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Bharatiya Janata Party fully geared up for upcoming Lok Sabha election in Jammu and Kashmir, says Sunil Sethi

Mar 18, 2024, at 11:34 pm

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sunil Sethi on Monday said that the BJP is fully geared up for the Lok Sabha election to be held in five phases in Jammu and Kashmir beginning from April 19.

Election Commission of India orders removal of home secretaries in 6 states and West Bengal police chief

Mar 18, 2024, at 10:06 pm

Days after announcing the schedule for Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday issued orders for the removal of home secretaries in six states- Gujarat, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.

Lok Sabha polls to be held in seven phases from April 19, counting of votes to take place on June 4

Mar 16, 2024, at 09:44 pm

India will vote in seven phases from April 19 to elect a new Lok Sabha, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Saturday.

Centre implements Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 12, 2024, at 12:03 am

Nearly five years after it was passed by the Indian Parliament, the Centre on Monday implemented the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a measure which had triggered widespread protests earlier in the country.

Always desired to have a seat-sharing agreement with TMC, says Congress leader Jairam Ramesh after Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal seat-sharing snub

Mar 10, 2024, at 11:28 pm

Reacting to the Trinamool Congress announcing its Lok Sabha candidates for all 42 seats in West Bengal, the Congress said on Sunday that it had always desired to have a seat-sharing agreement with the TMC.

BJP leader Brijendra Singh joins Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 10, 2024, at 10:18 pm

BJP leader and Lok Sabha Member of Parliament from Hisar Brijendra Singh resigned from the primary membership of the party and joined the Congress on Sunday.

TMC snubs Congress, announces 42 Lok Sabha candidates for upcoming polls

Mar 10, 2024, at 09:33 pm

Snubbing INDIA bloc partner Congress, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced 42 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, ensuring it is fighting a single-handed battle against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state.

Trinamool Congress fields Yusuf Pathan from Baharampur Lok Sabha seat, Nusrat Jahan dropped

Mar 10, 2024, at 08:21 pm

Trinamool Congress on Sunday announced former Indian cricketer and 2007 World T20 champion Yusuf Pathan will be its candidate from Baharampur constituency for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

INDIA bloc to sound Lok Sabha polls bugle at concluding rally of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra: MPCC chief

Mar 08, 2024, at 02:16 pm

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Nana Patole informed that leaders of INDIA bloc will be present at the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra rally on March 12 and the poll bugle for Lok Sabha elections will sound off from there.

India's first underwater Metro service inaugurated in Kolkata, PM Narendra Modi travels with school students

Mar 06, 2024, at 07:09 pm

India's first underwater Metro route was inaugurated in Kolkata on Wednesday which will connect city centre Esplanade with Howrah, promising to provide a faster communication alternative to daily commuters in one of the densely populated cities of the country.

Bhojpuri actor Pawan Singh, who was fielded by BJP to fight from Asansol, opts out of Lok Sabha polls

Mar 03, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Bharatiya Janata Party's Asansol candidate Pawan Singh on Sunday said he will not be able to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

LS polls: MK Stalin's DMK clinches seat-sharing deal with Left in Tamil Nadu

Mar 01, 2024, at 03:28 am

Chennai/IBNS/UNI: The ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in Tamil Nadu Thursday clinched a seat-sharing agreement with its allies, the two Left parties CPI and CPI(M) for the ensuing Lok Sabha polls.

DMK, Congress should be removed, Tamil Nadu people will teach them a lesson in LS polls: PM Modi

Feb 29, 2024, at 02:15 am

Tirunelveli/IBNS/UNI: Sounding the poll bugle ahead of the ensuing Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu and its key ally, the Congress, and said both the parties should be removed and the people of the state would teach them a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls.

BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll in Himachal after 6 Congress MLAs' cross-voting

Feb 28, 2024, at 04:26 am

Shimla/IBNS: In a huge setback for the Congress, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has managed to secure victory for its candidate in the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh despite having only 25 MLAs in the 68-member Assembly.

As Lok Sabha polls approaches, PM Modi to visit Bengal for three days in March

Feb 24, 2024, at 05:37 am

Kolkata/IBNS: In a run-up to the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be spending three days in West Bengal in the first week of March. 

Dynastic parties don't want Dalits, backward to progress: PM Modi

Feb 24, 2024, at 02:04 am

Varanasi/IBNS/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attacked the INDIA alliance and said those, who believe in provoking and creating difference among the people in the name of caste, oppose every scheme for the Dalits and the deprived and do politics in the name of caste for the interest of their family.

