Lok Sabha 2019
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Pulwama Attack: '2019 Lok Sabha elections were fought on bodies of our soldiers,' says Satyapal Mali
India | May 22, 2023, 08:53 AM ISTSatyapal Malik said he had informed Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the attack soon after the incident however "he told me to keep quiet".
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LS passes Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (amendment) Bill
India | Aug 02, 2019, 04:16 PM ISTLok Sabha on Friday passed a bill which seeks to remove the Congress president as a permanent member of a trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial amid a walkout by the Congress. The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill states that it seeks to "delete" the mention of 'President of the Indian National Congress' as a trustee.
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Union Minister Pratap Sarangi lashes out at Tukde Tukde Gang in Parliament
India | Jun 24, 2019, 03:03 PM ISTSarangi made this statement during motion of thanks to the president's address underway in Lok Sabha session.
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Om Birla: All you need to know about India's next Lok Sabha speaker
Jun 21, 2019, 04:53 PM ISTOm Birla is National Democratic Alliance's candidate for the post of Lok Sabha speaker. He is likely to be elected unopposed as Opposition parties including the Congress have supported his nomination.
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Seer who 'forecast' Digvijaya victory not allowed to end life
India | Jun 15, 2019, 10:18 AM ISTSeer Bairagyanand Giri, who announced he would opt for 'samadhi' (live burial) after Congress leader Digvijaya Singh lost the Lok Sabha election to BJP's Sadhvi Pragya contrary to his prophecy, was on Friday denied permission by the administration to end his life voluntarily.
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Karnataka's JDS new MP Prajwal offers to resign to get Deve Gowda re-elected
India | May 24, 2019, 02:04 PM IST"As my grandfather is the founder and builder of the JD-S, I want to resign and get him re-elected from the Hassan seat through a bye-election," a pensive Prajwal told reporters at Hassan, about 180km from Bengaluru.
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Lok Sabha election result: Resounding Modi wave as BJP sweeps 303 seats
India | May 24, 2019, 12:30 PM ISTThe Lok Sabha election results are a resounding endorsement of PM Modi`s popularity and demand. PM Modi set for the second term in office with bigger mandate.
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'A new morning for Amethi': Smriti Irani thanks voters for 'historic mandate'
India | May 24, 2019, 01:04 PM ISTIn a major setback to Congress, BJP has snatched the Amethi seat as Smriti Irani wins against Congress President, Rahul Gandhi. This marks a historic mandate as Amethi was the safe bet for Indian National Congress for the past several decades.
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Baramulla registers nearly 8000 NOTA votes
India | May 24, 2019, 11:45 AM ISTThe NOTA (None of the Above) button has been the power granted to the voter to disapprove the candidates and protest against the corrupt political practices and activities. NOTA made its debut in the 2013 Assembly elections held in 5 states- Delhi, Chattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and MP.
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Indian Lok Sabha elections 2019 likely to act as inspiration for entire world, says US
India | May 24, 2019, 10:54 AM IST"The world's largest democracy and one of our strongest partners in the Indo-Pacific has chosen their leadership in free and fair elections," Congressman Ted Yoho said as he congratulated the BJP and Modi on the historic re-election.
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Do Lok Sabha results mark end of 'caste politics' in Uttar Pradesh?
India | May 23, 2019, 04:17 PM ISTThe BJP, however, upset all calculations when it focused its attention on non-Yadav OBCs and non-Jatav Dalits. The party quietly wooed these caste groups and turned the arithmetic around. Prime Minister Narendra Modi created a class war that replaced caste war when he said, "My caste is the caste of the poor."
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EVM means 'Everyone Voted Modi', cheers Twitterati
India | May 23, 2019, 03:48 PM ISTAfter four hours of counting, Election Commision data shows BJP in the lead. Soon after, PM Modi tweeted, 'Together we will build a strong and inclusive India'.
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Rajinikanth congratulates PM Modi as BJP looks set for a thumping return
India | May 23, 2019, 03:19 PM ISTThalaiva of film industry, Rajnikant has wished Narendra Modi for his victory in Lok Sabha elections today.
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Election result 2019: Farooq all set to win in Srinagar, Mehbooba likely to finish third
India | May 23, 2019, 02:34 PM ISTNational Conference president, Farooq Abdullah is all set to win the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat in Jammu and Kashmifr for the fourth time
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Uttarakhand Lok Sabha Election Results: BJP leads all five seats
India | May 23, 2019, 12:35 PM ISTBJP in Uttrakhand is all set to retain all the five Lok Sabha seats in the state as its candidates were leading by over 1.25 votes each, as per trends of counting of ballots on Thursday, election officials said.
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Panaji election results 2019: BJP loses late Manohar Parrikar's seat to Congress
India | May 23, 2019, 12:15 PM ISTEarly trends had shown Congress to lead in South Goa and North Goa constituency. Late Goa CM Manohar Parikar, had first won the constituency in 1994 and retained it till 2004
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Madhya Pradesh Lok SabhaElection Result: Chhindwara only good news for Congress
India | May 23, 2019, 11:45 AM ISTThe Lok sabha election exit polls had predicted that the NDA will bag 26-28 seats whiich seems to be true. Chhindwara pops up as the only good news for INC.
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Bengal Lok sabha election result: Trinamool ahead in 21 LS seats, BJP 11
India | May 23, 2019, 11:17 AM ISTAs votes come in, decisions are turning over its head in Bengal. Earlier, BJP`s candidate was leading but now Asansol is trailing behind TMC`s Moon Moon Sen.
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Abide by what almighty decides: BJP candidate Puri
India | May 23, 2019, 10:14 AM ISTPuri had earlier said the election campaign was spirited and yet dignified after meeting his rival and Congress' incumbent MP Gurjeet Singh Ji Aujla.
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Arunachal Pradesh election result: Counting begins amid tight security
India | May 23, 2019, 10:05 AM ISTThe Congress had won the 2014 assembly elections with 42 out of 60 seats. It is an intense war between BJP and Congress.