Delhi High Court rejects plea to bar PM Modi from elections for six years
The petition alleged that the Prime Minister had violated the Model Code of Conduct by invoking 'god and place of worship' in his recent speech in Pilibhit, Uttar Pradesh
View ArticleLok Sabha elections: Smriti Irani files nomination from Amethi seat
Union minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani on Monday filed nomination papers from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency. Irani filed her nomination papers in two sets before District Election Officer Nisha...
View Article123 of 1,352 candidates in third phase of Lok Sabha polls are women: ADR
Only 9 per cent of the 1,352 candidates contesting in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections are women while 18 per cent have declared criminal cases against themselves, the ADR said in a new...
View Article36 out of 266 LS poll candidates in Gujarat face criminal cases: ADR data
Thirty six out of the 266 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Gujarat have criminal cases against them, with some also facing attempt to murder and dacoity charges, as per an analysis of their...
View ArticleLS polls: Congress' Digvijaya Singh eyes old turf against new favourite
Singh, who last won the Rajgarh seat in 1991 before becoming the CM of the then undivided Madhya Pradesh in 1993, has returned to his old stronghold
View ArticleLok Sabha phase three analysis: Rich candidate, red alert constituencies
According to an ADR analysis of the self-sworn affidavits of all 1,352 candidates who are contesting in phase three, 244 (18 per cent) candidates have declared that they face criminal cases
View ArticleLS polls: Congress' Indore candidate withdraws nomination, could join BJP
Besides Indore, seven more seats in Madhya Pradesh will go to the polls on May 13, concluding elections to the state's 29 seats
View ArticleBattleground 2024: Rivals misusing tech to spread fake videos, says PM
In Delhi, a BJP delegation, led by Union minister Ashwani Vaishnaw, complained to the EC alleging that the Congress circulated a "deep fake and morphed" video of Amit Shah to derail the poll process
View ArticleAAP-Cong alliance credit goes to Lovely, says Sanjay; Cong leader hits back
AAP leader Sanjay Singh lauded Arvinder Singh Lovely on Monday for the party's Lok Sabha poll alliance with the Congress, a day after he resigned as the Delhi unit president of the grand old party...
View ArticleBJP, Cong seeks more time to respond to EC notice regarding MCC violation
ECI has invoked Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act and held party presidents responsible, as a first step, to reign in star campaigners
View ArticleHaryana: Union minister Rao Inderjit, 6 others file LS nomination papers
The nomination process for the 10 Lok Sabha constituencies in Haryana began on Monday, with Union Minister Rao Inderjit Singh among seven candidates filing their papers before the respective returning...
View ArticleLS polls highlights: Congress does not want to include Lingayat, Maratha into...
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View ArticleNaidu confident of regaining Andhra Pradesh with overwhelming majority
TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu has said the anti-incumbency wave coupled with failure of all institutional frameworks will ensure his party sweeps both assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra...
View ArticleLS polls 2024: PM Modi to address poll rally in Telangana's Medak today
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing a poll rally at Chilver Village in Medak district of Telangana on Tuesday, BJP sources said. This is Modi's second meeting in the state after the poll...
View ArticleAkshay Bam withdrew nomination after 'threats and torture', says Patwari
Congress' Indore Lok Sabha candidate Akshay Bam was "threatened and tortured" following which he withdraw his nomination, the opposition party's Madhya Pradesh chief Jitu Patwari has claimed while...
View ArticleLS polls 2024: Battle lines drawn between ex-allies Shiv Sena (UBT), NCP
The Osmanabad Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra will witness a contest between former allies Shiv Sena (UBT) and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP). The Sena (UBT) has fielded sitting MP...
View ArticleLS polls: EC to hand out diamond rings to Bhopal voters to boost turnout
Concerned about the low turnout during the initial phases of the Lok Sabha elections, election officials in Bhopal have decided to conduct a lucky draw every two hours on voting day
View ArticleLS polls: India will go back 15 years if BJP wins, says Dimple Yadav
Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav has said India will go back 15 years if the BJP wins the Lok Sabha polls, accusing the party of practising "divisive politics" to divert attention from real issues. In...
View ArticleWhy has PM ignored plight of Marathwada's farmers: Cong slams Modi
The Congress on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the plight of farmers in Marathwada, and also asked what is his vision to address water scarcity in that region. Congress...
View ArticleCaste major factor in selection of candidates in Gujarat: Analysts
Political parties may claim that the caste arithmetic does not play a role in candidate selection but analysts say it is still a major factor in Gujarat, even though urbanisation has weakened caste...
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