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  • Endless BJP bickering pushes parties into poll mode
    Bangalore, Jan 22: The Congress, leading the central government, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka for the first time, have found a common tune - early elections.

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  • Five states to pick new assemblies in January-March
    New Delhi, Dec 24: Elections will be held in Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand between Jan 28 and March 3, 2012 in a battle involving 137 million voters. The votes will be cou....
  • West Bengal seat tally for 84 seats
    Kolkata, May 13: Following is the tally for the 84 seats results of which were declared so far in the West Bengal assembly election today:

    Total no of seats - 294

    Results d....
  • 260 Bengal candidates face criminal charges
    Kolkata, May 9: Over 20 percent of the candidates in the West Bengal assembly polls whose affidavits were analysed by a non-governmental organisation were found to have criminal charges pendin....
  • Seventh phase of Bihar panchayat polls begins
    Patna, May 9: Voting for the seventh phase of the Bihar panchayat polls began today amidst tight security, officials said.

    Polling started at 7 a.m. and voters, particularly women, w....
  • Bengal political groups satisfied with polling
    Kolkata, May 7: Political parties in West Bengal today gave a thumbs up to the Election Commission (EC) for the peaceful conduct of the fifth phase of polls in the state.

    West Bengal....
  • 83 percent votes cast in round five of Bengal polls
    Kolkata, May 7: An estimated 83 percent voting was recorded in three Maoist-affected districts as well as parts of Burdwan in the fifth and penultimate phase of the West Bengal assembly polls t....
  • Involve youth in election process: Quraishi
    Panaji, Aug 31: The Election Commission of India is pulling out all stops to ensure the participation of the youth, especially those disillusioned by politicians, in the country's poll proc....
  • India's voting machines are open to fraud, says group
    New Delhi, April 29: The electronic voting machines (EVMs) used in India are vulnerable to fraud, and it is important for votes to be counted in a manner that can be seen and verified, a group ....
  • EVMs enhance credibility of India's elections: PM
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today listed electronic voting machines (EVMs) as one of the breakthroughs that had lent credibility to the Indian electoral process.

    "The....
  • Jharkhand to hold first panchayat polls
    Ranchi: Thanks to the Supreme Court, Jharkhand can now hold its first panchayat polls.

    This follows the apex court's decision on Tuesday to uphold a key provision of the Panchayat....
  • Ballot papers to be used in Madhya Pradesh civic polls
    Bhopal: Ballot papers would be used, instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), in the civic polls slated before Dec 20 in Madhya Pradesh, the state Election Commissioner said today.

  • Central forces will sit in barracks during polls: Achuthanandan
    Kochi: Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan today said the central paramilitary forces will have to "sit in barracks" during Nov 7 by-elections in the state.

    "If they ....
  • Another key leader quits Chiranjeevi's party
    Hyderabad: Actor-turned-politician Chiranjeevi's Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) today received another jolt when a key leader, K.S.R. Murthy, quit the party.

    Murthy, a former MP who pla....
  • Top French official praises Indian elections
    New Delhi: A top French official has praised India for the successful conduct of the Lok Sabha elections saying it was a "fresh and dazzling demonstration of the vitality of the Indian demo....
  • Indian election statistics astonish British MPs
    London: Members of the world's oldest parliament have been hearing some mind-boggling facts and figures about the recent general elections in India.

    India's electorate of 714 ....
  • A fortnight later, Paswan still too shocked to speak
    New Delhi: The pall of gloom over 12 Janpath refuses to lift although it has been two weeks since the 2009 general elections crushed its occupant, Ram Vilas Paswan, and his Lok Janshakti Party ....
  • Swearing in of new ministers unlikely till May 28
    New Delhi: The swearing-in of the second lot of ministers in Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's team has been postponed and is unlikely to take place before Thursday, sources in the Prime Mini....
  • Nandigram longs for peace after Lok Sabha polls
    Kolkata: With the Lok Sabha poll process over and West Bengal's opposition Trinamool Congress winning Tamluk seat, Jakir Hussain Khan, 30, of Tekhali village and others in West Bengal's....
  • Back to the future: India chooses the middle path
    New Delhi: The Congress' victory in successive elections, and that too with more seats and higher voting percentage on the second occasion, means that the country has returned to the safe a....
  • Naveen Patnaik, 20 others, take oath in Orissa
    Bhubaneswar: Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik was today sworn in as Orissa chief minister for the third consecutive term. Twenty other ministers - 11 of them of cabinet rank - took oa....
  • Naveen Patnaik - true inheritor of his father's legacy
    Bhubaneswar: Naveen Patnaik came into politics some 12 years ago to unite leaders and revive the fortune of a party in Orissa that was in shambles after the death of his legendary father Biju P....
  • Allies bargain berths, PM postpones meet with President
    New Delhi: A meeting scheduled between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil this morning on government formation was postponed, reportedly because the list of the council ....
  • Message of Election 2009: Perform or perish
    New Delhi: Performance scored over identity politics, inclusive agenda scored over communal agenda and regional parties demonstrated they can have their space along with national parties if the....
  • Model code of conduct has lots of grey areas
    Panaji: The model code of conduct (MCC) that comes into effect during each poll has a lot of grey areas and nearly all cases involving it gave rise to a difference of opinion between the Electi....
  • Bihar, Jharkhand MPs fear under-representation
    New Delhi: MPs from Bihar and Jharkhand fear under-representation in the union cabinet as the Congress has won just three seats in the two states that together send 54 MPs to the Lok Sabha.
  • Goa election officers called 'morally inept'
    Panaji: The Goa chief electoral officer (CEO) and his assistant are "professionally delinquent and morally inept" to hold the public office, a legislative committee said today.

