Election News

DMK Wins Polls In Vellore After National Election Sweep

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday August 9, 2019

The DMK, which swept the national election in Tamil Nadu earlier this year, won another Lok Sabha seat, Vellore, on Friday.

Vellore Election Result 2019: DMK's Kathir Anand Wins With Over 8,000 Votes

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday August 9, 2019

Vellore Election Result 2019: AIADMK was pushed to the second place by arch rival DMK with a margin of 8,141 votes. DMK's Kathir Anand trumps AIADMK rival AC Shanmugam to win the Vellore seat.

Sunny Deol Gets Notice Over Election Expenses "Crossing" Rs 70-Lakh Limit

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday June 19, 2019

Film actor-turned-BJP parliamentarian Sunny Deol received a statutory notice from poll authorities after they found that his election expenditure had crossed the Rs 70-lakh limit in the recent Lok Sabha elections, news agency PTI quoted an official as saying today.

Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Visit Raebareli For Thanking Voters

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 12, 2019

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and her daughter and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra arrived here Wednesday on a thanksgiving visit.

Bangladesh-Born Actor Joins BJP, Evades Questions On Citizenship Status

India News | ANI | Thursday June 6, 2019

A Bangladesh born actor Anju Ghosh joined the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in presence of the party's state president Dilip Ghosh in Kolkata today.

Congress Scores Over BJP In Karnataka Local Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday June 3, 2019

Maintaining its lead through the vote count, the Congress has won 562 seats in Karnataka's 63 urban local bodies, leaving behind the BJP with 406 and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) 202, according to a senior poll official in Bengaluru today.

Rahul Gandhi Considered Amethi His Family, Gave It Identity: Raj Babbar

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 3, 2019

The poor electoral showing of the Congress in Uttar Pradesh has left pain in the hearts of party president Rahul Gandhi, state Congress chief Raj Babbar said.

Be Ready For Nitish Kumar's "Dhokha Number 2": Upendra Kushwaha Warns BJP

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

Former BJP ally and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party chief Upendra Kushwaha today cautioned the BJP that Nitish Kumar will "betray" it and it should be ready for "Dhokha number 2" from the JD(U) president.

Pinaki Mishra Nominated As BJD's Parliamentary Party Leader In Lok Sabha

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

Four-time lawmaker from Puri Pinaki Misra was today nominated as the parliamentary party leader of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) in Lok Sabha.

BJP, Shiv Sena To Fight Maharashtra Polls In 135 Seats Each: Minister

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

Saffron allies BJP and Shiv Sena will share equal number of seats in the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, a senior BJP leader has said.

"Amazed North, United South, Astounded India": MK Stalin On DMK Poll Wins

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 2, 2019

In a veiled attack on the BJP, days after its thumping Lok Sabha poll win, DMK president MK Stalin Saturday said a situation has now emerged that warranted his party's secularism plank to be pitched in other Indian states.

What Lies Ahead With Amit Shah As Home Minister

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Saturday June 1, 2019

With BJP chief Amit Shah being appointed as the Union Home Minister, a lot is expected to change as far as matters concerning internal security and centre-state relations are concerned.

In PM Modi's New Government, 22 Ministers Face Criminal Cases: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

Of the 56 ministers who took oath on Thursday and are part of either the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha, 51 are crorepatis and 22 have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Police Officer Shifted Day After Mamata Banerjee Targeted With "Jai Shri Ram" Slogans

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Friday May 31, 2019

Twenty-four hours after Mamata Banerjee was greeted with slogans of "Jai Shri Ram" in the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, the inspector in-charge of the local police station was today changed for the second time in 10 days.

Happy That There Will Be Continuity: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 31, 2019

Piyush Goyal took charge of the railway ministry on Friday and said he was happy that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had reassigned the portfolio to him as it would mean "continuity" in the work of the ministry.