Congress' electoral campaign revolves around the theme of five 'nyay' (justice) - 'Bhagidari Nyay', 'Kisan Nyay', 'Nari Nyay', 'Shramik Nyay', and 'Yuva Nyay'
DMK will contest in 22 seats; Congress 9 seats; VC, CPI and CPIM will contest 2 seats each, while MDMK and IUML will contest 1 seat each
The Election Commission has ordered the removal of home secretaries in 6 states and Director General of Police (DGP) of West Bengal
Analysts believe that Lok Sabha polls and IPL may provide short-term earnings boost, but the overall sentiment depends on how the RIL-Disney deal shapes up or a revival in Zee-Sony India merger talks.
Voting will begin on April 19 till June 1 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on June 4
Lok Saha polls 2024: 96 constituencies in 10 states and Union territories will go to polls in the fourth phase of the 2024 general elections
94 constituencies in 12 states and Union territories will go to polls in the third phase of the 2024 general elections
Lok Sabha polls 2024: 21 states and Union territories will go to polls in the first phase of the 2024 general elections
89 constituencies in 13 states and Union territories will go to polls in the second phase of the 2024 general elections
The Election Commission of India will also announce key dates for State Assembly elections
Days before it announces schedule for the Lok Sabha polls, the top brass of the Election Commission has called senior Home ministry officials to review security preparedness for the democratic exercise. Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla will meet Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and fellow Election Commissioner Arun Goel on Friday to discuss deployment of central forces in states, sources said. The meeting also comes days before the Commission's Jammu and Kashmir visit to review poll preparedness. The EC has sought 3.4 lakh Central Armed Police Force personnel for Lok Sabha and four assembly polls. With nearly 97 crore voters, the EC would set up approximately 12.5 lakh polling stations across India.
The CEO also directed that the sudden increase in liquor sales should be monitored by analyzing the daily sales in liquor shops for the last two years
The Law Commission is likely to recommend adding a new chapter to the Constitution on 'one nation, one election' and holding the gigantic democratic exercise of simultaneous polls for Lok Sabha, state assemblies and local bodies across the country by mid-2029, sources said on Wednesday. The Commission, under Justice (retd) Ritu Raj Awasthi, would recommend an amendment to the Constitution to add the "new chapter or part" on simultaneous elections, the sources said. The panel would also recommend synchronising the terms of legislative assemblies in "three phases" in the next five years so that the first simultaneous polls could be held in May-June 2029 when elections for the 19th Lok Sabha are due. The new chapter in the Constitution would include issues related to "simultaneous election", "sustainability of simultaneous elections" and "common electoral roll" for Lok Sabha, state legislative assemblies, panchayats and municipalities so that the three-tier simultaneous polls could be
Patel stated that he has no intention of exploring parties outside the Congress and hopes the party will reconsider the seat, which has been allocated to the AAP
Lok Sabha elections: Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party withholds participation in Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra pending seat-sharing agreement
Election Commission has forwarded a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs requesting 3,400 companies to ensure peaceful general elections and Assembly polls in four states
The Congress has released the names of four candidates, one each for Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Bihar, for Rajya Sabha biennial elections, slated for Feb 27
The Bharatiya Janata Party has released names of four candidates for Madhya Pradesh and one for Odisha for Rajya Sabha biennial elections, slated for February 27
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday called on youngsters from the Kashmiri Pandit community to register as voters to ensure their full participation in forthcoming elections in the Union Territory. Besides the Lok Sabha polls, the elections to the assembly, panchayats, local bodies and municipal corporations are expected to be held in the coming days. "The parliament, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, had nominated two persons belonging to your community in the assembly. It is not an ordinary decision but a very important decision," the Lt Governor said after laying the foundation stone of a synthetic football turf at the Jagti Kashmiri Pandit camp on the outskirts of Jammu city. He said that elections are the biggest power in a democracy. "The registration of new voters (of your community) is ongoing. Those who have turned 18 years should ensure their voter registration," he said. "I urge the youth of the Kashmiri Pandit community to
The markets are already pricing in a victory for Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming general elections, and expect the alliance to achieve its 400-seat target, suggest analysts