India Elections 2024: Millions to cast vote as world’s largest election kicks off
11 months, 1 week ago

India Elections 2024: Millions to cast vote as world’s largest election kicks off

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery A woman shows her inked finger after casting her ballot in India’s general elections at a polling station in Nagaon in the northeastern state of Assam on 19 April 2024 The elections are meant to choose 543 members of the lower house of parliament, called the Lok Sabha. open image in gallery A woman shows her inked finger after casting her vote in India’s general elections at a polling station in Nagaur in the western state of Rajasthan on 19 April 2024 As many as 18 million Indians will vote for the first time in the ongoing elections. I see that women feel safe now, there is development.” open image in gallery Supporters of the opposition Congress party attend an election rally addressed by party leader Rahul Gandhi in Mandya, on 17 April 2024 Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and West Bengal, collectively home to 475 million people, have a seven-day voting span while other states have one day to vote. open image in gallery A poster of prime minister Narendra Modi is put up in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, ahead of India’s national elections, on 16 April 2024 Meanwhile, about 15 million polling officials and security personnel will supervise the operation of 5.5 million electronic voting machines deployed across more than a million polling stations nationwide.

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What happened with us, Kejriwal could happen to Nitish, Naidu: Aaditya Thackeray alleges EVM fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

What happened with us, Kejriwal could happen to Nitish, Naidu: Aaditya Thackeray alleges EVM fraud

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray on Thursday said that the future of the country is in doubt as the BJP's dream is to break up and finish off every regional party in the country. Addressing a press conference here today, Thackeray questioned the election process in the country citing the voter and EVM fraud. What happened with us …

Delhi Election Early Result Trends: How Are AAP Leaders Out On Bail Performing?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Election Early Result Trends: How Are AAP Leaders Out On Bail Performing?

ABP News  

Delhi Election Results: The counting of votes for all the 70 seats in Delhi is underway to decide whether the AAP comes to power for a fourth term or the BJP forms a government in the national capital after more than 26 years. AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal, who is out on bail in a case related to the Delhi …

Delhi polls: Jaishankar, Rahul Gandhi, Sisodia among early voters
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Delhi polls: Jaishankar, Rahul Gandhi, Sisodia among early voters

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Union ministers S Jaishankar and Hardeep Singh Puri, and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi were among those who cast their votes for the Delhi Assembly polls early in the morning on Wednesday.The early voters also included AAP leader and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia, Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora and Delhi Chief …

Watch | Manish Sisodia: BJP’s smear campaign and a compromised EC are the biggest threats to democracy
2 months ago

Watch | Manish Sisodia: BJP’s smear campaign and a compromised EC are the biggest threats to democracy

The Hindu  

Watch| Manish Sisodia: BJP’s smear campaign and a compromised EC are the biggest threats to democracy In an exclusive interview with The Hindu, senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia addressed the party’s promises, challenges, and strategy ahead of the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections. Sisodia emphasized the fulfilment of major promises like free electricity, water, and quality education, claiming these factors continue …

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP alleges irregularities in electoral roll
2 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP alleges irregularities in electoral roll

The Hindu  

Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva raised concerns on Tuesday over alleged irregularities in the voter list, ahead of the February 5 Assembly polls in the National Capital. Accompanied by Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bansuri Swaraj and senior party leader Om Pathak, Mr. Sachdeva met Election Commission officials to highlight their grievances. He also alleged that Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind …

Atishi accuses BJP of distributing cash to voters in Kejriwal's New Delhi constituency
3 months ago

Atishi accuses BJP of distributing cash to voters in Kejriwal's New Delhi constituency

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP was distributing cash to women in AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal's New Delhi constituency ahead of Assembly polls in the city. In a press conference, senior AAP leader Atishi said Rs 1,100 each was given to women from slum clusters at former BJP MP Parvesh Verma's residence at Windsor …

‘Father’ of 138 voters in Bihar legislative council byelection raises suspicions
3 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Father’ of 138 voters in Bihar legislative council byelection raises suspicions

The Hindu  

An individual named Munna Kumar is alleged to be father of 138 voters, of a total 724, in a legislative council byelection for Tirhut Graduates constituency in Bihar. There were total 18 candidates in the fray, including ruling party Janata Dal candidate Abhishek Jha and Opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal candidate Gopi Kishan. For the legislative council byelection from Tirhut Graduates …

Jharkhand Election Result: Will Kalpana Soren get a ministerial berth in husband Hemant Soren’s cabinet?
4 months ago

Jharkhand Election Result: Will Kalpana Soren get a ministerial berth in husband Hemant Soren’s cabinet?

