2019 Battle: Change & ‘new faces’ are talk of the town in Odisha politics
Mar 15, 2019, at 01:07 pm
New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): The political scenario in Odisha is heading for major surprises and virtual topsy-turvy turnaround and this is bound to happen for reasons more than one.
Lok Sabha polls: Oppositions move SC demanding safety of EVMs
Mar 14, 2019, at 07:48 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, 21 opposition parties on Thursday moved the Supreme Court seeking more safety norms for the Electronic Voting Machines.
Mar 14, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Mandya, Karnataka, Mar 14 (UNI): Former Prime Minister and JDS national president H.D. Deve Gowda today claimed that it was Congress-JDS that gave strength to Congress to pave way to scuttle the dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India free from Congress ("Congress-mukt Bharat").
Fadnavis and Uddhav's joint rally in Aurangabad on Mar 17
Mar 14, 2019, at 03:31 pm
Aurangabad, Mar 14 (UNI): Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadanvis and Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray will jointly address the Sena-BJP Marathwada level workers at Srihari pavilion here on March 17.
Congress leader Tom Vadakkan joins BJP
Mar 14, 2019, at 02:20 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): In a jolt to Rahul Gandhi, top Congress leader Tom Vadakkan on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the General Elections, which will begin on Apr 11.
Mar 14, 2019, at 01:53 pm
New Delhi, Mar 14 (IBNS): Ahead of the General Elections, the Trinamool Congress (TMC) lawmakers continue to switch sides and the latest is Arjun Singh, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here on Thursday.
LS polls: Congress, JD(S) agree to 20-8 seat sharing for Karnataka
Mar 13, 2019, at 10:44 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular), coalition partners in Karnataka, have agreed to seat sharing from the state.
BJP will lose in Haryana if Cong, JJP, AAP fight LS polls together: Arvind Kejriwal
Mar 13, 2019, at 10:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that if Congress ties up with AAP and JJP in Haryana then they will be able to defeat BJP on all the ten Lok Sabha seats in Haryana.
Congress releases second list of 21 candidates for LS polls
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:57 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) The Congress on Wednesday released its second list of 21 candidates for the Lok Sabha elections which includes names of Priya Dutt from Mumbai North Central, former Union minister Sushil Kumar Shinde from Solapur-SC, Raj Babbar from Moradabad, Sriprakash Jaiswal from Kanpur and Sanjay Singh from Sultanpur.
Mahagathbandhan allies discuss seat deal in Bihar for LS poll
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI) Allies of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar including Congress, RJD, RLSP, HAM and LJD on Wednesday held talks for seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, sources said.
JD (U) to contest three Lok Sabha seats in UP
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:48 pm
Patna, Mar 13 (UNI) JD (U), a major ally of NDA will field three candidates in Uttar Pradesh in Lok Sabha election.
BJP, Cong demand central forces in 77,000 polling booths of WB, TMC slams
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:32 pm
Kolkata, Mar 13 (UNI): The ruling Trinamool Congress on Wednesday slammed the opposition and said they were insulting the people after BJP and Congress demanded that whole West Bengal be declared super sensitive and central para-military forces deployed in all the 77,000 polling booths across the state.
LS polls: Modi reaches out to Rahul Gandhi, Big B, Virat Kohli and Khans to motivate voters
Mar 13, 2019, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to various important personalities from sportsmen to politicians to Bollywood stars with an appeal to encourage more voters to exercise their electoral rights in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress MLA Umesh Jadhav will be the BJP’s candidate against Mallikarjun Kharge: BS Yeddyurappa
Mar 13, 2019, at 04:52 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (UNI/IBNS) Congress rebel MLA Umesh Jadhav will be the BJP candidate and he will fight against Congress leader in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge from Kalaburgi (Gulbarga) seat in Karnataka, State unit president B S Yeddyurappa said here on Wednesday.
Will form K'taka govt in 24 hours if BJP wins 22 Lok Sabha seats: Yeddyurappa
Mar 13, 2019, at 03:02 pm
Bengaluru, Mar 13 (IBNS): In another claim by the former Karnataka Chief Minister, BS Yeddyurappa said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the state government within 24 hours if the saffron outfit bags 22 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, media reports said.
BJP demands central forces at all polling booths, media observer in Bengal
Mar 13, 2019, at 02:35 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (UNI): A BJP delegation, including senior Union Ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad and Nirmala Sitharaman, met the Election Commission here on Wednesday and demanded that West Bengal be declared as super-sensitive state and central forces be deployed at all polling booths.
