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S M Krishna predicts that BJP will register clean victory in the LS elections

Apr 03, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Bengaluru, Apr 3 (UNI) Stating that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had left an impressive imprint in the last five years of his rule at the Center, Former External Affairs Minister and the BJP leader S M Krishna today predicted that BJP will come to power once again.

LS Poll:BJP's Umesh Yadav files papers to fight against Mallikarjun Kharge

Apr 03, 2019, at 04:33 pm

Kalaburagi, Apr 3 (UNI) Disgruntled Congress MLA Dr Umesh Jadav, who joined BJP recently, filed his nomination today for Kalaburagi Lok Sabha seat, polling for which is scheduled for April 23.

BJP leader Jaya Prada files nomination for LS polls

Apr 03, 2019, at 04:30 pm

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jaya Prada on Wednesday filed her nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls.

Battle of Olympians: Krishna Poonia feels the upcoming LS polls is a fight to save democracy

Apr 03, 2019, at 03:57 pm

Jaipur, Apr 3 (IBNS): Indian Olympian Krishna Poonia, who is contesting the Lok Sabha polls for Congress from Jaipur Rural parliamentary constituency, said the contest this time will be fought to save 'democracy'.

PM Narendra Modi to address election rally in Goa on April 10

Apr 03, 2019, at 03:02 pm

Panaji, Apr 3 (UNI) Union Minister for AYUSH (Independent Charge) Shripad Naik on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing an election campaign meeting at Dr Shayama Prasad Mukherjee Stadium near the city on April 10, 2019.

Mamata Banerjee leaves for North Bengal from NSCBI Airport

Apr 03, 2019, at 02:59 pm

Kolkata, Apr 3 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee leaves Kolkata Airport for North Bengal to address public at Dinhata.

Jammu and Kashmir: Mehbooba Mufti files nomination papers from Anantnag seat

Apr 03, 2019, at 02:57 pm

Anantnag, Apr 3 (UNI) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday filed nomination papers for the upcoming Parliamentary election from Anantnag Lok Sabha seat.

Police and EC recovered Rs 4.85 lakh from a vehicle in Assam’s Karimganj

Apr 03, 2019, at 09:44 am

Guwahati, Apr 3 (IBNS): Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Assam police and the flying squad team of the Election Commission of India (ECI) had recovered Rs 4.85 lakh cash from a vehicle in Assam’s Karimganj district on Tuesday evening.

Narendra Modi, Mamata Banerjee to kick start poll campaigns in Bengal today

Apr 03, 2019, at 08:44 am

New Delhi, Apr 3 (UNI/IBNS) Just days before the country is going to vote in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off his poll campaign in Mamata Banerjee-ruled West Bengal on Wednesday.

Lok Sabha polls: Congress fields C.J. Chavda against Amit Shah

Apr 03, 2019, at 08:33 am

New Delhi, Apr 3 (IBNS): The Congress on Wednesday named party leader C.J. Chavda as its candidate to contest from Gujarat's Gandhinagar seat in the Lok Sabha polls.

Akhilesh Yadav hints at making uncle Abhayram Yadav contest from Jaswantnagar in LS polls

Apr 02, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Etawah, Apr 2 (UNI) Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday hinted that his uncle Abhayram Yadav may contest the Lok Sabha polls from Jaswantnagar Vidhan Sabha seat.

PM Narendra Modi arrives to kick off campaign for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar

Apr 02, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Gaya, Apr 02 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today to kick off campaign of NDA for Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.

Make this election about real issues: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra tells voters

Apr 02, 2019, at 04:19 pm

New Delhi, Apr 2 (UNI) Soon after the release of pre-election documents, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday urged the people to read the party’s manifesto and make this poll about the real issues that the country is facing.

Chhattisgarh polling centres to have 'Selfie Zones'

Apr 02, 2019, at 04:17 pm

Raipur, Apr 2 (UNI) In an attempt to encourage more voters to cast their votes this Lok Sabha Elections, Chhattisgarh has set up 'Voter Selfie Zones' across all its polling centres, 23,727 in total. 

Lok Sabha Poll: Girish Bapat files nomination papers in Pune

Apr 02, 2019, at 03:35 pm

Pune, Apr 2 (UNI) Two candidates of Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday filed their nomination papers for Pune and Baramati constituencies.

