Page 59 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019
The 'foreign hand' in PM Modi's re-election bid
Although because the PM is a public figure the nation too is honoured by such 'gestures of goodwill', but coming in the heat of a keenly contested election, the awards stand in danger of being seen as
 "The 'foreign hand' in PM Modi's re-election bid")
Elections 2019: In UP, parties try to shore up their flanks before phase 2
The principal players are trying to fine tune their complex and complicated caste equations to ensure victory
 "Elections 2019: In UP, parties try to shore up their flanks before phase 2")
Elections 2019 Phase 2: Will communities transcend caste barriers in UP?
A pot-pourri of loyalties among the various castes will make this election very interesting, as no clear trend can be forecast as on date. Only May 23 will tell which way the wind blows
 "Elections 2019 Phase 2: Will communities transcend caste barriers in UP?")
Election promises drive surge in India project financing deals
Project financing deals so far this year are already near 2018 full-year levels
 "Election promises drive surge in India project financing deals")
Lok Sabha elections: A political tie-up coming to terms with social divide
Agra is a reserved constituency for the Scheduled Castes
 "Lok Sabha elections: A political tie-up coming to terms with social divide")
Opposition to appeal SC to verify 50% VVPATs with EVMs in every assembly
Abhishek Singhvi said opposition parties will approach Supreme Court seeking a direction to the EC for counting of at least 50 per cent of the VVPAT slips with the EVMs in every assembly segment
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Dalits look beyond Congress, BJP in Solapur
Some political observers are sticking their neck out to assert that neither the Congress nor NCP are principal opponents to the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena combine
 "Lok Sabha polls 2019: Dalits look beyond Congress, BJP in Solapur")
Our political front is a revolt against power structure: Prakash Ambedkar
Prakash Ambedkar, leader of Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi, says he is confident of defeating BJP and Congress in Maharashtra's Solapur Lok Sabha seat by speaking for small castes.
 "Our political front is a revolt against power structure: Prakash Ambedkar")
Which way will the wind blow?
Eight factors that could decide BJP's electoral fortunes
 "Which way will the wind blow?")
BSP bets on door-to-door campaigning instead of media blitz in elections
The BSP has asked supporters to shun television for the entire duration of the election due to the alleged biased coverage on news channels
 "BSP bets on door-to-door campaigning instead of media blitz in elections")
Ravindra Jadeja's father, sister join Congress after wife joins BJP
The Chennai Super Kings all-rounder's wife, Rivaba, had joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on March 3
 "Ravindra Jadeja's father, sister join Congress after wife joins BJP")
Congress raises doubts over 'suspicious black trunk' in PM's Modi's chopper
Congress spokesperson Anand Sharma asked the prime minister to come clean on the issue and said the EC should inquire into the contents of the trunk
 "Congress raises doubts over 'suspicious black trunk' in PM's Modi's chopper")
BJP wave stronger now, won't let Abdullahs, Muftis divide India: PM Modi
PM refers to NC leader Omar Abdullah's demand for separate premier for J&K, slams Congress for migration of Kashmiri Pandits, vows to settle them in their native places
 "BJP wave stronger now, won't let Abdullahs, Muftis divide India: PM Modi")
Tough four-cornered battle seen for West Bengal's Raiganj Lok Sabha seat
Congress took the seat 13 times since 1952, left won it 4 times; incumbent CPI(M) may face uphill task in retaining the seat it won by 1,634 votes in 2014, with TMC and BJP being other contenders
 "Tough four-cornered battle seen for West Bengal's Raiganj Lok Sabha seat")
Reversal of fortunes: BJP on backfoot in MP this election, Cong makes gains
The poll picture in Madhya Pradesh seems hazy as of now, though the Congress seems to have its nose ahead if the data of the last Assembly polls is any indication
Congress, JDS and like-minded parties believe in 'pariwarwad', says PM Modi
Modi said the Lok Sabha polls was not about who became an MP or prime minister or minister
Battleground Kannauj: Where the Muslims might help the lotus bloom
Data suggests that 7% of the Muslim population voted for the BJP in the 2012 assembly elections
 "Battleground Kannauj: Where the Muslims might help the lotus bloom")
Opposition treats illegal immigrants as their vote bank, says Amit Shah
Shah alleged that during the Congress' 10-year tenure, no action was taken even when terrorists took away heads of Indian soldiers
 "Opposition treats illegal immigrants as their vote bank, says Amit Shah")
Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu approaches EC over EVM malfunctioning
Naidu alleged that the EC acted "according to the whims and fancies of the YSR Congress Party's candidates"
 "Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu approaches EC over EVM malfunctioning")
PM Modi created war hysteria for electoral gains, says Ghulam Nabi Azad
He said the farmers continued to commit suicides but the Modi government remained indifferent and insensitive to their issues
 "PM Modi created war hysteria for electoral gains, says Ghulam Nabi Azad")