Page 4 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019

The intoxication of power

Sometimes, it pays to hear early warning signals

My work will do all the talking: Actor Sunny Deol after joining BJP

The party is likely to field Deol from either Gurdaspur or Chandigarh in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections

Average MLA has 24 more times in assets than constituents in Oct 21 polls

Gap is wider in parts of Haryana and Maharashtra

2019 LS polls: Most NOTA votes in SC & ST reserved seats, Naxal-hit areas

States that saw a direct bi-polar contest between the two main national parties saw a higher NOTA vote-share as compared to states where there was a third alternative

Union Cabinet, Council of Ministers to meet today

The Cabinet and Union Council of Ministers are scheduled to meet on Friday evening to pass a resolution, recommending the dissolution of the 16th Lok Sabha."The Cabinet and Union Council of Ministers will meet this evening," government spokesperson Sitanshu Kar wrote on his Twitter handle.He said the dates for the swearing-in ceremony of the Prime Minister and Union Council of Ministers are yet to be decided."The dates for the swearing-in ceremony and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visits to various parts of the country are yet to be decided," he wrote.Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi and BJP president Amit Shah visited veteran leaders LK Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi to seek their blessings after the BJP-led NDA won a second term with a resounding majority.On Thursday, Prime Minister Modi and Shah had addressed the party workers at its headquarters in the national capital."I promise you that I am going to deliver whatever you expect from us. We will never disappoint you. But .

Story in numbers: Analysing the victory margins of new Lok Sabha MPs

In Lok sabha 2019 elections, some candidates won with 74.4% vote share and some won with vote share as low as 29.4% making a compelling argument to reform Indian elections

Congress needs a president and drastic spring cleaning of party structure

Forget finding a president with pan-India appeal, soon the party may not even have state level leaders of any consequence

As yet, just a protest vote

In the absence of fundamental legal changes, 'NOTA' is only a means of expressing disapproval of all the candidates in an election, with no ability to influence the result

Narendra Modi vs Rahul Gandhi: Where the leaders stand on Google Trends

Business Standard takes a look at how these popular leaders compare in web and news searches on Google

Ahead of 2019 polls, Google to make information on political ads 'public'

The India Political Ads Transparency Report and Ads Library will go live in March 2019

Ahead of polls, Google promises a new search for political advertisements

Will introduce an India-specific Political Advertising Transparency Report and searchable Political Ads Library ahead of LS polls

LS polls: Google, FB, Twitter to act against paid ads violating EC norms

IAMAI will act as the liaison between the social media firms and the Election Commission of India

BJP largest ad spender on Google, regional parties take second spot

The ruling party BJP spent as much as Rs 1.21 crore on 554 political ads since February 19

Facebook and Google close in on political advertising spends in India

Kerala's LDF spent big ahead of polling, shows data

Lok Sabha polls: Political ad spend on Facebook, Google crosses Rs 20 crore

The most popular keywords on Facebook during the week were 'BJP', 'Congress', 'Modi', 'Narendra Modi' and 'Congress party Punjab'

Fiscal policy to manufacturing: What corporate leaders expect from Modi 2.0

We all wanted a strong Centre with a decisive mandate from the people, to allow them to take bold decisions, says Pawan Goenka, CEO & MD, Mahindra & Mahindra

Congress fields Gehlot's son from Jodhpur, Jaswant Singh's son from Barmer

The party's latest list has 19 candidate for Rajasthan and six each for Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat

Lok Sabha poll outcome 'a win for honesty', says Indian diaspora

Modi said the bilateral strategic ties between India and Japan would become more robust as India aims to be a $5-trillion economy in the next five years

Lok Sabha polls 2019: How Modi's PM-KISAN may translate into votes for BJP

The cash dole to farmers without they doing any work will have major economic, political and psychological repercussions

Rahul meets Congress state in-charges to discuss Lok Sabha poll debacle

The Congress chief will meet Maharashtra in-charge Mallikarjuna Kharge on Wednesday, and Delhi in-charge P C Chacko on Friday