Some AAP, TMC leaders claim LS poll during Ramzan will help BJP

Ramzan is expected to commence either on May 5 or 6 and will last for about 29 days. The seven-phase Lok Sabha election will be held from April 11 to May 19 and the results will be declared on May 23. Read More
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BJP’s in alliance-making spree, confident to retain power

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party appears more confident than before in the final run-up to the 2019 general election, announced on Sunday, after forming alliances with regional parties and making seat-sharing arrangements with smaller groups. Read More
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Farm distress higher during Modi rule than UPA time: Report

Even as farmers saw very low increase, or even decrease, in price for their produce, the growth on agricultural wage hasn’t fallen as much. This means, while farm income has fallen labour wages remained more or less the same, squeezing the farmer’s income further. Read More
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EC warns parties not to use armed forces for campaign

The Election Commission, on Sunday, while announcing the dates for the coming general election, said photographs of defence personnel cannot be used to promote political parties during campaign. Read More
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EC declares dates for 2019 LS poll, voting to take place in 7 phases

The Election Commission of India has announced the much-awaited poll dates for the Lok Sabha election, on Sunday. The election will be held in seven phases starting from April 11 and ending on May 19. The votes will be counted on May 23. Read More
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Kanhaiya Kumar left out from first list of CPI LS candidates

The Communist Party of India, on Thursday, has declared its first list of 15 candidates for the Lok Sabha election. However, Kanhaiya Kumar, the former Jawaharlal Nehru University Student Union leader, was not included in the list. Read More
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Congress reopens talks with SP-BSP alliance for tie-up in UP

The Congress party, which is set to announce its second list of candidates, has opened a back channel for talks with the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh for a tie-up in the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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SP releases its 1st list of LS picks, Mulayam to contest from Mainpuri

The Samajwadi Party has named six candidates in its first list for the Lok Sabha election, which includes the party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s cousins Dharmendra Yadav and Akshay Yadav. Read More
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Congress names LS picks for 15 seats; Sonia, Rahul in 1st list

The Congress has announced its first list of candidates for the Lok Sabha election. In the first list, the Congress has announced the names of its 15 picks for Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat. Read More
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Ahead of LS poll, Modi to visit UP with projects worth ₹20,000 crore

With the general election around the corner, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Uttar Pradesh’s two politically important cities – Varanasi and Kanpur, on Friday, where he is expected to launch several big-ticket projects in Varanasi and Kanpur. Read More
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