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Lok Sabha elections: 33% in the fray for Phase 2 polls are crorepatis

According to ADR analysis, 574 (48 per cent) candidates have declared having an educational qualification of graduate or above, 363 (30 per cent) candidates have announced their age to be 25-40 years

LS polls: For BJP's Murugan, fight against Nilgiris' Raja an uphill task

The Nilgiris constituency, reserved for Scheduled Castes, is one of the few, such as Kanniyakumari and Coimbatore, where the BJP has had electoral success in Tamil Nadu in the past

PM Narendra Modi hints at bringing fresh scheme for electoral funding

Modi said the next govt will share these drafts with the states, and invite their inputs, which he hopes to discuss threadbare with the CMs at a NITI Aayog meeting to be called after Lok Sabha polls

BJP manifesto: Sankalp Patra gives NRC a miss, sticks to UCC stand

The manifesto states that the NDA would implement the 'one nation, one election' initiative

Lok Sabha elections: Will RLD tie-up help BJP retain Muzaffarnagar?

For 2024, Balyan would expect an easier contest than five years back when the RLD, SP, and Bahujan Samaj Party had an alliance

Battleground 2024: J&K Assembly polls and statehood soon, says PM Modi

Modi questioned the intent of those posting videos of eating meat during Sawan, Navaratras

LS polls: Of filial bonds, sibling rivalries and ideological obligation

Family dynamics and political allegiances reflect both individual ambitions and familial ties ahead of the Lok Sabha polls

Bijnor's electoral journey: From BSP's legacy to 3-cornered battle in 2024

The history of Bijnor Lok Sabha constituency is intertwined with the rise of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and its party chief Mayawati

BJP's historic pursuit: Targeting 370 seats in 2024 LS polls challenge

For the past three decades, political parties with regional footprints accounted for 200 or more seats, and nearly half the votes polled in the Lok Sabha elections

LS elections: Neeraj Shekhar to contest from Ballia; Kher and Joshi axed

From Chandigarh, the BJP has fielded its Chandigarh unit chief Sanjay Tandon. From UP's Ghazipur, the BJP has fielded Paras Nath Rai against the SP's Afzal Ansari

Lok Sabha polls: BJP drops 11 ministers, fields 10 former Rajya Sabha MPs

A third of the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP)'s 303 members of Parliament are not contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

In Maharashtra deal, Uddhav's Sena gets lion's share, Cong takes back seat

Congress stepping back and allowing the Sena (UBT) to take the lead in the Lok Sabha fight was a sign of the national party's enlightened self-interest

28% Phase 1 candidates crorepatis; 16% are booked in criminal cases

According to the ADR analysis, 836 (52 per cent) candidates have declared being a graduate or above

'Muslim League blueprint': War of words over Cong manifesto for LS polls

The Congress' Nyay Patra purportedly has a solution to every problem that the Modi government has imposed on this country over the past decade, said Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate

Lone warriors: Here're independent members of Parliament in Lok Sabha

The 10th Lok Sabha in 1991 had only one Independent MP, Satyendra Nath Brohmo Chaudhary, who was from Kokrajhar

Story in Numbers: Voters' pie in population getting larger, shows data

Current estimates suggest that voters now make up almost 70 per cent of total population

Job creation, MSP law: Congress manifesto vows to reset economic policy

The party omitted mentioning its promise of restoring the old pension scheme (OPS) in the manifesto

Lok Sabha elections: CPI(M) manifesto promises super-rich tax, nixing FRBM

CPI (M) said it stands for state governors to be chosen out of a panel of three eminent persons proposed by the chief minister, state funding of elections and banning corporate donations to parties

Lok Sabha polls: At least 45 per cent seats to see multi-cornered contest

The Congress was not part of the opposition alliance, and it proved to be a marginal player in UP five years back, securing a meagre 6.3 per cent of votes

NOTA vote share declines in 2019 LS polls to 1.06% from 1.08% in 2014

A statewise look at the data shows that in 2019, Bihar recorded the highest percentage of NOTA vote share of 2%