Live Mint  

Hemant Soren will be sworn in as Jharkhand Chief Minister for the fourth time on November 28, during a ceremony scheduled in Ranchi’s Morabadi Ground. Shot to limelight when Soren was in jail Kalpana Soren, 39, shot to the limelight for the first time after Hemant Soren was arrested in an alleged land scam case in January 2024. Apart from …

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'
4 months ago

Delhi elections: Big claim by Atishi, says 'Centre is manipulating electoral rolls, to remove 20,000 voters'

India TV News  

Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Tuesday alleged that LG Vinai Saxena is attempting to manipulate the electoral process by getting AAP supporters removed from the electoral rolls. She claimed that poll officers are being pressurised to remove around 20,000 voters from the voter list, adding the BJP fears defeat in the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Kejriwal alleges BJP demolished several …

Jharkhand Election Results: Where BJP Missed the Mark and How Hemant Soren Turned the Tide?
4 months ago

Jharkhand Election Results: Where BJP Missed the Mark and How Hemant Soren Turned the Tide?

ABP News  

Four key ministers in the JMM-led Hemant Soren government faced crushing defeat in Jharkhand assembly polls despite a stellar performance by the coalition which retained power for the second consecutive term. The ministers who bit dust included Health minister Banna Gupta who courted several controversies besides Water Resources minister Mithilesh Thakur. The other two included Education minister Baidyanath Ram and …

Jharkhand Election Results: Babulal Marandi leads by 1,840 votes over CPIML’s Rajkumar Yadav
4 months ago

Jharkhand Election Results: Babulal Marandi leads by 1,840 votes over CPIML’s Rajkumar Yadav

Live Mint  

The Bharatiya Janata Party's Jharkhand unit chief, Babulal Marandi, was leading by 1,840 votes over CPIML's Rajkumar Yadav in the Dhanwar assembly seat after the first round of vote counting, according to the Election Commission of India. Marandi won the Dhanwar seat in the 2019 assembly polls as a Jharkhand Vikas Morcha candidate by defeating the BJP's Lakshman Prasad Singh …

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’
4 months ago

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election: As trends showed the BJP-led Mahayuti leading with over 200 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Saturday refused to accept the result and alleged a conspiracy. Stating that 'kuch toh gadbad hai', Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut questioned on what basis Eknath Shinde was getting 56 seats while Ajit Pawar's camp was getting over …

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Hatia, Kanke, Khijri, Mandar, Ranchi, Silli and Tamar, Jharkhand
4 months ago

Assembly Election Results LIVE: Hatia, Kanke, Khijri, Mandar, Ranchi, Silli and Tamar, Jharkhand

Live Mint  

The Election Commission is announcing results for Hatia, Kanke, Khijri, Mandar, Ranchi, Silli and Tamar seats in Ranchi district of Jharkhand today. Voting for the Jharkhand assembly elections was held on 13 November and 20 November in two phases. After the assembly election results were announced in 2019, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal formed the state …

Jharkhand election results 2024 Highlights: Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance returns to power
4 months ago

Jharkhand election results 2024 Highlights: Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance returns to power

The Hindu  

This liveblog is now closed Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance stormed back to power in Jharkhand on Saturday for the second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member Assembly. Expressing gratitude to the people, Chief Minister Soren described the alliance’s stellar performance as “passing the exam of democracy” The JMM coasted to victory in 34 seats, while alliance partners Congress …

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana repeat bypoll victory?
4 months ago

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana repeat bypoll victory?

India TV News  

Gandey Assembly Election Results Live: The Election Commission of India is set to start votes counting process shortly. It would be interesting to see, how Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren’s wife and JMM leader Kalpana Soren performed in the bitterly-fought assembly elections on the Gandey seat. What happened in assembly elections 2019 and 2014 In the 2019 Assembly Elections, Dr …

Gandey, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Kalpana Murmu Soren defeats BJP's Muniya Devi with 17142 votes
4 months ago

Gandey, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Kalpana Murmu Soren defeats BJP's Muniya Devi with 17142 votes

