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Lok Sabha 2019 polls: Priyanka visits temple at start of 3-day UP tour

As part of the campaign tour, Priyanka will also visit Bhadohi and Mirzapur districts

Lok Sabha 2019 polls: Priyanka visits temple at start of 3-day UP tour
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 1:18 PM IST

Female voters can make 2019 India's 'year of women': Hinduja SP Shanu

More female voters are additionally likely to lead to more gender-inclusive laws and policies, said Shanu

Female voters can make 2019 India's 'year of women': Hinduja SP Shanu
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 12:16 PM IST

LS polls: EC asks airports to share details of chartered flights, choppers

The Air Traffic Control officials have also been instructed to share the data with the district election officers where the airports are located, an official said.

LS polls: EC asks airports to share details of chartered flights, choppers
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 10:42 AM IST

Elections 2019: How spate of entrants in the BJP will impact its prospects

With the entry of footloose politicians from other parties, the BJP projects itself as the most attractive political option

Elections 2019: How spate of entrants in the BJP will impact its prospects
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 9:26 AM IST

Are general elections a referendum where polls are about 'Modi vs Nobody'?

The BJP went about setting context for repositioning Modi in a meticulous way. It began by stemming the attrition of allies and Modi was built up as ultra-nationalist who alone could punish Pakistan

Are general elections a referendum where polls are about 'Modi vs Nobody'?
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 9:16 AM IST

Lok Sabha elections: Bihar NDA announces candidates for 40 seats

As per the announcement made at a joint press conference of the three parties here, the BJP and the JD(U) will contest 17 seats each and the LJP in six

Lok Sabha elections: Bihar NDA announces candidates for 40 seats
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 2:38 AM IST

No voter left out: Poll personnel to hike 39 km just for an Arunachal woman

Sokela Tayang lives with her children in Malogam, around 39 kilometres from Anjaw district headquarter Hayuliang. The area falls under Hayuliang Assembly constituency

No voter left out: Poll personnel to hike 39 km just for an Arunachal woman
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 2:31 AM IST

Sugarcane belts to set tone for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh

UP's sugarcane economy, estimated at Rs 40,000 crore, directly impacts nearly 4 million farmers' households and has an intrinsic downstream integration with the industry, especially sugar mills

Sugarcane belts to set tone for Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 2:20 AM IST

Will Chandrashekhar Azad be Opposition candidate against Modi in Varanasi?

Chandrashekhar follows the same principles of organising the Dalits as Kanshi Ram: Via education, through the bureaucracy and in self-defence

Will Chandrashekhar Azad be Opposition candidate against Modi in Varanasi?
Updated On : 18 Mar 2019 | 1:23 AM IST

Lok Sabha polls an acid test for Adityanath to prove his merit as a leader

The BJP faced poll reverses in Hindi heartland states of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where Adityanath had addressed nearly 75 rallies

Lok Sabha polls an acid test for Adityanath to prove his merit as a leader
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 11:20 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls 2019: The puzzle of reserved seats in Uttar Pradesh

For the first time in the 2014 parliamentary elections, the BJP won the largest number of seats in these constituencies - 66 of the 131 seats

Lok Sabha polls 2019: The puzzle of reserved seats in Uttar Pradesh
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 11:12 PM IST

Lok Sabha, assembly by-polls to test next generation leaders of AIADMK, DMK

After the demise of AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa and DMK chief M Karunanidhi, both the Dravidian parties are facing the first big election under the new leadership

Lok Sabha, assembly by-polls to test next generation leaders of AIADMK, DMK
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 10:15 PM IST

Congress leaves 7 seats in UP for SP, BSP and RLD alliance to woo allies

Apart from this, the grand old party of India also announced that it will leave two seats for the Apna Dal, and entered into an electoral agreement with the lesser known Jan Adhikar Party.

Congress leaves 7 seats in UP for SP, BSP and RLD alliance to woo allies
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 6:25 PM IST

India has 2,293 political parties, 149 registered between Jan & March: EC

They include seven "recognised national" and 59 "recognised state" parties

India has 2,293 political parties, 149 registered between Jan & March: EC
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 5:21 PM IST

The 'chowkidar' trend: PM Modi renames Twitter handle, BJP leaders follow

Narendra Modi had on Saturday urged his supporters to take the 'main bhai chowkidar' pledge, saying he is not alone in the fight against graft and social evils

The 'chowkidar' trend: PM Modi renames Twitter handle, BJP leaders follow
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 2:48 PM IST

YSRC releases list of candidates for 25 LS, 175 Assembly polls in Andhra

Modugula Venugopal Reddy, the TDP MLA who recently joined the YSRC, has been made the party candidate for the Guntur Lok Sabha seat

YSRC releases list of candidates for 25 LS, 175 Assembly polls in Andhra
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 2:47 PM IST

Small parties in UP flaunt 'decisive' vote bank to stay relevant in polls

Small parties are hankering for political space and claiming that their dedicated vote bank could be the decisive difference between winning and losing

Small parties in UP flaunt 'decisive' vote bank to stay relevant in polls
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 2:24 PM IST

Former CEA Kaushik Basu slams forces working to destroy India's reputation

Basu reiterated the 108 Indian and foreign economists and social scientists' concerns over political interference in statistical data in India

Former CEA Kaushik Basu slams forces working to destroy India's reputation
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 1:46 AM IST

2019 polls: Grand alliance in Bihar to announce seat sharing on Monday

Polling in Bihar will be held in seven phases from April 11 to May 19

2019 polls: Grand alliance in Bihar to announce seat sharing on Monday
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 12:59 AM IST

Priyanka will make no difference to BJP's poll prospects in UP: Adityanath

Adityanath also claimed that the "fledgling" SP-BSP alliance is already "embroiled in dispute"

Priyanka will make no difference to BJP's poll prospects in UP: Adityanath
Updated On : 17 Mar 2019 | 12:41 AM IST