Elections 2014

Haryana Assembly Election 2019: Over 75,000 Security Personnel Mobilised For Poll Duty, Says Top Cop

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 19, 2019

Over 75,000 police personnel have been mobilised as part of the security arrangements for the October 21 Haryana Assembly election, state police chief Manoj Yadava said today.

Odisha Election Results 2019: Seats, Candidates, Check Result Here

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Thursday May 23, 2019

Odisha Election Results: In last general election 2014, BJD swept 20 seats and BJP got one seat. According to leads at 7 pm, BJD was leading on 13 seats and BJP on 8 seats.

Pakoda Sellers In Graduation Robes Detained Before PM Modi's Chandigarh Rally

India News | Reported by Mohammad Ghazali, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday May 15, 2019

People who had gathered at the venue of an election rally by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chandigarh witnessed a novel protest on Tuesday, with a group of activists dressed in graduation robes turning up to sell what they termed as "Modiji ke pakode".

Congress Lost These 14 Lok Sabha Seats In Madhya Pradesh For 15 Years

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 24, 2019

The 15-year power drought ended for the Congress in Madhya Pradesh last year, but the state has 14 parliamentary constituencies, which the party is yet to win in the last a decade and a half.

AAP To Contest All 13 Lok Sabha Seats In Punjab, Despite Defections

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday January 20, 2019

Elections 2019: Despite a virtual split in the leadership of its Punjab unit, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab, party leader Arvind Kejriwal announced on Sunday.

In A First, Centre Extends Tenure Of R&AW And Intelligence Bureau Chiefs

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday December 14, 2018

The centre has extended the tenure of top officials of the Research & Analysis Wing and the Intelligence Bureau, two important institutions entrusted with safeguarding India's external and internal security networks, for the first time in the country's history.

App For Voters, Pink Booths Among The Firsts In Karnataka Elections

Karnataka News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Saturday May 12, 2018

The Election Commission in Karnataka announced a new app today which will smooth the voting process for the people in the state. The app is one of the firsts introduced in the assembly elections for the 224-seat state, along with "pink booths" for women and third generation Electronic Voting Machines.

Priyanka Gandhi Has Not Yet Said Yes To Campaign In UP, Says Congress Leader

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 19, 2016

Congress party president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has not yet given her consent to campaign in Uttar Pradesh, though the party is hopeful she will agree to their request, party Rajya Sabha MP and Uttar Pradesh Congress campaign committee chairman Sanjay Singh said on Saturday.

Will Win Even If I Contest As An Independent: Shatrughan Sinha

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 18, 2016

Disgruntled BJP lawmaker Shatrughan Sinha today asserted he can win elections even if he contests as an independent candidate and admitted he has been getting "feelers" from other parties for long.

For PM Narendra Modi, He Walked Barefoot For 2 Years. Here's Why

India News | Written by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday August 21, 2015

Two years ago, a BJP supporter in Rajasthan pledged to walk barefoot until Narendra Modi became prime minister. After all this time, Balwant Kumawat from Bhilwara wore slippers today only after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

BJP Not Giving Due Importance to NDA, Says Ally Shiv Sena

India News | Edited by Sanjeev Singh (with inputs from PTI) | Friday July 17, 2015

Smarting over a tie-up between the Congress and BJP coming together to share power in Gondia district council, Shiv Sena has blamed the BJP for not giving due importance to their allies.

Will Contest Bihar Assembly Election: Jharkhand Mukti Morcha

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday April 19, 2015

The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) would contest the assembly election in Bihar which is slated to be held later this year, Hemant Soren, the newly elected working president of the party said today.

Rahul Gandhi Skips Congress Meet After Return From Sabbatical

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday April 17, 2015

Rahul Gandhi, who returned on Thursday after an extended sabbatical in an unknown place, stayed away from a Congress meeting today even though the discussions were on farmers' problems - a subject he will have to speak on at length during a rally on Sunday.

Over 1-Crore Bid for PM's Suit, Congress Challenges the Auction

India News | Written by Sandeep Phukan | Wednesday February 18, 2015

A businessman has bid a crore for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit which fashioned a huge controversy because its gold-coloured pinstripes are actually made up of the letters of his name.

Blog: 2014: The Year That Saw Modi Emerge Front and Centre

Blog | Sandeep Phukan | Tuesday December 30, 2014

A stunning Lok Sabha victory for Narendra Damodardas Modi in 2014 also changed the course of Indian politics and contemporary history.