Lok Sabha Elections 2019

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Lok Sabha elections 2019

PM Modi’s “sab ka saath, sabka vikas” tweet celebrating the Bharatiya Janata Party's re-election victory in 2019 was the most retweeted and liked tweet of the year, making it the "Golden Tweet" in India. (Photo: File)

PM Modi's tweet on BJP's victory in Lok Sabha elections becomes 'Golden Tweet' of 2019

Among hashtags, #loksabhaelections2019 was the most tweeted about hashtags.

10 Dec 2019 6:20 PM

Sonia Gandhi retained the Rae Bareli seat by defeating BJP's Dinesh Pratap Singh by over 1.67 lakh votes. (Photo: ANI)

Sonia, Priyanka makes first visit to Raebareli after win, to hold review meeting

She will meet all the MLAs and ex MLAs along with the party workers and leaders of the constituency.

12 Jun 2019 12:54 PM

'It is a fact that it's 10 per cent of the strength of House. Since we are officially two short, we cannot have a Leader of Opposition. However, the onus also lies at doorsteps of government whether they want to designate a party formally as principal opposition or not,' Surjewala said. (Photo: File)

Cong to not stake claim for LoP post in Lok Sabha: Spokesperson Surjewala

He further said since the Cong does not have the numbers to stake the claim as minimum requirement is 54 seats.

01 Jun 2019 6:26 PM

A deserted Harish Chatterjee Street that leads to the residence of chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

A shaken Mamata Banerjee stays indoors; media kept at bay

According to Trinamul insiders, an air of concern started ruling the party’s nucleus supreme as the BJP candidates taking lead in the counting.

24 May 2019 2:44 AM

Even before the results of the 17th Lok Sabha elections are out, BJP is preparing for its grand victory celebration. The party, particularly its Delhi unit, is preparing about 350 kilogram of laddoos and special 10 laddoo-cakes.

Laddoos, ‘kamal barfis’ for BJP’s victory celebration

Delhi BJP president Manoj Tiwari told this newspaper that the party has placed an order for 350 kg ladoos to celebrate re-election of Mr Modi as PM.

23 May 2019 2:24 AM

Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and other BJP leaders at the meeting held at the party’s office in Dadat on Tuesday. — Asian Age

BJP predicts 40-seat victory at party meet

The party has also asked its people to start relief-related work in drought-affected districts in order to provide respite to distressed farmers.

22 May 2019 5:33 AM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath (Photo: PTI/File)

Kamal Nath: BJP offered 10 Congress MLAs cash, posts to defect

The chief minister further said his government was ready to face a floor test, as demanded by the BJP.

22 May 2019 4:48 AM

Former President Pranab Mukherjee (Photo: Biplab Banerjee)

Opposition: VVPAT match must precede count

The Opposition leaders submitted a memorandum to the EC over these demands and also showed a video clip on EVMs.

22 May 2019 4:43 AM

Economic growth, which hit a five-quarter low of 6.6 per cent in October-December, appears to be slowing further. (Photo: AFP)

As election dust settles, jobs, trade, security high on government's to-do list

Unemployment rose to 7.6 per cent in April, the highest since October 2016, and up from 6.71 per cent in March.

20 May 2019 2:35 PM

The BJP has previously said that Modi’s marriage was arranged by his family and existed in name only.

Warships and wives: Debate in Indian election turns increasingly ugly

Leader of a powerful regional party urged women not to vote for Modi because he had abandoned his wife as a teenager.

15 May 2019 11:47 AM

Congress party vows to 'clean up' economic data gathering if wins election

Economists and investors are increasingly showing that they have little or no confidence in India’s official economic data.

14 May 2019 11:35 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar share a light moment during an election rally in Muzaffarpur on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Last 3 phases will decide scale of Opposition defeat: PM Modi

Modi urges masses to ‘vote for NDA’ so that terror can be wiped out.

01 May 2019 2:13 AM

Ahead of three dry days in the city many people who can’t do without liquor are stocking up before Saturday 6pm. (Photo: Pixabay)

Sale of alcohol to be banned ahead of polling in Mumbai

All the constituencies that will go to polls will go dry during the period with polling to be held in Mumbai on April 29.

27 Apr 2019 2:05 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is offered sweets by his mother Hiraba as he meets her after casting his vote in Gandhinagar on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)PTI

Voter ID is more powerful than IED: PM Modi after voting

He was speaking after casting his vote during the single-phase polling for Lok Sabha in his home state Gujarat.

24 Apr 2019 1:43 AM

2019 Lok Sabha polls, 1st phase: Manipur records highest polling at 78.20 pc

The Hindi heartland states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded poll percentage of 59.77.

