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Nitish Kumar refutes speculations about contesting Lok Sabha elections from UP's Phoolpur

Aug 16, 2023, at 06:15 am

Patna/IBNS/UNI: Reacting sharply at reports of him contesting Lok Sabha elections from Phoolpur parliamentary seat in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar settled down the speculations by ruling out the same.

Maharashtra: Congress holds meeting on organisational strength ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Jun 03, 2023, at 05:40 pm

Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president Nana Patole has said the party's target is to defeat the BJP and the strategy will be finalised in the upcoming MVA meeting.

BSP not to forge any alliance in assembly, LS polls, says Mayawati

Jan 16, 2023, at 01:11 am

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party will not forge an alliance with any party in the forthcoming state assemblies and Lok Sabha elections due next year and will contest on its own.

TMC to field candidates in Uttar Pradesh during 2024 Lok Sabha polls: Mamata Banerjee

Feb 02, 2022, at 11:31 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Trinamool Congress Chairperson Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday announced that her party would contest the Lok Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh in 2024.

CWC meeting: Rahul Gandhi questions timing of 23 Congress leaders' letter calling for leadership change

Aug 24, 2020, at 06:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Rahul Gandhi on Monday questioned the timing of the letter sent by 23 Congress leaders calling for a change in the leadership at all levels of the party, a day after his mother Sonia Gandhi expressed her desire to step down as the outfit's president, media reports said.

PM Modi to receive award from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for Clean India initiative

Sep 02, 2019, at 03:31 pm

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will receive an international recognition for his Clean India initiative which was launched during his first term, officials said on Monday.

BJP MP Om Birla files nomination for Lok Sabha Speaker's post

Jun 18, 2019, at 05:06 pm

New Delhi, Jun 18 (UNI) BJP's two-time MP from Kota in Rajasthan Om Birla on Tuesday filed his nomination papers as NDA nominee for the post of Lok Sabha's Speaker.

Mayawati may end grand alliance in Uttar Pradesh and fight UP by-polls alone

Jun 03, 2019, at 04:26 pm

Lucknow, June 3 (IBNS): It seems that the grand alliance formed between the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party may be over as Mayawati has decided to contest the by-polls in Uttar Pradesh alone.

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Sheila Dikshit forms committee to probe Congress poll debacle in national capital

May 27, 2019, at 05:44 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI) Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Sheila Dikshit has constituted a five-member committee, to enquire in depth the reasons behind the defeat of the party candidates in the Lok Sabha elections in the national capital.

After landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls, BJP set to get majority in Rajya Sabha in 2020

May 27, 2019, at 03:11 pm

New Delhi, May 27 (UNI): The saffron surge in electoral battle for 2019 has set the ball rolling to the BJP to capture more seats in Upper House of Parliament and the saffron party may get majority in Rajya Sabha in 2020.

PM Narendra Modi to visit his Varanasi constituency today after registering massive victory in Lok Sabha polls

May 27, 2019, at 09:29 am

Varanasi, May 27 (IBNS); After scripting yet another landmark victory in the Lok Sabha polls, PM Narendra Modi is all set to visit his constituency Varanasi on Monday.

You are my family: Sonia Gandhi writes to people of Raebareli following her Lok Sabha poll victory from the seat

May 27, 2019, at 08:55 am

New Delhi, May 27 (IBNS): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi has thanked people in her constituency Raebareli for once again re-electing her in the Lok Sabha elections. 

Crucial CWC ends, discusses Lok Sabha poll debacle

May 25, 2019, at 03:53 pm

New Delhi, May 25 (UNI) Amid demands from various quarters to fix responsibility for the massive setback in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the crucial meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), party's highest decision making body, to analyse the poll debacle, ended on Saturday.

After setback in Lok Sabha polls, Mamata Banerjee calls emergency meeting

May 25, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Kolkata, May 25 (IBNS): After receiving a rude shock from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee called an emergency meeting at her Kalighat residence in south Kolkata on Saturday.

BJP chief Amit Shah keen on walking on Kolkata streets to celebrate party's victory in Bengal: Dilip Ghosh

May 24, 2019, at 05:37 pm

Kolkata, May 24 (UNI) Newly elected MP Dilip Ghosh today said BJP's national president Amit Shah is keen to walk in yet another road show with the winning candidates on Kolkata streets to celebrate party's victory in West Bengal.

