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Plea seeks details of electoral bonds sold from Mar 1, 2018 to Apr 11, 2019

A new application, filed by Citizen's Rights Trust, has submitted that 9,159 bonds worth Rs 4,002 crore have been sold between March 2018 to April 2019 which should also be disclosed

Cabinet sends Lok Sabha election dates to President Murmu for notification

The first notification will be issued on March 20 for the first phase of polls on April 19 in 102 seats. The nomination process begins for a particular phase with the issuance of the notification

NPP to support BJP candidates in Arunachal: Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma

Hailing Sangma's decision, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said such commitment of NDA partners will ensure over 400 seats in the Lok Sabha elections for the ruling alliance

Strong anti-incumbency in UP, situation very good for INDIA: SP's Ram Gopal

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party were in alliance. While the SP secured victory on five seats, the BSP won 10

Carpool, minimise paper use, waste disposal: EC for sustainable polls

Polling for the 543 Lok Sabha seats will be held in seven phases, starting with 102 in the first phase on April 19. The votes will be counted on June 4

Rahul Gandhi a liability for INDIA bloc: BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Naqvi suggested that post-election, several political parties may struggle to maintain their recognition due to low vote counts

BJP makes noise, but doesn't have courage to 'change' Constitution: Rahul

"(Prime Minister) Modi and the RSS have a vision that knowledge lies with one person...farmers, labourers and the unemployed youth have no knowledge," he added

Lok Sabha polls: Development, jobs key focus of parties in Madhya Pradesh

The saffron party will also try to wrest Chhindwara, the lone seat won by the Congress in the 2019 polls in the home turf of former chief minister Kamal Nath

BJP targets Congress LS candidates in Chhattisgarh through cartoons

The 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh will see polling in three phases on April 19, April 26 and May 7 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India

LS polls in Maharashtra gets interesting after splits in Shiv Sena, NCP

Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra will be held in five phases on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20. Counting of votes will be held on June 4

Muslim organisations to move ECI seeking change in poll date in 2 states

For Tamil Nadu, the polls will be held on April 19 and in Kerala on April 26. Both dates fall on a Friday

LS polls: Reluctance of ministers to enter fray puts Karnataka Cong in spot

The Congress' first list released on March eight did not have names of any of the ministers and legislators

LS polls: SP ally Congress under INDIA bloc to stop BJP juggernaut in UP

The Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance in 2019 had offered some resistance to the BJP on a handful of seats in the western and eastern parts of UP, but failed to make a big impact

LS polls: PM Modi to address first rally in Andhra along with Chandrababu

Named Prajagalam, the meeting will mark the first NDA election meeting in Andhra Pradesh in the run-up to the simultaneous Legislative Assembly and Lok Sabha polls scheduled on May 13

LS polls: Social media influencers emerge as go-to campaign mediums

The circulation of WhatsApp information is monitored at the district level to ensure it reaches the masses and corrects the party's voter base.

LS polls: 49.2 mn electors, including 1.1 mn first-time voters in Gujarat

Of the total registered voters, 2.54 crore are men and 2.39 crore are women. The state has 1,503 transgender voters, Bharathi said

LS polls: 92 mn people eligible to cast vote for 48 seats in Maharashtra

The Lok Sabha polls for the 48 seats in Maharashtra will be held on April 19, April 26, May 7, May 13 and May 20 and votes will be counted on June 4

EC launches 'KYC' app to know if candidates have criminal backgrounds

The Know your Candidate (KYC) app is available on both the Google Play Store and the Apple App Store, the Election Commission posted on its website while also sharing the QR code to download the app

25,000 CAPF personnel to be deployed for 1st phase polling in West Bengal

Polling will be held in Cooch Behar, Alipurduar and the Jalpaiguri Lok Sabha seats in the first phase

Number of voters in Andhra Pradesh rises to 40.9 mn from 40.7 mn: EC data

Andhra Pradesh will witness simultaneous legislative assembly and general elections on May 13