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To win 370 LS seats, BJP needs to significantly improve its strike rate

In 1984, the Congress won 404 of the seats that went to the polls in December and later another 10 seats when the Lok Sabha elections took place in Assam and Punjab

Poll calendar: Election 2024 date sheet for most populous urban centres

Andhra Pradesh, which will also hold its Assembly elections simultaneously with the LS polls, and Telangana will go to polls in a single phase on May 13

Use of unaccounted money during elections: EC's fight to continue

Nearly Rs 3,400 crore in cash and other items were seized in the elections in 2022-23, an increase of 835 per cent over 2017-18, the data showed

Former diplomat Sandhu joins BJP, latest to take the political plunge

The BJP won two of Punjab's 13 seats in 2019, including Sunny Deol from Gurdaspur, who defeated Jakhar, and former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Som Prakash from Hoshiarpur

Lok Sabha polls: Thackeray vs Thackeray likely as MNS chief meets Amit Shah

The Mahayuti alliance currently has three constituents, the BJP, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, and Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)

NDA seals Bihar deal: BJP to contest more seats than JDU in a first

As part of the seat sharing formula, the BJP will contest 17 seats, JDU 16, Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) 5, Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) and Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) one each

2024 Lok Sabha polls: Women to overseas voters, here's what numbers say

The seven phases in the 2024 polls are scheduled for April 19 (102 seats), April 26 (89 seats), May 7 (94 seats), May 13 (96 seats), May 20 (49 seats), May 25 (57 seats) and June 1 (57 seats)

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Voting schedule extends six days longer than 2019

Polling for 543 Lok Sabha constituencies will be conducted in seven phases, between April 19 and June 1, followed by counting of votes on June 4

Stage set for world's largest democratic exercise: What 2019 numbers say?

So will the ruling BJP snatch a record third term? Or the Opposition Congress and its allies will script a success story? This is something the ballot will decide now

EC declares electoral bond data: Future Gaming & Hotel tops the list

Future Gaming was probed by the Enforcement Directorate recently, It bought electoral bonds worth over Rs 1,368 crore under two different sets of companies

Ram Nath Kovind-led panel recommends 2-step approach, single electoral roll

In its report, the committee advised that an 'Implementation Group' should be set up to look into the execution of its recommendations

Nine union ministers on BJP's second list for Lok Sabha elections

The BJP had released its first list of 195 candidates on March 3, from which two of its candidates dropped out. With this, the BJP has announced candidates for 265 Lok Sabha seats

Farmers to hold homage meets to spread agitation as protest enters deadlock

No tractors have been allowed in the 'mahapanchayat' while not more than 5000 people have been allowed to gather

RSS to review centenary preparations, pass a resolution on Ram temple

The RSS will complete the centenary of its founding on Vijayadashami in 2025, which will fall on October 2

Indian Muslims need not worry about CAA, says Centre amid protests

A day after the rules for the implementation of the CAA were issued, the MHA launched a portal for submitting applications for eligible people to get Indian citizenship under the CAA

Cong increases its 'Nyay' promise from Rs 72,000 in 2019 to Rs 1,00,000

Party has named the cash transfer scheme for women as 'Mahalakshmi'

Sons of 3 former CMs among 43 on Cong's second list for Lok Sabha polls

Party released its first list of 39 candidates last week

Manohar Lal Khattar quits, OBC leader Nayab Singh Saini is new Haryana CM

4 of 13 ministers retained; Anil Vij dropped; no representation to ally JJP

Govt notifies rules for implementation of CAA ahead of election dates

The law will also ensure economic, commercial, free movement, and property purchase rights for these migrants

Trinamool's West Bengal list, Meghalaya plan dent INDIA bloc's blueprint

Banerjee paraded 42 of her party's Bengal candidates, including cricketer Yusuf Pathan