UP BJP rejig on cards? State chief offers resignation over poll debacle: Reports
Jul 18, 2024, at 03:02 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is planning an organisational rejig in Uttar Pradesh after its poor show in the politically-significant state in the Lok Sabha election, media reports said.
'People placed their faith in NDA for a third consecutive time': PM Modi
Jun 05, 2024, at 01:26 am
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday thanked the people of India for giving the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) a "historic" third consecutive win.
Lok Sabha elections 2024: Counting of votes to begin shortly
Jun 04, 2024, at 12:52 pm
After six-week voting in the seven-phased Lok Sabha polls, the counting of votes will be held on Tuesday (June 4, 2024) which will reveal the fates of candidates who are fighting to win one of the 543 Lok Sabha seats up for grab in the world's largest democracy.
May 19, 2024, at 07:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India is all geared up for Phase 5 of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday with voting scheduled on 49 Parliament constituencies across 8 States/UTs.
Mamata Banerjee offers to cook for PM Modi after fish consumption furor, receives flak from BJP
May 15, 2024, at 06:16 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has courted a fresh controversy as she took a swipe at Narendra Modi's outrage over video footage of RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav enjoying fish, and offered to cook for the Prime Minister.
Trinamool condemns Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, wonders 'how we can expect fair polls?'
Mar 22, 2024, at 05:32 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday "vehemently" condemned the arrest of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and wondered how one could expect fair elections if sitting CMs and prominent opposition leaders were taken into custody weeks before the polls.
Ex-Telangana Guv Tamilisai Soundararajan feature in BJP's 3rd list of candidates for LS polls
Mar 22, 2024, at 05:11 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday released its third list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Election Commission removes Vivek Sahay as Bengal DGP a day after appointment
Mar 20, 2024, at 05:05 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday removed Vivek Sahay as West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) a day after announcing his appointment for the post.
Mar 16, 2024, at 06:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha election dates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has addressed the citizens in an open letter where he listed some of the historic decisions taken by his government, including the abrogation of Article 370 and the implementation of GST, and expressed his gratitude for the people's support.
Nitin Gadkari, ML Khattar, Anurag Thakur feature in BJP's second list of 72 candidates for LS Polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 04:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday released the second list of 72 candidates from 11 states for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
BJP reserves East Tripura seat for alliance partner TIPRA Motha in upcoming LS polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 02:45 am
Agartala/IBNS/UNI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to sacrifice the East Tripura (ST) seat to its newfound ally TIPRA Motha in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, but the latter has agreed to fight the polls under the BJP’s symbol.
PM Modi arrives in Kolkata, visits Ramkrishna Math president in hospital
Mar 06, 2024, at 04:04 am
Kolkata/IBNS Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in this city on Tuesday evening to unveil some Kolkata Metro Railway projects and later is scheduled to address an open rally at Barasat in North 24 Parganas on Wednesday, official sources said.
BJP fields Ravi Kishan from UP's Gorakhpur
Mar 03, 2024, at 05:57 pm
Gorakhpur/IBNS: Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) fielded him from Gorakhpur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, a seat he has held since the 2019 elections.
PM Modi to visit Tamil Nadu for second time in 5 days tomorrow
Mar 03, 2024, at 02:09 pm
Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Five days after his visit to Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to the state again on Monday.
'Raised issues of state': Mamata Banerjee meets PM Modi at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata
Mar 02, 2024, at 03:36 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is visiting the eastern state for two days, at Raj Bhavan in Kolkata on Friday evening.
Crossing the 400-seat mark is people’s slogan: PM Modi
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:37 am
Bhopal/IBNS/UNI: In the context of the next general election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed on Thursday that “the people’s slogan” regarding the National Democratic Alliance crossing the 400-seat mark is being heard all around.
Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joins BJP
Mar 01, 2024, at 02:05 am
Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: Former Bengal Congress leader Koustav Bagchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday in the presence of party's state President Sukanta Majumdar and leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari.