If Amit Shah fights from Birbhum then he will be defeated by a margin of five-six lakh votes: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal challenges

Apr 02, 2019, at 09:10 am

Bolpur, Apr 2 (IBNS): Trinamool Congress leader  Anubrata Mondal has challenged Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah to fight from Birbhum Lok Sabha seat.

Hindu remark: Congress demands PM Narendra Modi's apology for hurting sentiments of Wayanad people

Apr 02, 2019, at 08:57 am

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The Congress on Tuesday demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment against party president Rahul Gandhi over deciding to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Wayanad seat in south and hurting the sentiments of the people of the region.

Lok Sabha polls: Congress announces another list of candidates

Apr 02, 2019, at 08:32 am

New Delhi, Apr 2 (IBNS): The ruling Congress party on Monday declared another list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls which included names of nine candidates.

Chirag Paswan is in direct fight with RLSP candidate in Jamui

Apr 01, 2019, at 06:20 pm

Patna, Apr 1 (UNI) Actor-turned-politician and outgoing Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) MP from Jamui Lok Sabha constituency Chirag Paswan is pitted against Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) candidate Bhudeo Chaudhary in the constituency in this election.

BSP chief Mayawati to address 3 election meetings in AP

Apr 01, 2019, at 06:08 pm

Vijayawada, Apr 1 (UNI) Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Supremo Mayawati will address three election meetings in Andhra Pradesh and another in Hyderabad on April 3 and 4.

Girish Chodankar files nomination papers for North Goa seat

Apr 01, 2019, at 04:52 pm

Panaji, Apr 1 (UNI) Goa Pradesh Congress Committee (GPCC) President Girish Chodankar on Monday filed nomination papers for North Goa Lok Sabha seat.

Lok Sabha poll:Bharat Dharma Jana Sena chief Vellappally will take on Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad

Apr 01, 2019, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi, Apr 1 (UNI) A day after Congress party announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad parliamentary constituency in Kerala, BJP president Amit Shah announced here on Monday that Thushar Vellappally, President of Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, will be the NDA nominee from the seat.

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel sends mirror to Narendra Modi, asks him to reveal 'real face'

Apr 01, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Raipur, Apr 1 (UNI) With general elections round the corner, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by sending him a mirror to identify his 'real face.'

Facebook removes 687 pages linked to Congress before Lok Sabha polls

Apr 01, 2019, at 03:37 pm

New York, Apr 1 (IBNS): As the country is gearing up for the first phase of voting which will be held on Apr 11, Facebook on Monday said it has removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party due to "coordinated inauthentic behaviour or spam" on the social media platform.

Amit Shah expects BJP will win 23 seats in West Bengal

Apr 01, 2019, at 09:35 am

New Delhi, Apr 1 (IBNS): BJP chief Amit Shah on Sunday said he is expecting that the Bharatiya Janata Party will increase its seats substantially in states like West Bengal, Odisha and Northeast.

Rahul Gandhi is feeling unsafe in Amethi: BJP leader Ravi Shankar Prasad

Mar 31, 2019, at 06:25 pm

New Delhi, Mar 31 (IBNS): Union Minister and senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday targeted Congress President Rahul Gandhi over his decision to contest the Lok Sabha polls also from Kerala and said he is doing so as he is feeling 'unsafe' in Amethi.

Bihar: Brishen Patel joins RLSP

Mar 31, 2019, at 05:36 pm

Patna, Mar 31 (UNI) Former president of Bihar unit of Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) Brishen Patel, who had deserted his party recently, today joined RLSP.

Puducherry: Rs 16 lakh seized ahead of LS polls

Mar 31, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Puducherry, Mar 31 (UNI) Grand Bazaar Police here seized a hefty amount of Rs 16 lakh from two people ahead of Lok Sabha Elections.

LS Poll: RJD candidates to file nominations on Chatra and Palamu

Mar 30, 2019, at 10:02 pm

Ranchi, Mar 30 (UNI) State RJD president Gautam Sagar Rana today said that his party was part of mahagathbandhan but has requested its senior leaders to allow RJD contest on Chatra and Palamu seats.

Lok Sabha Poll: JMM to also field candidates in Odisha, Bihar and Bengal

Mar 30, 2019, at 06:03 pm

Ranchi, Mar 30(UNI) The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha today said that apart from the four seats of Jharkhand the party would be also fielding its candidates in the Lok Sabha polls in the states of Bihar, West Bengal and Odisha.