  • Vote share of national parties actually slipping
    New Delhi: A quick look at the vote shares of the many contenders in the 15th Lok Sabha elections tells us quite a different story from the one told about the United Progressive Alliance's ....
  • Bihar Congress workers insist not to induct Lalu in cabinet
    Patna: While speculation mounted over whether Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Lalu Prasad would continue in the union cabinet, a section of Congress workers here today took to the streets to....
  • Stung by defeat, Mayawati to revert to Dalit agenda
    Lucknow: Stung by the results in the just-concluded Lok Sabha polls, BSP leader and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati today advocated returning to the old Dalit agenda and spent 30 minutes ....
  • Mothers and sons: Four Gandhis set for face-off
    New Delhi: They belong to India's first political family. And now four famous Gandhis, mother-son duos at that, will find themselves sitting on opposite benches in parliament for the first....
  • BJP, JD-U at daggers drawn in J'khand after results
    Ranchi: The Jharkhand unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has threatened to abandon partner Janata Dal-United (JD-U) for its poor performance in the elections and declared that it would go....
  • Don't ignore Karnataka, warns state BJP chief
    Bangalore: Buoyed by its good showing in Karnataka - winning 19 of the 28 Lok Sabha seats from the state - the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has warned the Congress-led United Progressive Allian....
  • Himachal Congress chief rules out resignation
    Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Kaul Singh Thakur today ruled out his resignation in the wake of the party's poor performance in parliamentary elections in the hill state.

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  • UPA tally one up after Ladakh MP joins NC
    Srinagar: The independent MP from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir joined the National Conference (NC) today bringing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) tally to 263 in the new....
  • MP-elect Shashi Tharoor swings into action
    Thiruvananthapuram: Thiruvanthapuram MP-elect and former UN under secretary general Shashi Tharoor has already swung into action -- a day after his stunning victory by close to 100,000 votes. ....
  • Tribals, SCs return to Congress in Madhya Pradesh
    Bhopal: Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Scheduled Castes (SCs) returned to the Congress party fold in Madhya Pradesh in the just-concluded general elections; the party bagged six of the 10 parli....
  • UP keeps tradition of electing just one independent
    Lucknow: The Lok Sabha election results in Uttar Pradesh may have come as a surprise to various political parties but the state has kept up its tradition of not favouring independents, with onl....
  • Dhaka finds Indian poll verdict encouraging
    Dhaka: The government, the opposition and the media of Bangladesh have reacted positively to the poll verdict in India with a leading newspaper calling it "encouraging news" for the Sou....
  • I never projected myself as PM candidate: Modi
    Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said he had never projected himself as the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) future prime ministerial candidate.

    "My stand h....
  • 'Khamosh', Shatrughan tells Suman after poll win
    Mumbai: "Khamosh!" is what Bollywood veteran Shatrughan Sinha has to say to actor Shekhar Suman after defeating him from Bihar's Patna Saheb parliamentary constituency.

    Si....
  • BJP to decide on opposition leader: RSS
    New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) today said it would support the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) every decision if Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha L.K. Advani steps dow....
  • Each Left party to review poll reverses individually
    New Delhi: Leaders of the Left parties today announced that each party will individually review the reverses suffered by them in the 2009 general elections.

    "In the light of the L....
  • Most Tamil actors no show in general elections
    Chennai: Not-so-popular actors D. Napoleon and J.K. Ritheesh, contesting on DMK tickets, were able to register big victories in the Lok Sabha elections while the DMDK, AISMK, LDMK and NMK, led ....
  • Chiranjeevi, JP among new faces in AP assembly
    Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh state assembly will have 132 new faces but some of them are not unfamiliar to the people in the state.

    The new house will have superstar Chiranjeevi, act....
  • TULF greets Manmohan, Sonia Gandhi
    Colombo: Sri Lanka's main Tamil political party today congratulated Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi for the victory of the ruling coalition in Indian elect....
  • President set to invite UPA, PM to meet her on Monday
    New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil is set to invite the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, which has emerged as the largest alliance with 262 Lok Sabha seats, to form the next governme....
  • MNS sees victory in defeat, eyes assembly
    Mumbai: Some may be calling it a spoilsport, but the controversial Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) of Raj Thackeray is rejoicing despite its defeat in the Lok Sabha polls and is now eyeing the....
  • Congress stunned in Chhattisgarh, but gets new hero
    Raipur: The Congress, which returned to power in style in New Delhi, suffered a shocking defeat in Chhattisgarh at the hands of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). But the party has nevertheless ....
  • Punjab voted for Manmohan despite SGPC campaign
    Chandigarh: He might not have been their candidate in the 2009 Lok Sabha election but a large number of voters in Punjab and Chandigarh voted for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh - the man and his....
  • PM's sister calls on Mamata, says she should be minister
    Kolkata: A day after her alliance's spectacular showing in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee had an unexpected visitor today - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's sister....
  • Willing to be on board UPA govt: Trinamool Congress
    Kolkata: After the electoral drubbing to the ruling Left front in West Bengal, the Trinamool Congress today reiterated that it wants early assembly elections held in the state. It also said it ....
  • Chandauli candidates still await result
    Lucknow: Candidates from the Chandauli parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh are still awaiting the election result, as counting of votes had not been completed by midday today due to two....
  • Azam Khan quits as SP general secretary
    Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): Disgruntled Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan today resigned as the party general secretary as well as parliamentary board member.

    Addressing reporters her....
  • Congress win will make things lot simpler, say edits
    New Delhi: The victory of the Congress party in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections has made a lot of things simpler for the country and those at the helm of affairs, feel editorials of leading Englis....
  • CPI-M infighting, big brother attitude did LDF in
    Thiruvananthapuram: The electoral mauling of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), in particular major partner the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), has cast gloom over the a....
  • Rahul invites party colleagues for tea party
    New Delhi: Enthused with the people's verdict in favour of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance, the party's general secretary Rahul Gandhi today invited his party colleagues to....
  • Advani firm to quit as leader of opposition: BJP
    New Delhi: In the first clear confirmation that its prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani would step down as leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today....
  • Young MPs give Rahul credit for Congress win
    New Delhi: A day after the people's verdict in favour of the Congress, the party's young MPs today credited its stunning performance to general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

    Sachin ....
  • Congress to stick to allies for government formation
    New Delhi: The Congress party on Saturday said it will continue with its allies within the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) to form the government after its Lok Sabha election victory.
  • Congress puts up impressive show across Andhra Pradesh
    Hyderabad: The Congress party did not just retain power in Andhra Pradesh with a comfortable majority, but it put up an impressive show in all regions of the state in Elections 2009.

