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Page 351 - Lok Sabha Elections News

NRIs can't vote online in Lok Sabha polls, says Election Commission

An expert committee of the Election Commission had said no to e-voting for NRIs but approved proxy voting.

NRIs can't vote online in Lok Sabha polls, says Election Commission
Updated On : 21 Feb 2019 | 11:47 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Telangana Congress to contest all 17 seats in state

The TJS, meanwhile, confirmed that the Congress had approached it for support in the Lok Sabha election

Lok Sabha polls: Telangana Congress to contest all 17 seats in state
Updated On : 21 Feb 2019 | 4:59 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: SP to contest 37 seats in UP, BSP gets 38

The two parties named the seats distributed among them in a statement signed by SP president Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati

Lok Sabha elections 2019: SP to contest 37 seats in UP, BSP gets 38
Updated On : 21 Feb 2019 | 4:21 PM IST

AAP tried but Congress doesn't understand: Kejriwal on 2019 polls tie-up

He said the upcoming Lok Sabha election was not about who becomes the prime minister of the country, it was about removing Modi and Shah

AAP tried but Congress doesn't understand: Kejriwal on 2019 polls tie-up
Updated On : 21 Feb 2019 | 6:59 AM IST

DMK and Congress announce alliance for Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu

The DMK will contest in 20 to 25 seats while the Congress will fight in nine seats

DMK and Congress announce alliance for Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu
Updated On : 21 Feb 2019 | 2:12 AM IST

Twitter Ads Transparency Centre coming to India: Here's how it will work

No login or Twitter account would be required to access the Ads Transparency Centre

Twitter Ads Transparency Centre coming to India: Here's how it will work
Updated On : 20 Feb 2019 | 2:19 PM IST

I will contest Lok Sabha Elections, Ajit Pawar won't: Sharad Pawar

Pawar, however, made no mention of his daughter who is a NCP MP Supriya Sule and is expected to contest again from Baramati LS constituency

I will contest Lok Sabha Elections, Ajit Pawar won't: Sharad Pawar
Updated On : 20 Feb 2019 | 9:39 AM IST

Twitter strengthens political ads policy ahead of 2019 elections

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the government has been warning social media platforms of strong action if any attempt was made to influence the country's electoral process through undesirable means

Twitter strengthens political ads policy ahead of 2019 elections
Updated On : 19 Feb 2019 | 11:08 PM IST

BJP, AIADMK announce alliance in Tamil Nadu for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

As per the agreement, BJP has been allocated 5 seats

BJP, AIADMK announce alliance in Tamil Nadu for 2019 Lok Sabha polls
Updated On : 19 Feb 2019 | 10:42 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections LIVE: Modi offers prayers at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi

In the run-up to the Lok Sabha Elections 2019, Narendra Modi will address a public meeting in Varanasi, besides laying the foundation stone for projects worth Rs 2,900 crore. Catch LIVE updates

Lok Sabha elections LIVE: Modi offers prayers at Ravidas Temple in Varanasi
Updated On : 19 Feb 2019 | 2:01 PM IST

Maharashtra pact: BJP to contest 25 seats, Sena 23 in Lok Sabha polls

The announcement brings the curtain down on months of bluster by the Sena that it could walk out of the pact

Maharashtra pact: BJP to contest 25 seats, Sena 23 in Lok Sabha polls
Updated On : 19 Feb 2019 | 1:46 AM IST

BJP to contest 25 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Sena 23: Amit Shah

The BJP and Sena alliance will win at least 45 of the 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Shah said

BJP to contest 25 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, Sena 23: Amit Shah
Updated On : 18 Feb 2019 | 9:33 PM IST

Modi to address HAL event in Rahul Gandhi's turf of Amethi on February 27

According to the scheme, Modi would attend the programme of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) at Munshiganj in Amethi and later address a public meeting

Modi to address HAL event in Rahul Gandhi's turf of Amethi on February 27
Updated On : 18 Feb 2019 | 6:43 PM IST

Suspended by BJP, Kirti Azad joins Congress, calls it 'ghar wapasi'

Kirti Azad, 60, spent over two decades in the BJP and is a three-time parliamentarian from Bihar's Darbhanga

Suspended by BJP, Kirti Azad joins Congress, calls it 'ghar wapasi'
Updated On : 18 Feb 2019 | 5:08 PM IST

Elections and competing narratives of corruption

The electoral discourse building up around corruption can be entirely side-lined if tensions between India and Pakistan escalate

Elections and competing narratives of corruption
Updated On : 18 Feb 2019 | 10:59 AM IST

Rajinikanth confirms his party won't contest in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

I am not supporting anyone and no one should use my picture or outfit's flag for political campaign purposes, said Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth confirms his party won't contest in upcoming Lok Sabha polls
Updated On : 18 Feb 2019 | 1:54 AM IST

'Jobless growth' has slipped into 'job-loss growth': Manmohan Singh

Manmohan Singh asserted that the domestic challenges of India's economy were daunting in their complexity and devastating in their impact on the society

'Jobless growth' has slipped into 'job-loss growth': Manmohan Singh
Updated On : 17 Feb 2019 | 7:08 PM IST

With 45 million new voters, parties need to talk jobs, education in 2019

Issues relating to the youth, education and jobs, are likely to take centrestage in the general elections 2019

With 45 million new voters, parties need to talk jobs, education in 2019
Updated On : 15 Feb 2019 | 12:19 PM IST

How Sharad Pawar,Chandrababu Naidu became Opposition's strategists

Sharad Pawar, Chandrababu Naidu are the strategists of what opposition hopes could turn into either a UPA 3 government or another United Front government

How Sharad Pawar,Chandrababu Naidu became Opposition's strategists
Updated On : 14 Feb 2019 | 7:43 PM IST

Oppn parties to move Supreme Court against use of EVM: Chandrababu Naidu

Naidu also told his party rank and file that the opposition parties decided to forge a pre-election alliance and work with a common minimum programme

Oppn parties to move Supreme Court against use of EVM: Chandrababu Naidu
Updated On : 14 Feb 2019 | 3:19 PM IST