Tag: Lok Sabha elections 2019

UPA-III is far more likely than NDA-III: Shashi Tharoor in Kolkata

NDA government has failed on all fronts, Narendra Modi will not be the next Prime Minister, says the Congress MP

January 19, 2019

BJP faces challenge to keep its flock together in Bihar

Bihar has a total of 40 LS seats of which the BJP is contesting on only 17 seats, which means 13 candidates who fought elections on BJP tickets last time will have to go ticketless; party has parted with 17 seats for its new ally, the JDU, and the remaining six were left for LJP

January 19, 2019

Delhi has not been the same since Congress lost power: Sheila Dikshit

The three-time former Delhi CM says Congress has to bring to the notice of the people what has been happening since the Congress regime lost power in Delhi, makes it clear that she is not in favour of any alliance with AAP

January 19, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Three-cornered contest in making in Uttar Pradesh

With the Congress announcing its decision to contest in all the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh in this year’s Lok Sabha election and some small regional parties not averse to going along with the grand old party, a three-cornered contest seems to be in the making. 

January 14, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With alliance finalized, SP and BSP take swipe at BJP

While the two parties will contest on 76 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, two seats (Rae Bareli and Amethi) have been left for the Congress and two seats for the other alliance partners.

January 12, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Left out of SP-BSP alliance, RLD still fancies its chance

It was speculated that the RLD would be a part of the alliance again but the announcement has come as a shocker to many.

January 12, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Majboor sarkar ya mazboot sarkar?’ Asks Modi at BJP National Council meet

"We are working day and night to double farmers' income by 2022," he said.

January 12, 2019

Mayawati cuts into BJP over CBI investigation, says action and timing politically motivated

Mayawati hit out at the BJP leaders for their statements on the case asking since when did they become the ‘spokespersons’ of the investigating agency.

January 7, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: RLD unhappy with UP seat sharing; wants more seats

Party leaders feel that RLD, in an alliance with SP and BSP, can win elections on many important seats of western UP with their Jats-Muslims formula.

January 6, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: SP and BSP poll pact in UP almost certain; sans Congress

While no formal declaration about the pact has come forth from either the SP or the BSP, it is understood that Mayawati may make an announcement to this effect on January 10.

January 5, 2019

Kamal Haasan will contest Lok Sabha elections 2019

The actor-turned-politician said that his party will forge alliances with like-minded parties who have development of Tamil Nadu on their minds.

December 22, 2018

Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha meets Sharad Yadav amidst speculation

The meeting comes amid war of words between Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Kushwaha which took an ugly turn on Sunday when the RLSP chief accused the JD-U President of poaching his MLAs.

November 12, 2018

Eye on Lok Sabha elections 2019, AAP to set up SC/ST and Minority Wings

On Tuesday, the party had announced the setting up of an Uttarakhand Wing, a Purvanchal Wing and a South Indian Wing.

October 24, 2018

Sharad Pawar won’t contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says NCP leader Ahwad

The former Union Agriculture minister is currently holding a two-day meeting with NCP leaders and functionaries at the party's state unit office to discuss candidates for the LS polls scheduled for next year.

October 6, 2018

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 | Congress to launch massive people contact, fund collection in Karnataka

The party will conduct door-to-door Sampark Abhiyan and fund collection programme from October 2 to October 19.

September 24, 2018

Sunny Leone becomes Durgawati in UP voter ID card

Bollywood actress Sunny Leone, who isn't even an Indian citizen, is apparently a voter in Ballia.

August 25, 2018

Rahul Gandhi meets Bengal leaders to hear views on way forward for 2019 polls

"We have told the Congress chief about the ground situation," legislator and AICC secretary Moinuddin Haq added.

July 6, 2018