India Today  

Live blog Gandey, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 Highlights: JMM's Kalpana Murmu Soren defeats BJP's Muniya Devi with 17142 votes Gandey Election Results 2024 Live: JMM's Kalpana Murmu Soren has emerged victorious with 119372 votes. Gandey, Jharkhand Assembly Election Results 2024 36 JMM's Kalpana Murmu Soren defeats BJP's Muniya Devi with 17142 votes And the results for the Gandey assembly …

Maharashtra, Jharkhand voter turnout at 5 pm higher than 2019
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4 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra, Jharkhand voter turnout at 5 pm higher than 2019

India Today  

Voting concluded today in Maharashtra and Jharkhand for the high-stakes Assembly elections that will decide the fate of the ruling and opposition political alliances in the two states. As of 5 pm, Maharashtra witnessed 58.22 per cent voter turnout, surpassing the 44.61 per cent turnout at the same time. At least 528 candidates, including Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren and …

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters
4 months, 1 week ago

UP bypolls: 49.71% voter turnout recorded, SP accuses BJP of 'manipulating' voters

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: The by-poll to nine assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a moderate 49.71 per cent voters turn out to seal the fate of 90 candidates, including 11 women, on Wednesday. According to the information shared by the Election Commission of India, the Kundarki assembly segment in Moradabad district recorded the highest voter turnout of 57.32 per cent voter turnout, …

Where do Mahayuti, Maha Vikas Aghadi stand as Maharashtra votes today
4 months, 1 week ago

Where do Mahayuti, Maha Vikas Aghadi stand as Maharashtra votes today

India Today  

Maharashtra heads to the polls today in a crucial assembly election across 288 constituencies, with the ruling Mahayuti coalition--comprising the BJP, Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led NCP faction--facing off against the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi, which includes Congress, Shiv Sena, and Sharad Pawar-led NCP. Key issues for voters range from unemployment and inflation to agricultural distress and demands for caste-based …

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana beat BJP's Muniya Devi?
4 months, 1 week ago

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Can Hemant Soren's wife Kalpana beat BJP's Muniya Devi?

India TV News  

Gandey Assembly Election 2024: Gandey is one of the Assembly constituencies in Jharkhand which is a general seat. In the 2014 Assembly Elections, Jai Prakash Verma of the BJP won the seat and was polled 48,838 votes. Kalpana Soren VS Muniya Devi Hemant Soren’s wife, Kalpana Soren of JMM, will be contesting this seat, where BJP's Muniya Devi is her …

Now BJP women’s cell VP from Kolhapur makes controversial statement about ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’
4 months, 1 week ago

Now BJP women’s cell VP from Kolhapur makes controversial statement about ‘Ladki Bahin Yojana’

Hindustan Times  

Barely days after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dhananjay Mahadik made a controversial statement about the ‘Mukhya Mantri Ladki Bahin Yojana’ introduced by the ruling Mahayuti alliance at a sabha in Kolhapur, another such statement has emerged, once again from Kolhapur – this time around, from BJP Women’s Cell vice-president Megharani Jadhav. Barely days after Bharatiya Janata Party MP Dhananjay Mahadik …

66% voter turnout in bypolls to 2 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh
4 months, 2 weeks ago

66% voter turnout in bypolls to 2 assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

The voting completed with 65% and 67% voter turnout in Budhni and Vijaypur assembly seats of Madhya Pradesh amid mild violence, protest and allegations of booth capturing on Wendesday. Congress state president Jitu Patwari and BJP state president VD Sharma sat on dharna near the Election Commission of India ’s office in Bhopal, accusing each other’s party of fake voting …

PM Modi urges citizens to vote with full enthusiasm in Jharkhand polling
4 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi urges citizens to vote with full enthusiasm in Jharkhand polling

Deccan Chronicle  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged all voters in Jharkhand to take part with full enthusiasm in the polling sessions that commenced in the state today.Taking to social media X, Modi wrote in a post "Today is the first round of voting in the Jharkhand assembly elections. "Polling in Jharkhand that started at 7: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, is …

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: Can BJP's Nilkanth Singh Munda beat JMM's Ram Surya Munda?