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  • Congress wins in Sawai Madhopur, BJP wants recount
    Jaipur: Congress candidate and union minister Namonarain Meena defeated Gujjar leader K.S. Bainsla of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) by a margin of 317 votes in Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Mad....
  • Campaigns to goad voters to start afresh in Bangalore
    Bangalore: So what if Bangalore's voters showed least enthusiasm to vote in the Lok Sabha polls, despite the city seeing a large number of campaigns goading people to vote? As the 2009 verd....
  • Congress sweeps Rajasthan, routs BJP
    Jaipur: The Congress swept Rajasthan on Saturday, winning 19 of the state's 25 Lok Sabha seats and routing the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

    The Congress was leading in....
  • Young MPs give Rahul credit for Congress win
    New Delhi: A day after the people's verdict in favour of the Congress, the party's young MPs today credited its stunning performance to general secretary Rahul Gandhi.

    Sachin ....
  • Badals win Bathinda, Congress gains in Punjab
    Chandigarh: The prestige fight between Punjab's leading political families of Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his predecessor Amarinder Singh of the Congress in the Bathinda Lok Sabh....
  • Karat should step down: Chatterjee
    New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat should consider quitting the post owning responsibility for the party's dismal show in the Lok Sabha poll....
  • Congress central body to meet on Sunday
    New Delhi: Enthused with the people's verdict in favour of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), the Congress party today said it will hold a meeting of the party's working committee t....
  • People voted for good governance: Himachal CM
    Shimla: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, which won three of the four Lok Sabha seats in the hill state today, attributed its victory to good governance and its devel....
  • Will convince Advani to head parliamentary party: Rajnath
    Ghaziabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today said he has been asked to convince the party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani to remain head of the BJP MPs in....
  • UPA won most seats from states of Third Front partners
    New Delhi: The bulk of seats in the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance's stunning victory came mostly from the states where the Third Front partners had expected to do well and play k....
  • Results below expectations: Chandrababu Naidu
    Hyderabad: After its poor showing in the Lok Sabha and Andhra Pradesh assembly polls, Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N. Chandrababu Naidu today said that his party would analyse the electio....
  • Chidambaram wins after nail-biting finish
    Chennai He was declared loser before he finally romped home. Home Minister P. Chidambaram had a close shave in his Sivaganga constituency as he beat his closest rival, AIADMK's Raja Kannapp....
  • Mayawati blames Muslims for party's poor show
    Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati today blamed Muslims for her party's poor showing in the Lok Sabha elections.

    "Only a sm....
  • UPA's clear victory makes president's job easier
    New Delhi: It was projected to be President Pratibha Patil's toughest test since she assumed office 22 months ago. But a clear verdict in favour of the Congress-led United Progressive Allia....
  • BJP captures Bangalore, wins all three Lok Sabha seats
    Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today captured India's IT hub, winning all the three Lok Sabha constituencies, including the newly-constituted Bangalore Central.

    Thoug....
  • People have taught us a lesson: Left Front
    Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front admitted defeat in the polls today and said that the people of the state had taught them a lesson.

    "We are accepting the results of th....
  • Bangalore's youth want 'winners' to perform
    Bangalore: With the Karnataka results out, the young voters of India's IT hub are impatient to see the winning candidates work for the overall development of the city.

    Of the 28 L....
  • Left fort collapses in WB
    Kolkata: West Bengal's seemingly impregnable red fort collapsed today with the opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress alliance poised to win more than half of the 42 seats in the Lok Sa....
  • Congress' Shahnawaz is sixth time lucky in Kerala
    Thiruvananthapuram: Congress candidate M.I. Shahnawaz today saw his first win in six elections. He won in style from north Kerala's newly-constituted Wayanad constituency with 153,490 votes....
  • Sixth straight victory from Raipur for BJP's Bais
    Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate and former central government minister Ramesh Bais recorded his sixth straight victory from the prestigious Raipur seat in Chhattisgarh today.
  • Amar Singh congratulates PM, Sonia on win
    New Delhi: Congratulating Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi for the Congress victory in the Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi party leader Amar Singh today said tha....
  • Farooq Abdullah willing to take up role in UPA government
    Srinagar: National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, who is heading for victory in the Srinagar Lok Sabha seat, said today that he would be "happy" to take up any role in the UPA go....
  • Congress poised to win 204 Lok Sabha seats
    New Delhi: In a dream run, the Congress was poised to win 204 Lok Sabha seats, having been declared victors in 14 constituencies and leading in 190 others today, according to official figures. ....
  • Advani wins Gandhinagar by over 100,000 votes
    Gandhinagar: BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani won the Gandhinagar seat by over 100,000 votes, almost half his 2004 victory margin of 217,138 votes.

    The BJP leader, wh....
  • Paswan loses traditional Hajipur seat
    Patna: A disappointed Lok Janshakti Party chief Ram Vilas Paswan, who lost in his traditional constituency of Hajipur, said today that had people in the constituency voted for development he wo....
  • Sharad Pawar backs Manmohan Singh as PM
    Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar today endorsed the candidature of Manmohan Singh as the next prime minister.

    Expressing satisfaction over the performance o....
  • NC-Congress combine sweeps Kashmir polls
    Srinagar: The National Conference (NC)-Congress combine won five of the six Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha constituencies while an independent was leading in Ladakh.

