Smriti Irani loses Amethi battle to Gandhi family loyalist KL Sharma
New Delhi/IBNS: Incumbent Union Minister Smriti Irani, who defeated Congress's Rahul Gandhi in his family bastion five years ago, tasted a crushing defeat this time in one of the key prestige battles in this Lok Sabha election.
Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi, who is a part of the powerful Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty that has ruled the Indian political scenario for decades, made a strong comeback by putting up a strong show in the general elections which was predicted by exit polls to be dominated by the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party.
INDIA takes lead over NDA in Uttar Pradesh; Modi ahead in Varanasi, Smriti Irani trails in Amethi
Amethi/IBNS: The BJP-led NDA is failing to sweep Uttar Pradesh like the previous two General Elections, at least the initial trends of the results predicted.
Lok Sabha poll results: Union Minister Smriti Irani trails in Amethi
Amethi/IBNS: Union Minister Smriti Irani is trailing behind Congress' Kishori Lal in Uttar Pradesh's Amethi constituency, media reports said.
Voting underway across 49 seats in fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls
Voting is currently underway in 49 seats across six states and two Union Territories in the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Monday.
Modi makes 'daro mat' jibe at Rahul Gandhi after Congress leader moves from Amethi to Rae Bareli
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday weaponised his prime opponent Rahul Gandhi's popular "daro mat (don't be afraid)" call against the Congress leader, who switched from Amethi to Rae Bareli as a second seat to contest in the Lok Sabha elections.
Rahul Gandhi doesn't run away: Congress' Amethi candidate Kishori Lal Sharma on BJP's jibe
New Delhi/IBNS: The Gandhi family moving out of the key Amethi seat in Uttar Pradesh has opened the doors for Kishori Lal Sharma, a loyalist of the Gandhis working with the party for four decades.
Kishori Lal Sharma: Know about Congress' Amethi pick
New Delhi/IBNS: Cutting across all speculations that either Rahul Gandhi or Robert Vadra will contest from Amethi, a Congress bastion until 2019, the grand old party on Friday announced the name of Kishori Lal Sharma as its candidate from the seat for the Lok Sabha elections.
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be attending the nomination filing of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli, Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi
New Delhi/IBNS: Ending all speculations, Congress on Friday fielded its top leader Rahul Gandhi from Rae Bareli and Kishori Lal Sharma from Amethi in Uttar Pradesh to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha elections.
Congress fields Rahul Gandhi from Raebareli for high-voltage Lok Sabha contest
India's age-old party Congress on Friday named former party chief Rahul Gandhi as its candidate for the general polls from Raebareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
LS polls: Suspense continues over Amethi, Raebareli candidates as Congress remains indecisive
New Delhi/IBNS: The suspense over Congress candidates in Amethi and Raebareli has been picked up with Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra being given a few more hours to make their decision, media reports said.
New Delhi/IBNS: The suspense over who would fight as Congress candidates from the key seats of Rae Bareli and Amethi in Uttar Pradesh may end on Thursday with party president Mallikarjun Kharge likely to announce the names with one day left before the nomination deadline.
Will Congress end Rae Bareli and Amethi suspense tomorrow? Jairam Ramesh gives major update
New Delhi/IBNS: With two more days left to file the nominations for the Lok Sabha polls, Congress is yet to announce its candidates from the Gandhi family bastions, Amethi and Rae Bareli in Uttar Pradesh, inviting jibes from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Congress releases another list, no candidate announcement for Amethi, Raebareli
New Delhi/IBNS: With just three days to go for the last day of filing nominations for the seats, the Congress has still not named its candidates from prestigious Amethi and Raebareli constituencies for the Lok Sabha polls released on Tuesday.