Election Issues

Maharashtra Election 2019: In Poll-Bound Maharashtra, Amit Shah Keeps Focus On Jammu And Kashmir

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Wednesday October 9, 2019

Jammu and Kashmir recurred as an election issue in Maharashtra as BJP chief Amit Shah held his second rally in the state today. The BJP chief was campaigning in Beed, an area that has seen four consecutive droughts, but the focus was on nationalism and the abrogation of Article 370, which gave the state a special status.

"BJP Made Pulwama, Balakot Airstrike Election Issues": Shiv Sena

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 25, 2019

The BJP and Shiv Sena are locked in an intense negotiation on seat-sharing and a consensus has eluded them till now on how many constituencies each of them will contest.

KCR To Skip Party Chiefs' Meet Convened By PM Modi, Deputes Son

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 18, 2019

TRS President and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao would not attend Wednesday's meeting called by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss the "one nation, one election" issue, among others.

From LGBT Rights To Environment, Mumbai Looks At Wider Election Issues

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday April 21, 2019

Mumbai is living up to its image of a progressive city by making issues like environment and LGBT rights a part of the election campaign. This weekend saw several events where citizens participated and sent a strong message to the leaders running political campaigns.

Sacrifice Of Soldiers As Much A Poll Issue As Farmer Deaths, Says PM Modi

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Nationalism and the sacrifice of soldiers are as much an election issue as the death of farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Monday, rejecting opposition criticism that he was using the defence forces in his campaign speeches for influencing voters.

BJP Leaders Selectively Respecting Martyrs, Not Patriots: Priyanka Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 7, 2019

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the BJP on Saturday for turning patriotism into an election issue and ignoring the poor and farmers, saying had the ruling party leaders been patriots they would not have been "selective" in respecting martyrs.

Keyboard Fight Over Alka Lamba's Tweets On Failed AAP-Congress Tie-Up

Delhi News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Tuesday April 2, 2019

Aam Aadmi Party leader Alka Lamba today threw a question at her party about what she claimed was the futility of a mahagathbandhan when the election issues of the Congress and the AAP were not aligned. Any simmering tension between the legislator and the party also came to the surface today when she and another AAP leader exchanged passive aggressi...

Civil Society Organisations Launch Campaign On Election Issues

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday March 24, 2019

Several civil society organisations on Saturday joined hands to launch a nationwide campaign titled 'Desh Mera, Vote Mera, Mudda Mera' (my country, my vote, my issue) to bring people's issues back into electoral focus and highlight failures of the BJP-led NDA government.

Turn Up Heat On Air Strike Sceptics, Sushma Swaraj Tells BJP Workers

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday March 10, 2019

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today indicated that her party will not shy away from making the country's military action against Pakistan after the Pulwama terror attack an election issue, news agency PTI has reported.

"Not Loan Waivers": Raghuram Rajan On What Will Solve Farm Distress

India News | Written by Alisha Sachdeva | Friday December 14, 2018

The election season, almost always, is flavoured with populist promises. To address rural distress, which is a top election issue this time, repetitive sops such as farm loan waivers and increased MSPs have been promised by both of the country's national parties.

On Rafale Verdict Timing, Omar Abdullah's 'Devil's Luck' Tweet For BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday December 14, 2018

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah said today that he did not see the Rafale deal remaining an election issue in view of the verdict given by the Supreme court.

BSP To Make Supreme Court Order On Promotion Quota An Election Issue

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 27, 2018

The BSP is set to make Supreme Court verdict on reservation in promotions to SC/ST government employees an election issue and expose what it called the "anti-Dalit stance of the ruling BJP".

Crime In UP Set To Be Key Issue In 2019 Lok Sabha Polls: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday July 29, 2018

With the Lok Sabha polls just months away, the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh is set be a key election issue for both the ruling BJP and the opposition in the state.

Karnataka Election: On Deve Gowda's Home Turf, People Rue Over Poor Development

Karnataka News | Edited by Arun Nair (with inputs from PTI) | Tuesday May 8, 2018

On the face of it, many people in the district take pride in the fact that one of India's prime ministers H D Deve Gowda of JD(S) was from this place, but there is also unhappiness over lack of development, growing unemployment and farmers' distress.

Lack Of Proper Education System The Reason For Youth Unemployment In Uttar Pradesh

Education | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday February 25, 2017

In conversations across the two districts, few villagers were willing to engage with the government system to improve the quality of education, in a state that accounts for 52 million or 21% of India's child population between the ages of six and 15 years.