Tag: 2019 Lok Sabha elections

Supreme Court directs plea alleging corruption in 2019 Lok Sabha polls to High Court

A bench headed by Chief Justice SA Bobde allowed the petitioner, a United Arab Emirates-based non-resident Indian, to withdraw her plea with the liberty to approach the high court.

January 29, 2020

Mamata Banerjee signs on poll strategist Prashant Kishor after Jagan’s big win in Andhra

Prashant Kishor is also credited for formulating the election strategy for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014 elections.

June 6, 2019

World leaders congratulate PM Modi on historic win

World leaders congratulated Prime Minister Modi on his landslide victory in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

May 23, 2019

Australian envoy to India Harinder Sidhu full of praise for EC, EVMs

“I'm really impressed with the electronic voting machines (EVMs). We don't have those in Australia. I think even with paper ballots which we have in Australia, it's always a case where there's a risk to integrity in any system. VVPAT is actually a good development,” said Sidhu.

May 12, 2019

PM Modi modern day Aurangzeb, destroyed temples, imposed jazya, says Sanjay Nirupam

Nirupam said that PM Modi is a modern day avatar of Aurangzeb while claiming that hundreds of temples, which even Aurangzeb could not touch in the holy city of Varanasi, have been demolished following the instructions of the PM.

May 8, 2019

Elections 2019: Kerala headed for a triangular and tough Thiruvananthapuram contest

BJP candidate Kummanam Rajasekharan, former Mizoram governor, is banking highly on the Sabarimala issue to garner votes

April 16, 2019

Western UP records 63.69 per cent voter turnout

There were reports of EVM malfunctioning from a few areas with Saharanpur reporting the most number of EVM glitches.

April 11, 2019

How to vote: Google doodle does its bit for 2019 Lok Sabha elections

The 2019 General Elections will be conducted in seven phases on April 11, April 18, April 23, April 29, May 6, May 12 and May 19, 2019.

April 11, 2019

Congress announces 32 more names; 259 candidates declared so far

25 candidates from West Bengal named; Sanjay Nirupam to contest from Mumbai North-West, Karnataka minister Krishna Byre Gowda from Bangalore North

March 26, 2019

Haji Haroon Rasheed, son of Congress leader in Amethi, to contest against Rahul Gandhi

Haji Haroon Rasheed, whose father Haji Sultan Khan had signed as the proposer on the nomination forms of former PM Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi when they contested from Amethi, will fight as an Independent candidate.

March 25, 2019

Former SP minister appointed in-charge of BSP candidate’s election

SP President Akhilesh Yadav has handed over the responsibility of the election on Meerut-Hapur Seat to Shahid Manzoor, who was the party candidate from here in 2014 and was once again preparing to contest from the same seat.

March 20, 2019

Uttar Pradesh: Congress gives up 7 seats for SP-BSP alliance

“We are leaving 7 seats vacant for SP, BSP and RLD. These include Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and whatever seats Mayawati ji and RLD's Jayant ji and Ajit Singh contest from. We will also give two seats to Apna Dal - Gonda and Pilibhit, said Babbar while briefing the media.

March 17, 2019

Sakshi Maharaj asks BJP for ticket from Unnao seat, warns of ‘consequences’

Sakshi Maharaj has also, in a subtle tone, warned the UP BJP chief of “adverse consequences” if the party goes ahead with the purported decision.

March 12, 2019

Former Kolkata mayor Sovan Chatterjee, friend Baisakhi Banerjee to join BJP?

Senior leader Mukul Roy admitted that he contacted Baisakhi Banerjee and Sovan Chatterjee for roping them into the BJP

March 8, 2019

PM Modi’s rally in Rahul Gandhi’s bastion Amethi today

Amongst a slew of projects for which the foundation stones will be laid by the PM, the most significant is the up gradation of the Korwa factory set up in 2010.

March 2, 2019

Working with India poll panel to address political bias in real-time: Twitter

Twitter chaupals are being conducted in different parts of the country with political parties and candidates to teach voting process to the communities.

February 26, 2019

Tamil Nadu: AIADMK-BJP alliance for Lok Sabha polls soon

Except seat-sharing formula, other issues have been sorted out among the parties

February 16, 2019