Bengaluru: Karnataka’s ruling coalition partner Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) supremo H.D. Deve Gowda and his grandson Nikhil Kumaraswamy on Monday filed their nominations from Tumkur and Mandya Lok Sabha constituencies respectively. Gowda filed his nomination at the Deputy Commissioner’s office in Tumkur as the joint candidate of the JD-S-Congress alliance. The 85-year-old former Prime Minister was […]
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Election Commission joins Twitter ahead of LS polls
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday joined Twitter ahead of the Lok Sabha elections while the micro-blogging site also launched a special election emoji aimed at encouraging participation in election-related discussions, encouraging more people to go and vote. Available in 12 languages, the election emoji would feature an image of the Parliament […]
BJP may field dozen of RS members in LS polls
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which has several Rajya Sabha members serving as ministers in the Union cabinet, may field a dozen of them in the Lok Sabha elections, especially from states where it has adequate representation in the Assembly and will be able to replace them in the Upper House. The Rajya […]
Sharad Pawar not to contest LS polls
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar on Monday announced that he will not contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The NCP had on February 13 said that Pawar would contest from Madha in Maharashtra. IANS
SP-BSP alliance announces seat division for LS polls
Lucknow : Over a month after announcing an alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) announced the allocation of seats to each partner on Thursday. In a statement, the leaders of the two parties, SP President Akhilesh Yadav and BSP chief Mayawati announced that while […]
Opposition decides to have pre-poll alliance, common minimum programme for LS polls
New Delhi : In a significant development, major national parties on Thursday decided to have a pre-poll pact and a common minimum programme (CMP) to defeat the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha polls even as Congress appeared to keep its options open about tying up with Trinamool Congress in West Bengal and the AAP […]
Raman Singh may contest LS polls
New Delhi : Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and BJP leader Raman Singh is likely to be fielded in the coming Lok Sabha elections. According to sources, he will contest from Rajnandgaon, which is represented by his son Abhishek Singh. Abhishek may be relocated to some other seat, sources said. Raman Singh had earlier been elected […]
Will fight LS polls alone in Bengal: Mamata
Kolkata : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Saturday her Trinamool Congress would fight the 2019 General elections alone in West Bnegal and warned the Congress and the Left “not to join hands with the BJP” in the state while seeking her support at the Centre. Addressing the party’s Martyr’s Day rally here, […]