Tag: Lok Sabha elections

BJP to organise ‘Kavi Sammelans’ to pay tribute to Vajpayee

Himachal Pradesh BJP chief Satpal Singh Satti said the ‘Kavi Sammelans’ would be organised on 16 September.

September 12, 2018

NC will boycott assembly and Lok Sabha elections: Farooq Abdullah

The former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir said his party was not running away from polls but wanted the Centre to take effective steps for the protection of the state's special position.

September 8, 2018

Oppn endorses MK Stalin as ‘ideal person to take on BJP’

In the meeting Farooq Abdullah, leader of the National Conference and former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, urged Stalin to unite and lead the secular forces in the country against the BJP.

September 1, 2018

Mamata dares Centre to start NRC exercise in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the BJP-led central government of tying to evict people from the country in the name of the NRC.

August 28, 2018

Balloon pricked

Finally a balloon has been authoritatively pricked ~ at least for the immediate future. The categorical assertion of the Chief Election Commissioner that there will be no simultaneous polls for the assemblies of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh along with the Lok Sabha elections (due in the spring/summer of 2019) should ease tensions that...

August 25, 2018

Didi for winter ‘brigade’ with other parties

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee plans to launch a “brigade” in winter in Kolkata by inviting other political parties ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Talking to reporters, the CM disclosed that she will leave for Tamil Nadu in response to an invitation. “We don’t have any plans to invite other political parties in the programme...

July 13, 2018

Himachal Congress to contest Lok Sabha polls under central leadership: Virbhadra Singh

Former Congress Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said that the state Congress party is prepared to contest the Lok Sabha elections under the dynamic leadership of Congress President Rahul Gandhi. In a press statement issued here on Saturday, Virbhadra Singh said that the party will get a spectacular victory in the four Lok Sabha seats. The...

July 8, 2018

UP Congress announces new 14-member media team; seniors sidelined

The new-look team selected after a written test and interview is headed by Rajiv Bakshi

July 7, 2018

2019 Lok Sabha elections to influence market sentiment; Nifty Dec target at 11,380

The wide-based Nifty is currently hovering around 10,700 points.

July 3, 2018

Akhilesh Yadav dares BJP to hold elections now

Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday predicted a rout for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) if Lok Sabha elections were held today. Talking to the media here, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said the BJP’s defeat in the 2019 elections had already been scripted and was evident by back-to-back defeats in by-elections...

June 6, 2018

Meghalaya poll results will boost the Congress for 2019: Chandy

Voicing confidence that the Congress will retain power in Meghalaya, former Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Tuesday said said that the state election results will definitely give a boost to the party in next year’s Lok Sabha elections. “They (BJP) came to power in 2014 with promises to the people but they could not...

February 14, 2018

PM Modi may call Lok Sabha polls next year: Lalu Yadav

Prime Minister Narendra Modi may go for Lok Sabha elections next year, a year ahead of schedule, RJD leader Lalu Prasad said on Sunday. “Modi may go for Lok Sabha polls in 2018, ahead of its scheduled time in 2019,” the former Bihar Chief Minister said at a meeting of his Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)...

November 19, 2017

PM Modi is a ‘liar’, won’t allow Bullet Train: Raj Thackeray

In the aftermath of the stampede which killed 22 commuters on Friday, MNS President Raj Thackeray on Saturday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a “liar” and warned that he would not allow the Bullet Train project till all suburban commuters’ issues are resolved. “I shall not allow even a brick for the Bullet Train project...

September 30, 2017

Former BSP leader joins Samajwadi Party

Former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader and minister Indrajeet Saroj today joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) here in the presence of its chief Akhilesh Yadav. Saroj, who was welcomed to the party by the former chief minister, said the SP gave him the freedom to act and speak, unlike his former party BSP. “As there...

September 21, 2017

Solution to ‘Assam problem’ before 2019 polls: ULFA’s Anup Chetia

ULFA might hammer out a lasting solution to the “Assam problem” before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, its General Secretary, Anup Chetia, has said, adding that the BJP-led government must think seriously on how to bring the Paresh Baruah faction to the negotiating table which will augment lasting peace in the state. “We hope that...

September 19, 2017

Andhra Pradesh in favour of simultaneous polls to Lok Sabha, assemblies

The Andhra Pradesh government on Monday backed the idea to hold simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and State Assemblies and even suggested that polls to urban and rural local bodies too be held within one year thereon. Governor E S L Narasimhan articulated the state's stand while addressing the joint session of the Andhra Pradesh...

March 6, 2017