Amid seat-sharing talks with Congress, Akhilesh Yadav names 16 candidates of Samajwadi Party
Jan 31, 2024, at 02:55 am
New Delhi/IBNS: In another blow to the opposition INDIA bloc, the Samajwadi Party Tuesday released a list of 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh amid seat-sharing talks with the Congress.
'Like Aaya Ram-Gaya Ram': Congress Prez Mallikarjun Kharge on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's exit
Jan 28, 2024, at 07:33 pm
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to join NDA dealt a massive blow to the INDIA bloc, which had already failed to reach a seat-sharing arrangement in West Bengal and Punjab.
'Return BJP to power at Centre with maximum seats from Bengal': Amit Shah in Kolkata
Nov 30, 2023, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah Wednesday gave a clarion call to the people of Bengal to return the BJP to power at the Centre with the maximum number of seats from the state.
Mamata Banerjee breaks silence on Mahua Moitra row, says it will 'help her before election'
Nov 24, 2023, at 04:35 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Breaking her long silence on the controversy surrounding Mahua Moitra in cash for query scam, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the expulsion of the TMC MP from the Lok Sabha will boost her chances in next year's general election.
Rahul Gandhi trailing by 1300 votes in his bastion Amethi but leads in Wayanad
May 23, 2019, at 11:20 am
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi is currently facing the heat in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi seat where he is trailing from Bharatiya Janata Party's Smriti Irani as counting of votes for the Lok Sabha elections is currently going on Thursday.
Ex- President Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern over reports of alleged tampering of
May 21, 2019, at 03:30 pm
New Delhi, May 21 (IBNS): Amid reports of alleged EVMs tampering assumes significance as there have been reports from certain places in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that the EVMs were being transported without security, former Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed his concern over the issue.
India votes in final phase of Lok Sabha polls, violence and rigging mars Bengal balloting
May 19, 2019, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): India voted in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday as violence and electoral malpractices were once again reported from West Bengal where the key battle is between the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the emerging force that is Bharatiya Janata Party.
May 16, 2019, at 09:36 pm
New Delhi, May 16 (UNI): In a sharp attack on the BJP on the statement by its Bhopal candidate Sadhvi Pragya Thakur, describing Nathuram Godse as a ‘True Nationalist’, Congress leader and AICC general secretary for Uttar Pradesh east Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the nationalistic luminaries of the saffron party should spell out their stand on the statement.
Uttar Pradesh: 35.43 pc polling till 1300 hrs, EC seeks report on poll rigging
May 06, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Lucknow, May 6 (UNI) An estimated 35.43 per cent of a 2.50 crore electorate exercised their franchise on Monday till 1300 hrs in 14 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh which was peaceful except for some charges of rigging.
Apr 23, 2019, at 03:29 pm
Lucknow, Apr 23 (UNI) Election Commission (EC) will be issuing notice to 11 candidates of the prominent political parties contesting in the ongoing third phase of polls in 10 Lok Sabha constituencies on Tuesday for violating the election model code of conduct by appealing in the social media for vote, after campaigning ended 48 hours before the polls.
Distributing shoes an insult to Amethi: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks at Smriti Irani
Apr 22, 2019, at 06:36 pm
Amethi, Apr 22 (IBNS): Congress' eastern Uttar Pradesh chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Amethi candidate Smriti Irani over the latter's distribution of shoes among people.
Political clash in Mandya ahead of Lok Sabha polls injures three JD(S) workers
Apr 08, 2019, at 12:44 pm
Mandya, Apr 8 (UNI): With election campaign coming to a boil ahead of Apr 18 phase polls in 14 Lok Sabha segments in Karnataka, the state is witnessing political skirmish and it turned worse when Janata Dal (Secular) and supporters of independent candidate Sumalatha clashed in Mandya segment leaving three JD(S) workers injured.
Lok Sabha Poll: Rs 4,92 cr seized in Hyderabad
Apr 07, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Hyderabad, Apr 7 (UNI) The city police have arrested six people and seized Rs 4.92 crore from their possession in the city.