Odisha needs a double-engine government: Rajnath Singh

Feb 23, 2024, at 02:03 am

Bhubaneswar/IBNS/UNI: Odisha needs a double-engine government and the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in Odisha in the ensuing elections, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday.

Samajwadi Party releases names of five more candidates for LS polls, gives final offer to Congress

Feb 21, 2024, at 02:51 am

Lucknow/IBNS: The Samajwadi Party (SP) Tuesday announced the names of five more candidates, including sitting MLA and national general secretary Shivpal Singh, for the Lok Sabha elections slated to be held this year.

Sonia Gandhi to enter Rajya Sabha from Rajasthan; urges Rae Bareli voters to support her family in Lok Sabha polls

Feb 15, 2024, at 10:06 pm

New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Thursday announced her decision not to participate in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, citing health reasons. On Wednesday, the former Congress chief submitted her candidacy papers for the Rajya Sabha elections from Rajasthan.

Mamata Banerjee 'doubts' if Congress will secure 'even 40 seats' in Lok Sabha polls

Feb 03, 2024, at 07:14 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Friday challenged the Congress to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Hindi heartland states as she doubted their ability to even secure "40 seats" in the upcoming Lok Sabha election.

Omar Abdullah dares BJP to hold assembly election in J&K along with Lok Sabha poll

Feb 02, 2024, at 03:43 am

Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Thursday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold an assembly election along with the Lok Sabha poll in Jammu and Kashmir.

After Mamata Banerjee, Bhagwant Mann announces AAP will contest Lok Sabha Polls alone in Punjab

Jan 24, 2024, at 11:04 pm

Just an hour after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said her Trinamool Congress will contest the national polls in Bengal alone, Punjab Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday announced a similar stance, giving a jolt to the INDIA alliance.

India Alliance has a common agenda of defeating BJP: PM Modi in Kerala

Jan 04, 2024, at 02:14 am

Thrissur/IBNS/UNI: Sounding the poll bugle for the upcoming Lok Sabha poll, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday lashed out at the Congress and Left in Kerala for creating impediments in implementing several projects for the development of the state.

Siddaramaiah presses for Rahul Gandhi as PM face for Lok Sabha poll

Dec 29, 2023, at 03:46 am

Bengaluru/IBNS/UNI: After the INDIA bloc pressed for Mallikarjun Kharge's candidature, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Thursday pitched for Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial face ahead of next year's Lok Sabha election.

Arvind Kejriwal meets Mamata Banerjee, Uddhav Thackeray ahead of INDIA meet

Dec 19, 2023, at 05:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, summoned by the Enforcement Directorate for questioning, met a flurry of Opposition leaders who are in Delhi for the INDIA Bloc meet.

INDIA alliance will sweep next Lok Sabha election in J&K, Ladakh, says state Congress chief Vikar Rasool

Oct 20, 2023, at 10:36 pm

The INDIA alliance will win all the Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories in the next election, J&K Congress president Vikar Rasool claimed on Friday.

Akhilesh Yadav talks tough on INDIA bloc, says will 'think about alliance' for LS polls after spat with Congress

Oct 20, 2023, at 02:57 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav seemed to put the Congress on notice Thursday, accusing the grand old party of "fooling" others and hinting that had they known the alliance doesn't work on the state level, they would not have been so open to the INDIA bloc.

With all opposition parties uniting, it’s impossible to defeat the INDIA alliance: Rahul Gandhi

Sep 02, 2023, at 04:17 am

Mumbai/IBNS: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Friday said it would be impossible for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to win next year’s Lok Sabha polls if the INDIA alliance puts up a united fight as it represents 60 percent of the population.

Lok Sabha Polls 2024: INDIA alliance resolves to contest elections together

Sep 01, 2023, at 10:29 pm

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A), an alliance of 26 opposition parties, on Friday, resolved to contest the forthcoming Lok Sabha election together 'as far as possible' and said that seat-sharing arrangements in different states will be initiated immediately.

Mamata Banerjee pledges to uproot BJP from power in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Aug 29, 2023, at 06:09 am

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday slammed the BJP-led central government for its "anti-people policies" and said Trinamool Congress will uproot it from power as it did to the CPI(M) led Left Front government in West Bengal.