Chandigarh, May 8 - Former IAS officer Parampal Kaur Sidhu, the BJP's candidate from Punjab's Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency, on Wednesday said that her resignation had been accepted by the Central government and she would not rejoin duty as per the state government's

Rajkot, May 8 - Union Minister Parshottam Rupala said on Wednesday in Rajkot that this was the toughest election of his life.

Chandigarh, May 8 - Congress' Punjab unit President Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Wednesday accompanied two party candidates -- Sukhpal Singh Khaira and Dharamvir Gandhi -- as they filed their nominations for the Lok Sabha polls.

Bhubaneswar, May 8 - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday took a dig at former Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi over his controversial remarks on the recent terrorist attack on Indian Air Force (IAF) convoy at Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir leading

Chandigarh, May 8 - The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Hoshiarpur Lok Sabha candidate, Rakesh Soman, has quit the party and joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday.

Jaipur, May 8 - Repolling was underway at a booth in Rajasthan's Barmer Lok Sabha seat on Wednesday on the instructions of the Election Commission due to a breach of confidentiality reported during polling on April 26, said officials here.

New Delhi, May 8 - The voter turnout in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, covering 93 constituencies in 11 states/UTs, was approximately 64.40 per cent as of 11.45 p.m., with the highest voting reported from Assam (4 seats)

Varanasi, May 8 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will file his nomination from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh on May 14.

Mumbai, May 8 - Maharashtra's 11 constituencies, which went to the poll on Tuesday in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections, recorded around 61 per cent voter turnout, according to the provisional figures released by the Election Commission of India. In

Panaji, May 7 - Goa has recorded 72.52 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in two constituencies of the Lok Sabha election.

Hyderabad, May 7 - The United Muslim Forum (UMF), an apex body of various religious organisations belonging to different schools of thought, on Tuesday declared support to the ruling Congress in Telangana for the Lok Sabha elections in 16 out of the 17

Bhubaneswar, May 7 - Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday challenged Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for an open debate on various issues faced by the state despite being a recipient of huge financial aid from the Central government.

Pune (Maharashtra), May 7 - The Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women (MSCW), Rupali Chakankar, allegedly performed EVM ‘pooja’ before voting at a polling station in the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency on Tuesday.

New Delhi, May 7 - Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Tuesday that this election is about Adivasis, Dalits and the backwards and made a promise to the electorate to ‘save the Constitution’ even if it comes at the cost of his life.

Guwahati, May 7 - With the completion of polling in four Lok Sabha seats in Assam on Tuesday, elections in all the 25 parliamentary constituencies in the eight northeastern have been completed now.

Ahmedabad, May 7 - Gujarat has recorded a voter turnout of 55.22 per cent in the third phase of the Lok Sabha election on Tuesday.

Bengaluru, May 7 - Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 66.05 per cent voting for its remaining 14 Lok Sabha seats, where polling was held in the fifth round of the General Elections, as of 5 p.m., officials said.

Kolkata, May 7 - The average voting percentage in West Bengal's four Lok Sabha seats was recorded at an impressive 63.11 per cent in the first eight hours till 3 p.m on Tuesday., as per the Chief Electoral Officer’s records.

Chandigarh, May 7 - The Congress on Tuesday cleared the nomination of two-time Member of Parliament, Sher Singh Ghubaya, as the party candidate from the Ferozepur parliamentary constituency.

Bengaluru, May 7 - Karnataka on Tuesday recorded 54.20 per cent voting for its remaining 14 Lok Sabha seats, where polling was held in the fourth round of the general elections, as of 3 p.m., officials said.