Congress Lok Sabha Elections 2019

100 Trinamool Lawmakers In Touch, Says BJP's Mukul Roy As 3 More Sign Up

India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday May 29, 2019

More than 100 legislators of Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress are in touch with the BJP, Mukul Roy claimed today as three more lawmakers joined the party on the second consecutive day.

Seven Former Congress Chief Ministers Lose Polls, Two Trailing

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2019

As the Congress suffered another debacle in Lok Sabha polls, several senior leaders of the party including seven former Chief Ministers lost their contests and two were trailing with big margins.

"Congress Must Die", Says Yogendra Yadav After Exit Polls Show NDA Win

India News | Edited by Debanish Achom | Monday May 20, 2019

The exit polls that predicted a comfortable win for the NDA havegiven ammunition to Swaraj India chief Yogendra Yadav to shoot at the Congress, a party that he said "must die".

"Exit Poll Gossip," Scoffs Mamata Banerjee As Predictions Favour BJP

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 19, 2019

The exit polls may have given opposition parties a major shock ahead of counting day, but Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has refused to budge from her position that the country's next government will not be headed by the BJP.

Over Trinamool Complaint Against PM, Babul Supriyo's "Tendulkar" Analogy

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Sunday May 19, 2019

The Trinamool Congress's complaint to the Election Commission against Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his "highly televised" Kedarnath visit was a violation of Model Code of Conduct, has prompted Union Minister Babul Supriyo's clarification in which he has compared PM's popularity with that of iconic cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, saying media cover...

Police Complaint Against Congress Leaders Over Poll Code Violation In Madhya Pradesh

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

An FIR has been filed against sitting MP from Ratlam and senior Congress leader Kantilal Bhuria and Madhya Pradesh cabinet minister Surendra Singh Honey Baghel for campaigning on Saturday after the end of the Friday 5pm deadline.

"She'll Never Lie": Navjot Sidhu On Wife's Remark Against Amarinder Singh

India News | Written by Mohammed Ghazali | Thursday May 16, 2019

Navjot Singh Sidhu today broke his silence and firmly stood by his wife Navjot Kaur Sidhu, after she attacked Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, claiming he blocked her attempts to get a party ticket from Punjab's Amritsar and Chandigarh.

"Batting On Their Own": PM's Dig At Mani Shankar Aiyar, Sam Pitroda

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, referring to the controversial statements of Congress leaders Sam Pitroda and Mani Shankar Aiyar, said today that "two closest courtiers" of the Gandhi family had started "batting" on their own after the fifth phase of the national election.

Congress Government Tried To Bury Alwar Gang-Rape Case, Alleges Mayawati

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 16, 2019

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati demanded the Supreme Court act against the Congress government in Rajasthan for allegedly threatening the family of the gang-rape survivor

Trinamool To BJP Like Frying Pan To Fire, Says Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 10, 2019

Former West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has warned against joining forces with the BJP just to spite the Trinamool Congress.

BJP Leaders Dilip Ghosh, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Convoy Attacked In Bengal

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday May 7, 2019

The BJP has claimed its leaders Dilip Ghosh and Himanta Biswa Sarma were allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress workers in West Bengal's East Midnapore on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha Polls: "Hope In The Eyes" Of Voters, Says Rajyavardhan Rathore's Wife

India News | Reported by Harsha Kumari Singh, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday May 6, 2019

Gayathri Rathore, the wife of BJP leader and former Olympian Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, claimed today her husband's five years as a member of parliament, representing the Jaipur Rural Lok Sabha seat, had led to "so much development".

"Don't Switch Parties Due To Some Greedy Leaders": Mamata Banerjee

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 5, 2019

Admitting that a few local leaders of the party may be "greedy", Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday urged people not to turn their anger against them into voting against the party, claiming that its central leadership is above such vices.

After BJP Candidate's "Thrash Like Dogs" Remark, Election Body Seeks Report

India News | Reported by Rica Roy, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday May 5, 2019

A day after the BJP candidate from West Bengal's Ghatal constituency sparked off a controversy by threatening to "thrash Trinamool Congress workers like dogs", the Election Commission today asked the West Midnapore district magistrate to file a report.

Election 2019: Done No Wrong In Campaigning For Wife, Says Shatrughan Sinha

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday May 4, 2019

Actor-turned-politician and Congress leader Shatrughan Sinha has said he has done no wrong in campaigning for his wife Poonam Sinha, who is the Samajwadi candidate for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat.