Lok Sabha Polls

Rebel AAP Lawmaker Kapil Mishra Disqualified Under Anti-Defection Law

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday August 2, 2019

Delhi Assembly speaker Ram Niwas Goel on Friday disqualified rebel Aam Aadmi Party MLA Kapil Mishra under the anti-defection law, saying his campaigning for Bharatiya Janata Party and Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Lok Sabha polls indicated that he has "given up the membership of his original political party".

Haryana Minister Charged For Exercising "Undue Influence" During Polls

Cities | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 31, 2019

Haryana Minister of State for Cooperation Manish Grover has been charged by the Rohtak Police for alleged criminal intimidation and exercising undue influence during the recently-held Lok Sabha polls, officials said.

Apologise To People For Mistakes: Mamata Banerjee To Trinamool Leaders

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 12, 2019

Stung by defections and poor show in the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on Thursday gave some pep-talk to her party lawmakers asking them to be more humble while reaching out to the people and if needed, apologise for the mistakes committed in the past.

Must Decide On New Congress President "At Earliest": Jyotiraditya Scindia

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 11, 2019

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia Thursday said the party needs to "reinvent" itself and stressed on finding a new president "at the earliest".

Indian Youth Congress Chief Resigns, Takes "Responsibility" For Poll Loss

India News | ANI | Sunday July 7, 2019

Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Keshav Chand Yadav on Saturday resigned from his post taking "full responsibility" of the party's defeat in the Lok Sabha elections.

Will Bounce Back In 2021 Assembly Polls: Mamata Banerjee To Party Leaders

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

Notwithstanding the party's dismal performance in the Lok Sabha polls, Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Friday told the party activists to work hard as she is confident of bouncing back in 2021 assembly polls.

Centre Spent Around Rs 4,000 Crore On Voting Machines For Lok Sabha Polls

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

The central government had spent about Rs 4,000 crore in 2018-19 on procurement of EVMs for the recently-held Lok Sabha elections.

Stop Blaming EVMs For Lok Sabha Defeat: Devendra Fadnavis Tells Opposition

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday July 3, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis Tuesday appealed to Opposition leaders to stop blaming EVMs for their defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and accept it as the mandate of people.

Vaiko Set To Return To Parliament After 15 Years, With Help From DMK

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Tuesday July 2, 2019

MDMK Chief V Gopalasamy or Vaiko, one of the is all set to return to parliament after 15 years. His party today nominated him as its candidate for upcoming elections to the Rajya Sabha.

Madhya Pradesh Congress To Soon Get New President, Says Kamal Nath

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday June 30, 2019

Two days after revealing that he had offered to quit after the drubbing the Congress faced in Madhya Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls, Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said a new state party head would be chosen soon.

"Pained by Congress Leaders Blaming My Party For Poll Defeat": Deve Gowda

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 28, 2019

JD(S) National President H D Deve Gowda Friday said he was "pained" by Congress leaders comments, blaming the tie up with JD(S) for their party's debacle in the Lok Sabha polls.

'Go To Speaker': Top Court To AAP Lawmaker On Disqualification Notice

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday June 28, 2019

The Supreme Court today declined to interfere with a notice of disqualification issued by the Speaker of the Delhi Assembly to rebel AAP leader Devinder Sehrawat

Resigned After Taking Full Responsibility, Says Rahul Gandhi

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 27, 2019

Rahul Gandhi stuck to his decision to resign as Congress president, saying he did it to ensure accountability for the party's Lok Sabha poll debacle and there was no question of going back on it.

Poll Body Didn't Get Any Complaints On EVM Defects: Ravi Shankar Prasad

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 27, 2019

There is no discrepancies regarding the voter turnout/and votes counted on Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha polls, the Rajya Sabha was informed Thursday.

Congress Dissolves UP Committees, To Look Into Complaints Of Indiscipline

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday June 24, 2019

In a bid to set its house in order in Uttar Pradesh after the drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls, the Congress dissolved its district committees in the state on Monday and decided to set up a three-member panel to look into complaints of gross indiscipline during the election.