Amit Shah, Assam CM reiterate BJP’s target of winning over 30 seats in Bengal

Amit Shah, Assam CM reiterate BJP’s target of winning over 30 seats in Bengal

Kolkata, May 10 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who were in West Bengal on Friday to address separate election rallies, talked about why the BJP-led NDA must win 30 seats in West Bengal and over

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PIL in SC seeks directions to ECI to disclose voter turnout after each phase of ongoing elections

PIL in SC seeks directions to ECI to disclose voter turnout after each phase of ongoing elections

New Delhi, May 10 - A public interest litigation has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking directions to the Election Commission of India to disclose the authenticated record of voter turnout after each phase of polling in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.

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PM Modi uses Hyderabad lingo, takes jibe at AIMIM

PM Modi uses Hyderabad lingo, takes jibe at AIMIM

Hyderabad, May 10 - Use of Hyderabad lingo to make an appeal to voters and ‘Razakar’ reference to target Asaduddin Owaisi's party AIMIM were the highlights of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech at a public meeting in this Telangana capital on Friday.

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Accompanied by EAM Jaishankar, diplomat-turned-politician Sandhu files nomination from Amritsar

Accompanied by EAM Jaishankar, diplomat-turned-politician Sandhu files nomination from Amritsar

Amritsar, May 10 - Accompanied by External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar, BJP candidate Taranjit Singh Sandhu filed his nomination from the Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency on Friday.

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In Matua-dominated Ranaghat, Amit Shah slams Trinamool for opposing CAA

In Matua-dominated Ranaghat, Amit Shah slams Trinamool for opposing CAA

Kolkata, May 10 - Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday attacked the Trinamool Congress and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for their opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, a constituency dominated by voters belonging to

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Clout of Haryana’s two Lals fades in 2024 parliamentary polls

Clout of Haryana’s two Lals fades in 2024 parliamentary polls

Chandigarh, May 10 - In Haryana, the legacy of the three Lals -- Chaudhary Devi Lal, Bansi Lal and Bhajan Lal, who ruled the state’s dusty and defection-ridden politics for nearly three decades after the state was carved out of Punjab in 1966,

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Badruddin Ajmal set to lose LS polls in Dhubri, says Assam Congress chief

Badruddin Ajmal set to lose LS polls in Dhubri, says Assam Congress chief

Guwahati, May 10 - Assam Congress president Bhupen Kumar Borah on Friday claimed that AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal is set to lose the election this time from the Dhubri Lok Sabha seat.

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ECI writes to Kharge, slams him for his tweet

ECI writes to Kharge, slams him for his tweet

New Delhi, May 10 - Following the claims by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s tweet regarding the discrepancies in voting turnout data, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday termed it as highly “undesirable” in the middle of the ongoing election process.

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Opposition is disheartened after third phase: Yogi Adityanath

Opposition is disheartened after third phase: Yogi Adityanath

Gorakhpur, May 10 - Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that opposition leaders, who seemed disheartened with the third voting phase, have begun commenting on Lord Ram.

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Kharge accuses PM Modi of spreading lies

Kharge accuses PM Modi of spreading lies

Hyderabad, May 10 - Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of spreading lies to ‘misguide’ and ‘instigate’ people.

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Poll authorities add thematic colour to polling stations in Srinagar LS seat

Poll authorities add thematic colour to polling stations in Srinagar LS seat

Srinagar, May 10 - To make the voting process a festive occasion, poll authorities in J&K’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency on Friday said that they have prepared 32 theme-based polling booths that are colour-coordinated as per its message.

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23 pc booths in 4th phase Bengal LS polls highly sensitive

23 pc booths in 4th phase Bengal LS polls highly sensitive

Kolkata, May 10 - Over 23 per cent of total booths in eight Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal going for polls in the fourth phase on May 13 are highly sensitive, as per the office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO).

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Police book Navneet Rana for ‘vote for Pakistan’ jibe against Congress in Telangana

Police book Navneet Rana for ‘vote for Pakistan’ jibe against Congress in Telangana

Hyderabad, May 10 - Telangana Police registered a case against former actress and BJP leader Navneet Rana for her remarks against the Congress party during an election campaign in the state.

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Modi wave going strong in south and central India: BJP youth leader

Modi wave going strong in south and central India: BJP youth leader

Lucknow, May 10 - Tejaswi Surya, National President of BJP Yuva Morcha, said that the Modi wave is going on in south and central India. This time, BJP will register a bigger victory than 2019, he said.

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Bengal: TMC heavily banking on perception-oriented campaigning as 4 poll phases remain

Bengal: TMC heavily banking on perception-oriented campaigning as 4 poll phases remain

Kolkata, May 10 - With four phases of the Lok Sabha polls in West Bengal remaining, the Trinamool Congress seems to be heavily banking on perception-oriented campaigning to tide over the anti-incumbency factor.

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Akali Dal will take up pending issues of Punjab, if voted to power: Sukhbir Badal

Akali Dal will take up pending issues of Punjab, if voted to power: Sukhbir Badal

Sangrur, May 9 - Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Badal on Friday appealed to voters to send the Akali Dal representatives to Parliament so that the party could take up all pending issues of the state and resolve them once and for

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Major row breaks out between BJP, SS(UBT) over ‘nakli santaan’ jibe at Uddhav; Mahayuti ally also takes umbrage

Major row breaks out between BJP, SS(UBT) over ‘nakli santaan’ jibe at Uddhav; Mahayuti ally also takes umbrage

Pune (Maharashtra), May 10 - Ruling Mahayuti’s ally Prahar Janshakti Party (PJP) on Friday took umbrage at a statement made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi against former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray.

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Congress will win from both Amethi and Raebareli: KC Venugopal

Congress will win from both Amethi and Raebareli: KC Venugopal

Thiruvananthapuram, May 10 - AICC General Secretary (Organisation) K. C. Venugopal, on Friday, said that the Congress party will win from both Amethi and Raebareli seats in Uttar Pradesh.

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Rahul Gandhi travels in RTC bus in Hyderabad, interacts with passengers

Rahul Gandhi travels in RTC bus in Hyderabad, interacts with passengers

Hyderabad, May 10 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi travelled on a state roadways bus in Greater Hyderabad after addressing a public meeting on Thursday night and interacted with the surprised passengers.

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Will not allow anyone to harm Constitution: Rahul Gandhi

Will not allow anyone to harm Constitution: Rahul Gandhi

Hyderabad, May 9 - Alleging that the BJP wants to finish off the Constitution, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday vowed to protect it.

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