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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Congress rules out tie-up with AAP, says ‘no alliance in Delhi’

Sheila Dikshit, Delhi Congress chief and former chief minister, said there will be no alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Read More
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BSP, SP face exodus after discord among ticket aspirants

All is not well in the SP-BSP alliance as both the parties are facing an exodus of senior members who fear they would be denied tickets following the seat-sharing move. Read More
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With eye on poll, BJP rolls NaMo Rath selling Modi merchandise

The mini trucks, “NaMo Rath”, are painted in saffron colour with huge photos of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will sell small merchandises inspired by the PM Modi. Read More
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Ex-BJD MP Baijayant Jay Panda joins BJP ahead of LS election

With the general election around the corner, former Biju Janata Dal MP Baijayant Jay Panda has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, on Monday. Panda had quit the BJD nine months ago after falling out with the BJD chief and Odisha chief minister, Naveen Patnaik. Read More
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