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Page 97 - Lok Sabha Elections 2019

Impossible job: India's pollsters face the uphill battle to call election

Current surveys could be wide of the mark until the parties finalize alliances, which could be as late as April - and even then, there are challenges.

Impossible job: India's pollsters face the uphill battle to call election
Updated On : 12 Feb 2019 | 2:26 PM IST

Priyanka's political play is about securing allies and cash: US media

Congress president Rahul Gandhi last month made his sister party's general secretary in-charge of crucial eastern Uttar Pradesh having 40 seats in the Lok Sabha

Priyanka's political play is about securing allies and cash: US media
Updated On : 12 Feb 2019 | 10:03 AM IST

Lok Sabha poll campaigns highlights: Rahul says Cong must form govt in UP

Both Congress and BJP are gearing up their election campaigns ahead of Lok Sabha elections 2019

Lok Sabha poll campaigns highlights: Rahul says Cong must form govt in UP
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 10:04 PM IST

Congress to play on 'front foot' as 'behen' Priyanka enters UP battlefield

Rahul Gandhi indicated the party would not surrender an inch to the SP and BSP

Congress to play on 'front foot' as 'behen' Priyanka enters UP battlefield
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 8:31 PM IST

Priyanka unlikely to 'turn things around' for Cong in LS polls: Kishor

The JD(U) national vice president, however, said she was a big name and a popular face, who could emerge as a force to reckon with in the long run

Priyanka unlikely to 'turn things around' for Cong in LS polls: Kishor
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 7:03 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi pitches Congress to play on 'front foot' in Uttar Pradesh

He said the party was also eyeing victory in 2022 UP assembly poll

Rahul Gandhi pitches Congress to play on 'front foot' in Uttar Pradesh
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 5:30 PM IST

PM Modi would be 'number one accused' if Lokpal had been implemented: Moily

If anybody has to be held guilty in Rafale deal, "it is the PM and PM alone", Congress leader Veerappa Moily says launching a scathing attack against Modi, Union govt during interim budget discussion

PM Modi would be 'number one accused' if Lokpal had been implemented: Moily
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 4:38 PM IST

Rate cut, RCom bankruptcy: Investor worries go beyond Modi's election angst

Polls may pose a near-term risk for equities, but beyond that markets will focus on the trajectory of earnings.

Rate cut, RCom bankruptcy: Investor worries go beyond Modi's election angst
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 11:15 AM IST

Modi slams Opposition, calls it adulterated alliance, club of rich people

Slamming the 'mahagathbandhan', Modi alleged nobody knows the agenda of the opposition alliance and they don't have worthwhile answers to any question

Modi slams Opposition, calls it adulterated alliance, club of rich people
Updated On : 11 Feb 2019 | 6:56 AM IST

Clash between Modi govt and Mamata may capture zeitgeist of Lok Sabha polls

BJP believes it could be West Bengal's scene-stealer in Lok Sabha polls and not Trinamool Congress

Clash between Modi govt and Mamata may capture zeitgeist of Lok Sabha polls
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 11:24 PM IST

Placating Shiv Sena a tough task for PM Modi, Amit Shah ahead of polls

If the Shiv Sena and the BJP fail to come together, it is advantage Congress-NCP in Maharashtra

Placating Shiv Sena a tough task for PM Modi, Amit Shah ahead of polls
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 11:22 PM IST

Kejriwal, Mamata, Naidu to hold Opposition rally in Delhi on Feb 13

With the Lok Sabha elections just months away, the rally will help to bring the opposition leaders together and firm up a 'mahagathbandhan' to challenge the BJP-led NDA, they said

Kejriwal, Mamata, Naidu to hold Opposition rally in Delhi on Feb 13
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 7:02 PM IST

Congress used defence sector to broker deals, make friends: PM Modi

PM Modi said Congress had the opportunity to rule the nation for years but not bother about India's defence sector

Congress used defence sector to broker deals, make friends: PM Modi
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 6:03 PM IST

FM attacks Cong, says time to protect nation from 'institution wreckers'

Jaitley said in West Bengal, democracy is seriously under peril

FM attacks Cong, says time to protect nation from 'institution wreckers'
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 4:15 PM IST

Rahul-Priyanka combine game-changer for Cong in Lok Sabha polls: Pitroda

Sam Pitroda, the Indian Overseas Congress chief and a long-time friend of the Gandhi family, also said Rahul Gandhi has learnt a lot from the 2014 elections

Rahul-Priyanka combine game-changer for Cong in Lok Sabha polls: Pitroda
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 1:53 PM IST

Will exit BJP camp if Social Justice Committee report not implemented: SBSP

The recommendation to classify various OBC and Dalit sub-castes into 3 broad categories and provide quota within quota to them is likely to spice up the political scene ahead of the 2019 polls

Will exit BJP camp if Social Justice Committee report not implemented: SBSP
Updated On : 10 Feb 2019 | 11:46 AM IST

Packed schedule awaits Priyanka Gandhi on her four-day Lucknow visit

Packed schedule awaits Priyanka Gandhi on her four-day Lucknow visit

Packed schedule awaits Priyanka Gandhi on her four-day Lucknow visit
Updated On : 09 Feb 2019 | 8:15 PM IST

Will decide on poll partners based on state-level equations: CPI(M)

Yechury further said the central committee of CPI(M) will meet on March 3 and 4 to decide which parties to align with

Will decide on poll partners based on state-level equations: CPI(M)
Updated On : 09 Feb 2019 | 7:21 PM IST

Amit Shah jabs Sharad Pawar, sets minimum 45-seat goal in Maharashtra

Baramati, Pawar's home turf, is at present represented by his daughter Supriya Sule

Amit Shah jabs Sharad Pawar, sets minimum 45-seat goal in Maharashtra
Updated On : 09 Feb 2019 | 6:40 PM IST

Prakash Raj is preparing for a new role: A politician who serves the people

After announcing his decision to enter electoral politics in early January, Raj flagged off eight autorickshaws, all driven by women, to officially mark the beginning of his campaign in Bengaluru

Prakash Raj is preparing for a new role: A politician who serves the people
Updated On : 09 Feb 2019 | 2:35 AM IST