General Elections

Lok Sabha elections 2019 | BJP planning for early general polls: Mayawati

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Mayawati on Saturday also attacked the BJP government and said the saffron party has started inaugurating projects in UP only now when general elections are near.

LS elections 2019| Keeping general polls in mind, BJP government has started inaugurating projects in UP: Mayawati

Lok Sabha elections 2019: "Had they (BJP) done this in 2014 itself, then instead of laying foundation stone today he (PM Modi) would've been inaugurating it,” Mayawati said.

In 2019, people are going to vote for Modi again: Maharashtra CM

Pak caretaker government under Nasirul Mulk takes charge till July 25 general elections

President Hussain had administered the oath to 67-year-old Mulk, who was unanimously nominated for the post by both the government and opposition, on June 1. 

Birthday special: Journey of Yogi from Mahant to CM of most populous state

Yogi Adityanath, born as Ajay Mohan Bisht, reportedly, left his home around the 1990s to join the Ayodhya Ram temple movement.

OPINION: PM Narendra Modi Vs the rest

In the run-up to the coming General elections, many organisations have carried out opinion polls to gauge voting intentions in the county and all showed Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA winning which is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Ex-Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk named Pakistan's caretaker PM until general elections

Former Chief Justice Nasir Ul Mulk was on Monday announced as Pakistan's caretaker Prime Minister until general elections are held on July 25.  

Can simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls be held in 2019: Govt to ask EC

The views would be sought from the EC after the submission of a report by the Law Commission, which is likely to recommend simultaneous election in two phases in 2019 and 2024.  

SP-BSP alliance may cost BJP 25-30 Lok Sabha seats in UP, says Union Minister Ramdas Athawale

Uttar Pradesh has 80 Lok Sabha seats, of which the BJP and its allies had won 73 in the 2014 parliamentary elections.

PM Modi to give first aahuti in BJP's 'Rashtra Raksha Mahayagya'

President, PM and most of the senior leaders of the ruling party have confirmed their presence during the 7-day long event in Delhi.

Days after release from house arrest, Hafiz Saeed announces to contest next elections

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) chief and alleged mastermind of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks Hafiz Saeed on Saturday announced to take part in the general elections 2018 on the National Assembly seat.

Yogi Adityanath faces tough civic polls test in Uttar Pradesh

The Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress, which forged an alliance in run up to the 2017 UP state polls, have decided to contest these elections separately.

Ready to face Lok Sabha elections any time, says Congress

Reacting to reports that the Narendra Modi government might be planning for early General Elections, the Congress on Thursday said that it was ready to face the Lok Sabha elections any time

Omar Abdullah on opposition unity: Each one for themselves in 2019 elections, 5 more years to BJP

Omar Abdullah was reacting the developments in Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls where Ahmad Patel, Congress candidate and confidante of party president Sonia Gandhi, is seeking a fifth term to the Upper House

Akhilesh, Rahul say ‘SP-Congress alliance possible for 2019 polls’

At the press conference of the Congress-Samajwadi Party joint campaign here on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav did not rule out the “possibility” of continuation of their alliance for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls as well.

Modi selfie row: Gujarat HC judge recuses himself from the case

Ahmedabad: Justice G R Udhwani of Gujarat high court on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the petition against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his alleged poll code violation during the 2014 parliamentary polls.Modi had clicked

88 MPs poll spending do not match with their parties accounts: ADR report

New Delhi: The poll expenditure reports of 16 % of Lok Sabha MPs for 2014 general elections do not match with those of their parties, according to a report by an election reform advocacy group

Rural reach: RSS to have Shakhas at block level before next general election

New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), world's largest voluntary non-governmental organisation (NGO) and the ideological parent of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is planning to expand its reach to rural India by 2019.The

David Cameron reshuffles cabinet ahead of general elections

London: British Prime Minister David Cameron undertook a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, appointing more women ministers in his cabinet ahead of the general elections next year.The reshuffle, which started on Monday, saw dozens of

Azhar, Kaif, Bhaichung face crushing defeats, big win for Rathore

New Delhi: It wasn't exactly a happy day for sportspersons as three former India captains Mohammed Azharuddin, Bhaichung Bhutia and Dilip Tirkey suffered heavy defeats with Olympic silver medallist Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's thumping victory being