Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee to announce TMC candidate list today
Mar 12, 2019, at 02:31 pm
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS/UNI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will announce her party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s candidate list for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Tuesday afternoon.
CWC meet on PM Modi's turf draws strategy for LS polls
Mar 12, 2019, at 12:53 pm
Ahmedabad, Mar 12 (UNI): A meeting of the Congress Working Committee, the highest decision-making body of the Congress, is being held on Tuesday here to review preparedness for the Lok Sabha elections and draw a strategy of the party to take on the BJP.
Even Holi is coming during election campaign programme period: Prasad
Mar 11, 2019, at 06:16 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Monday criticised the opposition leaders as they stirred a controversy by questioning the timing of hosting the Lok Sabha polls during the month of Ramzan.
It is either Modi or chaos, Arun Jaitley on Lok Sabha elections
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (UNI/IBNS) Terming the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as 'Modi Vs Chaos', senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday described Congress president Rahul gandhi as an 'inadequatew leader' who is 'tried, tested and failed'
BJD to finalise candidates for both LS and Assembly seats soon: Naveen
Mar 11, 2019, at 05:22 pm
Bhubaneswar, Mar 11 (UNI) Ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Odisha will soon finalize the party’s candidates for the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha, party supremo and Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said here today.
LS Polls: Sumalatha Ambareesh to announce her decision to contest by March 18
Mar 11, 2019, at 04:41 pm
Mandya, Karnataka, Mar 11 (UNI) Sumalatha, wife of late Karnataka Minister M H Ambareesh, who is tried in vain to get Congress ticket to contest from her husband's Mandya constituency, will announce on March 18 her final decision to contest or not in the Lok Sabha election.
Sharad Pawar will not contest Lok Sabha polls this year
Mar 11, 2019, at 03:43 pm
New Delhi, Mar 11 (IBNS): NCP chief Sharad Pawar will not contest the Lok Sabha polls this year, media reports said.
India to start voting on Apr 11 in 7-phase general elections, results on May 23
Mar 10, 2019, at 08:06 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): Blowing the poll bugle officially, the Election Commission on Sunday announced the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, beginning April 11, as leaders of various political parties, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, welcomed the announcements.
Not holding Assembly poll confirms sinister designs of GoI, alleges Mehbooba Mufti
Mar 10, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI) Alleging that not holding assembly elections alongwith parliamentary polls in Jammu and Kashmir confirms sinister design of Government of India (GoI), president of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday evening said it is a tactic of buying time to disempower people by pushing an agenda that suits their ulterior motives.
Omar Abdullah targets PM Modi over 'simultaneous polls' issue in Jammu and Kashmir
Mar 10, 2019, at 06:50 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (IBNS): As no date to hold simultaneous Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir along with the Lok Sabha polls was announced by the election commission on Sunday, former CM Omar Abdullah criticized PM Narendra Modi over the issue and said people should rethink before praising his leadership next time.
Lok Sabha polling dates announced, Narendra Modi wishes political parties, candidates for elections
Mar 10, 2019, at 06:30 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): As the Election Commission announced the dates for the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished all political parties and candidates for the general elections.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti 'glad' with EC order on armed forces to be 'kept out' of poll process
Mar 10, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI/IBNS) Reacting to the Election Commission's directive to political parties to keep armed forces out of political campaign, former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti said they were 'glad,' as the order will end the BJP's tax payer-funded campaign.
Election Commission likely to announce LS poll dates today
Mar 10, 2019, at 12:35 pm
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission is likely to announce the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at 5 PM on Sunday, media reports said.
Lalu Prasad authorised for selection of candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly byelections
Mar 09, 2019, at 05:18 pm
Patna, Mar 9 (UNI) RJD`s central parliamentary board today authorised party president Lalu Prasad for selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly byelections.
Congress names first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls, Sonia Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli
Mar 08, 2019, at 04:36 pm
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Ending all speculations over Sonia Gandhi's retirement, the Congress party has announced that she will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
LS Election: All sitting Congress MPs likely to get party ticket
Mar 07, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Bengaluru, Man 7 (UNI) All the ten sitting Congress Lok Sabha members from Karnataka, including former Union Ministers M Veerappa Moily (Chikkaballapura) and K H Muniyappa (Kolar) are likely to be re-nominated by the party for the 2019-Lok sabha elections.
RLD joins SP-BSP alliance, terms it as 'Sangam' of opposition
Mar 05, 2019, at 06:09 pm
Lucknow, Mar 5(UNI): Terming the SP-BSP -RLD alliance as a Sangam of the opposition against BJP, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Tuesday officially joined the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party (SP-BSP) mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh for of the Lok Sabha election.
CPI names MLA C Divakaran for Thiruvananthapuram LS seat
Mar 05, 2019, at 09:24 am
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 5 (UNI) Communist Party of India (CPI), the second largest ally of Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, has decided to field former state minister and MLA C Divakaran to contest from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat here.
EC team in J&K to review preparedness, schedule for LS polls soon
Mar 05, 2019, at 09:09 am
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) The Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review poll preparedness in view of the Lok Sabha elections.
CPI(M) for electoral tie-up with Congress in West Bengal Lok Sabha polls
Mar 04, 2019, at 10:58 pm
New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) The CPI (M) on Monday favoured pooling of anti-BJP, anti-Trinamool votes by having a "no mutual contest" in the present six sitting Lok Sabha seats, currently held by Congress and the Left Front in West Bengal.
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party names six candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 02, 2019, at 03:40 pm
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday announced candidates for six Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi.
Tamil Nadu : DMK allots one LS seat to KMDK
Feb 26, 2019, at 02:02 pm
Chennai, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) : The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday allotted one seat to its ally, the Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK), for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today
Feb 26, 2019, at 01:00 pm
Guwahati, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit Assam today to kick-start his campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
No tie-up with AAP in Lok Sabha elections: Sheila Dikshit
Feb 24, 2019, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Sheila Dikshit on Sunday clarified that the Congress party will contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own, and will sweep all the seven seats in Delhi.
Feb 24, 2019, at 03:23 pm
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): In his last Mann Ki Baat address before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed is hopes that he will once again return to address the nation in his monthly radio programme after winning the elections.
Opposition meet on Feb 27 to decide Common Minimum Programme ahead of elections
Feb 22, 2019, at 03:55 pm
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IBNS): Several anti-BJP parties will meet on Feb 27 to decide a Common Minimum Programme for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which is due to be held by May, media reports said.
Mulayam hits out at Akhilesh for SP-BSP alliance
Feb 21, 2019, at 05:04 pm
Lucknow, Feb 21 (UNI) Claiming that BJP is far ahead in preparation for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party patriarch and patron Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday hit out at his son and party president Akhilesh Yadav, over his alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party.
Akhilesh to announce candidates after poll dates are notified
Feb 21, 2019, at 04:47 pm
Lucknow, Feb 21(UNI) Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the party will announce names of its candidates for the Lok Sabha polls after the election schedule is notified.
For Congress OROP is 'One Rahul, One Priyanka': Amit Shah
Jan 28, 2019, at 11:22 am
Una, Jan 28 (IBNS): Targeting the Congress top leadership, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday introduced a new version of OROP or One Rank One Pension while addressing a public rally in Himachal Pradesh.
Young voters must shoulder responsibility of nation building in LS polls: Modi
Jan 27, 2019, at 12:29 pm
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday urged the young voters to exercise their rights responsibly for the country in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.