The Election Commission of India (ECI) indicated to the Supreme Court that the Lok Sabha poll results could be delayed by five to six days if the opposition parties’ demand to increase VVPAT (Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail) slips counting by 50% became a reality. It further added that implementing the demand of[Read More…]
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HP: For Congress, contesting Lok Sabha polls appears to be uphill task
By Vishal Gulati Shimla: For the Congress party leadership in BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh, contesting the parliamentary polls appears to be an uphill task. A majority of Congress leaders apparently consider themselves over the hill, while all four incumbent BJP Members of Parliament are enthusiastic about going to the voters again.[Read More…]
CBDT chairman Sushil Chandra appointed new Election Commissioner
New Delhi: CBDT Chairman Sushil Chandra was appointed as the new Election Commissioner on Thursday, just ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, making the poll panel a three-member body once again. The other two members of the Commission are Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora and Election Commissioner (EC) Ashok[Read More…]
BJP veterans including Advani may contest Lok Sabha polls
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: BJP veterans, including L.K. Advani and Murli Manohar Joshi, are likely to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, notwithstanding an informal bar on those above 75 years occupying ministerial and organisational posts. A final decision in this regard would be taken by the party’s[Read More…]
No age bar to contest Lok Sabha polls: BJP leader
Shimla: In a clear signal to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veterans, party in-charge for Himachal Pradesh Tirath Singh Rawat on Friday said there would be no age bar for candidates to contest the Lok Sabha elections. Rawat was categorically clear in saying that “there is no such norm of[Read More…]
Hardik Patel likely to contest Lok Sabha polls from Amreli
It has not confirmed that Hardik will fight the election from a political party or as an independent candidate.
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…]
Election Commission wants action on fake dates of 2019 Lok Sabha election
New Delhi: After fake dates of 2019 Lok Sabha polls were circulated on social media, the Election Commission of India on Thursday directed the Chief Electoral Officer of Delhi to ask the police to investigate the episode. “The ECI directs CEO Delhi to ask the police to investigate the matter[Read More…]
Grand Alliance in Bihar united, strong: Tejashwi
Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that the opposition Grand Alliance in Bihar was united and strong and will soon announce its decision on seat sharing for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. “We will smoothly decide the seat sharing and will soon make it public,”[Read More…]
In Uttar Pradesh, there will be confluence of people, thoughts: Akhilesh Yadav on alliance
Lucknow: Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls and amid talks of anti-BJP Mahagatbandhan in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party Chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said there will be “confulence of thoughts and people” in the state. “Uttar Pradesh me vicharo ka sangam hoga, logo ka[Read More…]
Assembly outcome won’t affect Lok Sabha polls: Jaitley
New Delhi: Dealt a severe blow by the Congress in the Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the outcome would have no bearing on the Lok Sabha elections next year. He said the 2019 general election would be on a[Read More…]
Mamata Banerjee can be face of anti-BJP coalition after Lok Sabha polls: Yashwant Sinha
Kolkata: Praising West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said she has all the qualities to be the face of a coalition that can be formed at the Centre if the incumbent Narendra Modi-led dispensation is defeated in the coming Lok Sabha polls.[Read More…]
Assembly poll results to draw battle lines ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls
By Brajendra Nath Singh New Delhi: The results of the assembly polls in five states are all set to draw the battle lines between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government and the opposition parties, which are trying to come under one umbrella ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. After[Read More…]
BJP to win 300-plus seats in 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Goyal
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Railway and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday asserted that the BJP would return to power with over 300 seats in the next year 2019 Lok Sabha elections and that the NDA would secure a two-thirds majority in the Lok sabha. Interacting at the 16th[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…]
VVPAT machines at every polling booth by 2019 general elections: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has announced that it is gearing up to make the voting system watertight by introducing voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) by the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. The EC also dismisses speculation over the reliability of electronic voting machines (EVMs), saying the technology is dependable. “The[Read More…]