In an event which saw Thippeswamy join the Congress party, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee president Dinesh Gundu Rao while interacting with media said, “Alliance of Congress & JD(S) will win more than 20 seats in the upcoming lok sabha elections & show the power of secular parties”. “Alliance of Congress[Read More…]
Tag: Lok Sabha elections
Confident of winning Lok Sabha election: PM Modi
New Delhi: Expressing confidence of winning the Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged BJP workers not to commit any mistake so that there are no regrets later. “I believe to get another opportunity to serve the people of the country for the next five years as[Read More…]
Lok Sabha polls: Rahul Gandhi to meet Congress office bearers, strategise
New Delhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi will meet party general secretaries including newly inducted Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday followed by a meeting of state party chiefs on Saturday to chalk out the roadmap and strategies for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Priyanka Gandhi, who has been appointed as General Secretary[Read More…]
We want peaceful, fair LS polls in Bengal: BJP
New Delhi, A BJP delegation met the Election Commission on Monday and requested it to conduct the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal in a “violence free and fair” atmosphere. “In view of the ongoing violence by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, we requested the[Read More…]
Yes, BJP used me in 2014: Anna Hazare
Ahmednagar (Maharashtra), Fasting activist Kisan Babural alias Anna Hazare said on Monday that he was “used by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)” to win the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. “Yes. The BJP used me in 2014. Everybody knows that it was my agitation for Lokpal that catapulted the BJP and[Read More…]
Union Budget 2019: Key things to know before February 1
This year’s Budget will also include announcements for the Railways.
Mamata calls for collective leadership, opposition unity to oust BJP regime
Kolkata: Calling for a “collective leadership” to oust the Narendra Modi regime from the Centre in the coming Lok Sabha elections, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said all anti-BJP parties have to join hands for the sake of the nation. Speaking at the “United India Rally” here,[Read More…]
Need more time to decide on Mahagathbandhan: Naveen Patnaik
New Delhi, BJD leader and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Tuesday said he wanted more time to decide on joining ‘Mahagathbandhan’, the grand alliance of opposition parties, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. “As far as Mahagathbandhan is concerned, we will take some time and think it over,” he[Read More…]
Rajnath Singh to head BJP manifesto committee, Jaitley to look after publicity
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will head the Bharatiya Janata Partys ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto committee), while Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will chair the publicity committee of the BJP for the next Lok Sabha elections. In all 17 committees have been announced on Sunday by BJP President Amit Shah[Read More…]
Unfortunately, focus has shifted from creative story to political one: ‘The Accidental PM’ director
Mumbai, Vijay Ratnakar Gutte, director of “The Accidental Prime Minister”, wants people to talk about the film for its creative aspects rather than its political backdrop as he feels the audience is assuming he has a political agenda behind releasing the film ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Once[Read More…]
SP, BSP not to put candidates in Amethi & Raebareli
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati have kicked in talks to form an alliance for the Lok Sabha Elections. According to the reports, on Friday the two former UP CMs met and discussed over the grand alliance. According to the reports the two parties have agreed to[Read More…]
PM Narendra Modi to address rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur
Chandigarh: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a public rally in Punjab’s Gurdaspur town on Thursday as part of the BJP’s campaign to hold 100 rallies ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Modi’s rally will kickstart the election campaign for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance in[Read More…]
Election Commission reviews poll preparedness in Goa
Panaji, Election Commissioner Ashok Lavasa on Saturday reviewed the preparations in Goa for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to reporters after meeting senior election officials, Lavasa said that most of the preparatory work related to the Lok Sabha polls in Goa was complete. The coastal state has two Lok[Read More…]
BJP to lose 44 seats Lok Sabha in 3 states, according to current trends
New Delhi: After the assembly elections of five states, Bhartiya Janata Party has failed miserably in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh which were under its control over a decade. According to current trends, it is most likely that BJP won’t be able to recreate Modi magic which it did in[Read More…]
BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy meets Prashant Kishor, creates buzz in Bihar’s political circle
Bhartiya Janata Party MP from Saran, Rajiv Pratap Rudy seems to be in a worrisome situation in the context of upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019. His candidature for upcoming polls tends to be in danger as BJP may field Janardan Singh Sigriwal from Saran. Presently, Janardan Singh is the sitting[Read More…]
Lok Sabha Polls 2019: Congress, NCP ready to contest 24 LS sests each
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Congress and Nationalist Congress Party have reached an agreement with Congress agreeing on NCP’s demand for an equal number of Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra. Now both the parties will contest equally on 24 seats each in the coming general elections unlike previous years when Congress contested[Read More…]
Sabarimala controversy: State Congress opposes SC decision on women entry in temple
Even after the Supreme Court lifted the centuries’ old prohibition of women between ages 10 and 50 from entering Sabarimala Temple, Congress in Kerala has once again started to oppose the entry. The Congress leader and leader of Opposition in Kerala Ramesh Chennithala has said that they will discuss the[Read More…]
Mission 2019: Unemployment, price rise creating rift within the blue colored cadre of BJP
In an opinion poll conducted earlier this year in 19 states claimed that nearly half of the voters don’t want to vote for the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi again in 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The mood of the nation (MOTN) survey, conducted by CSDS-Lokniti for ABP news suggested[Read More…]
Bihar: Blow to BJP, Upendra Kushwaha rejects Amit Shah’ 20-20 seat sharing formula
In a major blow to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the National Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief Upendra Kushwaha has refused to accept Amit Shah’s formula for the BJP’s twenty-twenty seats. RLSP is a part of NDA alliance in Bihar. BJP President Amit Shah had proposed Kushwaha to share the Lok[Read More…]
JDU MLA Bogo Singh calls Kanhaiya Kumar a Monkey of the Left
A Janata Dal-United leader and an MLA from Matihani Bogo Singh called Kanhaiya Kumar a monkey on Sunday during an exclusive interview to a television channel. He was talking to ETV Bharat reporter about upcoming Lok Sabha elections when he addressed Kanhaiya Kumar and a senior CPI leader Rajendra Rajan[Read More…]
‘Son of Mallah’ Mukesh Sahni to launch political party, eyes 14% vote bank in Bihar
2019 is nearing and bustle in the political corridors can be heard from all sides of political corners. Gearing up once again Bihar’s ‘Son of Mallah’, Mukesh Sahni has demanded reservation for the Nishad community. Cautioning the government, he has warned that if their demand is not fulfilled, he will[Read More…]
Election strategist Prashant Kishor to make his political debut from Bihar, set to join JD(U)
Political strategist and founder of Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) Prashant Kishor is joining the Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) in Bihar. Kishor will join the party at the state executive today on Sunday. He has been credited with delivering election victories for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2014[Read More…]
Bihar: NDA finalises Lok Sabha seat-sharing formula for state
Seat-sharing formula for the 2019 general elections has been finalised by the NDA constituents in Bihar, with the BJP getting the lion’s share of 20 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats and the rest going to its allies including the JD-U, LJP and the RLSP, party leaders said on[Read More…]
Defeating BJP first priority of Opposition in 2019, leadership later: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said the 2019 Lok Sabha elections will be a straight contest between the BJP and the “entire opposition” and their “first priority” is to defeat the ruling alliance. He said the issue of leadership will be taken up by opposition parties after the polls. In an interactive[Read More…]
Gautam Gambhir set to join BJP, may contest Lok Sabha elections from New Delhi
Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir might be the next in line to join politics, according to reports. The celebrity Indian opener may contest Lok Sabha elections from Delhi on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket. Former Pakistan all-rounder Imran Khan became the first ever cricketer turned Prime Minister, now perhaps it is[Read More…]