Pune: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said this Lok Sabha election is not about family relations but a battle between Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ajit Pawar’s wife Sunetra, the NCP’s candidate from the Baramati Lok Sabha constituency in Pune district, officially launched her campaign by offering prayers…
Parbhani: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dubbed the Congress a vine that does not have roots or branches but sucks dry those who lend support to it. Addressing a rally in Parbhani in Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, Modi said the 2024 Lok Sabha elections are all about making India a developed and self-reliant country. In…
Lucknow: Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul was chuffed to get most of his decisions right as he guided his team to a convincing eight-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings in an IPL game here on Friday. Rahul had a good day in office as he was spot-on with his bowling changes and…
Jaipur: Senior BJP leader and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said “bumper voting” has taken place in the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections and claimed that people were heard chanting “Modi, Modi” after casting their votes. Twelve parliamentary seats in Rajasthan were among the 102 that went to polls in the…
Kolkagar: Sporadic incidents of violence marred the first phase of Lok Sabha polls in the three parliamentary constituencies in Bengal, as TMC and the BJP workers clashed with each other in various parts of violence-prone Cooch Behar seat. Both the TMC and the BJP lodged 80 and 39 complaints, respectively, related to poll violence, voter…
Chennai: A slew of political leaders and celebrities exercised their franchise in their respective polling stations across Tamil Nadu on Friday for the Lok Sabha polls. Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi cast his vote at a polling booth here while Chief Minister M K Stalin, former Chief Ministers, O Panneerselvam and Edappadi K Palaniswami…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday claimed that a “silent undercurrent” is brewing across western Uttar Pradesh against the “failures” of the Modi government, as it flagged issues such as “neglect” of sugarcane farmers and examination paper leaks. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh attacked the BJP-led central government ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s poll…
New Delhi: The first phase of Lok Sabha elections concluded at 6 pm on Friday, marking the commencement of the world’s largest democratic exercise. With a staggering 970 million eligible voters, this monumental election is set for a long and winding path across 44 days before culminating in the seventh phase on June 1. The biggest…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): TDP supremo N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh and current YSRCP MP P V Midhun Reddy were among candidates who filed their nominations on Thursday for the Assembly elections and Lok Sabha polls to be held simultaneously in Andhra Pradesh. For the Assembly elections, a delegation of TDP, BJP and Janasena leaders…
Hyderabad: Criticising the Congress for becoming ‘outdated’ and losing its relevance in the country’s political spectrum, senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh on Friday said BJP does politics for the sake of the nation building and not merely for coming to power. Addressing a party gathering before Union Minister Kishan Reddy filed his nomination for Lok…
