Lok Sabha Elections 2019
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Abki Baar, 400 Paar? BJP needs to retain THESE 32 seats it won for first time to realise PM's dream
India | Apr 11, 2024, 06:08 AM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2024: In West Bengal, the BJP secured 18 seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Except for Darjeeling and Asansol, the party won 16 seats for the first time in the state Similarly, the party won 3 seats each for the first time in Karnataka, Odisha and Haryana.
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Congress leaders not ready for alliance in UP
India | Jun 12, 2019, 03:24 PM ISTParty leaders, who met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi in Bhuyemau Guest house in Rae Bareli on Wednesday, said that the party should make an effort to stand on its own feet.
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Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar takes charge; to focus on labour reforms
India | May 31, 2019, 06:31 PM ISTLabour Minister Santosh Gangwar Friday took charge of the ministry and made it clear that Team Modi 2.0 will focus on labour reforms and work for welfare of informal sector workers.
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One BJP worker shot dead in West Bengal
May 25, 2019, 09:56 PM ISTAmid widespread clashes between Trinamool Congress and BJP workers across West Bengal even after the Lok Sabha elections results were declared, a man said to be a Bharatiya Janata Party supporter was shot dead in Nadia district, police said on Saturday.
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Heavyweights, prominent names across parties lose in Bengal
India | May 24, 2019, 11:30 PM ISTProminent political figures including a state minister, a former union minister, sitting MPs, as also stars from other fields across various parties fell by the wayside in the Lok Sabha polls, that produced a number of upsets in West Bengal.
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BSP-SP alliance: United they fall in UP
India | May 24, 2019, 11:30 PM ISTThe Samajwadi Party came off worse than its coalition partner BSP as the caste arithmetic by the “gathbandhan” in Uttar Pradesh failed before a BJP wave in the Lok Sabha elections.
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BJD's move to field women candidates in LS pays off
India | May 24, 2019, 06:43 PM ISTBiju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's historic move to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha has brought rich dividends for the party.
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At 78, highest-ever number of women elected in Lok Sabha Election2019
India | May 24, 2019, 06:38 PM ISTThe highest-ever number of women have been elected in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.
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Saffron wave decimates Congress, India looks forward to Modi 2.0
India | May 24, 2019, 01:13 PM ISTPM Modi on Thursday led the BJP to a stunning victory in the Lok Sabha battle, with the ruling party itself set to win over 300 seats in a marked improvement over its 2014 showing that left the opposition dazed and demoralised.
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BJP makes inroads into West Bengal, Odisha
May 23, 2019, 08:48 PM ISTThe BJP was leading in 18 of the 42 seats in West Bengal, and 9 out of 21 parliamentary constituencies in Odisha.
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Smriti Irani: All you need to know about BJP's Amethi candidate in Lok Sabha Elections 2019
May 23, 2019, 06:19 PM ISTUnion Minister Smriti Irani is leading in Amethi constituency against Congress President Rahul Gandhi.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Saffron all the way in Braj region of Uttar Pradesh
May 23, 2019, 03:59 PM ISTPreliminary data suggests that the support for the BJP has come from all sections and cuts across caste lines.
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BJP leader seeks Kumaraswamy's resignation in Karnataka
May 23, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTAccording to the latest counting trends, an upbeat Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in 23 seats, the Congress in three and the JD-S in one.
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Rupee rises 26 paise to 69.40/USD in early trade ahead of Lok Sabha elections outcome
Business | May 23, 2019, 10:03 AM ISTMost of the exit polls have predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is on course to retain power for a second term.
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Who will be India's next Prime Minister? Cheat sheet on Election Results 2019
India | May 23, 2019, 09:24 AM ISTWho will be India's next Prime Minister? Lok Sabha elections 2019 were held on 542 of the 543 Lok Sabha seats and a party or alliance would need 272 seats to form a government.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Re-Poll at one booth in Amritsar on May 22
Elections | May 21, 2019, 08:48 AM ISTLok Sabha Elections 2019: Re-Poll at one booth in Amritsar on May 22
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2014 Exit polls: Pollsters got the trend tight, but not the scale of NDA win
India | May 20, 2019, 08:58 PM ISTAs the country dissects the exit polls predicting that the NDA will come back to power, a look at the pollsters' 2014 prediction shows that they got the trend right, but not the scale of victory for the BJP-led alliance.
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Three government employees on poll duty die in HP, CM Thakur expresses grief
India | May 19, 2019, 07:18 PM ISTThree government employees have died due to different ailments while performing their poll duties in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, a state election official said.
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PM Modi among key candidates in final phase of Lok Sabha polls today
India | May 19, 2019, 07:51 AM ISTIn Bengal, sitting MP Abhishek Banerjee, who is the nephew of TMC chief Mamata Banerjee is seeking re-election from the Diamond Harbour seat, where he is pitted against BJP's Nilanjan Roy.
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15% women candidates declare criminal cases: ADR
India | May 18, 2019, 12:00 AM ISTOf the 716 women candidates analysed in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, 100 (15 per cent) have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 78 (11 per cent) have declared serious criminal cases against their names, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).