India TV News  

Khunti Assembly Election 2024: With the Jharkhand Assembly elections around the corner, all eyes are on the high-stakes Khunti seat. In 2014, Munda got 59,198 votes by a huge margin, Sushil Pahan of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha got 32,871 votes and Dayamani Barla of JVM got 20,726 votes. Key candidates In a fresh challenge, the JMM has fielded Ram Surya Munda …

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Big names face the test as Jharkhand votes in Phase I; Priyanka makes electoral debut in Wayanad

The Hindu  

Voters are set to go to the polls in 43 of Jharkhand’s 81 Assembly constituencies on Wednesday, as well as for bypolls in 31 Assembly seats scattered across the country, and in the high-profile Wayanad Lok Sabha constituency in Kerala where Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is making her electoral debut. Key contests in the first phase of polling …

Jharkhand converted into ‘dharmashala’ for Rohingya, Bangladeshi infiltrators: Yogi
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Jharkhand converted into ‘dharmashala’ for Rohingya, Bangladeshi infiltrators: Yogi

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday accused the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal of turning Jharkhand into a ‘dharmashala’ for Rohingya and Bangladeshi infiltrators, fostering an environment of chaos in the state. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an election campaign ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly election, in Palamu district, Monday. …

BJP's Nishikant Dubey slams Hemant Soren over remarks on I-T raids
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP's Nishikant Dubey slams Hemant Soren over remarks on I-T raids

Deccan Chronicle  

Ranchi : Ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Nishikant Dubey on Sunday lashed out at Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren over his opposition to recent raids conducted by the Income Tax department in the state. Reacting to this, Dubey alleged that Soren's personal assistant Sunil Srivastava's wife Satya Srivastava was a 50 per cent shareholder …

'Candidates Have Won Elections In India Even From Jail ': Supreme Court To PMLA Accused Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'Candidates Have Won Elections In India Even From Jail ': Supreme Court To PMLA Accused Seeking Interim Bail To Contest Jharkhand Assembly Elections

Live Law  

While hearing the plea of one Subhash Prasad Yadav, seeking interim/provisional bail in a money laundering case for the purpose of contesting Jharkhand Assembly elections, the Supreme Court today remarked that in India, even jailed candidates have gotten elected. "Candidates in the last election had won even from jail", said Justice Dipankar Datta, while Justice Surya Kant pointed to the …

Shikha Mukerjee | Census, caste & citizenship: Spin to win in endless cycle
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shikha Mukerjee | Census, caste & citizenship: Spin to win in endless cycle

Deccan Chronicle  

The obviously leaked stories about the launch in 2025 of the long-delayed Census and the move to keep everyone guessing on whether the exercise will include a caste-based enumeration are guaranteed to rekindle the public’s interest and rebuild the BJP’s and its helmsman Narendra Modi’s political capital. The timing of the leaks suggests that the politically astute Mr Modi and …

The India Coalition's Narrative: A Battle for Votes in Maharashtra and Jharkhand
4 months, 3 weeks ago

The India Coalition's Narrative: A Battle for Votes in Maharashtra and Jharkhand

Deccan Chronicle  

The Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections are about how the INDIA coalition reads, implements and performs on the basis of the Lok Sabha verdict and the 2019 state Assembly results. The contest is between two coalitions, regular teams that are playing against each other. Each member of each team is equally critical to pulling off a victory or delivering a defeat. …

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana's Hindu Dominance Fuels BJP's Momentum, While Jammu's Results Underscore the Rise of Hindu Nationalism

Hindustan Times  

Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir election results mark a watershed moment in Indian politics. The BJP's return to power in Haryana, a state with a rich historical context, is a significant victory for the party. The results also dealt a blow to the Congress, which had been hoping to regain its footing in the state. The assembly election results have …

Jharkhand Election: Shah Vows To ‘Drive Out Illegal Immigrants’, Calls Soren Govt ‘Most Corrupt In Country’
6 months, 1 week ago

Jharkhand Election: Shah Vows To ‘Drive Out Illegal Immigrants’, Calls Soren Govt ‘Most Corrupt In Country’

ABP News  

Union Minister Amit Shah on Friday slammed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha-led government in Jharkhand for engaging in vote bank politics and promised to drive out illegal immigrants out of the state if the Bharatiya Janata Party is voted to power. #WATCH | Sahibganj, Jharkhand: Union Home Minister Amit Shah says, "Infiltrators are the vote banks of Lalu Yadav's party, JMM …

Amritpal Singh’s aide in jail Daljit Singh Kalsi to contest by-polls in Punjab from Dera Baba Nanak
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Amritpal Singh’s aide in jail Daljit Singh Kalsi to contest by-polls in Punjab from Dera Baba Nanak

