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Page 165 - Lok Sabha Election 2024

'INDIA' bloc parties will fight in West Bengal to defeat BJP, TMC: Yechury

The TMC has stepped away from the INDIA bloc, the mega opposition alliance against the BJP which includes the Congress and the CPI(M), and announced to go solo in the Lok Sabha polls in the state

'INDIA' bloc parties will fight in West Bengal to defeat BJP, TMC: Yechury
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 5:02 PM IST

EC Arun Goel's sudden resignation led to crisis, says Karti Chidambaram

It is a matter of anguish that such a development has taken place just before the announcement of the Lok Sabha polls, he said

EC Arun Goel's sudden resignation led to crisis, says Karti Chidambaram
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 3:00 PM IST

Need to win all 13 LS seats to make Punjab 'Rangla': Arvind Kejriwal

"The Centre has withheld Rs 8,000 crore of Punjab's funds. It is a lot of money. How many schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics could have come up with that fund?" he posed.

Need to win all 13 LS seats to make Punjab 'Rangla': Arvind Kejriwal
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 2:47 PM IST

Won't leave Chhindwara: Kamal Nath on contesting LS poll from Jabalpur

Kamal Nath has represented Chhindwara Lok Sabha constituency nine times. He is currently an MLA from Chhindwara assembly seat

Won't leave Chhindwara: Kamal Nath on contesting LS poll from Jabalpur
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 2:04 PM IST

UP Cong urges Rahul, Priyanka to contest LS polls from Amethi, Rae Bareli

The Congress on Friday released its first list of 39 candidates, including Rahul Gandhi from Kerala's Wayanad, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections

UP Cong urges Rahul, Priyanka to contest LS polls from Amethi, Rae Bareli
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 1:54 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh

Former Congress legislators Arunoday Choubey and Shivdayal Bagri joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and MP party president VD Sharma at the state BJP headquarters in Bhopal

Lok Sabha polls: Two former Congress MLAs join BJP in Madhya Pradesh
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 1:40 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi set to visit Kerala again on March 15, 17

Following this, on March 17, Modi will undertake another visit to Pathanamthitta to rally support for Anil K Antony, the BJP candidate and son of Congress stalwart A K Antony, sources said

Lok Sabha polls: PM Modi set to visit Kerala again on March 15, 17
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 12:44 PM IST

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain govt from appointing new ECs

In its March 2023 order, the Supreme Court had said the prime minister, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and the CJI would pick the CEC and the ECs

Congress leader moves SC seeking to restrain govt from appointing new ECs
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 12:17 PM IST

PM disburses Rs 8,000-cr loans at Sashakt Nari, Viksit Bharat programme

The PM disbursed around Rs 8,000 crore in loans to SHGs at a subsidised interest rate through bank linkage camps set up in each district

PM disburses Rs 8,000-cr loans at Sashakt Nari, Viksit Bharat programme
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 12:04 PM IST

BJP govt 'misusing' ED to create fear among Oppn leaders: Sharad Pawar

"BJP leaders know about the ED's actions in advance...looks like the orders come from the BJP," Pawar claimed

BJP govt 'misusing' ED to create fear among Oppn leaders: Sharad Pawar
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 12:00 PM IST

BJP's CEC to meet today, likely to discuss more Lok Sabha candidates

The meeting is also likely to be attended by the BJP's partners in the NDA from Maharashtra, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana, and Bihar

BJP's CEC to meet today, likely to discuss more Lok Sabha candidates
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 11:37 AM IST

Assessing BJP's 2019 Sankalpa Patra promises ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls

While Modi govt in 2nd term has delivered on several promises it made in BJP's 2019 manifesto a few such as doubling farmers' income, turning India into a $10 trn economy by 2032 remain uphill tasks

Assessing BJP's 2019 Sankalpa Patra promises ahead of 2024 Lok Sabha polls
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 11:34 AM IST

Will unemployment be an issue for young voters?

Youth unemployment is set to be a major issue in the Congress' campaign for the general election, but a lot will also depend on how effectively the party can take its campaign to the young

Will unemployment be an issue for young voters?
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 8:04 AM IST

LS polls: Cong CEC meet to finalise candidates for remaining seats today

Earlier, Congress released its first list of candidates for 39 Lok Sabha constituencies on March 8

LS polls: Cong CEC meet to finalise candidates for remaining seats today
Updated On : 11 Mar 2024 | 7:40 AM IST

Polls may rev up 2-wheeler sales but passenger vehicles likely to be a drag

Trends based on recent state elections and the 2019 general elections: Fada

Polls may rev up 2-wheeler sales but passenger vehicles likely to be a drag
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 11:54 PM IST

LS polls: Will do away with 'secular' in Preamble, says Karnataka BJP MP

In 2017, Hegde, the then Union Minister of State for Skill Development, had courted controversy for his comments regarding changing the Constitution

LS polls: Will do away with 'secular' in Preamble, says Karnataka BJP MP
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 11:43 PM IST

Govt unlocks infrastructure blitz before 2024 Lok Sabha elections

PM launches projects worth Rs 2.3 trillion in a week; more lined up

Govt unlocks infrastructure blitz before 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 11:30 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections: En route to 370 seats, BJP looks for co-travellers

It is tying up with regional parties - big and small - to reach the target the PM has set for the 2024 polls

Lok Sabha elections: En route to 370 seats, BJP looks for co-travellers
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 11:20 PM IST

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

Trinamool's West Bengal list, Meghalaya plan dent INDIA bloc's blueprint
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 11:11 PM IST

BJP, TDP, Jana Sena will form alliance for upcoming LS, Andhra polls: Naidu

In 2014, the TDP and the BJP fought the Lok Sabha polls and assembly elections together, while the JSP had supported the 2014 general and assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh

BJP, TDP, Jana Sena will form alliance for upcoming LS, Andhra polls: Naidu
Updated On : 10 Mar 2024 | 10:59 PM IST