    NC president Farooq ....
  • Despite CPI-M's efforts, Trinamool wins in West Bengal: Mamata
    Kolkata: Rejoicing at her victory in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said despite so many brutal killings and the Left's efforts to stop people from voting, "....
  • Nitish reiterates demand for special status for Bihar
    Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said the Congress has been given the mandate by people to rule the country and it should not forget the promise of a special status to his state. ....
  • BJP disappointed at 'unexpected' results, misses Vajpayee
    BJP disappointed at 'unexpected' results, misses Vajpayee (Lead) Text New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today termed the Lok Sabha poll results as "unexpected" and &....
  • Chamling set for record fourth term in Sikkim
    Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Pawan Chamling was set to return to power for a fourth time with his Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) leading as the counting of votes cast for the assembly and Lok ....
  • Congress continues to lead in northeast
    Guwahati: The Congress is maintaining a lead in the northeast with its candidates ahead of its rivals in 12 of the region's 24 seats, although the party is likely to receive a setback in As....
  • Gloom at BJP office, leaders and workers stay away
    New Delhi: The otherwise bustling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Ashoka Road office here wore a deserted look today, with both leaders and party workers staying away as election results cam....
  • Will not support UPA or NDA govt, says Naveen Patnaik
    Bhubaneswar: After his party's tremendous showing at the polls, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) head and Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today that he would not support either a United Prog....
  • Sonia, Rahul congratulate Manmohan Singh
    New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi and her son Rahul today rang up Prime Minister Manmohan Singh congratulating him as India's ruling coalition was on its way to victory in the Lok ....
  • Star charisma doesn't work in Karnataka, poll results show
    Bangalore: The results of the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka have proved beyond doubt that the glamour of film stars doesn't work in the political arena as has been evident in the neighbo....
  • Congress, Trinamool workers euphoric in Bengal
    Kolkata: Euphoria was writ large on the faces of Congress and Trinamool Congress activists in West Bengal today, as they shouted slogans and celebrated the surprise wins of their parties that f....
  • India election results top trend on Twitter worldwide
    New Delhi: The excitement of the Indian elections has transferred online to one of its most popular social messaging sites - Twitter - where it emerged as the top topic posted today.

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  • Goa re-elects sitting MPs, albeit with depleted margins
    Panaji: Goa re-elected both its sitting MPs with the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) winning one each of the two Lok Sabha seats in the state.

    The common characteristic ....
  • NC-Congress leading in four of six seats in Jammu and Kashmir
    Srinagar/Jammu: The National Conference-Congress combine was leading in four out of the six Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kashmir by noon today while trends were yet to come in from one seat. <....
  • PM sits glued to TV
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was today glued to television channels at his official residence here as the 2009 Lok Sabha election results poured in, a party leader said here.

  • BJP accepts verdict, performance far below expectations: Jaitley
    New Delhi: Conceding that the people's mandate was in favour of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA), archrival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said the results were "f....
  • Congress workers celebrate outside CPI-M office in Delhi
    New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) headquarters in the national capital wore a deserted look when the counting of votes began today. But suddenly it erupted in celebrations....
  • Virbhadra Singh wins Himachal's Mandi seat
    Shimla: Virbhadra Singh of the Congress has won Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary constituency, a poll official said today.

    The five-time chief minister defeated his nearest ....
  • BJP ahead in Gujarat with 15 seats
    Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 15 of Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha seats while the Congress had got eight as the final round of counting began today afternoon.

    Amo....
  • Like always, we will sit in opposition: CPI's Bardhan
    New Delhi: Admitting that the Congress party was in a position to form the next government, Communist Party of India (CPI) general secretary A.B. Bardhan today said that they would, like always....
  • Left will have no role in government formation
    New Delhi: The Left will have no role in government formation at the centre, in a dramatic turnaround in the political situation, as till the start of counting today it was widely believed that....
  • Mahabal Mishra springs surprise victory in West Delhi
    New Delhi: Congress candidate Mahabal Mishra today dashed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) hope of winning at least one Lok Sabha seat in the national capital by defeating Jagdish Mukhi w....
  • Congress bags two seats in Rajasthan, leads in 18
    Jaipur: The Congress party seemed headed to sweep Rajasthan with the party bagging two seats of the 25 so far and leading in another 18 constituencies by 1.30 p.m. today.

    In the 2004 ....
  • Advani set to win Gandhinagar, but with reduced margin
    Gandhinagar: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani was poised to win the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat by more than 100,000 votes.

    After four rounds ....
  • It was an election the Congress could not lose
    New Delhi : The Congress's success in the general election can be attributed to the fact that it was a political confrontation devoid of the kind of emotional content which its principal op....
  • I was keen on Manmohan Singh: Omar Abdullah
    Srinagar: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said he looks forward to another term for the Congress-led UPA government at the centre, especially as Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had talked abou....
  • Kumaraswamy wrests Bangalore Rural seat from Congress
    Bangalore: Former Karnataka chief minister and Janata Dal-Secular leader H.D. Kumaraswamy wrested the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat from the Congress by a margin of 130,275 votes today.

  • BJP wins four seats in Gujarat, Congress one
    Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won four Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat and the Congress one after the third round of counting around noon today.

    The BJP winners are Kir....
  • CPI-M wins Alathur seat in Kerala
    Thiruvananthapuram: P.K. Biju, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate for Kerala's Alathur parliamentary constituency, received a wedding gift from the electorate Saturday when h....
  • Trinamool Congress supporters celebrate party's good showing
    Kolkata: Jubilant Trinamool Congress supporters waved the victory sign and celebrated in the West Bengal capital today after the party along with its ally the Congress established a clear lead ....
  • Left has suffered 'major setback', admits Karat
    New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat admitted today that the Left had suffered "a major setback" in the Lok Sabha elections.

    As ....
  • Congress wins two seats in Delhi, Sheila Dikshit jubilant
    New Delhi: The Congress won two seats in Delhi and was leading in five constituencies five hours into counting of votes today. A jubilant Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said she had expected the....
  • Andhra Pradesh Congress chief, speaker defeated
    Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Congress unit president D. Srinivas, state assembly speaker K.R. Suresh Reddy and five ministers were among the prominent losers in the assembly elections.

    T....
  • Kerala LDF's rout is 'birthday gift' from electorate: Congress
    Thiruvananthapuram: The rout of Kerala's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the Lok Sabha elections is a "birthday gift" to them from....
  • Congress wins Delhi assembly by-poll
    New Delhi: The Congress party today won the assembly by-election from the Rohtas Nagar constituency by over 20,000 votes.

    Congress candidate Vipin Sharma defeated Bharatiya Janata Par....
  • Congress takes huge early lead in Rajasthan
    Jaipur: The Congress party took early leads in 20 seats out of 25 Lok Sabha constituencies in Rajasthan today, while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in the other five.

