Nitin Gadkari announces Rs 200 crore airport at Paradip in Odisha rally; urges voters to back BJP nominees
Bhubaneswar, May 9 - Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Thursday, while addressing a rally at Krushnaprasad area in the Puri Lok Sabha constituency in Odisha, announced construction of a Rs 200 crore airport in Paradip -- a key industrial centre and seaport city
1.76 lakh employees cast votes in Telangana
Hyderabad, May 9 - Nearly 1.76 lakh employees on poll duty in Telangana have cast their votes in Lok Sabha polls at Voter Facilitation Centres (VFCs), officials said on Thursday.
PM losing confidence, MVA to get 30-35 LS seats in Maha, says Sharad Pawar
Satara (Maharashtra), May 9 - Claiming that the country wants a "change", Nationalist Congress Party-SP President Sharad Pawar on Thursday predicted that the INDIA-Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance candidates will bag between 30-35 seats of the 48 Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra.
Omar Abdullah blames opponents for ‘sabotaging’ his poll campaign
Srinagar, May 9 - NC's Baramulla Lok Sabha seat candidate and former J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday blamed his opponents for "sabotaging" his election campaign.
Constituency Watch: No matter which JD(U) leader contests, Nalanda remains supremo Nitish’s bastion
Patna, May 9 - Bihar’s Nalanda Lok Sabha constituency is always in the limelight as Chief Minister Nitish Kumar shows special interest in his home district.
A tough battle awaits three-time MP Harsimrat Badal in bastion Bathinda
Bathinda, May 9 - A tough battle awaits Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who held portfolios in both the Modi-led central governments, is eyeing to retain the politically significant Bathinda seat, also known as Punjab’s cotton belt, for the fourth consecutive term.
Come what may, 4% Muslim quota will continue: CM Jagan
Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh), May 9 - Stating that four per cent reservation for Muslims is not given based on religion, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister, YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Thursday promised that the quota would continue in the state.
Repolling in a booth in Gujarat’s Dahod LS seat on May 11
Gandhinagar, May 9 - The Election Commission has announced repolling on May 11 at a booth in Parthampur village in Gujarat's Dahod Lok Sabha constituency after a booth-capturing incident was reported on May 7.
BJD to release its election manifesto today
Bhubaneswar, May 9 - Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday urged the electors to vote for Biju Janata Dal (BJD) candidates contesting for Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha constituencies in the state.
Loyalties, like the fragrance of Ittar, last long in Kannauj
Kannauj (UP), May 9 - ‘Ittar’, a non-alcohol based perfume, is known for being long-lasting and loyalties in Kannauj, the nation’s Ittar hub, also last long.
Buoyant voter upswing likely in Srinagar LS seat this time
Srinagar, May 9 - J&K’s Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency has always been a high-profile constituency and the contest this time promises a significant upswing in voter turnout.
Top BJP leaders to attend PM Modi’s roadshow in Varanasi
Varanasi, May 9 - Hectic preparations are going on for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's mega roadshow on May 13 in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency from where he is seeking re-election.
Elections will help to break ‘stifling silence’ in Kashmir: PDP’s Waheed Para
Srinagar, May 9 - PDP's candidate for Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency Waheed Para on Wednesday said that elections will help to break the "stifling silence" and the "political vacuum" that has gripped Kashmir for too long.
Mehbooba Mufti urges voters to focus on Kashmir’s voice in Delhi
Srinagar, May 8 - Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday reiterated her commitment to representing the people of Jammu and Kashmir effectively in Delhi, emphasising that her fight is not against National Conference leader Omar Abdullah, but for the rights
INDIA bloc confident of winning both LS seats in Goa
Panaji, May 8 - The INDIA bloc leaders in Goa on Wednesday expressed confidence in winning both the Lok Sabha seats in the state that went to the polls on May 7.
EC updates provisional figures for third phase turnout to 65.68 per cent
New Delhi, May 9 - The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 65.68 per cent as of 10 p.m., on Wednesday with the highest voting reported from Assam
After Maha polls, Sharad Pawar to campaign in other states from May 20
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), May 8 - Nationalist Congress Party-SP President Sharad Pawar on Wednesday announced that after the polling in Maharashtra for the Lok Sabha elections ends on May 20, he will undertake extensive campaign tours in other parts of India.
BJP accepted defeat in Sonipat, says Congress leader Hooda
Sonipat (Haryana), May 8 - Veteran Congress leader and two-time Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Hooda on Wednesday said the BJP has accepted its defeat in the state's Sonipat Lok Sabha seat with his party announcing Satpal Brahmachari as its candidate.
Congress can only sow seeds of hatred in society, says BJP chief Nadda
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), April 8 - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Jagat Prakash Nadda on Wednesday strongly criticised the "appeasement and anti-Sanatan politics" of Congress, saying its leaders want to sow "seeds of hatred" in the society.
Additional CCTV cameras to be installed in strong rooms where EVMs kept, Madras HC told
Chennai, May 8 - Tamil Nadu's Chief Electoral Officer on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that all District Election Officers have been directed to install additional CCTV cameras in the strong rooms where the Electronic Voting Machines (EVM), used for the April