Never mock a loser in a democracy: Yashwant Sinha

May 24, 2019, at 05:33 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS):  Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha on Friday posted a hidden message on his Twitter page and said a loser should not be 'mocked' in a democracy.

I dedicate my victory to all those party workers who sacrificed their lives: BJP MP Locket Chatterjee

May 24, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Kolkata, May 24 (IBNS): Bharatiya Janata Party's new MP from West Bengal's Hooghly seat Locket Chatterjee on Friday dedicated her Lok Sabha polls victory to those party workers who sacrificed their lives for the sake of democracy.

Australian PM, Bhutan King call Modi to congratulate for poll win

May 24, 2019, at 04:59 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison called Prime Minister Narendra Modi over telephone on Thursday and congratulated him on his victory in just held Lok Sabha elections.

Governor greets winning candidates of Lok Sabha polls from J&K

May 24, 2019, at 04:55 pm

Srinagar, May 24 (UNI) Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday congratulated all the winning candidates of the Lok Sabha elections from Jammu and Kashmir.

Mamata Banerjee calls TMC emergency meeting to review Lok Sabha poll debacle

May 24, 2019, at 04:45 pm

Kolkata, May 24 (UNI) Beleaguered Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee has convened an emergency party meeting at her Kalighat residence on Saturday to review the post-result scenario.

Bihar: Lakhs of voters press NOTA button during LS polls

May 24, 2019, at 04:41 pm

Patna, May 23 (UNI) Lakhs of voters opted for none of the above (NOTA) button during the seven-phase Lok Sabha election in Bihar.

Can't hate if they are born in privileged surroundings: Amethi winner Smriti Irani

May 24, 2019, at 04:32 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (UNI) After defeating Gandhi scion Rahul Gandhi by a margin of over 54,000 votes, BJP leader Smriti Irani on Friday in an indirect reference to likes of Mr Gandhi said that one can't hate them because they are born in more privileged surroundings.

New morning for Amethi: Smriti Irani tweets after snatching the UP seat from Rahul Gandhi

May 24, 2019, at 03:56 pm

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Union Minister Smriti Irani came out all guns blazing this time and registered a thumping victory against Congress president Rahul Gandhi, a result which was not expected by the members of the grand old party of India.

Khamosh: People of Patna Sahib tells Shatrughan Sinha in LS poll verdict

May 24, 2019, at 10:22 am

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): The 'Bihari Babu' of Indian cinema, Shatrughan Sinha, who shifted side just before the Lok Sabha polls, was rejected by the people of his own state this time as Ravi Shankar Prasad of the Bharatiya Janata Party defeated him to make his way to the Parliament.

Verdict 2019: At the end of obscene pamphlet war, Gautam Gambhir sends opponents outside the park

May 24, 2019, at 10:14 am

New Delhi, May 24 (IBNS): Sending his opponent outside the park, BJP leader and former cricket icon Gautam Gambhir won the Lok Sabha polls from East Delhi seat and made his way to the Parliament quite comfortably.

Great things are in store for the US-India partnership: Donald Trump tweets congratulating Narendra Modi

May 24, 2019, at 10:10 am

Washington, May 24 (IBNS): Promising that 'great things are in store for India-US relationship, American President Donald Trump wished Indian PM Narendra Modi after his party Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

Modi leads NDA to thumping victory in Lok Sabha polls, set to return as PM for second term

May 23, 2019, at 05:56 pm

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Five years since he first came to power at the Centre, it seems the Modi magic still works wonder. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA to another resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls on Thursday.

Losing hope for win, Congress leader Raj Babbar leaves counting centre after 20th round

May 23, 2019, at 04:54 pm

Agra, May 23 (UNI) Disappointed over Congress trailing with huge margin after 20th round of counting in Fatehpur Sikri Lok Sabha seat, party Uttar Pradesh president Raj Babbar left the counting centre.

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Indian PM Narendra Modi over Lok Sabha polls result

May 23, 2019, at 03:10 pm

Beijing, May 23 (IBNS): Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated Indian PM Narendra Modi after his Bharatiya Janata Party registered a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls.

Global leaders greet Narendra Modi on Lok Sabha polls results

May 23, 2019, at 02:53 pm

New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): As Narendra Modi led his Bharatiya Janata Party to register a thumping victory in the Lok Sabha polls, global leaders joined ton congratulate him over the Indian general polls results.