I don’t have money to contest Lok Sabha election: Nirmala Sitharaman declines BJP ticket
Mar 28, 2024, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Wednesday said that she would not contest the Lok Sabha election and the same has been conveyed to the party
BJP pulls up Dilip Ghosh for his controversial remarks on Mamata Banerjee
Mar 28, 2024, at 01:26 am
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pulled up its national vice president and former West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh for his controversial remarks against state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee right at the start of his campaign for the upcoming General Elections.
PM Modi dials Sandeshkhali protest's face and BJP candidate Rekha Patra, calls her 'Shakti Swaroopa'
Mar 27, 2024, at 05:11 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In quite a rare scenario, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dialled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Lok Sabha poll candidate from West Bengal's Basirhat Rekha Patra, who was also the face of the Sandeshkhali protests, to encourage her, a couple of days after her name was announced by the party.
BJP to fight Lok Sabha polls alone in Punjab
Mar 26, 2024, at 06:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday decided to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Punjab alone and would not form an alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
Rekha Patra, face of Sandeshkhali protests, is BJP's bet from Bengal's Basirhat for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 25, 2024, at 06:33 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Rekha Patra, who led the protests against now suspended and arrested Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Sheikh Shahjahan in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali, from Basirhat constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
'I feel honoured and elated': Kangana Ranaut securing BJP's ticket from Mandi for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 25, 2024, at 05:25 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Bollywood actress-producer Kangana Ranaut is "honoured" and "elated" securing a ticket from the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Modi's systematic effort to cripple Congress financially underway: Sonia Gandhi
Mar 21, 2024, at 06:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi accusing him of attempting to "cripple Congress financially".
Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP inks seat-sharing deal with AMMK, NJP, TMMK in Tamil Nadu
Mar 21, 2024, at 04:03 pm
Chennai/UNI: The BJP-led NDA, which is cobbling up a formidable alliance after its key partner AIADMK had severed its ties, has finalised the seat sharing agreement with its new found ally, the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, besides the New Justice Party (NJP) and Tamizhaga Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls in Tamil Nadu.
Election Commission issues notification for first phase of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 20, 2024, at 05:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections for 102 seats.
Manifesto for Lok Sabha polls will be party's 'Nyay Patra': Congress
Mar 20, 2024, at 02:28 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: The Indian National Congress Tuesday said that it is fully prepared for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections and will soon come with the manifesto, which will not just be a manifesto but the party's 'Nyay Patra' that will fulfill the five guarantees promised to the country.
Arjun Singh returns to BJP, TMC MP Dibyendu Adhikari switches allegiance
Mar 16, 2024, at 02:48 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Political heavyweight Arjun Singh, who became a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP in 2019 after leaving the Trinamool Congress but returned to his old party three years later, made a comeback to the saffron outfit on Friday in the presence of its central leadership in New Delhi.
Election Commission to announce Lok Sabha poll dates tomorrow
Mar 15, 2024, at 06:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the dates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at 3 pm on Saturday.
Bengal: Arjun Singh set to rejoin BJP after TMC denied him a ticket for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 14, 2024, at 07:31 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Arjun Singh, the Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal's Barrackpore, is set to rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after being denied a ticket by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Haryana: CM Nayab Singh Saini wins vote of confidence
Mar 14, 2024, at 06:23 am
Chandigarh/IBNS: The Haryana government led by newly appointed Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini won the vote of confidence during a special session of the Assembly on Wednesday.
Breach of trust: Arjun Singh after TMC denies him Lok Sabha poll ticket
Mar 11, 2024, at 08:18 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and sitting Barrackpore MP, Arjun Singh, has said his party betrayed him by denying him a ticket in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Telangana: PM Modi launches developmental projects worth Rs 7,200 Cr in Sangareddy
Mar 05, 2024, at 07:45 pm
Sangareddy/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated and laid the foundation stone of multiple projects, worth Rs 7,200 crore here on Tuesday, in Sangareddy district.
PM Modi says insecurity prevails in family-based political parties
Mar 05, 2024, at 07:39 pm
Hyderabad/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted that a sense of insecurity prevails among those ruling family-based political parties.
PM Modi in Bengal on a two-day visit, expected to slam Mamata govt ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 05:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to West Bengal starting from Friday, in the backdrop of the Sandeshkhali case.
PM Modi chairs midnight meeting to finalise BJP's first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a midnight meeting on Thursday with his colleagues from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to finalise the party's first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Sandeshkhali: Sheikh Shahajahan's fiefdom grabs India's political spotlight ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Mar 01, 2024, at 04:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, West Bengal's Sandeshkhali turned out to be a heated political battleground after the state's ruling party Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s now expelled leader Sheikh Shahjahan faced charges of land grabbing and sexual abuse from women of the area, which falls in North 24 Parganas.
Alliance talks on: Congress hopeful to strike a deal with Mamata in Bengal despite TMC's reluctance
Feb 24, 2024, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Saturday exuded optimism in joining hands with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to fight Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) despite Trinamool Congress (TMC)'s renewed declaration that it will go solo in the state in Lok Sabha elections 2024.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC resumes seat-sharing talks with Congress for Lok Sabha polls: Reports
Feb 23, 2024, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: In a U-turn from its previous stance, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has resumed seat-sharing talks with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, media reports said.
BJP holds two-day National Council meet in Delhi ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Feb 17, 2024, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s two-day National Council meet began at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty resigns, 'not accepted' by Mamata Banerjee
Feb 16, 2024, at 03:01 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Just months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, actress-Trinamool Congress MP Mimi Chakraborty on Thursday resigned after meeting West Bengal Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata Banerjee, who as per the parliamentarian's words refused to accept the resignation.
Feb 16, 2024, at 12:16 am
Srinagar: In yet another blow to the INDIA bloc, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah announced on Thursday that his party would go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections while indicating that he may re-join the BJP-led NDA alliance in the future.
Supreme Court strikes down electoral bonds scheme, calls it 'unconstitutional'
Feb 15, 2024, at 05:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In a landmark verdict months ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Supreme Court on Thursday struck down the electoral bonds scheme calling it "unconstitutional", media reports said.
Former Maharashtra CM Ashok Chavan quits Congress, likely to join BJP
Feb 12, 2024, at 07:42 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In another jolt to the grand old party, former Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan quit Congress on Monday.
Dev likely to contest from West Bengal's Ghatal in 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Feb 12, 2024, at 04:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bengali film superstar-parliamentarian Dev is likely to contest from his present Lok Sabha constituency Ghatal for his third term in the upcoming General Elections.
Decoding Nitish Kumar's political manoeuvres: What lies ahead in Bihar's political landscape?
Jan 30, 2024, at 10:53 pm
Patna: As Nitish Kumar turned another political somersault, many are questioning his political future, with experts indicating that this move might have a detrimental effect on his voter support.
Nitish Kumar takes oath as Bihar Chief Minister for 9th time
Jan 28, 2024, at 11:29 pm
Patna: Nitish Kumar took oath on Sunday evening as the Bihar Chief Minister, this time with the support of the BJP-led NDA, for the record ninth time after deserting the Opposition bloc INDIA just months ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha elections.