General Elections

Greek Conservatives Oust PM Alexis Tsipras In Election Landslide

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday July 8, 2019

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras admitted defeat Sunday in a general election won handily by the conservative New Democracy party after over four years in opposition, his office said.

Mumbai Congress Chief Quits Post In "Solidarity" With Rahul Gandhi

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Sunday July 7, 2019

Milind Deora has resigned as chief of the Congress in Mumbai.The 42-year-old, who took over ahead of the national polls, said he decided to quit the post after meeting Rahul Gandhi. "I had accepted MRCC presidentship in the interest of uniting the party. I felt I should also resign after meeting Rahul Gandhi," he said.

Budget 2019: Government Raises Budget Allocation To Agriculture Ministry By 78% In FY20

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 5, 2019

Union Budget: Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM-KISAN), launched just before the general elections, aims to give Rs 6,000 annually in three equal installments to 12.6 crore small and marginal farmers.

Budget 2019: 10 Lesser-Known Facts About India's Budget

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Friday July 5, 2019

The Union Budget is being presented in the parliament today by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This is the first budget of the re-elected NDA government, which got a landslide victory in the 2019 General Elections under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. The Union Budget 2019 is likely to cut taxes on business and raise spending ...

Rajnath Singh Says BJP Win After Mayawati-Akhilesh Yadav Alliance A Big Thing

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 22, 2019

On his first visit to Lucknow after getting re-elected to Parliament, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said Bharatiya Janata Party's victory in the General Election was a big thing as the party increased its seats and the vote share despite the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party alliance.

Karnataka Congress Dissolved Amid Growing Dissent, State Chief Retained

Karnataka News | Edited by Stela Dey | Wednesday June 19, 2019

The Congress today dissolved its unit in Karnataka in the wake of its abysmal performance in the general elections in the state, but spared state president Dinesh Gundu Rao and working president Easwar Khandre the axe.

"BJP Got Majority In Polls For Construction Of Ram Temple": Shiv Sena

India News | ANI | Sunday June 16, 2019

Rajya Sabha MP and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday said that the Ram temple would be constructed in Ayodhya under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the BJP won with a huge majority in general elections for its construction. The remarks came a day before party chief Uddhav Thackeray is sch...

Men Arrested For Allegedly Abusing HD Kumaraswamy In Viral Video

South | Written by Nehal Kidwai | Monday June 10, 2019

Two persons have been arrested in Bengaluru for allegedly using abusive language aimed at Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and members of his family following the result of a general election that saw Janata Dal (Secular) win only one of 28 seats; their alliance partners Congress did not fare any better, while the BJP claimed 25 seats.

Focus Now Entirely On Development, Welfare: PM In Andhra After Reelection

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 9, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that increased aspirations and expectations of people as reflected in the recent general elections verdict-- were a guarantee for making India brighter.

Gopinath, Who Served 6 Decades As Journalist, Dies At 88

India News | ANI | Saturday June 8, 2019

Veteran journalist Gopinath covered the first Indian general elections of 1951-52 and remained active till the recently-concluded 17th Lok Sabha elections, sharing his insights and observations.

15 Political Parties Got Fewer Votes Than NOTA In 2019 General Election

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday June 7, 2019

Of the 36 political parties, whose representatives were elected to the 17th Lok Sabha, 15 got fewer votes than NOTA. Many of these parties contested only a handful of seats.

India's Bitterly-Fought Poll Becomes World's Most Expensive: Report

India News | Bibhudatta Pradhan, Shivani Kumaresan, Bloomberg | Tuesday June 4, 2019

Spending by political parties and candidates to woo 900 million voters in the just concluded polls cost them nearly 600 billion rupees ($8.7 billion), more than double of 2014 polls, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.

Will Remove AAP Government In 2020 Assembly Polls: Manoj Tiwari

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

Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari today held a roadshow in Northeast Delhi to thank voters for their support in the general election and said his party will dislodge the Aam Aadmi Party government here in 2020 assembly polls.

Three Lawmakers From Haryana Get Ministerial Berths

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

Rao Inderjit Singh and Krishan Pal Gurjar were among the three MPs from Haryana who found their place in the council of ministers in the new Modi government.

Congress Skips Bihar Alliance Meeting To Discuss Election Results

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 29, 2019

Dissonance within the opposition "mahagathbandhan" in Bihar, smarting under the drubbing in the general election, came to the fore on Wednesday as the Congress skipped a meeting of the alliance partners at the residence of former chief minister Rabri Devi, whose RJD leads the five-party grouping in the state.