General Election 2019
(Search results - 143)IndiaMay 19, 2019, 4:54 PM IST
How exit polls work and why they are important
The exit poll numbers will predict the total number of seats each political party will bag during the Lok Sabha elections 2019
ElectionsMay 19, 2019, 3:49 PM IST
BJP threw its might in these 3 Bengal seats to win the final phase of elections
Sources say BJP zeroed in on three seats out of 9 that are going to poll today and threw their entire organisational might to win those three seats in the last phase.
ElectionsMay 19, 2019, 1:12 PM IST
Farhan Akhtar's big gaffe, appeals Bhopal a week later to vote against Sadhvi Pragya
Time is of essence in what Farhan did as he appealed the voters of Bhopal to vote on Sunday against BJP’s Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, but only a week after the city went to polls on May 12
IndiaMay 19, 2019, 12:30 PM IST
Lib-left ready with plan to sabotage mandate 2019
Attempts to trivialise the 2014 mandate began with ‘only 31 per cent’ jibe. That Modi was not voted in as the PM by the rest 69 pc was often invoked to insinuate that he was not the choice of more than two-thirds of the electorate
ElectionsMay 19, 2019, 9:23 AM IST
Know the 9 Bengal constituencies that are voting today
Nine constituencies in Bengal are voting today. Here is everything you need to know about the constituencies and who the key contenders are
ElectionsMay 19, 2019, 9:11 AM IST
Voting begins in final phase of Lok Sabha election
Over 10.01 crore voters are eligible to exercise their franchise. The Election Commission has set up more than 1.12 lakh polling stations and has deployed security personnel for smooth conduct of polls
IndiaMay 18, 2019, 4:16 PM IST
Why did Swapan Dasgupta claim 50,000 burqas are being brought in for Bengal election?
The burqa row didn't erupt for the first time this election. This April the BJP candidate from Amroha sounded an alert bell. Kanwar Singh Tanwar, BJP's sitting MP has also said the burqa-clad voters were casting fake votes.
IndiaMay 18, 2019, 12:00 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi says Congress has its own journalists?
On the final day of campaigning that ended with twin press conferences between Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi, the Congress president scored a massive self-goal by claiming the party has its own set of journalists
IndiaMay 17, 2019, 6:38 PM IST
During Lok Sabha polls 2019 PM Modi, Amit Shah crisscrossed almost 3 lakh km of India
According to Shah, the party had put in place 161 call centres across India — a rough average of one every two Lok Sabha seats — which reached out to 24 crore and 81 lakh beneficiaries of Centre as well of state government schemes
IndiaMay 17, 2019, 4:22 PM IST
Why Manoj Sinha should be confident of win in Ghazipur despite huge caste odds
The combined caste and Muslim votes of the SP-BSP combination based on the numerical strength of Muslims, Yadavs and Dalits is daunting. While there are four lakh Yadav voters in the constituency, another four are Dalits, and around 1.5 lakh are Muslim
IndiaMay 17, 2019, 2:09 PM IST
Now PM Modi heads for two-day cave meditation
The Special Protection Group (SPG) that is responsible for PM Modi's security is already stationed there sanitising each and every spot the prime minister will be visiting. Sources also confirm that a cave which has not been confirmed due to security reasons is earmarked where PM Modi may meditate.
IndiaMay 17, 2019, 11:07 AM IST
Bengal poll campaign: Election Commission is ‘biased’, says Arvind Kejriwal
Expressing his support for Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, Kejriwal said he hoped the people of the state would teach PM Modi a lesson in the Lok Sabha poll.
IndiaMay 17, 2019, 9:24 AM IST
Watch: Another BJP candidate attacked in Mamata's Bengal
Trinamool Congress cadres allegedly attacked Samik Bhattacharya who is the BJP candidate from Dum Dum constituency, near Kolkata. His car was targeted near Nager Bazar area. Dum Dum goes to poll on the last phase amid extreme political faceoff between BJP and TMC.
ViewsMay 15, 2019, 3:46 PM IST
India waits with bated breath; final phase of Lok Sabha polls can upset many calculations
The seats going to the polls are 13 each in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, nine in West Bengal, eight each in Bihar and Madhya Pradesh, four in Himachal Pradesh, three in Jharkhand and one in Chandigarh
IndiaMay 15, 2019, 1:38 PM IST
Delhi Police opens gates for new defamation suit against Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi had said in 2016: “Our soldiers who have shed their blood in Jammu and Kashmir, who have conducted the surgical strikes, you [PM Modi] are hiding behind their blood. You are cashing in on their sacrifice…”