Op India  

The victory of Amritpal Singh and Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa in the Lok Sabha elections seems to have motivated other Khalistani activists also to contest elections. The wife of Amritpal Singh’s aide Daljit Singh Kalsi today announced that her son will be contesting the by-poll from Dera Baba Nanak assembly constituency. Daljit Singh Kalsi, detained under NSA along with Amritpal Singh …

Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP Police of detaining Samajwadi Party workers ahead of vote counting
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP Police of detaining Samajwadi Party workers ahead of vote counting

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused district magistrates and police in several Uttar Pradesh districts of illegally detaining opposition political workers to prevent them from participating in vote counting on Tuesday. Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav Follow- UP Election Result LIVE Updates "The honourable Supreme Court, the Election Chief @ECISVEEP @CEOUP and the Police Chief @dgpup @Uppolice should immediately take …

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: SP-Congress alliance stops Modi-Yogi juggernaut, takes lead in 41 seats

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Election 2024: INDIA bloc led by Samajwadi Party -Congress is ahead of BJP-led NDA in Uttar Pradesh as counting of votes is underway in Lok Sabha elections 2024. Election Commission trends in Uttar Pradesh as counting is underway INDIA bloc trends INDIA: 40 SP: 33 Congress: 07 NDA trends NDA: 39 BJP: 37 RLD: 02 Others: …

India’s Modi eyes election victory, top opponent back behind bars
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s Modi eyes election victory, top opponent back behind bars

Raw Story  

A top opponent of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to keep fighting “dictatorship” before he returned to jail Sunday, following elections widely expected to produce another landslide victory for the Hindu-nationalist leader. Arvind Kejriwal is among several opposition leaders under criminal investigation, with colleagues describing his arrest the month before the general elections began in April as a “political …

Unaffected by Prajwal case, BJP-JDS alliance going strong for Council polls
10 months ago

Unaffected by Prajwal case, BJP-JDS alliance going strong for Council polls

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Unaffected by Hassan JDS MP Prajwal Revanna’s alleged sex scandal, the JDS-BJP alliance seems to be going strong with six MLC seats — three each of graduates and teachers constituencies — going to the polls on June.3. As the prestige of former prime minister HD Deve Gowda and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are at stake, with Congress attacking them …

Odisha BJP candidate arrested for allegedly toppling EVM, manhandling officials
10 months ago

Odisha BJP candidate arrested for allegedly toppling EVM, manhandling officials

Hindustan Times  

The Odisha police on Sunday arrested Prashant Jagdev, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA candidate from Khordha assembly constituency, for allegedly toppling an electronic voting machine and manhandling two polling personnel during the polling on Saturday, officials said. Police said Jagdev allegedly vandalised property inside the booth, including an EVM, and manhandled two polling personnel, including a woman, in booth no …

Elections 2024 May 26 Highlights: PM Modi says Opposition alliance will change Constitution, give reservation to Muslims
10 months ago

Elections 2024 May 26 Highlights: PM Modi says Opposition alliance will change Constitution, give reservation to Muslims

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday targeted the Samajwadi Party, saying it defamed Mirzapur and turned the entire Uttar Pradesh and Purvanchal into “safe hideout” for the mafia. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said a Uniform Civil Code for the entire country will be implemented within the next five years after extensive consultations with all stakeholders if the BJP …

'Polls were postponed after Rajiv Gandhi's death': PM Modi's counter on 'no level-playing field' charges
10 months ago

'Polls were postponed after Rajiv Gandhi's death': PM Modi's counter on 'no level-playing field' charges

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in an exclusive interview on SALAAM INDIA show with India TV's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma on Thursday, targeted the Opposition leaders over their allegations that they were not provided a 'level-playing field' in the Lok Sabha elections, citing the cancellation of general elections post Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi's death in 1991. When Rajat Sharma asked …

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh gets ‘mike’ as poll symbol
10 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh gets ‘mike’ as poll symbol

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Jailed separatist Amritpal Singh, who is lodged in Assam's Dibrugarh jail under the National Security Act, has been allotted the poll symbol of 'mike' to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Khadoor Sahib seat as an independent candidate. Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa gets 'Ganna Kisan' as symbol Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, an Independent candidate contesting from the …

News18 Evening Digest: Kejriwal's 'Jail Bharo' Dare After Bibhav Kumar's Arrest And Other Top Stories
10 months, 1 week ago