    Th....
  • UDF on course for record win in Kerala
    Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) is on course to a stunning victory, having won eight of the 11 Kerala seats for which results had been announced and leading i....
  • Congress-DMK alliance ahead in 27 seats in Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Many of the Congress' top leaders were trailing in Tamil Nadu though its alliance with the DMK and the VCK alliance was leading in 27 of the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu. The ri....
  • BJP ahead in 10 of Chhattisgarh's 11 seats
    Raipur: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 10 out of Chhattisgarh's 11 Lok Sabha seats as votes were being counted today. The state's ruling party is looking to repeat its ....
  • BJP leading in three Himachal seats, Congress in one
    Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was earlier leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, started trailing in one seat as counting of votes progresse....
  • Congress headed for surprise comeback in UP
    Lucknow: Surprising everyone but its staunchest supporters, the Congress today appeared headed for its biggest comeback in Uttar Pradesh with trends indicating that it would win 22 seats of the....
  • BJP virtually accepts defeat
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today virtually conceded defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, saying the Congress and its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had "taken lead over us....
  • Congress leading in northeast
    Guwahati: The Congress was leading in 16 of the 24 seats in the northeast followed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in three and the Left parties in two.

    According to latest trends....
  • Trends indicate setback for BJP, Shiv Sena in Maharashtra
    Mumbai: Early counting trends in Maharashtra today indicated a setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine, with the Congress and its ally Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leading ....
  • Advani establishes big lead in Gandhinagar
    Gandhinagar: The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani has established a big lead in Gujarat's Gandhinagar seat, a poll official said.

    Advani ....
  • CPI trailing in all four Kerala seats it contested
    Thiruvananthapuram: The Communist Party of India (CPI) is on the verge of losing all four of the Lok Sabha seats that it had contested in Kerala.

    The CPI had three seats - of Kerala&#....
  • Vajpayee's niece, Jogi's wife trailing
    Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Karuna Shukla, the niece of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, is trailing by 12,000 votes in Korba seat in Chhattisgarh, while Congress&....
  • Chiranjeevi's glamour fails to impress voters
    Hyderabad: The glamour quotient of Telugu superstar K. Chiranjeevi failed to garner votes as his Praja Rajyam Party (PRP) appeared to be heading for a crushing defeat in the Andhra Pradesh asse....
  • Poll results have Indians glued to small screen
    New Delhi: A majority of Indians were hooked to the small screen today as the election results poured in. People switched channels by the minute to watch the fast-changing leads and the country....
  • Victory is for youth and poor: Rahul Gandhi
    Sultanpur (Uttar Pradesh): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today credited India's youth and its poor for his party-led United Progressive Alliance's (UPA) win in the Lok Sabha e....
  • JD-U, BJP leading in Bihar
    Patna: The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine was leading in 27 of Bihar's 40 parliamentary seats as counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections was un....
  • Congress claims victory as UPA moves towards majority
    New Delhi: India's ruling Congress party claimed victory today as its United Progressive Alliance (UPA) inched towards near majority in the 545-seat Lok Sabha, dealing blows to a divided op....
  • Mamata, Congress breach Left citadel in Bengal
    Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front seemed headed for serious reverses as the main opposition Trinamool Congress made spectacular gains, leading in 13 constituencies while its alliance....
  • Wives of criminal-turned-politicians trailing in Bihar
    Patna: Four prominent criminal-turned-politicians of Bihar were barred from this Lok Sabha contest by courts. They put up their wives instead. Counting trends today showed all four wives were t....
  • NC leads in 3 Jammu and Kashmir seats, Congress in 2
    Srinagar/Jammu: Initial trends today indicated the Congress leading in two seats while its alliance partner, the National Conference (NC), was leading in three Lok Sabha seats in Jammu and Kash....
  • Congress-led UDF wins two seats, ahead in 14 in Kerala
    Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) today won two seats and was leading in 14 of Kerala's 20 Lok Sabha constituencies, including the surprise win of its legis....
  • BJP gaining in Jharkhand
    Ranchi: The early trends of the Lok Sabha vote count today indicated that the BJP was gaining in Jharkhand while JMM and Congress were losing in the state.

    Of the 14 seats, the trends....
  • Congress springing big surprise in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: Surprising everyone but its staunch supporters, the Congress - powered by some indefatigable campaigning by Rahul Gandhi - appeared headed for its biggest comeback in Uttar Pradesh, th....
  • Celebrations begin in Congress, gloom in BJP
    New Delhi: With trends indicating a big victory for the Congress, hundreds of supporters thronged the party headquarters at Akbar Road and the nearby residence of president Sonia Gandhi, many b....
  • SDF wins Sikkim's lone Lok Sabha seat, leads in assembly
    Gangtok: The Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) led by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling seemed to set to return to power for the fourth time in Sikkim as counting of votes cast for elections to the 32 ....
  • Andhra Pradesh heading for hung assembly
    Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh is heading for its first-ever hung assembly as initial trends show a close fight between the ruling Congress party and the opposition grand alliance led by Telugu Desa....
  • Lalu Prasad leading, George Fernandes trailing
    Patna: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad was leading in both Saran and Patliputra Lok Sabha constituencies of Bihar while veteran socialist leader George Fernandes was trailing in Muzaffarpur as cou....
  • Snags hit new election commission website
    New Delhi: The new election commission website, which was specially created to upload the election results, developed snags today morning, with officials saying that they were "trying to so....
  • Manmohan Singh set to be PM again after UPA's stunning win
    New Delhi: India's ruling Congress-led coalition Saturday won a spectacular victory in the staggered Lok Sabha election, puncturing a disparate opposition, with Prime Minister Manmohan Sing....
  • BJP ahead in 12 constituencies in Karnataka
    Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in 12 of the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, while the Congress was ahead in four and the Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) in three. ....
  • Congress leads in six of seven seats in Delhi
    New Delhi: The Congress was leading in six of the seven parliamentary constituencies in the national capital, about two hours into the counting of votes today.

    Those leading were -- K....
  • Andhra strong room key lost, officials break in for EVM
    Hyderabad: Election officials in Andhra Pradesh had to break open the door of a strong room containing the electronic voting machines (EVMs) as the key went missing today morning.

    As ....
  • Akali Dal-BJP, Congress share initial honours in Punjab
    Chandigarh: Punjab's ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) alliance and the opposition Congress shared the honours in initial leads in Punjab's 13 parliamentary constituencies t....
  • Congress ahead in nine of Haryana's 10 seats
    Chandigarh: The ruling Congress in Haryana was leading in nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats two hours after the counting for the parliamentary elections began today.

