Tag: Lok Sabha
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Time for constructive politics centred on states: MK Stalin
Stalin, the son of late K Karunanidhi, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also said that the days when it was believed that Hindi-speaking states make India are over.
May 25, 2019 -
BJP MP Gautam Gambhir attacks Arvind Kejriwal over pamphlet row
Gambhir’s barb was apparently aimed at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who, in the run-up to the Lok Sabha polls in Delhi, had alleged that Gambhir had circulated pamphlets with derogatory remarks about Atishi, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate from the East Delhi constituency.
May 25, 2019 -
NC stages comeback in Kashmir, BJP retains its turf in J&K
The NC swept all the three seats of the Kashmir valley where alleged tinkering of the Articles 370 and 35A by the BJP had become a major electoral issue.
May 23, 2019 -
Lal Krishna Advani congratulates PM Modi, Amit Shah on BJP’s feat
“It's such a wonderful feeling that in a country as large and diverse as India, electoral process has been so successfully completed and for that, my compliments to the electorate and all the agencies involved. May our great nation be blessed with a bright future ahead,” said Advani.
May 23, 2019 -
India, Nepal should look for new poll systems
Nepal adopted a system called the Mixed Parallel electoral system - which had two systems operating simultaneously - for its Constituent Assembly (CA) elections of 2008 and 2013.
May 23, 2019 -
First casualty of exit polls
Gurdaspur was so excited about having a celebrity in its midst that even Congress workers were charged up.
May 22, 2019 -
Post poll violence | BJP worker shot at in West Bengal
"There was a clash on Monday night. One of the BJP workers was shot at but we are yet to receive any formal complaint. Whether it was actually a bullet injury needs to be verified," an officer of Sitai police station said.
May 21, 2019 -
Exit polls used to create false impression, alleges Kumaraswamy
Exit polls are being used to create an impression that there is still a Modi wave in the country. This artificially engineered or manufacutred Modi wave is being used by the BJP to lure regional parties well in advance to fill any shortfall after the results on May 23, said HD Kumaraswamy.
May 20, 2019 -
Delhi poll result may get delayed by 5-6 hours: CEC
The declaration of results for the Delhi Lok Sabha seats may get delayed by around five to six hours (on May 23) as more time will be spent on counting VVPATs from each of the 70 Assembly segments.
May 20, 2019 -
BJP mastered WhatsApp elections in India: Shashi Tharoor
"The upcoming elections will be fought on the mobile phone... In a way, you could say they would be ‘WhatsApp elections'."
May 19, 2019 -
Odisha, WB showing will take BJP to 300 LS seats: Kailash Vijaywargiya
He also debunked Chief Minister Kamal Nath's claim that the Congress would win 22 out of the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh.
May 19, 2019 -
2019’s casualties
The polarisation of society on the basis of religion, caste, community and region has injected a malevolent dimension to the divide-and-rule theory of the imperial colonisers.
May 19, 2019 -
Richest candidate in LS polls says he is fighting against Modi
Sixty-three-year-old Sharma says the purpose of his getting into the fray is to fight against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his "fake promises".
May 15, 2019 -
Kejriwal gave West Delhi ticket for Rs 6 crore, claims candidate’s son
Uday Jakhar said that his father, Balbir Singh Jakhar joined politics about three months ago and that he had paid Arvind Kejriwal Rs 6 crore for a Lok Sabha ticket.
May 11, 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 -
Multiplicity of parties~II
The dormant parties that seldom, if at all, participate in elections have become the bane of electoral politics in India. India's fledgling democracy is already in fast transit towards what can be called ‘mockocracy‘ for which all Indians must collectively bear the cross. Therefore, voters need to overcome their personal community/caste prejudices and cast their vote in the national interest in the ongoing general election and avoid voting for very small or new parties.
May 5, 2019 -
2019 LS polls | Sheila Dikshit, Manoj Tiwari locked in triangular contest in NE Delhi
A Congress heavyweight, Dikshit had been a three-time Delhi chief minister. Her bid to join the fray has turned the upcoming Lok Sabha polls into a keen triangular contest here.
May 4, 2019