'We have swept Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra, and performed strongly in Bihar, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh,' Jairam Ramesh claimed
Earlier, the state information office had said provisionally 491 candidates filed their nomination papers for Lok Sabha and 39 for assembly seats
The identity of the complainant will be kept confidential, the Chief Electoral officer added
Shivakumar's brother D K Suresh is seeking re-election from Bangalore Rural in the Lok Sabha elections
'If he is inaccessible to me, imagine the situation of a common man. He was given five years. If we give another term, it will destroy the development prospects of Wayanad,' Sudhakaran said
Targeting the INDIA bloc, he said the opposition alliance doesn't have a leader at present, and has no vision for future, and 'their history was of scams.'
The AAP declared its candidates for the polls on Thursday. It has fielded Mahesh Khichi for the mayor's post and Ravinder Bhardwaj for the deputy mayor's post
Prime Minister Narendra Modi belongs to the OBC community, he said, adding that it was Modi who implemented schemes for people of small backward classes
Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha elections 2024 saw 62.37% voter turnout; Tripura recorded 80.17%, while Bihar saw a low of 48.50%. Polling was reported across 17 states and UTs
Electoral bond issue: Finance Minister Sitharaman said electoral bonds could be reintroduced with improvements for transparency and stakeholder consultations if BJP came back to power after the ongoin
The former Congress president claimed that Modi has waived debts, of not more than 25 people, which amounts to about Rs 16 trillion'.
The Congress has alleged that the electoral bonds data has exposed "corrupt tactics" of the BJP such as quid pro quo and grant of "protection" to companies against donations
The former chief minister of the erstwhile Jammu and Kashmir state, who is contesting the general elections from the Anantnag-Rajouri constituency, took part in a roadshow in the Pahalgam area
The first phase elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories were held on Friday
The counting of votes for the Sikkim Assembly elections will be taken up on June 2 and that for the Lok Sabha election on June 4
Bittu told reporters that he had been feeling "suffocated" in the Congress after being with the party for over 35 years
There are 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. As per the seat-sharing agreement among the three MVA parties, the Shiv Sena (UBT) is contesting 21 seats, Congress 17 and NCP (SP) 10
He said when the Centre was financially strangulating the state, the UDF members refused to meet the Union Finance Minister and did not stand up for the rights of Kerala
Southern and Western parts ageing faster than the rest of the country
In just 10 years, India has traversed a long road of development, said the BJP's star campaigner