Elections 2019

Haryana Elections 2019: Dushyant Chautala Party Promises Reservation In Jobs For Haryana Locals

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

The Jannayak Janta Party (JPP) on Thursday released its poll manifesto for the October 21 Haryana Assembly polls, promising to reserve 75 per cent of jobs for the local people and waive loans taken by farmers from the cooperative banks.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Asaduddin Owaisi's "Drama Company" Jibe At BJP Amid Maharashtra Polls

India News | ANI | Thursday October 17, 2019

All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday attacked the BJP over jobs and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and termed the party as a "successful drama company".

Haryana Election 2019: Pak "Split Into Two" During Congress Rule, Says Bhupinder Singh Hooda

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Strongly countering the BJP's nationalism pitch in the Haryana Assembly poll campaign, former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda asserted that it was the Congress which secured Independence and it was under its rule that Pakistan split into two.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Manmohan Singh On Scrapping J&K Special Status And BJP "High-Handedness"

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

The Congress does not need a certificate of patriotism from anyone, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Thursday, pointing out that it voted in favour of the scrapping of Article 370, but opposed the high-handed way in which it was done.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: Crowd Cheers For PM Modi During Pune Rally Speech, He Responds With A Gesture

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Thursday October 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was addressing a rally in poll-bound Maharashtra's Pune district on Thursday, made a surprising gesture to his audience while speaking on his government's recent decision to scrap Article 370, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: AB Vajpayee Was Cultured, PM Modi An Effective Person: Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had always ensured his decisions did not trigger bitterness in others, whereas Prime Minister Narendra Modi is effective and ruthless when it comes to implementing his government's decisions, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar said on Thursday.

"Poll Battle Is Of BJP's Karyashakti vs Congress Swarthshakti": PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 18, 2019

In a blistering attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said history will have a mention of those who ridiculed the scrapping of the provisions of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir and that Maharashtra now has an opportunity to punish them.

Haryana Election 2019: Dushyant Chautala Emerges Frontrunner In Haryana's Divided Chautala Clan

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Haryana Elections 2019: In the battle for Devi Lal's legacy, Dushyant Chautala seems to have trumped his uncle in Haryana. The Dushyant Chautala-led JJP has managed to replace the Indian National Lok Dal or INLD.

Maharashtra Election 2019: NCP's Dhananjay Munde Confident Of Maharashtra Poll Win Against Cousin Pankaja

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

NCP leader Dhananjay Munde on Thursday expressed confidence that he would win the Parli Assembly seat notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's campaign for his key opponent Pankaja Munde.

Haryana Assembly Election 2019: BJP's Sunny Deol Uses Film Dialogues To Appeal To Voters

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

BJP's Gurdaspur MP and Bollywood actor Sunny Deol today delivered some famous dialogues from his hit films to seek votes for Haryana Minister Capt Abhimanyu, who is seeking re-election from Narnaund in Haryana's Hisar district.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: "Not Against VD Savarkar, Only His Ideology," Says Manmohan Singh

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday October 18, 2019

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today criticised the Maharashtra BJP for propping up VD Savarkar as an ideal choice for the Bharat Ratna in its election manifesto, claiming that the ideas preached by the Hindutva ideologue make him unsuitable for such an honour.

Haryana Election 2019: Congress Internationalising Kashmir, Have Lost Their Mind, Says Rajnath Singh

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Launching an offensive against the Congress, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today accused the party of internationalising the Kashmir issue and reiterated that Jammu and Kashmir is India's internal matter.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Article 370 Move Will Have No Bearing On Maharashtra Polls, Says Sharad Pawar

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

People are in mood for a change in Maharashtra and the scrapping of Article 370, raised aggressively by the BJP, does not seem to be resonating with people at grass-root level in the state, Nationalist Congress Party or NCP chief Sharad Pawar has claimed.

Maharashtra Elections 2019: "Want To Go To Kashmir? Tell Me," PM Offers At Maharashtra Rally

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday October 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today offered to "make arrangements" for people who want to visit Jammu and Kashmir. He made his offer at an election rally in Maharashtra Beed after taking a swipe at Congress leaders, who he said have been sharing alarmist views about the situation in the state.

Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019: History Will Take Note Of Those Who Opposed J&K Move: PM Modi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 17, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at the opposition, saying history will have a mention of those who ridiculed the scrapping of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.