Venugopal

One of the most keenly watched constituencies in Phase-2 of the Lok Sabha elections will be in the serene backwater gateway of Alappuzha where Rahul Gandhi's trusted aide KC Venugopal will try to wrest his stronghold back from the CPM's AM Ariff.

The second of seven phases of the Lok Sabha polls will take place on Friday and the stage is set for exciting contests in some of the 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories where votes will be cast.

Hitting back at the BJP and PM Narendra Modi over claims that his party intends to redistribute wealth and that even women's 'mangalsutras' were under threat, Congress' P Chidambaram has challenged them to show even one mention in the manifesto.

Countering the Opposition's charge on the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asked if the Opposition parties would also describe donations they received through bonds as "extortion".

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has predicted the BJP's "strongest ever showing" in four South Indian states in this Lok Sabha election, explaining that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity had reached a threshold that should translate to votes.

As the Great Indian Election began with 102 seats in 21 states and Union Territories polling in the first phase, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP will never change the caste-based reservation policy and won't let anyone else touch it either

Congress's KC Venugopal -- candidate from Kerala's Alapuzzha -- has expressed confidence that the party would have a better performance this time, despite contesting the lowest number of seats ever across India.

A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.

The Congress' claims of "tax terrorism" based on fresh notices from the Income Tax department have been strongly countered by sources in the government agency, who have pointed out that incriminating material had been seized.

Stressing that India is a unique democracy, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law.

Cuttack's six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab has joined the BJP days after quitting the ruling Biju Janata Dal. The 67-year-old leader, who joined the BJP in presence of key state leaders, is likely to be fielded for the Lok Sabha election, sources said.

Six former Congress MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly who were disqualified after they defied a party whip and cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, were joined by three independent MLAs in joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.

AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, contesting the polls from Alappuzha Lok Sabha seat, has filed a defamation complaint against his rival BJP candidate, Sobha Surendran, for accusing him of amassing wealth through collusion with the mining mafia.

The BJP released its second list of candidates this evening for the Lok Sabha polls, after a last-minute hiccup over one seat in Bihar. The list of 72 includes a number of Union ministers including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal.

One of the most keenly watched constituencies in Phase-2 of the Lok Sabha elections will be in the serene backwater gateway of Alappuzha where Rahul Gandhi's trusted aide KC Venugopal will try to wrest his stronghold back from the CPM's AM Ariff.

The second of seven phases of the Lok Sabha polls will take place on Friday and the stage is set for exciting contests in some of the 88 constituencies across 13 states and Union Territories where votes will be cast.

Hitting back at the BJP and PM Narendra Modi over claims that his party intends to redistribute wealth and that even women's 'mangalsutras' were under threat, Congress' P Chidambaram has challenged them to show even one mention in the manifesto.

Countering the Opposition's charge on the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today asked if the Opposition parties would also describe donations they received through bonds as "extortion".

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has predicted the BJP's "strongest ever showing" in four South Indian states in this Lok Sabha election, explaining that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity had reached a threshold that should translate to votes.

As the Great Indian Election began with 102 seats in 21 states and Union Territories polling in the first phase, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the BJP will never change the caste-based reservation policy and won't let anyone else touch it either

Congress's KC Venugopal -- candidate from Kerala's Alapuzzha -- has expressed confidence that the party would have a better performance this time, despite contesting the lowest number of seats ever across India.

A tiny island between India and Sri Lanka on Palk Straight has become the hot button issue ahead of the general election in Tamil Nadu, where the BJP is trying to find a toehold.

The Congress' claims of "tax terrorism" based on fresh notices from the Income Tax department have been strongly countered by sources in the government agency, who have pointed out that incriminating material had been seized.

Stressing that India is a unique democracy, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said the country does not need lessons from anyone on the rule of law.

Cuttack's six-time MP Bhartruhari Mahtab has joined the BJP days after quitting the ruling Biju Janata Dal. The 67-year-old leader, who joined the BJP in presence of key state leaders, is likely to be fielded for the Lok Sabha election, sources said.

Six former Congress MLAs of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly who were disqualified after they defied a party whip and cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, were joined by three independent MLAs in joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today.

AICC general secretary KC Venugopal, contesting the polls from Alappuzha Lok Sabha seat, has filed a defamation complaint against his rival BJP candidate, Sobha Surendran, for accusing him of amassing wealth through collusion with the mining mafia.

The BJP released its second list of candidates this evening for the Lok Sabha polls, after a last-minute hiccup over one seat in Bihar. The list of 72 includes a number of Union ministers including Union ministers Nitin Gadkari, Piyush Goyal.