BJP, CPI(M) have understanding on Dum Dum LS seat: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 29 - West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday claimed that she had definite information about a covert understanding between the BJP and CPI(M) on the Dum Dum Lok Sabha seat.
BJP tried to topple ‘honest government’ in Himachal, says Priyanka Gandhi
Kullu/Mandi, May 29 - Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said the BJP has tried to topple the “honest government in Himachal Pradesh elected by honest people by buying MLAs as part of a conspiracy, but in democracy the people are supreme”.
Braving rarefied air and cold, Himachal tribals gung ho over casting their votes on June 1
Shimla, May 29 - Braving rarefied air and cold temperatures, when plains in northern India are reeling under a debilitating heatwave, voters in high-altitude Himalayan hamlets of Himachal Pradesh are gung ho about exercising their franchise on June 1.
Rahul Gandhi calls for ‘aggressive’ approach to solving Punjab’s drug menace
Ludhiana, May 29 - Calling for an ‘aggressive’ approach to solving the drug problem in Punjab, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls “are for saving the Constitution and the BJP wants to scrap it”.
Kolkata to turn into virtual fortress in 7th phase of polls on June 1
Kolkata, May 29 - Kolkata will turn into a virtual fortress on June 1 when nine Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal, including two in Kolkata, will go to polls in the last and seventh phase of the General Elections.
PM Modi’s vibrant roadshow touches three iconic destinations in Kolkata
Kolkata, May 28 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s roadshow in the Kolkata Uttar Lok Sabha seat in support of BJP nominee Tapas Roy on Tuesday evening touched three destinations associated with three iconic personalities of the state -- Maa Sarada, Subhas Chandra Bose,
Will bring in legislation to award death penalty to drug traffickers: Sukhbir Badal
Chandigarh, May 28 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Tuesday announced his party's next government in the state would bring in legislation to award the death penalty to drug traffickers and gangsters to eradicate the scrouge.
Naveen Patnaik will soon become ex-CM, says Amit Shah in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, May 28 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will become the former CM of Odisha after the election results are out on June 4.
Narendra Modi will become PM for 3rd time: Ex- Haryana CM Khattar
Gurugram, May 28 - Former Haryana Chief Minister M.L. Khattar said on Tuesday that the BJP will win all 10 Lok Sabha seats in Haryana and Narendra Modi will become the country's Prime Minister for the third consecutive time.
Himachal received 41,252 postal ballots: Election official
Shimla, May 28 - Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg on Tuesday said the State Election Department has received 41,252 postal ballots out of 44,562 forms accepted for the four parliamentary constituencies.
Bhojpuri star Khesari Lal Yadav campaigns for fellow actor Pawan Singh in Bihar
Patna, May 28 - Bhojpuri actor and singer Khesari Lal Yadav on Tuesday campaigned for prominent actor and independent candidate Pawan Singh in the Karakat Lok Sabha constituency.
‘Shehzade will checkmate BJP’, Akhilesh, Rahul attack PM at Varanasi rally
Varanasi (UP), May 28 - Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addressed a joint rally here on Tuesday, saying the BJP launched a negative campaign but the INDIA bloc would bring ‘happy days for the people’ once voted to
Why waste votes by supporting Trinamool when formation of Modi govt is inevitable: PM
Kolkata, May 28 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that when the formation of a Modi government at the Centre is inevitable, why waste votes by casting them for the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal?
LS polls: PM Modi to hold public meetings in Bengal, Odisha today
New Delhi, May 29 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Wednesday campaign in West Bengal and Odisha, while Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be in Uttar Pradesh to hold multiple public meetings and a roadshow for the final phase of the
Results of LS polls to impact future prospects of leaders of all three political fronts in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 29 - With the counting of votes in the Lok Sabha elections slated in less than a week from now, leaders of all three political fronts in Kerala will be spending anxious moments as they await the results, which will weigh
Election Commission revises sixth phase turnout to 63.37 per cent
New Delhi, May 28 - The Election Commission on Tuesday revised the voter turnout in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha election, spanning 58 seats in 8 states/UTs, to 63.37 per cent, while also releasing the absolute number of voters for the
Kejriwal appeals to people in Punjab: ‘Give us all 13 Lok Sabha seats’
Ludhiana, May 28 - Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the people of Punjab to give them all 13 seats, asserting that then only the state will reverberate in the Lok Sabha.
38,500 officials to be part of vote counting process on June 4 in TN: CEO
Chennai, May 28 - The Chief Electoral Officer of Tamil Nadu said on Tuesday that over 38,500 officials including 4,500 micro-observers would be involved in counting votes in the state.
BJP adopts ‘tough stand’ against growing farmers’ clamour in Punjab
Chandigarh, May 28 - With clamour growing in Punjab against the BJP nominees in all the 13 Lok Sabha seats in the state over a legal guarantee for minimum support price (MSP), the party seems to have adopted a 'tough stand' on the
DMK to take action against district secretaries over non-performance in LS polls
Chennai, May 28 - The DMK will take strict action against those district secretaries of the party who have failed to perform in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.