11 Apr 2019 7:35 PM

Tollywood superstars like Jr NTR, Allu Arjun, Chiranjeevi and others cast their votes. (Photo: ANI)

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Chiranjeevi, Jr NTR, Allu Arjun and others cast their votes

The first phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 commenced on Thursday morning amidst heightened security.

11 Apr 2019 12:54 PM

BJP says to revise income tax brackets if re-elected

BJP is widely expected to win but with a smaller mandate, mainly due to a shortage of jobs and weak farm prices.

08 Apr 2019 2:04 PM

Vivek Oberoi in 'Saugandh Mujhe Iss Mitti Ki' song.

Undeterred by moves of opponents: 'PM Narendra Modi' actor Vivek Oberoi

The biopic on the incumbent Prime Minister got a new release date yesterday. The film will now hit the theatres on April 11.

06 Apr 2019 10:21 AM

PM Narendra Modi movie new poster. (Photo: Twitter)

Confirmed! 'PM Narendra Modi' set to release on first day of polling, April 11

This comes just a day after the makers of the ‘PM Narendra Modi’ confirmed that the film will not release on April 5 as scheduled.

06 Apr 2019 10:12 AM

600 theatre artists urge citizens to 'vote against BJP' in 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The letter asked people to protect the 'Constitution and our syncretic, secular ethos' and vote 'bigotry, hatred, and apathy out of power'.

05 Apr 2019 4:29 PM

Screengrab of PM Narendra Modi trailer featuring Vivek Oberoi. (Courtesy: YouTube/T-Series)

SLP filed in SC to stay release of Vivek Oberoi starrer 'PM Narendra Modi'

The SLP has sought a stay on the release of the movie owing to the upcoming elections.

04 Apr 2019 8:12 AM

Eshwarappa, 70, who is a member of the Kuruba backward caste, is also known for making controversial and sexist statements in the past as well. (Photo: ANI)

Won’t give tickets to Muslim as they don’t trust us: K'taka BJP leader

Addressing Kuruba and minority communities, BJP leader said 'Cong uses you only as vote bank, doesn't give you ticket.'

02 Apr 2019 11:25 AM

In a press statement, Congress General Secretary K C Venugopal demanded an apology from Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his 'condemnable and divisive' statement that hurt the sentiments of people in Wayanad in Kerala. (Photo: File)

PM should apologise for hurting sentiments of Wayanad people: Congress

K C Venugopal said that the PM's remarks disrespected not just the people of Wayanad, but also insulted the freedom movement.

02 Apr 2019 10:51 AM

The senior leader said that Rahul contesting from Wayanad proves his argument that BJP is their main enemy, wrong. (Photo: File)

‘Amul Baby’ still relevant to Rahul Gandhi: CPM leader VS Achuthanandan

Achuthanandan in a Facebook post termed Rahul as 'Amul Baby', said he has 'attitude of approaching situations without understanding them.'

02 Apr 2019 10:27 AM

The Congress party on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of doing 'cheap politics by spreading hatred and dividing the country along religious lines.' (Photo: ANI)

‘Doing cheap politics, dividing India along religious lines’: Cong hits at PM

Sensing defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, PM Modi has gone to an extent of insulting India’s culture, said Randeep Surjewala.

02 Apr 2019 9:42 AM

Facebook Inc on Monday took down 15 pages and accounts that engaged in coordinated inauthentic behaviour in India and were linked to individuals associated with an Indian IT firm, Silver Touch. (Photo: File)

No evidence of 'Silver Touch' associated with NaMo App, claims Facebook

Facebook had also announced that it removed 687 pages and accounts linked to the Congress party for 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'.

02 Apr 2019 8:29 AM

Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati are often referred to as bua-bhatija. (Photo: File)

Akhilesh Yadav fakes 'bua-bhatija' relationship: BJP leader

He claimed that BSP chief Mayawati and Yadav have become 'weak' by forging the SP-BSP-RLD alliance.

01 Apr 2019 3:43 PM

The BSP on Monday announced its second list of six candidates for Lok Sabha Polls in Uttar Pradesh. (Photo: ANI)

BSP releases second list of candidates for UP

The BSP, which is contesting on 38 Lok Sabha seats after an alliance with the SP, had on March 22 declared its first list of 11 candidates.

01 Apr 2019 1:45 PM

The ECI's decision has come after it was decided that ballot papers were to be used in view of the presence of 185 candidates in the fray. (Photo: File)

ECI declares Nizamabad Lok Sabha seat polling to be held using EVMs

The decision was taken owing to the inability of present EVM models to be used for such a large number of candidates.

01 Apr 2019 12:08 PM

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that Congress President Rahul Gandhi has refused to forge an alliance with AAP for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital. (Photo: File)

2019 LS polls: Rahul refuses alliance with AAP, confirms Kejriwal

Kejriwal has been urging the Congress to stitch an alliance in Delhi for the Lok Sabha polls to keep the BJP away from power.

