Counting of votes to start in 25 Lok Sabha and 57 assembly seats in NE
Guwahati, May 23 (IBNS): The counting of votes polled in 25 parliamentary seats, located across eight states of North East India and 60 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh, will take place at around 8 am on Thursday amid tight security.
Lok Sabha polls: Counting of votes to be held today
New Delhi, May 23 (IBNS): Ending all suspense, the counting of votes of the Lok Sabha polls will be held on Thursday as the nation will witness who will administer it for the next five years.
New Delhi, May 22 (IBNS): The Ministry of Home Affairs has alerted the State Chief Secretaries and Directors General of Police regarding possibility of eruption of violence in different parts of the country in connection with the counting of votes on Thursday.
Lok Sabha polls: All arrangements in place for vote counting in Kashmir
Srinagar, May 22 (UNI) All arrangements have been put in place for the smooth conduct of counting of votes on Thursday for Lok Sabha election in Kashmir valley, which sends three representatives to Parliament.
All eyes on West Bengal as exit polls challenge Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata, May 22 (UNI) The outcome of the Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal - arguably the most exciting that went to polls in seven phases from April 11 to May 19 - will be out on Thursday, with the fate of 466 candidates from 42 seats to be decided.
BJP chief Amit Shah convenes thanksgiving meeting for Union Council of Ministers
New Delhi, May 21 (UNI) BJP president Amit Shah on Tuesday will meet the Union Council of ministers to 'thank them' for their service to the nation during last five years.
Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati meet in Lucknow to decide their 'next step'
Lucknow, May 20 (IBNS): As major exit polls predicted that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party is gearing up to form the government for second straight term, grand alliance partners in Uttar Pradesh-Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav- met in Lucknow to prepare for the 'next step' on Monday.
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan claims LDF to get thumping majority
Thiruvananthapuram, May 20 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday said the CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) will get a thumping majority in the Lok Sabha elections.
Lok Sabha Polls: Around 65 per cent turnout in Bengal; Sporadic violence reported
Kolkata, May 19 (UNI) Amidst sporadic skirmishes, Bengal recorded 65 per cent turnout on Sunday in the seventh and final phase Lok Sabha eletion to nine Parliamentary seats of Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin and Kolkata Uttar in Bengal. Barring a few minor incidents of violence, the polling passed off by and large peacefully.
India votes in final phase of Lok Sabha polls, violence and rigging mars Bengal balloting
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): India voted in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Sunday as violence and electoral malpractices were once again reported from West Bengal where the key battle is between the state's ruling Trinamool Congress and the emerging force that is Bharatiya Janata Party.
BJP candidate from Godda alleges man-handling by JVM(P) supporters
Godda, May 19 (UNI) BJP candidate from Godda Lok Sabha seat Nishikant Dubey today accused the JVM(P) supporters of being involved in man-handling with him while he was trying to get inside one of the polling booths in Poriyahaat.
TMC goons vandalise BJP candidates vehicles in Jadavpur, Diamond Harbour: Babul Supriyo
Kolkata, May 19 (IBNS): Union Minister and BJP candidate Babul Supriyo on Sunday said that Trinamool Congress 'goons' have attacked BJP candidates' vehicles in areas like Jadavpur and Diamond Harbour in West Bengal.
Bihar: Polling begins for seventh and last phase Lok Sabha election
Patna, May 19 (UNI) Polling began on a peaceful note at 7 AM this morning amid tight security arrangements in eight seats for seventh and last phase Lok Sabha election in Bihar where more than 1.52 crore electorate would exercise their franchise to decide the fate of 157 candidates, including four union ministers Ravi Shankar Prasad, Ashwini Kumar Chaubey, Ram Kripal Yadav and R K Singh.
Urging people to vote in record numbers in this phase: Modi
New Delhi, May 19 (IBNS): Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday urged people to exercise their franchise in the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls.
Lok Sabha poll: Three poll officials die during polling duties in HP
Shimla, May 19 (UNI) Three Election officials have been killed during Election duties till Saturday in road accident and others reason, senior officials of state election department confirmed here on Sunday.