News18 Evening Digest: Kejriwal's 'Jail Bharo' Dare After Bibhav Kumar's Arrest And Other Top Stories

News 18  

In today’s evening digest, News18 brings you the latest updates on Swati Maliwal’s assault case, Lok Sabha elections-related coverage, and other stories. ‘Coming To BJP HQ Tomorrow With My Leaders’: Kejriwal’s ‘Jail Bharo’ Dare After Bibhav Kumar’s Arrest Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of “playing jail khel”, a few hours after his personal secretary Bibhav …

Candidates turn prison past into campaign currency for Lok Sabha polls in Kashmir
10 months, 1 week ago

Candidates turn prison past into campaign currency for Lok Sabha polls in Kashmir

Hindustan Times  

Prison past, and an ongoing sentence in one case, has become the poll plank of two prominent candidates in the Valley, where 60 candidates are in fray for three Lok Sabha seats. PDP candidate from Kashmir’s Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Waheed-ur-Rehman Peoples Democratic Party youth leader Waheed-ur-Rehman Parra, who contested from the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, and jailed legislator Engineer …

Elections 2024 May 14 Highlights: Election Commission operating under Modi’s directions, says Mamata Banerjee
10 months, 1 week ago

Elections 2024 May 14 Highlights: Election Commission operating under Modi’s directions, says Mamata Banerjee

The Hindu  

This live is now closed. AAP national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he will have to go back to jail, if people vote for the BJP, as he urged the electorate to choose INDIA bloc candidates. While holding a roadshow in Model Town in support of Congress’ Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha poll candidate J.P. Agarwal, Mr. Kejriwal …

Election in Pincodes: Bihar swirls in the ripples set off by a central scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Election in Pincodes: Bihar swirls in the ripples set off by a central scheme

Hindustan Times  

The canopy of an electric blue cotton saree pulled over her head, Asha Das set out from her village in northwest Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district one searing morning in May last year. For, the two women are the first participants in the central government’s flagship lakhpati didi scheme, which aims to catalyse economic empowerment and financial independence among women in rural …

'Preparing For May 25 To Give 'Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se...': AAP Holds Walkathon In Support Of CM Kejriwal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

'Preparing For May 25 To Give 'Jail Ka Jawab Vote Se...': AAP Holds Walkathon In Support Of CM Kejriwal

ABP News  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Sunday held a 'Jail ka Jawab Vote se' Walkathon event in support of jailed supremo and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. "The way the BJP government has arrested and jailed Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who was elected with a huge majority, without any evidence, without any FIR, in the middle of elections, the people …

Election 2024 news: Case filed against J.P. Nadda, others over alleged MCC violation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Election 2024 news: Case filed against J.P. Nadda, others over alleged MCC violation

The Hindu  

May 05, 2024 06:10 am | Updated May 07, 2024 07:58 am IST The campaigning for the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections will end today. West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is conducting several rallies in Bardhaman, Durgapur, Birbhum and Bolpur. Meanwhile, the Congress party suffered a jolt on May 4, when its former Delhi …

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls 2024 | AAP’s poll campaign song ‘Jail ke jawab mein hum vote denge’ banned by EC, says Atishi

The Hindu  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged while PM Narendra Modi runs a government for billionaires from Delhi, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik leads a dispensation that works for “select people” in Odisha. Women constituted only 8% of the total 1,618 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls, with political activists saying it reflects a deeper issue of gender …

India votes in second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner
11 months ago

India votes in second phase of national elections with Modi’s BJP as front-runner

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — Millions of Indians voted Friday in a moderate turnout in the second round of multi-phase national elections as Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to galvanize voters with his assertive brand of Hindu nationalist politics. People queue up to vote during the second round of voting in the six-week-long national election near Palakkad, in Indian southern state of …

Ghaziabad: BJP ropes in Pushkar Dhami, Maurya for migrant, OBC votes
11 months ago

Ghaziabad: BJP ropes in Pushkar Dhami, Maurya for migrant, OBC votes

Hindustan Times  

Ghaziabad: It was “super Sunday” for political parties as a spectrum of key politicians arrived in Ghaziabad. Uttarakhand CM Dhami attended a traders’ congregation at Hindi Bhavan in Ghaziabad’s Lohiya Nagar where many traders and businessmen took part. The Bharatiya Janata Party roped in Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, UP’s deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Delhi’s BJP MP …

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