Lok Sabha Polls

Court Seeks Poll Body's Response On Plea For Verification Of VVPAT Slips Used In Lok Sabha Polls

India News | ANI | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Delhi High Court directed Election Commission of India to respond to a representation of a petitioner seeking inspection of record of all printed paper slips in the dropbox of the printer of VVPAT electronic device used in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls

Guggan Singh Defects Again, Rejoins BJP Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Elections

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 30, 2019

AAP leader Guggan Singh, who was the party's candidate from northwest Delhi in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, returned to BJP on Monday.

Case Against Madhya Pradesh BJP MP, Son Over Caste Certificate Information

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 23, 2019

BJP MP KP Yadav, who defeated Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia in the Lok Sabha polls, and his son have been charged for allegedly furnishing wrong information to get a "non-creamy layer OBC" certificate, police said on Monday.

"Rahul Gandhi Is The Alternative To Narendra Modi," Says Congress's Ashok Gehlot

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has to come to the forefront despite the party's drubbing in the Lok Sabha polls as he is the only alternative to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

This Message By PM Modi Is India's "Golden Tweet" Of 2019

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday December 10, 2019

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka vishwas" tweet celebrating the BJP's massive victory in the April-May general election is the most liked and retweeted post of the year, Twitter announced today

Lost Due To "Serious Confusion" Over NRC: BJP Candidate After Bypoll Defeat In Bengal

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 28, 2019

In the midst of Bengal BJP unit trying to put up a brave face as the ruling TMC won in all the three constituencies where the bypolls were held, one of its candidates said on Thursday that confusion over the proposed implementation of NRC has cost BJP the seats.

Stakes High For BJP In Upcoming Bengal By-Polls On November 25

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday November 9, 2019

Six months after its high-voltage Lok Sabha poll performance in West Bengal, the BJP faces another crucial test of its popularity in the eastern state - albeit on a much smaller scale - in the by-elections to three assembly constituencies slated for November 25.

Election Results 2019: "Uddhav-ji Should Get Written Assurance From BJP": Sena Plays Hardball

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday October 26, 2019

Post-election tussle between BJP and Shiv Sena likely to push back formation and swearing-in of new Maharashtra government to month-end, with the two parties squabbling over portfolios and the Chief Minister's post

Maharashtra, Haryana Election Results Live Updates: BJP Gets Support Of 8 More MLAs In Haryana

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Friday October 25, 2019

The results of Maharashtra and Haryana assembly elections on Thursday sprung surprise as the BJP failed to reach the halfway mark in both the states months after the party was reelected in the Lok Sabha polls with a 300 plus majority.

Azam Khan's Wife Retains UP's Rampur Assembly Seat For Samajwadi Party

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 24, 2019

Samajwadi Party on Thursday retained its Rampur assembly seat, which fell vacant after Azam Khan successfully fought the Lok Sabha polls with his wife emerging victorious by a margin of over 7,000 votes.

Maharashtra, Haryana Election Results 2019 Highlights: "Unprecedented Victories," Says PM Modi On Poll Results

India News | Posted by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday October 25, 2019

The BJP-Shiv Sena coalition was on course to retain power albeit with a reduced majority in Maharashtra where the opposition Congress-NCP alliance put up a good show while the BJP-ruled Haryana appeared headed for a hung assembly and JJP chief Dushyant Chautala set to become the kingmaker. In the first Assembly elections after the BJP''s triumph in...

Kerala Voters Battle Heavy Rain To Cast Vote In Assembly Bypolls

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 21, 2019

Kerala voters braved heavy rain this morning to vote in bypolls for five Assembly seats in the state. Nearly 10 lakh people are eligible to vote in this election, which was necessitated because MLAs holding four of the five seats were elected to parliament in Lok Sabha polls held earlier this year. A bypoll for the fifth seat was necessary because ...

Haryana Assembly Election 2019: Top Candidates Along With Constituencies

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Sunday October 20, 2019

Haryana will vote on Monday to elect members of its legislative assembly with the BJP seeking to retain power in the state on the back of the recent victory in Lok Sabha polls while the opposition hopes to take advantage of any anti-incumbency.

Around 25,000 Of 1 Lakh Overseas Indians Voted In Lok Sabha Polls: Report

Indians Abroad | Press Trust of India | Sunday October 20, 2019

Only around 25,000 of the nearly one lakh overseas Indians who had registered as voters exercised their franchise in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, according to data issued by the Election Commission this month.

Maharashtra Election 2019: Soaked In Rain, Sharad Pawar Admits "Mistake" At Rally In Party Bastion

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Saurabh Gupta; Edited by Swati Bhasin | Saturday October 19, 2019

Soakedin rain, Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar admitted on Friday that he made "a mistake" in choosing the candidate for the national elections in Maharashtra's Satara, the party stronghold, a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attacked the NCP patriarch for not "having the courage" to contest the Lok Sabha polls from the parliame...