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YSR Congress Polls Nearly 50 Per Cent Votes In Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 24, 2019

The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), which swept to power in Andhra Pradesh, polled nearly 50 percent votes in Andhra Pradesh, Election Commission data shows.

Varun Gandhi Leading From Pilibhit With Around 4,85,000 Votes

People | NDTV News Desk | Thursday May 23, 2019

Feroze Varun Gandhi, often seen as the 'other Gandhi', thanks to his estranged relatives in the Congress party, is a two-time parliamentarian from Uttar Pradesh.

"Doubts Were Raised But Won't Blame EVMs": Sharad Pawar On Poll Result

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday May 23, 2019

National Congress Party Sharad Pawar today said he would not "blame the voting machines" after the leads indicated that the ruling BJP will come back to power with a clear majority.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019- "Results Will Be In Favour Of Congress, Rahul Will Be Next PM": Ajay Maken

India News | ANI | Thursday May 23, 2019

The Congress party candidate from New Delhi parliamentary constituency Ajay Maken today said that Rahul Gandhi will be the next prime minister of the country.

Senior NCP Leader Joins Shiv Sena, Blames Sharad Pawar For His Cross Over

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 23, 2019

Senior Nationalist Congress Party leader and former minister Jaydutta Kshirsagar on Wednesday joined the Shiv Sena, saying he felt "suffocated" in the NCP.

Opinion: By Failing To Unite, Opposition Gifted Modi, BJP 300 Seats

Opinion | Sudheendra Kulkarni | Friday May 24, 2019

One hopes that the Congress party at least now wakes up to the imperative need to build strong and enduring alliances, while at the same time focusing on the very difficult task of rebuilding itself ideologically, organisationally, and in ways to win the hearts and minds of people belonging to all sections of our diverse society. Without the Congre...

Under Attack, Sam Pitroda Apologises For 1984 Remark, Says He Meant "Move On"

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Saturday May 11, 2019

Attacked by the BJP and warned by his Congress party, Sam Pitroda on Fridayapologised for his "hua toh hua" comments on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots which, he said, had been "misrepresented and blown out of proportion". The Indian Overseas Congress chief apologised shortly after his party distanced itself from his comments and warned all its leaders to...

Lok Sabha Polls: Poonam Sinha, Rajnath Singh-Ji Fighting Polls Together: Congress Leader

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday May 6, 2019

Congress party's candidate for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat also pointed to Mulayam Singh Yadav's remark in Parliament, when he appeared to wish for a win for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as evidence of collusion

Fearing Violence On Election Counting Day, YSR Congress Writes To Poll Body

Andhra Pradesh News | ANI | Tuesday April 30, 2019

Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party has said that party has alleged that the ruling Telugu Desam Party is planning to create disturbances.

CBI Raids Jagan Mohan Reddy's Party Candidate In Alleged Bank Fraud Case

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Tuesday April 30, 2019

The CBI is conducting searches on the premises of Raghurama Krishnamaraju, the Lok Sabha election candidate from Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSR Congress Party, in an alleged bank fraud case in Hyderabad.

Kangana Ranaut's Latest Nugget Involves India's "Italian Government"

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday April 30, 2019

Bollywood actress Kangana Ranaut cast her vote in Mumbai along with a string of Bollywood actors in Phase 4 of the national elections today. Known for her strong statements, she launched a veiled attack on the Congress party saying India was "gaining independence in the real sense" as earlier "we were slaves" of the Italian government".

All Eyes On Mumbai Elections As Celebrities Queue Up To Vote

India News | Edited by S Shobana | Monday April 29, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019 phase 4: People in Mumbai, the country's financial and entertainment capital, are voting today in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election 2019. In Mumbai, the Congress and its ally, Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress party or NCP, are trying to wrest the six seats from the BJP-Shiv Sena combine. Last time, the Sena won ...

Congress Is Contesting 2019 Polls On 1971 Agenda, Says Arun Jaitley

India News | ANI | Friday April 26, 2019

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday took a dig at the Congress party, saying that India's grand old party was contesting the 2019 election on 1971 agenda.

Election 2019: Rahul Gandhi Says Committed To GST 2.0 - Single Tax, Simple Filing

India News | Edited by Swati Sharma | Thursday April 25, 2019

Congress president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said if voted to power, his party was committed to simplifying the Goods and Services Tax (GST) by introducing a single tax slab and reducing the number of tax filings from 12 to four in a financial year.

"Want To Destroy BJP", Says Salman Khurshid, Then Warns UP's Gathbandhan

India News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Thursday April 25, 2019

Launching a fiery attack at the Congress party's opponents in Uttar Pradesh, senior party leader Salman Khurshid said that he would destroy anyone who gets in the way of his fight against the ruling BJP.