    The Congress was lea....
  • Trinamool Congress takes early lead in two Bengal seats
    Kolkata: West Bengal's main opposition Trinamool Congress took an early lead in two constituencies while Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heavyweight Jaswant Singh was ahead in Darjeeling as co....
  • BJD will 'explore all possibilities' after results
    Bhubaneswar: Orissa's ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) Saturday distanced itself from speculation that it has developed an understanding with the Congress on the issue of government formation i....
  • BJP leading in all Himachal Lok Sabha seats
    Shimla: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh as counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha election was underway today, a ....
  • CPI hesitates to endorse Karat stand
    New Delhi: The Communist Party of India (CPI) today said it would wait for some time to say whether it endorsed Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat's li....
  • CPI-M brings out victory procession just as counting begins
    Kolkata: Political parties take out victory processions after wins. But the Dum Dum constituency in West Bengal'S North 24-Parganas district saw an unusual sight today as the Communist Part....
  • Counting begins in Himachal Pradesh
    Shimla: The counting of votes polled for the Lok Sabha elections began in Himachal Pradesh today morning, a poll official said.

    The counting began at 8 a.m. simultaneously at 25 centr....
  • Home Minister Chidambaram trailing
    Chennai: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram was trailing behind his AIADMK rival in Tamil Nadu's Sivaganga parliamentary constituency, Election Commission officials said today.

    Af....
  • Prayers for Congress win, as BJP hopes for power
    New Delhi: The sound of prayer was loud outside the Congress headquarters here early today morning as 19-year-old Prince Singh along with his parents and two priests held special prayers for th....
  • I hate exhibitions, they're for sale: Jatin Das
    New Delhi: Leading artist Jatin Das, who is exhibiting solo in the capital after nine years, hates exhibitions as he says they represent the indiscriminate commodification of art.

    ....
  • Vote count begins in northeast
    Guwahati: Counting of votes for 24 parliamentary seats in the northeast began today amid heavy security arrangements, officials said.

    Counting of votes began at 8 a.m. in the seven no....
  • Vote count starts in Maharashtra
    Mumbai: Counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections began today morning at 39 centres in Maharashtra, including four in Mumbai, under tight security, an election official said.

    ....
  • Counting of votes starts in Orissa
    Bhubaneswar: The counting of votes cast for elections to the 147 assembly constituencies and 21 Lok Sabha seats in Orissa began today morning, a poll official said.

    The vote count beg....
  • UPA surges ahead in India's battle for power
    New Delhi: India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) forged ahead today in the race for power in the world's largest democracy, taking early leads in 159 of the 346 Lok Sabha con....
  • India vote count begins
    New Delhi: Millions of votes polled in the staggered Lok Sabha elections began to be counted across the country today morning, with most results expected by midday.

    The mammoth exerci....
  • Counting of votes begins in Karnataka
    Bangalore: Counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha elections began today morning amid tight security in Karnataka, poll officials said.

    Even as majority of the 23,000 counting staff ....
  • UPA leads over NDA in Lok Sabha battle
    New Delhi: India's ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was today ahead of the main opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the race for power as counting of the votes polled i....
  • UPA much ahead, DMK to do very well: CNN-IBN projection
    New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance will lead with 210 to 225 seats and its ally DMK will do extremely well in Tamil Nadu, the CNN-IBN news channel projected today evening, ....
  • Jammu candidates preparing for results
    Jammu: Some contenders who contested the two seats of Jammu region in the Lok Sabha elections are confident of their win, while others are hoping to get by with a little help from god, as the c....
  • Poll officials all set for counting in Chandigarh, Punjab
    Chandigarh: Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the union territory of Chandigarh and neighbouring Punjab to ensure the smooth conduct of counting process on Saturday, poll offici....
  • Cong options open: may dump DMK, may not need Maya
    New Delhi: The Congress was keeping a range of options open for post-poll allies, including the possibility of dumping DMK in Tamil Nadu for AIADMK, though the party believes it may not need Ba....
  • Goa's results expected in three hours
    Panaji: Results for the two Lok Sabha seats in Goa would be declared about three hours after counting of the approximately 550,000 votes begins on Saturday morning, the state's chief electo....
  • Poll panel all set for vote count in Karnataka
    Bangalore: Elaborate arrangements are in place for the counting of votes in 28 Lok Sabha constituencies across Karnataka on Saturday and about 23,000 officials will be involved in the counting ....
  • Sikkim results expected by 1 p.m.
    Sikkim results expected by 1 p.m. Text Gangtok: Results for Sikkim's lone Lok Sabha seat and the 32 assembly constituencies are expected to be known by 1 p.m. on Saturday, an election off....
  • Andhra Pradesh ready for counting of votes
    Hyderabad: The stage is set for counting of votes polled in the state assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh amid tight security on Saturday.

    Amid predictions of a hung as....
  • Mayawati aide meets Karat, assures support to Third Front
    New Delhi: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) boss and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's trusted lieutenant Satish Mishra today called on Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secre....
  • Not in talks with UPA or NDA, claims BSP
    Lucknow: Amid rumours that party boss Mayawati had a secret meeting with BJP's prime ministerial nominee L.K. Advani, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) today flatly denied having any talks for....
  • Naveen to play key role in government formation
    Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik is expected to play a key role in government formation after the Lok Sabha election results are out -- besides retaining power in the state. <....
  • Advani will be next prime minister: Rajnath
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will form the government after Saturday's vote count and L.K. Advani will be the next prime minister, BJP presid....
  • Nitish very much in NDA: BJP
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was very much part of their National Democratic Alliance (NDA) after the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader....
  • 20,000 poll officials for vote count in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: A total of 20,000 poll officials will be engaged on Saturday in counting of the votes cast for the general election in Uttar Pradesh.

