Campaigning for 6th phase of LS polls to end this evening

Campaigning for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections will end this evening. 117 parliamentary constituencies spread over 12 States and Union Territory will go to polls in this phase on Thursday. These are all 39 seats in Tamil Nadu, 19 in Maharashtra, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Madhya Pradesh, 7 e...

Campaigning for 6th phase of LS polls to end this evening

Polling begins for re-poll at 1 polling station of Inner-Manipur LS seat

Polling began at seven this morning for the re-poll at one polling station of Inner-Manipur Parliamentary Constituency. The re-poll was necessitated due to polling of more than the number of voters at a polling station at Thoubal Moijing in Thoubal District of the parliamentary constituency which we...

Campaigning ends today for 6th phase of LS polls

Congress, left and other parties demand action against Togadia; EC seeks recordings of his speech

The Congress and some other parties today came down heavily on VHP leader Pravin Togadia for his alleged statement to evict minority community from certain areas in Rajkot, Gujarat.Demanding strict action against the VHP leader, Congress' Legal Department secretary K C Mittal in a letter to Chi...

Election Commission orders FIR against Giriraj Singh

The Election Commission has ordered to file FIR against Bihar BJP leader Giriraj Singh for his alleged controversial comment that has been described by rival parties as violation of Model Code of Conduct.Bihar additional chief electoral officer R Lakshmanan today said Election Commission has instruc...

Rahul pitches for pro-poor, secular govt at Centre; says, India does not need a govt that promotes hate & anger

Making a strong pitch for a pro-poor, secular government at the Centre, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi today said India does not need a government that promotes hate and anger. Addressing an election rally at Ramanathapuram in Tamilnadu, he said that while the opposition talks of corruption, i...

Rahul says, if voted to power, Congress will give right to medicine & surgery for poor

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has said if voted to power, his party will give right to medicine and surgery for poor so that they get free medical treatment. Campaigning for Congress candidate at Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu today he said a dedicated ministry for fisheries at the centre is pr...

Modi calls on people to end dynastic politics to save democracy in the country

BJP leader Narendra Modi today called on the people to end dynastic politics to save democracy in the country.Addressing an election rally at Hardoi in Uttar Pradesh he said Samajwadi party government lead by Mulayam Singh Yadav's family in Uttar Pradesh has ruined the State and it has neglecte...

Bihar: Above 36% voting recorded till 12 noon in re-polling at 25 polling centers

In Bihar, about 36.5 percent voting was recorded till 12 noon in the re-polling at 25 polling centers. According to state election office, in Patliputra constituency polling centers reported 38 percent voting, while Munger reported 35 percent. Re-polling will continue till 3 pm and is going on smoot...