Karnataka Congress corporator's daughter killed; CM Siddaramaiah cites 'personal reasons'
Bengaluru/IBNS: A massive slugfest between the incumbent Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started after a ruling party corporator's daughter was murdered in the Hubballi city of Karnataka, media reports said.
'Great response, people voting for NDA in record numbers': PM Modi on first phase turnout
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has received a "great response" in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, which saw a voter turnout of 60.03 percent on average nationwide.
'Opposition got donations through bonds, is that extortion as well?' Amit Shah slams Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Heavily countering the Opposition's charge on the now-scrapped electoral bonds system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah Friday asked if those parties would also describe donations they received through bonds as "extortion" money
Millions of Indians vote in the biggest phase of Lok Sabha polls, 60.03 pct turnout recorded
New Delhi/IBNS: Voters' turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, projected by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as a milestone to 2047 and the Opposition as a battle for democracy's survival, was 60.03 percent on Friday as polling was held in 102 seats across 21 states and Union Territories.
'Vote for the G.O.A.T.': Modi's BJP reaches out to first-time voters in a viral rap song ad
New Delhi/IBNS: After Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chat with top Indian gamers, the country's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is seeking its third straight term, has reached out to the first-time voters- read Gen Z- with an interesting rap song video, which is now trending on social media.
Bengal reports incidents of violence in first phase of Lok Sabha polls
Kolkata/IBNS: Several incidents of violence and intimidation have been reported from West Bengal as the Lok Sabha elections began with three seats in the politically-intensified state, media reports said.
Lok Sabha polls: Tamil Nadu BJP chief Annamalai casts vote, counters DMK's 'money' charge
Chennai/IBNS: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief K Annamalai lashed out at the ruling DMK and opposition party AIADMK casting his vote as the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu are being held in the first phase on Friday.
Hyderabad/IBNS: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has exuded confidence in Congress leader Rahul Gandhi becoming the next Prime Minister of the country.
'Daydreaming': Ravi Shankar Prasad on Rahul Gandhi's claim that BJP won't cross 150 seats
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has termed Congress top leader Rahul Gandhi's claims that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will get maximum 150 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as his "daydreaming".
New Delhi/IBNS: The ABP-CVoter opinion poll, the last one before the Lok Sabha elections 2024, has projected a total vote share of 46.6 percent for the BJP-led NDA, with the saffron party likely to win 40.2 percent of the votes.
EC bans Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over derogatory remarks against Hema Malini
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission Tuesday banned Congress leader Randeep Surjewala from campaigning for 48 hours over his alleged derogatory remarks on actor-turned-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Hema Malini.
Chennai/IBNS: As Tamil Nadu gears up for voting in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls on April 19, Chief Minister MK Stalin has attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is at the centre of BJP's election campaign, as “anti-Tamil Nadu” and “anti-federalism”.
BJP fields Abhijit Das against TMC's Abhishek Banerjee in Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has named Abhijit Das (Bobby) as its candidate to take on West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Diamond Harbour constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
'Everyone will regret when there is honest reflection': PM Modi on scrapping electoral bonds
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the scrapping of the electoral bonds - in a landmark decision by the Supreme Court in February - is a decision "everyone will regret when there is honest reflection".
Is Annamalai the BJP's game-changer in Tamil Nadu, dominated by Dravidian Politics?
Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to go solo in this Lok Sabha election in Tamil Nadu, ditching its alliance with the AIADMK in the Dravidian-party-dominated southern state.