Lok Sabha polling dates announced, Narendra Modi wishes political parties, candidates for elections
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): As the Election Commission announced the dates for the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wished all political parties and candidates for the general elections.
Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti 'glad' with EC order on armed forces to be 'kept out' of poll process
Srinagar, Mar 10 (UNI/IBNS) Reacting to the Election Commission's directive to political parties to keep armed forces out of political campaign, former chief ministers of Jammu and Kashmir Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti said they were 'glad,' as the order will end the BJP's tax payer-funded campaign.
Election Commission likely to announce LS poll dates today
New Delhi, Mar 10 (IBNS): The Election Commission is likely to announce the dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections at 5 PM on Sunday, media reports said.
Lalu Prasad authorised for selection of candidates for Lok Sabha and assembly byelections
Patna, Mar 9 (UNI) RJD`s central parliamentary board today authorised party president Lalu Prasad for selection of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and assembly byelections.
Congress names first list of candidates for Lok Sabha polls, Sonia Gandhi to contest from Rae Bareli
New Delhi, Mar 8 (IBNS): Ending all speculations over Sonia Gandhi's retirement, the Congress party has announced that she will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli seat in Uttar Pradesh.
LS Election: All sitting Congress MPs likely to get party ticket
Bengaluru, Man 7 (UNI) All the ten sitting Congress Lok Sabha members from Karnataka, including former Union Ministers M Veerappa Moily (Chikkaballapura) and K H Muniyappa (Kolar) are likely to be re-nominated by the party for the 2019-Lok sabha elections.
RLD joins SP-BSP alliance, terms it as 'Sangam' of opposition
Lucknow, Mar 5(UNI): Terming the SP-BSP -RLD alliance as a Sangam of the opposition against BJP, the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Tuesday officially joined the Samajwadi Party-Bahujan Samaj Party (SP-BSP) mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh for of the Lok Sabha election.
CPI names MLA C Divakaran for Thiruvananthapuram LS seat
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 5 (UNI) Communist Party of India (CPI), the second largest ally of Left Democratic Front (LDF) in Kerala, has decided to field former state minister and MLA C Divakaran to contest from Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat here.
EC team in J&K to review preparedness, schedule for LS polls soon
New Delhi, Mar 5 (UNI) The Election Commission led by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to review poll preparedness in view of the Lok Sabha elections.
CPI(M) for electoral tie-up with Congress in West Bengal Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Mar 4 (UNI) The CPI (M) on Monday favoured pooling of anti-BJP, anti-Trinamool votes by having a "no mutual contest" in the present six sitting Lok Sabha seats, currently held by Congress and the Left Front in West Bengal.
Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party names six candidates for Lok Sabha polls
New Delhi, Mar 2 (IBNS): The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday announced candidates for six Lok Sabha constituencies in Delhi.
Tamil Nadu : DMK allots one LS seat to KMDK
Chennai, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) : The Opposition DMK in Tamil Nadu on Tuesday allotted one seat to its ally, the Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK), for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Congress President Rahul Gandhi to visit Assam today
Guwahati, Feb 26 (UNI/IBNS) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi is all set to visit Assam today to kick-start his campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
No tie-up with AAP in Lok Sabha elections: Sheila Dikshit
New Delhi, Feb 24 (UNI) Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Sheila Dikshit on Sunday clarified that the Congress party will contest the Lok Sabha elections on its own, and will sweep all the seven seats in Delhi.
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IBNS): In his last Mann Ki Baat address before the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday expressed is hopes that he will once again return to address the nation in his monthly radio programme after winning the elections.