Lok Sabha Election

"Hope You Go Higher": PM Modi's Takedown Of Gandhis In Parliament

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday June 26, 2019

In his first speech in parliament after the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped piercing criticism on the Congress, referencing everything from the 1975 emergency to allegations of nepotism against the Gandhi family that chairs the party.

"Got No Call From Akhilesh After Gathbandhan Lost": Mayawati Hits Out

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Kamal Khan, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday June 24, 2019

Mayawati, who was gentle on Akhilesh Yadav even while breaking the alliance after the crushing defeat in the national election, has turned on her estranged ally, accusing him of ignoring political niceties and dredging up past misgivings.

How Bad Is Maharashtra Farmer Crisis? 8 Suicides Every Day For 4 Years

India News | Reported by Sohit Mishra, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Sunday June 23, 2019

As many as 12,021 farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra from 2015 to 2018 for reasons that included bank loans and crop failure, averaging eight deaths a day. This number is over double that of the preceding four-year period from January 2011 to December 2014, when 6,268 farmers killed themselves.

Rahul Gandhi Makes Clear He'll Go, Says "There Has To Be Accountability"

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Thursday June 20, 2019

Congress's Rahul Gandhi, who decided to step down from the position of the party chief after the abysmal performance in the Lok Sabha election, made it clear today that he is sticking to his resolve and would not be involved in the process of the selection of the new party chief.

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.

"Cricket World Cup, Maybe": Tejashwi Yadav Goes Missing Amid Bihar Crisis

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

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav may be Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's sharpest critic, but curiously enough, he's nowhere to be seen at a time when the ruling coalition is on the backfoot amid mounting encephalitis deaths. In fact, even leaders from his own party can only speculate on his whereabouts these days.

Supreme Court-Appointed Panel Probes Use Of Black Money In 2019 Polls

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

Supreme Court-appointed Special Investigation Team (SIT) vice chairman Justice Arijit Pasayat on Tuesday suggested appropriate amendments in existing tax laws to curb the use of money power to win elections.

As More Trinamool Leaders Join BJP, Mamata Banerjee's Swipe At Defectors

India News | Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday June 18, 2019

Stung by Trinamool Congress leaders defecting to the BJP after the Lok Sabha Elections, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuuesdaylaunched an attack on them by calling them "greedy and corrupt" even as another Trinamool lawmaker from Bongaon and 12 other councillors joined the BJP on Tuesday.

"Congress Needs Major Surgery": Veerappa Moily On Poll Debacle

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 16, 2019

Asserting that the Congress needs a "major surgery" in the wake of the Lok Sabha polls debacle, senior leader M Veerappa Moily says Rahul Gandhi must carry out a complete overhaul of the party by holding elections at every level and quell internal bickering with an "iron hand".

Before "Mann Ki Baat's" Return, PM Modi Tweets Phone Number To Share Ideas

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday June 15, 2019

PM Modi is set to re-start his monthly "Mann Ki Baat" address to the nation on June 30, after having discontinued it in February ahead of Lok Sabha elections

How Officials Faced Leeches, Mountains To Hold Polls In Arunachal Pradesh

India News | ANI | Friday June 14, 2019

A 41-member election team visited Kra Daadi district of Arunachal Pradesh on April 27 for re-polling. On their way back, they were stranded due to inclement weather.

Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party Splits In Bihar

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday June 13, 2019

Bharatiya Janata Party ally LJP won all the six seats it contested in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar. Of its six MPs, three are family members of Paswan -- his son and two younger brothers.

"Rahul Gandhi Was, Is, Will Remain Congress President": Randeep Surjewala

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Weeks after Congress president Rahul Gandhi offered to step down from the post after his party's crushing loss in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, leaders of the party insist on him continuing.

PM Modi's Radio Programme "Mann Ki Baat " To Resume On June 30

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's radio programme "Mann ki Baat", discontinued during the Lok Sabha elections, will resume on June 30, the government said on Tuesday.

As Maharashtra Polls Loom, Sena Calls For Rotation Of Chief Ministership

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Wednesday June 12, 2019

Having managed to squeeze a 50-50 seat-sharing deal out of the BJP in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections, the Shiv Sena now seems set to drive an equally hard bargain for the upcoming battle for the state.