New Delhi: The Congress decision to nominate star boxer Vijender Singh for the prestigious South Delhi constituency has come as a surprise to many but former chief national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu has not been taken aback at the development. The longest serving national coach in Indian boxing history, Sandhu was in charge when Vijender […]
Category: LS POLLS 2019
BJP obsessed with my family, says Priyanka Gandhi
Khaga (Fatehpur): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of being obsessed with her family, saying that 50 per cent of the BJP leaders’ speeches were devoted to blaming her family but they never talked about what they did in last five years. Addressing a rally here in the […]
Fearing defeat, opposition blaming EVMs: Modi
Lohardagga (Jharkhand): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that the opposition parties had started blaming EVMs after the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections because they feared defeat. “The three phases of Lok Sabha elections are over and the opposition parties, fearing defeat, have started blaming EVMs. Their faces now wear the look […]
Denied ticket by BJP, Udit Raj joins Congress in presence of Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi: Disgruntled BJP MP Udit Raj, who was denied a ticket for the Lok Sabha Elections 2019 by the party, on Wednesday joined Congress party in presence of Congress President Rahul Gandhi. Udit Raj, a Lok Sabha member from North West Delhi, switched over to the Congress within a day after the BJP fielded […]
Modi biopic should be released after polls: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission has reiterated that its decision to ban the release of the biographical film on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the ongoing polls is valid, a source here said on Wednesday. The Election Commission (EC) submitted its report in a sealed cover on the biopic “PM Narendra Modi” starring Vivek Oberoi to […]
Smriti Irani unleashes ‘Shoe-war’ in Amethi
Lucknow: The ‘shoe-war unleashed by Union Minister Smriti Irani in Amethi has taken politics to new depths. The Minister has distributed shoes in some villages of the constituency after she saw the local villagers walking barefoot. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed this as an insult to the people of Amethi and said that the […]
Gautam Gambhir among Delhi’s richest Lok Sabha candidates
New Delhi: With an annual income of over Rs 12 crore, cricketer-turned-politican Gautam Gambhir is among the richest of all the candidates in fray for the Lok Sabha election in Delhi. Gambhir, who was nominated by the BJP in East Delhi against AAP’s Atishi, has shown an income of over Rs 12.4 crore in the income […]
66% voter turnout in third phase polls
New Delhi: The third phase of Lok Sabha polls saw a voter turnout of 66 per cent compared to 69.03 per cent in 2014 with some states such as Odisha and Goa recording lower turnouts and a few others like Bihar witnessing a higher participation. Addressing a press conference here, Senior Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha […]
BJP risks 4 seats in UP in face of SP-BSP challenge
New Delhi: Out of the 10 seats that went to the polls in Uttar Pradesh in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) runs the risk of losing four of its own seats and may not be able to wrest three from the Samajwadi Party (SP) if the […]
BJP dumps Union Minister Vijay Sampla; he terms it ‘cow slaughter’
Chandigarh: As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday chose to dump Union Minister of State Vijay Sampla for the Hoshiarpur (SC) Lok Sabha seat in Punjab, Sampla reacted strongly calling the party’s decision a “cow slaughter”. “Bahut dukh hua, Bhajpa (BJP) ne gau hatya kar di (It is very sad, the BJP has committed cow […]