    "As many as 20,000 personnel would b....
  • NCP not bidding for PM post: Praful Patel
    New Delhi: The Nationalist Congress Party is not big enough to bid for the post of prime minister, NCP leader Praful Patel said Friday, clearing air on speculation that party chief Sharad Pawar....
  • Congress MP forecasts defeat for Andhra ministers
    Hyderabad: An MP from the ruling Congress party in Andhra Pradesh has predicted that several state ministers will lose the assembly elections held along with the Lok Sabha ballot.

    Ind....
  • Chandrababu Naidu loves to play kingmaker
    Hyderabad: Once a poster boy of India's economic reforms, Nara Chandrababu Naidu is today a changed man Cas he gears up to play a key role in government formation in New Delhi and Andhra Pr....
  • We were left out from voting, say many Chandigarh VIPs
    Chandigarh: Though the union territory of Chandigarh registered its highest turnout of voters in the last 20 years, scores of valid voters, who included a significant number of VIP residents of....
  • Poll results to decide Jharkhand's political future
    Ranchi: The results of the Lok Sabha polls and the Jamatara assembly byelection will decide whether Jharkhand will see an alternative government or the dissolution of the state assembly and fre....
  • Election 2009: Numbers game sans big issues
    New Delhi: Varun Gandhi's hate speech, BJP's attack on Manmohan Singh as "a weak prime minister" and the hitback by the Congress, shoe-throwing by a journalist to protest inacti....
  • Polling violence in Chennai, five DMK men arrested
    Chennai: Polling clashes and corruption does continue to thrive in Tamil Nadu as 5 DMK workers were reported to have attacked MMK activists at a polling booth. The incident took place in the po....
  • PM to resign on Monday as per convention
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is expected to resign on Monday, two days after the announcement of the election results, but will be asked to continue till the formation of the next g....
  • Mayawati may go Congress way, asks for central berths
    New Delhi/Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati might tilt towards the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and seek ministerial berths....
  • Fearing poaching, TRS candidates camp in party office
    Hyderabad: A day before the counting of votes, all the Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) candidates reached the party headquarters here today as party leaders took steps to prevent other parties f....
  • Political parties in a bind over mother of all elections
    New Delhi: In stark contrast to their public claims, all leading contenders for power in India are in a bind on government formation, given the badly fractured electoral verdict widely expected....
  • Countdown to counting: Bangaloreans hope for strong leaders
    Bangalore: As the countdown begins for the verdict of the 15th Lok Sabha elections, voters in India's IT hub are hoping they will get strong leaders who can help the city overcome the probl....
  • UPA much ahead of NDA: NDTV exit poll
    New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will make major gains in Left-ruled West Bengal and Kerala as well as in Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Maharashtra to emerg....
  • CPI-M criticises Manmohan Singh's economic policies
    New Delhi: Amid speculation that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was finally softening its stance on the Congress, the party mouthpiece has criticised the Manmohan Singh government....
  • Congress keeps all options open for post-poll allies
    New Delhi: Amid indications of a fractured mandate, the Congress is keeping all options on alliance open, counting out only the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena, party leaders said he....
  • Congress leaders, cadres held for protest in Chhattisgarh
    Raipur: Police arrested Chhattisgarh Congress unit president Dhanendra Sahu, leader of opposition Ravindra Choubey along with over 200 party workers today when they were on way to state Chief M....
  • Congress hints it is ready for new allies
    New Delhi: The Congress insisted today that it was confident of forming a new government and added that it was ready to do business with "like-minded, progressive and secular parties". ....
  • No Hindi, no PM, says Mukherjee
    New Delhi: Veteran Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee doesn't aspire to become prime minister as he feels he lacks necessary communications skills and also because he cannot speak fluent Hind....
  • YSR completes five years, confident of another term
    Hyderabad: Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy today became the first Andhra Pradesh chief minister to complete five years in office and was confident of a second successive term with the stage set for the ....
  • I will never leave Mulayam: Amar Singh
    New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh today said that he will never leave the side of party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.

    "Main jeevan bhar Mulayam Singh ko na....
  • We will not let BJP form government: CPI-M, CPI
    New Delhi: Forty-eight hours before the much awaited elections results, the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) got a shot in the arm with the Left parties today asserting that they ....
  • Eight issues that didn't matter in campaign 2009
    New Delhi: Here is a list of eight issues that hogged the headlines for the last five years, but not as much as expected in the last two months of campaigning for the 15th Lok Sabha polls:

    ....

  • Advani will be next prime minister: BJP
    New Delhi: Disregarding exit poll findings, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) asserted today that its leader L.K. Advani will be the country's next prime minister.

    "After the 1....
  • Six prominent faces of campaign 2009
    New Delhi: While the likes of L.K. Advani of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Sonia Gandhi of the Congress have led election campaigns before, there are six people who, predictably or other....
  • Vote 2009: Climb every mountain, cross every stream
    New Delhi: They trudged through sand dunes in the searing heat, climbed icy peaks and crossed treacherous waters to reach that one goal - a polling station. From mountainous Lahaul and Spiti in....
  • The Karnataka jinx - win the state, lose the centre
    Bangalore: While everyone awaits the Lok Sabha poll results on May 16, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may have an additional reason to worry over how they perform in Karnatak....
  • Congress leaders meet to discuss plans on forming govt
    New Delhi: Lok Sabha election may be over, but there is lot more to do for the political parties. Congress went a step ahead with their plans as they met at the PM's official Race Course Re....
  • Ahead of judgement day, fence-sitters await their time
    New Delhi: They are the fence-sitters, whose loyalties could tilt either way. With 48 hours to go for the outcome of the elections that is widely predicted to throw up a hung verdict, all eyes ....
  • Stars shining for smaller parties, say astrologers
    New Delhi: They aren't quite pollsters, but astrologers are pundits for all seasons in India. And days before votes for the 15th Lok Sabha are counted on May 16, they predict "a hung ho....
  • Himachal Pradesh sees over 58 percent polling
    Shimla: Himachal Pradesh registered an over 58 percent voter turnout in its four Lok Sabha constituencies that went to the polls on Wednesday.

    "The elections in the four parliamen....
  • Punjab, Chandigarh record 65 percent polling
    Chandigarh: Nearly 65 percent polling was recorded for nine parliamentary seats in Punjab and one seat in Chandigarh on Wednesday as the fifth and final round of voting ended.

