Politics
What UP results could mean for Yogi in assembly poll
The big haul for the SP-Congress alliance with about 42 seats in Uttar Pradesh opens up the battle for the 2027 assembly elections with Yogi Adityanath now facing a tough challenge from a resurgent Akhilesh Yadav. Akhilesh had reduced the BJP’s seats in the last assembly election too but...
Kumaraswamy switches from ‘safe mode’ to ‘save mode’
The Janata Dal (Secular) is grappling with its future as the party faces a critical juncture. After a poor performance in the assembly polls, the JD(S) formed an alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party for the Lok Sabha elections, a strategy that proved beneficial. Transitioning from “safe mode” to...
INDIA Bloc leaders reject exit poll results as ‘Modi poll’
After Exit Polls predicted a third term for the BJP-led NDA government on Saturday, a war of words erupted between the leaders of the saffron party and Congress. The Congress and other INDIA alliance parties rebuffed the exit polls calling them “far-fetched” and “difficult to believe”. Congress leader Rahul...
Both Cong, BJP approach EC ahead of vote counting
Just two days before the Election Commission is set to announce the results for the Lok Sabha Election 2024, both BJP and the INDIA bloc knocked on the doors of the poll body to ensure that all the guidelines are followed on June 4, when the votes polled in...
Kejriwal surrenders, sent to judicial custody till June 5
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal headed back to a cell in the Tihar Jail on Sunday as his interim relief period of 21 days was over. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo was sent to judicial custody till June 5. Kejriwal was granted interim bail by the Supreme Court...
EC asks Ramesh to share his ‘facts’ on Amit Shah’s intervention
A day after Congress leader Jairam Ramesh claimed that outgoing Home Minister Amit Shah had called up 150 District Magistrates (DMs) across the country after polling was completed for the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday asked the Rajya Sabha MP to share the...
Maharashtra minister predicts Uddhav joining BJP
With just two days left for the announcement of Lok Sabha Election results, Maharashtra MLA Ravi Rana on Sunday stirred a major controversy in the political battleground of the state claiming that Uddhav Thackeray is likely to join the BJP-led NDA after it secures power at the Centre again...
Modi appeal to ‘make democracy more vibrant’
As polling began in 57 seats across 8 states and UTs for the seventh and last phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the voters to turn up in large numbers and cast their votes to make democracy more vibrant. “Voting is going...
AAP crisis deepens as Kejriwal’s bail deadline approaches
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is scheduled to surrender and return to judicial custody on June 2 as the crisis continues to loom large over the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). After the court takes cognizance of the prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate on May 17 mentioning AAP...
BJP accuses TMC of intimidating voters in Sandeshkhali
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday alleged that Trinamool Congress-led West Bengal government is using state machinery to influence voters of Basirhat Lok Sabha seat, including Sandeshkhali–the epicentre of TMC BJP faceoff. The riverine island of Sandeshkhali in the Basirhat subdivision of Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district is...
Kharge says Rahul his choice for PM
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said that Rahul Gandhi is his choice to be the next Prime Minister if the INDIA bloc alliance wins the Lok Sabha elections, stating that he represents the youth and the entire country. “Rahul Gandhi is my choice to be Prime Minister. He...
All eyes and ears on exit poll results today
Exit Poll results for the Lok Sabha Elections 2024 are set to be out on Saturday following the conclusion of the last phase of the polling, which marks the end of the marathon polling process that began on April 19. Though the counting of votes will be taken up...
BJP, Cong war of words over Modi’s Gandhi remarks
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari for a three-day meditation trip, after ending the campaigning for the final phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha Election. The Prime Minister began his say on Friday by offering ‘arghya’ to the rising Sun at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial in...
Manmohan says Modi lowered dignity of public discourse
In a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday accused him of lowering the dignity of public discourse and the gravity of the office of the PM by giving “hateful speeches” during the poll campaign. In an appeal to voters of Punjab...
Modi spoke about divisive issues 421 times during campaign: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday expressed confidence that the INDIA bloc will secure a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls and give the country an inclusive and nationalistic government. People have endorsed their view that “it will be the end of democracy if the current government gets...
Prajwal Revanna arrested after he lands in Bengaluru
Suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna was arrested shortly after he reached the Bengaluru airport from Germany in the early hours of Friday. Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, who is facing charges of sexually abusing several women and filming the acts, was arrested by a special investigation team (SIT)...
Women’s turnout exceeds men’s in 60% seats
At least 60% of seats that went for polls in the sixth phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw higher female turnouts than males, for the first time in the ongoing polls. It was also the second election phase in which the overall women’s turnout surpassed the men’s. On...
Cong attacks Modi over Mahatma Gandhi remarks
The Congress on Wednesday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his remarks that ”the world did not know of Mahatma Gandhi till the film ’Gandhi’ was made” and said those whose ideological ancestors were involved in his assassination can never follow the path of truth shown by the ’Mahatma’....
