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LS Polls: Shiela Dikshit, Gautam Gambhir, Virat Kohli among early morning voters
Early voters in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls included a number of heavyweight candidates and political leaders with the likes of Sheila Dikshit, Ajay Maken, Gautam Gambhir, and Virat Kohli exercising their franchise.With votes being cast for all the seven seats in Delhi and 52 parliamentary constituencies across 6 states, politicians urged voters to turn out in large numbers.Ajay Maken, Congress candidate from New Delhi constituency against BJP's Meenakshi Lekhi, said that the contest in the national capital is not triangular as AAP is not even in the fray. "I am confident that Congress will win all the seven seats in Delhi. The fight is between Congress and BJP and I don't think that the contest is triangular. These elections are national elections and are fought on national issues," Maken said after casting his vote.Newly-minted BJP leader Gautam Gambhir cast his vote at a polling booth in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar area. The former cricketer is fielded against AAP's Atishi ...
Congress hopeful of good results: Scindia
Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Sunday exercised his franchise and said the party was hopeful of getting good results in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
President Kovind casts his vote
President Ram Nath Kovind, the first citizen of the country, exercised his franchise at a voting booth in Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. Kovind along with his wife Savita cast his vote at the booth. This is the first time that Kovind has exercised his voting right after taking over as the President of India in July 2017.
Manipur: Army arrests five cadres of PREPAK, 1 each of KYKL, UNLF
The Eastern Command of Indian Army has apprehended five cadres of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), and one each of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) at Kamjong in Manipur.The said cadres were arrested on May 9 and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was seized from their possession."#NEOps. Security Forces #EasternCommand apprehended 5 cadres of PREPAK, one cadre each of KYKL & UNLF & recovered a huge cache of arms & ammunition in Kamjong, Manipur on 09th May," Eastern Command tweeted.The arrested persons have been handed over to the police for further investigation.
Vote against politics of hatred: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday appealed to people to vote but cautioned them against supporting those who indulged in the politics of "spreading hatred" and blocked Delhi's development.
Act now or trade deal will be 'far worse' after 2020: Trump warns China
President Donald Trump on Saturday (local time) warned China to act immediately and strike a trade deal with the United States in order to avoid a "far worse" negotiation after 2020."I think that China felt they were being beaten so badly in the recent negotiation that they may as well wait around for the next election, 2020, to see if they could get lucky & have a Democrat win - in which case they would continue to rip-off the USA for $500 Billion a year," Trump tweeted."The only problem is that they know I am going to win (best economy & employment numbers in U.S. history, & much more), and the deal will become far worse for them if it has to be negotiated in my second term. Would be wise for them to act now, but love collecting BIG TARIFFS!" he added.In an apparent bid to coerce China into making concessions following the latest round of high-level trade talks in Washington that ended without a deal, Trump has been urging China to come on board with his terms now,
Form strong government again: Amit Shah
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to voters to vote in large numbers to help form a "strong government again".
Don't vote for those who stopped works of Delhi, Kejriwal to people
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to people on Sunday morning to vote for those who have done work and not for those spreading "hatred" and "venom" as polling in seven Lok Sabha constituency got underway. The chief minister asked people not to vote for those who are stopping the works of Delhi. "Good morning Delhi. Please vote. Vote for those who have done your works. Don't vote for those who are spreading hatred and venom and also stopping Delhi's works. Your vote can change the country," Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi. Voters queued up outside polling booths on Sunday morning in all seven Lok Sabha constituencies of the city where former Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit, Union minister Harsh Vardhan and cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir are among those in the fray. Voting began at 7 am and among the early voters were Dikshit, party's New Delhi candidate Ajay Maken, Union minister Vardhan, BJP's East Delhi candidate Gambhir, and BJP National General Secretary ...
Gambhir, Maken, Lovely cast vote in Delhi
As polling for the seven Lok Sabha seats were underway in the national capital on Sunday, cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, former Union Minister Ajay Maken and MLA Arvinder Singh Lovely exercised their franchise.
LS polls: Scindia among early ones to cast vote in MP
Polling for eight Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh commenced on Sunday with Congress general secretary Jyotiraditya Scindia being among the early voters. Scindia, who is seeking a re-election from Guna seat, went early in the morning to exercise his democratic right at a booth in his constituency, after the polling began at 7 am. State Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) V L Kantha Rao and his wife were also among the early ones to cast their votes at the Char Imli booth in the state capital Bhopal. A poll volunteer allowed an around 80-year-old woman to jump the queue and cast the first vote at the Char Imli booth, where names of several VIPs are listed, Rao said. The CEO, who and his wife were the first two in the queue, praised the volunteer's gesture. "During mock poll conducted before the actual voting began, around 30 to 40 electronic voting machines (EVMs) were changed after some technical problems were found. Polling was going on peacefully in all the eight seats," Rao .
BJP's east Delhi candidate Gambhir casts his vote
Cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir, who is also the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from east Delhi on Sunday voted here.
Haryana CM takes train to Karnal to vote
Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar early on Sunday travelled by Shatabdi express from Chandigarh to his hometown Karnal to cast his vote.
Modi urges people to vote in 6th phase LS polls
Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed to voters to exercise their electoral right as polling for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections began on Sunday.
Virat Kohli urges voters to exercise franchise
Indian cricket team skipper Virat Kohli cast his vote here on Sunday appealed to voters to exercise their franchise.
Haryana Minister Kavita among first to cast vote
Haryana Minister Kavita Jain and her husband were among the first to cast their ballots at a polling booth in Sonipat on Sunday as voting for the 10 Lok Sabha seats in the state was underway.
Polling begins for 7 Lok Sabha seats in Delhi
Polling began for the seven parliamentary constituencies of the national capital in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday, said an election official.
Brexit Party doubles UK European election poll lead
The newly-formed Brexit Party, which wants a clean break from the EU, has doubled its lead over other British parties in an opinion poll out Sunday on the European Parliament elections. The Opinium survey in The Observer newspaper put the Brexit Party of eurosceptic figurehead Nigel Farage on 34 percent, doubling its lead over the main opposition Labour Party to 13 points in a fortnight -- and on course to get more votes than Britain's two main parties put together. Labour, on 21 percent, has dropped seven points while the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats are in third place on 12 percent, up five points, on the corresponding poll from two weeks ago. Prime Minister Theresa May's governing Conservatives are in fourth place on 11 percent. Had Britain left the European Union as planned on March 29, it would not be taking part in the European Parliament elections, which will be held in the UK on May 23. In the 2016 referendum on Britain's EU membership, 52 percent voted to leave while 48 ...
Voting begins in 59 seats in 6th phase of LS polls
Voting began on Sunday across 59 Lok Sabha constituencies spread over seven states, largely in the Hindi heartland, as the sixth and penultimate round of the mega seven-phase electoral exercise kicked off.
PM Modi urges youngsters to vote in record numbers
Ahead of the sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday appealed to youngsters to go out and vote in record numbers."Yet another phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections is here! Urging all those whose constituencies are polling in today's sixth phase to go out and vote. I hope youngsters are voting in record numbers," Prime Minister tweeted before voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls began."After all, their participation makes the polls even more special," he added.Voting for sixth phase of Lok Sabha polls began on Sunday morning. A total of 59 seats from six states and Union Territory of Delhi are going to polls in the sixth phase. The counting of votes will be done on May 23.
Voting begins in West Bengal for sixth phase of LS polls
Amid heightened security, voting began for eight parliamentary constituencies of West Bengal in the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on Sunday.