 10:58 pm
Patna, July 31 (IBNS): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday backed Narendra Modi and said he will return as the Prime Minister of the country in 2019.
2014 Lok Sabha victory: BJP completes third year of poll win
May 16, 2017, at 02:45 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (IBNS): Tuesday marked the third anniversary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha polls in 2014.
Lalu urges leaders of Grand Alliance to stay united to defeat BJP in 2019 LS polls
May 02, 2017, at 11:29 pm
Patna, May 2 (TheBiharPost/IBNS): RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Tuesday appealed to the leaders of the ruling Grand Alliance to stay united to defeat the BJP in the next general elections due in 2019.