Indian Parliamentary Election News 2018

BJP has entered kitchens to see what's cooking, says Congress leader

Posted On : Feb 25,2018

Guwahati, Feb 25 (IANS) Accusing the BJP of playing the politics of religion, senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday said the party had been entering the people's kitchen to see what meat they were eating...

BJP's 48 months rule must be compared to Congress' 48 years: Modi

Posted On : Feb 25,2018

Puducherry, Feb 25 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the Congress and its rule over India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that the party's government have done "injustice" to the people.

PM Modi to address rallies in poll-bound Meghalaya, Nagaland tomorrow

Posted On : Feb 22,2018

SHILLONG/KOHIMA: Prime Minister 

Meghalaya elections: Regional parties queer Congress poll pitch

Posted On : Feb 22,2018

Umsning/Mairang/Shillong: The incumbent Congress is up against its toughest ever electoral challenge in Meghalaya.

Make impossible possible, complete NRC by May 31: SC

Posted On : Feb 22,2018

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to complete the work on upgradation of the National Register of Citizens by May 31 as it rejected the plea for time till June 30, s...

CPI-M alleges electoral law violation in Tripura polls, demands paper slip counting

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The CPI-M on Tuesday demanded that the Election Commission order a "thorough probe" into the alleged violations of electoral law during the Tripura polls on Sunday, as also count of VVPAT sl...

NDPP engaged in 'politics without agenda': Nagaland CM

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Mon (Nagaland), Feb 20 (IANS) Nagaland Chief Minister T.R Zeliang on Tuesday termed the newly- floated Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) as a party engaged in politics without any agenda.

Meghalaya government failed to take up issue on coal ban: NPP

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Mawshynrut (Meghalaya), Feb 21 (IANS) Meghalaya's opposition National People's Party (NPP) on Tuesday accused the Mukul Sangma government for failing to take up the issue of coal mining with the Central government p...

Will not invite NDA leaders to HAM functions: Manjhi

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) Striking a discordant note, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President and former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Wednesday said he will not invite any NDA leader to a party function since he was...

We have people's support, says Rahul after massive road show in Shillong

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Shillong, Feb 21 (IANS) Thousand of people from all walks of life came out on the streets of the Meghalaya capital as Congress President Rahul Gandhi held a massive road show ahead of the February 27 assembly electi...

Kerala Congress starts preparing for Lok Sabha polls

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 20 (IANS) The Kerala unit of the Congress has started preparing for the Lok Sabha polls after former Defence Minister A.K. Antony said last week that the Central government might go for elect...

Another IED recovered in poll-bound Meghalaya

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Tura (Meghalaya), Feb 20 (IANS) Averting a major tragedy, Special Force-10 commandos on Tuesday recovered another Improvised Explosive Device (IED) left by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels in poll-bou...

MP leaders ride 'rath', bullock cart to woo voters

Posted On : Feb 21,2018

Bhopal, Feb 20 (IANS) A modern 'rath' and a bullock cart are among the preferred modes of transport for top Madhya Pradesh leaders to campaign in the run-up to the February 24 bypolls in Mungawali and Shivpuri Assem...

BJP names candidates for three Lok Sabha bypolls in UP, Bihar

Posted On : Feb 19,2018

New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 19 (IANS) The BJP on Monday announced candidates for the by-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh and Araria in Bihar, scheduled to be held on March 11.

BJP wins majority of Gujarat municipalities but share comes down

Posted On : Feb 19,2018

Ahmedabad, Feb 19 (IANS) Gujarat's ruling BJP on Monday retained power in most of the 75 municipalities in 22 districts where polling was held last week though in line with the December 2017 assembly pol...