Odisha Cong asks ticket aspirants to deposit Rs 50k for campaign material
The Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) has asked candidates aspiring for party tickets in the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections to deposit Rs 50,000 each for supply of campaign materials....
View ArticleBJP fields BJD turncoat Bhartruhari Mahtab from Cuttack Lok Sabha seat
The BJP on Saturday nominated Bhartruhari Mahtab from the Cuttack Lok Sabha seat from where he was elected on a BJD ticket five years ago but joined the saffron camp this month. The saffron party also...
View ArticleLS polls: Cong slams BJP over setting up manifesto panel at 'last moment'
The Congress on Saturday announced that it will release its manifesto on April 5 and took a swipe at the BJP over it setting up a manifesto committee at the "last moment". The BJP on Saturday announced...
View ArticleJanasena chief Pawan Kalyan launches LS poll campaign in Andhra Pradesh
Janasena chief Pawan Kalyan launched his election campaign in the Pithapuram constituency for the simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh. The actor-turned-politician is...
View ArticleOnly YSRCP govt doling out welfare pension of Rs 3,000 per month: CM Reddy
YSRCP president and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Saturday said here that his government is the only one in the country which is doling out a welfare pension of Rs 3,000 per...
View ArticleLS polls: Rs 7 cr in cash, drugs, alcohol worth Rs 140 cr seized in Bengal
Gold, drugs, alcohol and various goods worth around Rs 140 crore and more than Rs 7 crore in cash were seized in West Bengal since the dates for the Lok Sabha polls were announced this month, an...
View ArticleEC issues order barring Andhra govt's ward, village volunteers from duties
The Election Commission has issued an order barring the Andhra Pradesh government's ward and village volunteers from carrying out their activities such as disbursing welfare benefits, Chief Electoral...
View ArticleBJP unvelis campaigners list for Lok Sabha polls, bye-elections in Tripura
The upcoming general polls are scheduled to be held in two phases in the state. The West Tripura seat will go to the polls on April 19, while the East Tripura seat will witness voting on April 26
View ArticleLS polls: BJP once again falls back on Yediyurappa to deliver in Karnataka
BJP veteran B S Yediyurappa is out of power and electoral politics for sure, but his clout in the party's affairs in Karnataka remains undiminished as its central leadership seems to be once again...
View ArticlePM Modi maintaining studious silence on key issues affecting UP: Congress
The Congress on Sunday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of maintaining a "studious silence" on key issues affecting the people of Uttar Pradesh, as it alleged that he has "failed" women, farmers...
View ArticleLok Sabha polls: DMK forces rival AIADMK to target BJP in Tamil Nadu
AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami's soft approach towards the BJP seems to have given the edge to DMK president and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin in making it a poll issue....
View ArticleUddhav Thackeray slams BJP over electoral bond issue, Bawankule hits back
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday attacked the BJP over the electoral bonds issue, terming it "Bhrasht Janata Party" and said that its real face has been exposed before the people. The...
View ArticleLS polls: Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under surveillance in T'gana
For the first time in Telangana, all 24 liquor production points have been brought under CCTV surveillance to keep a check on the illegal flow of alcohol in the run-up to the May 13 Lok Sabha...
View ArticleLS polls: Cong eyes win in 6 seats in Chhattisgarh in which BJP never lost
Six out of the 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh have been the Bharatiya Janata Party's bastions where it never lost the elections since the state's formation in 2000. While the Congress has expressed...
View ArticleAndhra polls: Cong unveils 9 guarantees', promises Rs 1 lakh annually
The Congress in Andhra Pradesh has announced 'nine guarantees', including Rs 1 lakh yearly to women and Rs 2 lakh farm loan waiver, to be implemented if voted to power in the state in the May 13...
View ArticleFailed to put up united Oppn candidates due to politics: Assam Cong chief
Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah has asserted that the opposition parties' attempt to contest the Lok Sabha polls unitedly in the state fell apart "due to national politics". He claimed that...
View ArticleLok Sabha polls: Swami Prasad Maurya to contest from UP's Kushinagar
Former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who recently parted ways with the Samajwadi Party, on Sunday said he will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Kushinagar as a candidate of his...
View ArticleLok Sabha polls: South will help reach Modi target of 370, says Gadkari
Avowing abiding confidence in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's goal of 370 seats, BJP leader Nitin Gadkari says the additional seats to its current strength of 288 will come from gains in southern India...
View ArticleOur govt gave new flight to hopes of family members across nation: PM Modi
Ahead of his first Lok Sabha election rally in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday referred to the people of the country as his family members and said his government has given a new...
View ArticleLS polls: Challenge BJP to cross even 200 seats; won't allow CAA, says CM
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday mocked the BJP's target of winning 400-plus seats in the Lok Sabha polls and challenged the saffron camp to win at least 200 constituencies....
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