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Page 81 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Lok sabha elections: Amit Shah to launch BJP poll campaign with Agra rally

Many senior leaders, who are contesting the elections, will also address public meetings in their respective constituency

Lok sabha elections: Amit Shah to launch BJP poll campaign with Agra rally
Updated On : 24 Mar 2019 | 12:12 AM IST

Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag; PDP not to fight on Udhampur, Jammu

PDP chief Mehbooba said Aga Mohsin will be the party candidate for Srinagar seat

Mehbooba to contest from Anantnag; PDP not to fight on Udhampur, Jammu
Updated On : 24 Mar 2019 | 12:07 AM IST

2019 Lok Sabha elections: Adityanath to kickstart poll campaign on Sunday

Adityanath to pray at Shakumbhari Devi shrine in Saharanpur and address rally later

2019 Lok Sabha elections: Adityanath to kickstart poll campaign on Sunday
Updated On : 24 Mar 2019 | 12:03 AM IST

Efforts of regional parties to form a grand alliance 'ironical': PM Modi

'Ram Manohar Lohia would be "horrified" as most of these parties claim to be his followers', said PM Modi

Efforts of regional parties to form a grand alliance 'ironical': PM Modi
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 11:55 PM IST

Lok Sabha polls: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to contest from Bhopal

The announcement comes days after Singh said Congress President Rahul Gandhi will take the decision on his candidature

Lok Sabha polls: Congress leader Digvijaya Singh to contest from Bhopal
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 11:50 PM IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In second list, BJP drops more senior leaders

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) retained civil aviation minister Jayant Sinha from his Hazaribagh seat

Lok Sabha elections 2019: In second list, BJP drops more senior leaders
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 11:43 PM IST

Upcoming challenges for two of the largest democracies - India & Indonesia

The fate of democracy in both India and Indonesia remains precarious. In both, the main threat to pluralist democracy is identity-based majoritarian nationalism

Upcoming challenges for two of the largest democracies - India & Indonesia
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 8:48 PM IST

Akbarpur constituency shows how Shivpal Yadav could hurt SP-BSP in UP

The SP-BSP alliance had fielded Nisha Sachan from the seat

Akbarpur constituency shows how Shivpal Yadav could hurt SP-BSP in UP
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 8:12 PM IST

Oppn will give a tough fight to BJP in this election: Prithviraj Chavan

The BJP could lose about 100 seats in the Hindi heartland states, says Chavan

Oppn will give a tough fight to BJP in this election: Prithviraj Chavan
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 8:00 PM IST

Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley do not know economics: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy

Indian economy is the third largest after the USA and China, says Swamy

Narendra Modi, Arun Jaitley do not know economics: BJP MP Subramanian Swamy
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 6:11 PM IST

Naveen and Mamata on same page, lean on woman power to take on BJP

Both are replacing their incumbent MPs, fielding more women and a mix of veterans and unsung social and political workers from marginalised sections of the society

Naveen and Mamata on same page, lean on woman power to take on BJP
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 3:21 PM IST

Kerala Congress wants Rahul to contest elections from Waynard, not Amethi

The Congress earlier this month had announced that Rahul Gandhi will contest from his bastion Amethi and Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli

Kerala Congress wants Rahul to contest elections from Waynard, not Amethi
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 2:36 PM IST

Bihar NDA list out, Ravi Shankar Prasad to contest from Patna Sahib

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad will be contesting from Patna Sahib seat - a party stronghold represented by Shatrughan Sinha

Bihar NDA list out, Ravi Shankar Prasad to contest from Patna Sahib
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 12:59 PM IST

The circus around the 'chowkidar'

The real chowkidar is the proverbial poor man that Mahatma Gandhi gave his "talisman" for

The circus around the 'chowkidar'
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 10:50 AM IST

LS polls: BJP's 2nd candidate list out, Sambit Patra to contest from Puri

The second list of candidates for the Lok Sabha polls containing 36 names

LS polls: BJP's 2nd candidate list out, Sambit Patra to contest from Puri
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 9:56 AM IST

Why Congress chose Naresh Arora's DesignBoxed to manage its social media

Arora says his agency spent nine months in shaping the Chhattisgarh campaign

Why Congress chose Naresh Arora's DesignBoxed to manage its social media
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 8:25 AM IST

BJP leaders free to do 'chowkidari' after losing Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati

BSP chief Mayawati Friday predicted the BJP's loss in the Lok Sabha elections, saying they can do "chowkidari" after losing the polls. In a tweet, she said the BJP leaders were free to do whatever they want and amuse themselves but they should not insult the country and denigrate constitutional posts in any way. "Let DM, CM & PM remain as per the provision of the Constitution. They can do chowkidari after losing polls," she tweeted. Mayawati alleged that while its leaders did not care about the Rafale files, they were hiding crucial data on unemployment and farmers' plight. In a series of tweets, she took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his colleagues for calling themselves 'chowkidar' (watchman). She alleged they are not bothered about Rafale files being "stolen", but are hiding data on "declining" employment rate, poverty and farmers' plight. She claimed the data was being hidden for vote or image and asked if the country needed such a "chowkidar". Modi and his ...

BJP leaders free to do 'chowkidari' after losing Lok Sabha polls: Mayawati
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 2:31 AM IST

Shiv Sena denies ticket to MP who hit Air India staff and boasted about it

Sena has replaced Gaikwad with Omraje Nimbalkar in Osmanabad constituency

Shiv Sena denies ticket to MP who hit Air India staff and boasted about it
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 2:28 AM IST

BSP announces first list of 11 candidates for Lok Sabha polls

BSP is contesting 38 of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh under the seat-sharing arrangement with Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal.The SP will contest 37 seats and the RLD 3

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Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 2:27 AM IST

Modi govt needs to stop pretending to be Indian Army: Akhilesh

SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav Thursday alleged the Pulwama terror attack was a 'conspiracy' to garner votes

Modi govt needs to stop pretending to be Indian Army: Akhilesh
Updated On : 23 Mar 2019 | 2:21 AM IST