Tag: Lok Sabha Polls

Advance Lok Sabha Polls: Odisha BJP welcomes idea

Bhubaneswar: Odisha BJP today welcomed the idea of its Narendra Modi-led NDA government to hold the Lok Sabha polls in 2018 in a bid to sync it with the state polls. Speaking to OTV, senior BJP leader KV Singhdeo said the party would always welcome such move and is well-prepared to take the challenge. As […]

  • Thursday, 22 July 2021
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Kejriwal seeks probe into Pakistan's role in polls

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday raised questions over the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and sought a probe into the role of Pakistan in helping the party for winning the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Sharing a news article, which says “Pakistan PM Imran Khan sees better chance of peace talks […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Called Modi 'sir' to satisfy his ego: Chandrababu

Amaravati:Targetting Prime Minister Narendra Modi once again, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said he addressed him as ‘sir’ to satisfy his ego for the sake of the state. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief told an all-party meeting on the demand for special category status that he did everything possible in […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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Election not a beauty contest: Sushil Modi on Priyanka's entry into politics

Kolkata: Taking potshots on Priyanka Gandhi’s entry into politics ahead of the coming Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Deputy chief minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday said an election is “not a beauty contest” and people will cast their vote on the basis of past performance. “An election is neither a wrestling […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
Some more parties will be asked to join Mahagathbandhan: Pawar, Chandrababu

New Delhi: With the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ of Opposition parties taking shape ahead of Lok Sabha polls, NCP chief Sharad Pawar, and TDP leader and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said some more parties will be asked to join it. Naidu, who was on one-day visit to the national capital, met Pawar, Congress […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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The year when Modi's charisma appeared to wane

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling BJP face a tough challenge in the Lok Sabha elections in the coming summer in the wake of its defeat in the recent Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and mounting worries on the economic front. Even at the end of 2017, no one […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
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State results won't affect 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Jaitley

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that the results of the state Assembly elections where the BJP lost three major states were unlikely to have a bearing on the 2019 Lok Sabha polls which would be fought on “Central governments performance”. He said that it was time for his party to […]

  • Friday, 09 July 2021
AAP announces five candidates for Lok Sabha polls in Punjab

Chandigarh:Taking a lead over other parties in the state, the Punjab unit of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday announced the names of five candidates for the Lok Sabha elections likely to be held in April-May next year. The AAP has retained two outgoing MPs, Bhagwant Mann (Sangrur) and Sadhu Singh (Faridkot). The names […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
Lalu Prasad celebrates 70th birthday

Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad celebrated his 70th birthday on Sunday and sent out a political message that he was committed to unite non-BJP parties ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Lalu in his official residence where the two held talks for over 30 minutes. “I […]

  • Monday, 05 July 2021
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EWS quota will not affect existing reservation: PM

Madurai (TN): Virtually sounding the Lok Sabha poll bugle in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday hit out at critics of the 10 per cent quota for the economically weaker sections. A few in the state were creating an “atmosphere of suspicion and mistrust” for ‘selfish’ interests, he said addressing a well-attended BJP rally […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Akhilesh Yadav for use of paper ballots for LS polls

Lucknow: Citing “doubts and controversy” surrounding EVM machines, Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav has requested Election Commission to conduct next polls through ballot papers. “The SP has asked the EC to conduct next elections through ballot papers. There are doubts and controversy related to EVMs that have raised question mark on entire democratic exercise of […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
BUDGET
Budget gives thrust to rural sector, Rs 14.34 lakh cr for livelihood, infra

New Delhi: The Narendra Modi government sought to give a marked thrust to the rural sector in this year’s Union Budget, its last full-year budget before the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, with the central ministries getting an allocation of Rs 14.34 lakh crore for creation of livelihood and infrastructure in rural areas. The thrust, evidently […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
Madhu Koda barred from contesting elections for 3 years

New Delhi: The Election Commission today disqualified for three years former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda from contesting elections for failing to file details of expenses related to the 2009 Lok Sabha polls he fought. He had won the polls from the Singhbhum Lok Sabha seat in Jharkhand. An order issued by the Commission said […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Mumbai Police Commissioner quits; may contest polls

Mumbai Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh has resigned from service amidst reports that he was keen on contesting the Lok Sabha polls

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
Congress condemns, BJP backs Dwivedi's remarks on Modi

New Delhi: The Congress Thursday slammed senior party leader Janardan Dwivedi’s remarks allegedly linking “Indianness” to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s victory in the Lok Sabha polls and indicated possible action against him. The apparent discomfiture of the Congress over Dwivedi’s purported remarks led the BJP to rub it in on its main rival with union […]

  • Monday, 21 June 2021
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