Patna, May 3 (IANS) RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Friday appealed to people not to support and vote for his father-in-law Chandrika Rai, who is the party candidate from Saran…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, May 3 (IANS) The water crisis in the Himachal Pradesh capital, which virtually left the residents high and dry last summer, is turning out to be a major poll issue this…
By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, May 1 (IANS) Family members, mainly spouses, campaigning for candidates are common feature in elections. In Jharkhand, spouses of political bigwigs, including Arjun Munda, Jayant Sinha and Kriti Jha Azad are…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, May 1 (IANS) A visibly jittery BJP government in Himachal Pradesh has gone back on its statement on legalising cannabis cultivation, a major election issue in the hill state. Within hours…
Ludhiana, April 30 (IANS) He has no high-profile means or a campaign strategy as he moves around on an Activa scooter with his lone Punjab Police security guard riding pillion. But ‘Baba Jee Burger Wale’,…
Chandigarh, April 30 (IANS) With the stakes being high in the Haryana Lok Sabha elections, whose results will influence the state’s Assembly elections to be held in October, the Congress is betting big on its…
Bolpur (West Bengal), April 29 (IANS) Embarrassing the saffron leadership, the BJP’s candidate for West Bengal’s Jadavpur constituency, Anupam Hazra, who was expelled by Trinamool Congress for anti-party activities, on Monday met the state’s ruling…
Umaria, April 29 (IANS) 104-year-old Bano Bi on Monday cast her vote for the Lok Sabha elections in Umaria of Madhya Pradesh. She was accompanied by her grandson Saddam Khan and his wife Nazma Begum…
Shimla, April 29 (IANS) Only one woman — Nisha Katoch — is contesting the 2019 Lok Sabha election in Himachal Pradesh, even when women account for 49 per cent of the electorate in the state…
Jaipur, April 29 (IANS) Union Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore on Monday expressed confidence that all the crowd queuing up outside various polling stations in Rajasthan is in favour of the BJP. “Definitely this shows the…
By Vishal Gulati Shimla, April 29 (IANS) In a fresh tug of war between two Congress arch rivals in Himachal Pradesh, six-time former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and former Telecom Minister Sukh Ram, the former…
Ranchi, April 29 (IANS) A woman who was heading to a polling booth to cast her vote in the ongoing elections to the three Lok Sabha seats in Jharkhand on Monday, died after falling from…
Srinagar, April 27 (IANS) A run for vote mini-marathon was held on Saturday to prompt voters to exercise their democratic rights in Jammu and Kashmir’s Leh district. Brand Ambassador of Jammu and Kashmir Election Authority…
Jaipur, April 27 (IANS) Saturday turned into ‘star war day’ in Rajasthan with many Bollywood stars campaigning for candidates of different parties. Saturday was the last day of campaigning in the state. The campaigning stopped…
Chandigarh, April 27 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh’s latest diktat to the party leadership to perform or perish has not gone down too well with the Congress leaders in the state. Ministers and legislators…
Kolkata, April 26 (IANS) WWE wrestler Dalip Singh Rana, popularly known by his ring name ‘The Great Khali’, on Friday joined the campaign of BJP’s Jadavpur constituency candidate Anupam Hazra. Khali sought votes for his…
Gurdaspur (Punjab), April 26 (IANS) Gurdaspur may be one of the least developed Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab but it does not lack a fascination for Bollywood bigwigs. Having elected actor Vinod Khanna as its…
Amethi, April 26 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters attacked Congress MLC Deepak Singh on a live debate on a TV news channel in Uttar Pradesh here. The incident occurred late on Thursday when the…
Chandigarh, April 25 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal’s first couple — party President Sukhbir Singh Badal and his Union Minister wife Harsimrat Kaur Badal, are making a couple entry in the Lok Sabha elections in…
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) While political lingo has hit a new low among leaders across the country for the 2019 general elections, the statement of one Punjab politician regarding his opponent appears to be demeaning…