Mamata goes all out to target 42 seats to her kitty from Bengal
Mar 13, 2019, at 01:10 pm
Kolkata, Mar 13 (UNI) Stormy petrel of West Bengal politics Mamata Banerjee hasvowed to make a clean sweep of all the 42 Lok Sabha constituencies in her state going to polls in seven phases commencing April 11.
From Rahul-Mamata to Deepika-Alia, Narendra Modi urges all for higher voter turnout
Mar 13, 2019, at 12:51 pm
New Delhi, Mar 13 (IBNS): From politicians to film actors to sportsmen, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all sections of people to encourage higher voter turnout in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, which will be held in Apr-May.
#GoBackRahul trends on Twitter as Congress chief visits Tamil Nadu
Mar 13, 2019, at 11:42 am
Chennai, Mar 13 (IBNS): #GoBackRahul is trending on micro-blogging site Twitter as Congress president Rahul Gandhi is set to address a meeting in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
BJP may become single largest party : Sharad Pawar
Mar 13, 2019, at 10:50 am
Mumbai, Mar 13 (IBNS): In a surprising comment from a leader who is fighting the upcoming Lok Sabha polls to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar has predicted the saffron outfit might emerge as the single largest party, media reports said.
Mamata's candidate list for Lok Sabha polls is a fusion of glamour, youth and experience
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:40 pm
Kolkata, Mar 12 (IBNS): On a day her former MP Anupam Hazra joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee came out with a candidate list featuring old horses, youth along and a dash of contemporary Tollywood glamour for the 2019 General Elections.
Opposition defaming Army in quest of votes: UP BJP
Mar 12, 2019, at 09:20 pm
Lucknow, Mar 12 (UNI): Hitting out at Opposition leaders in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP state unit on Tuesday said in the quest of votes, some leaders were defaming the valour of army and questioning the surgical strike.
Trinamool Congress fields 40.5% women candidates for Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal
Mar 12, 2019, at 08:26 pm
Kolkata, Mar 12 (UNI): Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today announced the names of the 42 candidates from Bengal for the coming Lok Sabha elections.
No truck with Congress in any state, says BSP
Mar 12, 2019, at 07:54 pm
Lucknow, Mar 12 (IBNS): BSP president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati today made it clear her party would not form any truck with the Congress in "any state" for the Lok Sabha elections.
Sukhbir announces Jagir Kaur as SAD candidate from Khadoor Sahib
Mar 12, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Tarn Taran, Mar 12 (UNI) Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Tuesday announced the candidature of former Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) chief and Istri Akali Dal President Bibi Jagir Kaur from the Khadoor Sahib parliamentary constituency.
Babul Supriyo reacts cautiously on Moon Moon Sen being named candidate from Asansol
Mar 12, 2019, at 05:28 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI) Union Minister and BJP lawmaker from Asansol in West Bengal Babul Supriyo on Tuesday reacted cautiously and in a mild manner to Trinamool Congress' decision to field senior actress Moon Moon Sen from his constituency Asansol.
Trinamool Congress MP Anupam Hazra joins BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 12, 2019, at 05:24 pm
New Delhi, Mar 12 (UNI/IBNS) Ending days of speculation, suspended Trinamool Congress MP Anupam Hazra on Tuesday joined BJP here in presence of senior party leader Kailash Vijayvargiya.
Priyanka Gandhi makes her debut speech in Gujarat, targets PM
Mar 12, 2019, at 05:12 pm
Gandhinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): Making her debut speech since joining active politics recently, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tried to corner Prime Minister Narendra Modi and urged people to use their right to vote as their 'weapon' during the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Be ready to face questions over 2014 poll promises: Shiv Sena
Mar 12, 2019, at 04:46 pm
Mumbai, Mar 12 (UNI) After a brief lull, post announcement of its alliance with BJP, the Shiv Sena is back on its old line, targeting its ally on the issues, over which the party had been criticising the government for the past four-and-a-half years.
Mar 12, 2019, at 04:22 pm
Gandhinagar, Mar 12 (IBNS): Visiting Gujarat, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who joined active politics recently, addressed a rally and made her debut speech as Congress general secretary on Tuesday where she urged people to think before casting their votes during the Lok Sabha polls.