01 Apr 2019 9:20 AM

Senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said that Rahul Gandhi has 'run away from Amethi fearing that he is going to lose the Lok Sabha election'. (Photo: File)

Rahul is afraid, running away from Amethi: Subramanian Swamy

Congress on Sunday announced that party president Rahul Gandhi will be contesting from Wayanad in Kerala, in addition to Amethi.

01 Apr 2019 9:00 AM

Kerala Congress leader A K Antony on Sunday morning confirmed that Rahul Gandhi has given his consent to contest from two seats -- Wayand and Amethi. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)

2019 LS polls: Rahul Gandhi confirms second seat from Kerala's Wayanad

Kerala Congress leader A K Antony said that Rahul Gandhi has given his consent to contest from two seats.

31 Mar 2019 11:26 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will interact with people, who have pledged their support to the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign in all parliamentary constituencies on Sunday. (Photo: File)

PM to address via video conference, booths set up at 500 locations

The Prime Minister will address the biggest town hall programme at the Talkatora Stadium at 5 pm on Sunday.

31 Mar 2019 10:42 AM

A final decision on Congress's alliance with the AAP is pending with the party president Rahul Gandhi. (Photo: File)

Sheila Dikshit keeps Cong-AAP alliance possibility alive; to declare tomorrow

The meeting held at Delhi Congress president Sheila Dikshit's residence was on till late hours, said party sources.

31 Mar 2019 9:49 AM

Speculation has been rife in the coastal state since then that Manohar Parrikar's sons -- Utpal (left) and Abhijat (right) -- might take the political plunge in the Lok Sabha polls or the Panaji bypoll necessitated by the death of their father. (Photo: PTI)

‘Will continue father’s legacy’: Parrikar's sons hint at joining politics

Manohar Parrikar, 63, died on March 17 after a prolonged battle with a pancreatic ailment.

31 Mar 2019 9:06 AM

Das, who holds the portfolios of labour ministry and tea tribes welfare in Assam, claimed that Bhanu does not represent the people of the state as he hailed from Andhra Pradesh. (Image: File)

War of words between Congress, BJP in Assam's Tezpur LS seat

Assam is set to go for three-phase polling in the Lok Sabha elections - on April 11, 18 and 23.

28 Mar 2019 1:12 PM

Earlier, the party had announced names of candidates for 10 Lok Sabha constituencies and 99 Assembly seats in Odisha. (Photo: Representational)

Cong names candidates for 2 LS seats, 54 Assembly in Odisha in 2nd list

The party is yet to announce its candidate for the Aska Lok Sabha constituency.

23 Mar 2019 3:43 PM

A still from the teaser of My Name is RaGa

Code of misconduct?

With political biopics releasing a week before the general elections, they are being seen as a campaigning tool to influence voters.

20 Mar 2019 12:41 AM

Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) chief M K Stalin.

DMK will scrap NEET, waive student loans if brought to power

Party goes all out to woo student voters.

19 Mar 2019 11:46 AM

With a united Opposition front gradually taking shape, BJP spin doctors are worried that the OBCs and the dalit vote banks could shift towards the proposed “mahagathbandhan”. (Photo: PTI)

Loss of dalit votebank major concern for BJP

The party high command has also asked its supporters and functionaries to prevent and swiftly act on reports of atrocities against dalits.

17 Jun 2018 4:13 AM

The SC ruling affects the Scheduled Tribes as well, it was the dalits who were at the forefront of the “Bharat Bandh”, when large scale violence took place in north India including Rajasthan where a dalit youth Pawan Kumar died in firing allegedly by the police in Alwar. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Poll impact of dalit, upper caste violence worries leaders

In such a scenario, dalits have a tough choice to make as there is no effective third front in Rajasthan.

16 Apr 2018 1:18 AM

Karnataka will open doors for BJP in south: Amit Shah

As for the Congress party, he claimed it was using the Karnataka government as its “ATM.”

01 Apr 2018 12:16 AM

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hugs his mother, UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, after her speech at the 84th Plenary Session of the party in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Congress’ Mission 2019: Beat BJP with pragmatic tie-ups

Sonia Gandhi tears into ‘dramebaaz, arrogant, power-hungry’ Modi govt.

18 Mar 2018 1:50 AM

Edgy CM Fadnavis meets Shiv Sena min after TDP pulls out

The Sena had earlier announced that it would contest the next Lok Sabha elections independently.

17 Mar 2018 1:55 AM

BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya (Photo: File)

WB: BJP prepares 3-pronged strategy for Panchayat, Lok Sabha polls

According to BJP sources, the party is planning to revamp the organistion in districts and frontal organisations in the next few months.

16 Mar 2017 12:04 PM

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