Stage set for 1st phase of Lok Sabha elections in Assam tomorrow

In Assam, all steps have been taken to conduct peaceful polling on Monday. Polling will take place from 7 am to 5 pm in Kaliabor, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Jorhat, and Tezpur seats.A total of 51 candidates are in the fray including 5 women. Over 64 lakh voters are eligible to exercise their franchise in...

FIR lodged against BJP leader Amit Shah for hate speeches in UP

In Uttar Pradesh a FIR has been lodged against the BJP leader Amit Shah for his alleged hate speeches.FIR was lodged on Sunday at Kotwali police station in Bijnore district under Representation of the People Act and different clauses of IPC.The Returning officer of the Bijnore Lok Sabha Constituency...

Amit Shah hate speech issue: Muzaffarnagar, Bijnore, Shamli DEOs submits reports to UP CEO

In Uttar Pradesh the Districts Election Officers of Muzaffarnagar, Bijnore and Shamli have submitted their reports to the Chief Election officer CEO of the State about the alleged hate speeches of BJP leader Amit shah.They have also submitted CDs of speeches of Amit Shah to the CEO.Most of the polit...

BJP, TDP announce pre-poll alliance in Telangana & Seemandhra regions

The BJP and TDP today announced a pre-poll alliance in Telangana and Seemandhra regions for the ongoing general elections despite protests from the party leaders. BJP spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar and TDP President Chandrababu Naidu announced this at a press conference in Hyderabad a short while ag...

BJP, TDP announce pre-poll alliance in Telangana & Seemandhra regions

The BJP and TDP today announced a pre-poll alliance in Telangana and Seemandhra regions for the ongoing general elections despite protests from the party leaders. BJP spokesperson Prakash Jawadekar and TDP President Chandrababu Naidu announced this at a press conference in Hyderabad a short while ag...

Stage set for Lok Sabha elections with first phase of polling Tomorrow

The first of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections begins tomorrow in six constituencies in two states. Five constituencies in Assam -- Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat,Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur and Tripura (West) in Tripura -- will go to polls on Monday.Campaign has already ended in these constituencies and th...

First phase of Lok Sabha elections begins tomorrow

The first of the nine-phased Lok Sabha elections begins tomorrow in six constituencies in two states. Five constituencies in Assam -- Tezpur, Kaliabor, Jorhat,Dibrugarh and Lakhimpur and Tripura (West) in Tripura -- will go to polls on Monday.Campaign has already ended in these constituencies and th...

EC reviews poll preparedness in West Bengal

The full bench of the Election Commission reviewed the Lok Sabha election preparedness in West Bengal with the representatives of the recognised political parties of the state in Kolkata this morning. The full bench led by the Chief Election Commission V.S.Sampath and two other Election Commissioner...

Rush to register as a political party rises, total number stands at 1,627

The announcement of Lok Sabha elections has seen a rush to register as a political party with as many as 34 new outfits registering themselves with the Election Commission in 16 days.The total number of registered, unrecognised political parties in India now stand at 1,627.These registered but unrec...

SP, Congress & AAP demand arrest of Amit Shah for his hate speech