New Delhi: After the BJP failed to get a majority of its own in Lok Sabha elections, the Congress claimed it was a mandate against Prime Minister Narendra Modi even as it showed readiness to explore opportunities of government formation saying it will decide on further action on Wednesday after meeting other INDIA bloc partners….
New Delhi: After the Lok Sabha election results, the INDIA bloc leaders will meet at Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s residence on Wednesday evening to decide on their further strategy and whether to reach out to their former allies Nitish Kumar and Chandrababu Naidu for government formation. Sources said top opposition leaders of the alliance would…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Tuesday poised to form the government for a third consecutive term notwithstanding crushing losses in three Hindi heartland states after a bitterly fought election that was projected as a referendum on his popularity. The Bharatiya Janata Party, whose candidates had contested in the name of Modi, won…
Amaravati: Chandrababu Naidu is set to take oath as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for the fourth time as the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sweeps the state in the 2024 state Assembly elections. The Telugu Desam Party (TDP) has already secured victory in one Assembly seat and is leading in another 132. Meanwhile, another…
Patna: Powered by a better-than-expected show from Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), the ruling NDA was poised to retain the upper hand in the state where its candidates were leading in 34 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats. The JD(U) was leading in all but two of the 16 seats it had contested, as…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyes a record-equalling third straight term in power amid the INDIA opposition bloc’s hope of springing a surprise as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election is set for Tuesday, bringing an end to a marathon polling exercise stretching over 80 days. While most experts have long…
New York: Rahul Dravid on Monday confirmed that the T20 World Cup will be his last tournament as head coach of the Indian cricket team. Dravid’s announcement was anticipated as he was not expected to reapply for the high-profile job after the BCCI invited the applications last month. Speaking to reporters ahead of India’s World…
New Delhi: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday dared the opposition to share evidence of allegations that returning officers and district magistrates were influenced to vitiate the poll process so the panel could take action against them. The opposition should also tell the Commission about those trying to influence the poll process before the…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi eyes a record-equalling third straight term in power amid the INDIA opposition bloc’s hope of springing a surprise as the counting of votes for the Lok Sabha election is set for Tuesday, bringing an end to a marathon polling exercise stretching over 80 days. While most experts have long…
New Delhi: Citing the Conduct of Election Rules, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday said the count of postal ballots will start first across all counting centres and asserted that there was “no doubt about it”. Responding to questions at a press conference here, he said after half-an-hour of the start of the postal…
