Heavy voter turnout in Ladakh LS seat
Leh, May 20 - Heavy voter turnout was witnessed in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency on Monday where over 52.02 per cent of the electorate exercised franchise so far.
MVA, Mahayuti leaders slam ‘deliberately slow’ voting process; Fadnavis alerts ECI
Thane (Maharashtra), May 20 - Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) ally Nationalist Congress Party (SP) National General Secretary Dr. Jitendra Awhad has alleged that the election process was being ‘deliberately slowed’ by the polling officials, even as Mahayuti Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis brought
Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency records 35.08 per cent voter turnout till 1 PM
Baramulla, May 20 - A large number of voters continued to pour into polling stations on Monday in Baramulla Lok Sabha constituency where 35.08 per cent of the electorate had exercised its franchise till 1 P.M.
PM Modi increased farmer budget to Rs 1,25,000 crore: HM Amit Shah
Karnal, May 20 - Saying the Modi government has taken strategic steps to accelerate a transformation in the farming sector, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the farmer budget during the Congress government was Rs 22,000 crore but Prime Minister Narendra
Arvind Kejriwal graffiti case: AAP MLAs write to EC, allege threat to Delhi CM’s life
New Delhi, May 20 - The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs have written to the Election Commission alleging a threat to the life of Delhi Chief Minister and party’s national convener Arvind Kejriwal after the graffiti were found inside the Metro stations.
CM Mamata Banerjee tones down her observations on Ramakrishna Mission
Kolkata, May 20 - In the face of massive criticism from different quarters of the society on her remarks against the monks of Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Bharat Sevashram Sangha and ISKCON, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday toned down
40 Bangladeshi MLAs remark: Congress leader demands ECI action against Assam CM
Guwahati, May 20 - Rakibul Hussain, senior Congress leader in Assam and MLA from the Samaguri Assembly seat has launched a sharp attack on senior BJP leader and Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his controversial "40 Bangladeshi MLAs in Assam" remark.
My son will win with larger margin owing to allegations against me: Brij Bhushan
Kaiserganj, May 20 - Outgoing MP Braj Bhushan Sharan Singh, on Monday, said that his son, Karan Bhushan Singh, would be getting more votes due to the allegations of sexual harassment levelled against him by women wrestlers.
UP: Re-election recommended in booth where youth cast multiple votes
Lucknow, May 20 - Re-election has been recommended to the Election Commission at a polling booth in Aliganj village under Etah district ( part of Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency) after a video of a youth casting multiple votes went viral on social media
Maha LS polls: 2 Nashik farmers come to vote with garlands of tomatoes, onions
Nashik (Maharashtra), May 20 - Making heads turn, two farmers reached a polling station in Niphad, sporting garlands of tomatoes and onions, to protest against the Centre’s farm policies, here on Monday.
Polling percentage in Bengal 32.70 pc till 11 AM, much higher than national average
Kolkata, May 20 - In overall peaceful polling during the first four hours in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections for seven constituencies in West Bengal, the polling percentage was reported at 32.70 per cent, much higher than the national average of
Voters queue up outside polling stations in Bihar’s five LS seats
Patna, May 20 - The voting was picking up in Bihar's five Lok Sabha seats where the Election Commission registered 21.11 per cent polling in the first four hours on Monday.
Bihar: Voters throng booths in Madhubani, Sitamarhi and Hajipur LS constituencies
Patna, May 20 - The voters were seen in long queues at booths in Bihar’s Madhubani, Sitamarhi and Hajipur Lok Sabha constituencies in the fifth phase of polling on Monday.
8.86 pc polling registered for five seats of Bihar in first few hours
Patna, May 20 - The Election Commission registered 8.86 per cent polling in the fifth phase on five seats in Bihar in the first few hours on Monday.
Ladakh LS constituency witnesses 10.51 pc voting
Leh, May 20 - As the day started warming up, voters formed small queues outside polling stations in the Ladakh Lok Sabha constituency on Monday where 10.51 per cent voter turnout was witnessed during the first two hours.
Brisk voting in J&K’s Baramulla LS constituency
Baramulla, May 20 - Brisk voting continued on Monday in all voting segments of the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat as 7.63 per cent polling took place in the first two hours.
PM Modi holds mega roadshow in Puri
Bhubaneswar, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday led a two km long roadshow in the holy town of Puri in Odisha.
Bengal’s seven LS seats record 15.35 pc voting, TMC complains of excesses by CAPF
Kolkata, May 20 - Polling is underway in seven Lok Sabha constituencies of West Bengal in the fifth phase on Monday with a voting percentage of 15.35 being recorded in the first two hours.
Assam CM urges people to vote in large numbers
Guwahati, May 20 - Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has urged the people to vote in large numbers in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha polls on Monday.
LS polls: PM Modi to campaign in Odisha, West Bengal today
New Delhi, May 20 - Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address two public meetings each in Odisha and West Bengal on Monday for the ongoing Lok Sabha election.