Lok Sabha Polls

LK Advani makes no mention of Narendra Modi in video conference

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

BJP patriarch L K Advani today made no mention of the anointment of Narendra Modi in his address for an event in which he broke his silence over his ill health that had forced him to stay away from the party's Goa meet.

Eyes on polls, Narendra Modi calls for 'Congress-free Bharat Nirman'

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

Handed over the charge of BJP's campaign in the next Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi today virtually sounded the election bugle as he targeted the UPA government over various fronts and asked party cadres to work for "Congress-free Bharat Nirman".

Narendra Modi is the best possible card for the party: BJP leader Arun Jaitley

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2013

BJP leader Arun Jaitley today said Narendra Modi is the "best possible card" for the party in the Lok Sabha elections and dismissed media speculation that LK Advani was opposed to his elevation.

Mamata Banerjee asks party workers to gear up for panchayat and Lok Sabha polls

Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2013

Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said that next month's panchayat elections will be a dress rehearsal for the Lok Sabha polls, which she claimed would be held in November this year.

Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal to contest Andhra Pradesh local body and Lok Sabha polls

Press Trust of India | Friday June 7, 2013

Union Minister Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) would contest the upcoming local body polls in Andhra Pradesh and subsequent general elections in 2014.

47 per cent polling in Bihar for Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat

Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday June 2, 2013

Voting in the by-election to the Maharajganj Lok Sabha seat in Bihar passed off peacefully Sunday with 47 per cent polling, officials said.

Howrah bypoll: 15.9 percent votes cast in first two hours

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2013

Around 15.96 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours of voting for the bypoll to the Howrah Lok Sabha seat in West Bengal being held on Sunday, an election official said.

Polling underway for by-polls to six seats in Gujarat

Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2013

The voting in by-elections to two Lok Sabha and four Assembly seats in Gujarat began on Sunday morning amidst tight security.

Aam Aadmi Party to contest polls from all 48 Maharashtra Lok Sabha seats

Press Trust of India | Sunday May 26, 2013

The Aam Aadmi Party said in Mumbai today that it would contest elections from all 48 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra next year.

Karnataka election results live: Sonia Gandhi praises victory, PM Manmohan Singh says BJP ideology rejected

Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 8, 2013

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi today praised the party's showing in Karnataka polls, saying the result was a rejection of BJP's idealogy and suggested the same would be repeated in the Lok Sabha elections as well.

Karnataka Polls: Lakhs, left out of electoral list, robbed of right to vote

Reported by Maya Sharma; Edited by Sindhu Manjesh | Tuesday May 7, 2013

Braving the summer heat, voters across Karnataka headed to polling booths to exercise their franchise on Sunday - resulting in one of the highest turnouts in the state's electoral history at over 71 per cent. But that figure is of little comfort to ...

NCP's alliance with Congress to continue in Lok Sabha polls: president Madhukar Pichad

Press Trust of India | Saturday April 27, 2013

Asserting that its alliance with Congress would continue, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Saturday said it has taken stock of the political situation in the 22 Lok Sabha constituencies it had contested in 2009 as general elections can happen anyt...

Ahead of Lok Sabha polls, NCP chief Sharad Pawar holds review meeting

Press Trust of India | Friday April 26, 2013

NCP chief and Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar today reviewed political situation in Maharashtra at a meeting to discuss preparations for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

BJP's message to Bihar unit is to prep for life without Nitish Kumar

Edited by Mala Das | Thursday April 18, 2013

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) seems to be readying for single status in Bihar as fissures with its longstanding ally, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal(United), only grow deeper. At a meeting with BJP president Rajnath Singh in New Delhi today, party lead...

BSP chief Mayawati asks her partymen to be ready for early Lok Sabha polls

Press Trust of India | Wednesday April 17, 2013

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati today said the Lok Sabha elections could be preponed as the country is heading towards "political instability" due to corruption, inflation and unemployment.