    Punjab&....
  • Men pip women in vote percentage in Puducherry
    Chennai: Men in Puducherry at the last moment piped women in terms of percentage of votes polled for the 15th Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday.

    Interestingly, out of the 762,028 voter....
  • Oldest couple votes in Himachal
    Shimla: Piyara Singh, 105, a World War II veteran, and his paralytic spouse Hansa Devi, 103, believed to be the oldest couple in Himachal Pradesh, exercised their franchise on Wednesday.

  • Polls over, political parties plan strategy sessions
    New Delhi: A day after televisions projected a badly fractured Lok Sabha, leading contenders for power discussed ways today to woo new allies and estranged partners in a bid to cobble a majorit....
  • All set to count votes on May 16: Naveen Chawla
    New Delhi: The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for the counting of votes on May 16 and all proceedings will be videographed, Chief Election Commissioner Naveen Chawla said h....
  • Basu has no faith in Buddhadeb: Mamata
    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday claimed that veteran Marxist leader Jyoti Basu did not vote in the Lok Sabha elections because he had lost confidence in his succe....
  • Poll panel to probe EVM malfunctioning in West Bengal
    Kolkata: The Election Commission will probe into the malfunctioning of EVMs in 101 polling booths of a Lok Sabha constituency in West Bengal on Wednesday, prompting the poll in these booths to ....
  • Puducherry electoral office sets online example
    Chennai: Chief electoral officers across the country can learn from their counterpart in Puducherry in using information technology (IT) for disseminating data more or less on a real time basis....
  • EC 'immensely satisfied' with polls: CEC
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today said it was "immensely satisfied" with the entire process of the staggered five-phase general elections that started on April 16 and ended on Ma....
  • Polling over, bookies root for Manmohan as next PM
    Mumbai: Bookies and punters see Prime Minister Manmohan Singh retaining power as the curtain rang down on the five-phased Indian elections and reports of exit polls started coming out this eve....
  • UPA, NDA in close race, say exit polls
    New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will end up marginally ahead of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the Lok Sabha elections, exit ....
  • Lok Sabha battle ends, exit poll puts UPA ahead
    New Delhi: The curtains came down on the staggered Lok Sabha elections today with millions of Indians voting peacefully in the fifth and last round covering 86 constituencies, and the first exi....
  • UPA to be number one in hung Lok Sabha, India TV
    New Delhi: The Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) will finish as the single largest coalition in a hung Lok Sabha with 195-201 seats, an India TV exit poll said today.

    Thi....
  • Non-BJP, non-Congress parties to meet on Monday
    New Delhi: Political parties opposed to the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will meet here on May 18 to decide their future course of action, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI....
  • West Bengal votes amid sporadic clashes
    Kolkata: Sporadic political clashes left two persons injured in the final phase of Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal today even as people turned out in large numbers to vote in 11 constituenci....
  • Violence in Tamil Nadu, MMK candidate demands re-poll
    Chennai: One man was killed and 13 injured in election related clashes in three places in Tamil Nadu, including the state capital, today. Following the violence, the MMK's Central Chennai ....
  • Undercurrent in favour of Congress, says Digvijay Singh
    New Delhi: Confident that the Congress would emerge the single largest party after the elections, general secretary Digvijay Singh said today that there was no question of talking about fresh a....
  • Two Congress legislators booked in Punjab
    Moga (Punjab):     The Punjab police today booked two sitting Congress legislators in this district in polling related incidents.

    Moga legislator Joginder Pal Jain was booked by the police f....
  • Lok Sabha battle ends, India heads for cliffhanger verdict
    New Delhi: India was headed for a badly fractured Lok Sabha making government formation a tough task, television projections late today showed, as one of the country's most fiercely contest....
  • Mamata Banerjee alleges rigging in West Bengal
    Kolkata: Alleging rigging and intimidation by West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres in the final phase of polls, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee toda....
  • Seven injured in poll-related violence in Chennai
    Chennai: Seven people were injured and four cars were damaged during election-related violence between supporters of the ruling DMK and the Islamic MMK here, police said today.

    "M....
  • BJP will get new allies: Rajnath Singh
    New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today expressed confidence that the party would get new allies and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by it would come to....
  • 35 percent polling in HP by early afternoon
    Shimla: Himachal Pradesh recorded nearly 35 percent voter turnout by 1.30 p.m. today after a sluggish start to polling in the four parliamentary constituencies.

    "The voter turnou....
  • Chidambaram confident of Congress-DMK win in Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today expressed confidence that the Congress-DMK combine would emerge victorious in the general elections in Tamil Nadu. His son Karti Chidambaram, w....
  • Himachal sees 13 percent polling in first three hours
    Shimla: Thirteen percent of the voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out in the first three hours of polling today to elect the four MPs from the state, an official said.

    "The voter ....
  • West Bengal votes amid clashes, malfunctioning EVMs
    Kolkata: Amid clashes that killed one man and delayed polling in some areas because of malfunctioning electronic voting machines (EVMs), the final phase of parliamentary elections in West Beng....
  • 127-year-old man rides up to vote in Himachal
    Shimla: Bhadaru, a 127-year-old man who is the oldest voter in Himachal Pradesh, rode a horse to the polling station to exercised his franchise today, an official said.

    "Bhadaru v....
  • Congress-led coalition government takes office in Meghalaya
    Shillong: A Congress-led coalition government was sworn today in Meghalaya after nearly two months of President's Rule, with new Chief Minister D.D. Lapang saying it would provide stability....
  • Is the Left getting stronger, asks Somnath
    Kolkata: Questioning whether the Left parties were indeed getting stronger, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said today that their importance lay in the fact that "no one is ignoring t....
  • Moradabad voters will recognise my efforts: Azharuddin
    Lucknow: Mohammad Azharuddin, former Indian cricket team captain and Congress candidate for Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad Lok Sabha seat, said today that his hard work would give him an edge ov....
  • 8.55 percent turnout in first two hours in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: Polling got off to a slow start in 14 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats, going to the polls in the fifth and final round of the elections today, with only 8.55 percent of the v....
  • Rajnikant votes, Kamal Haasan not allowed to
    Chennai: While Tamil superstar Rajnikant voted for a "stable government", here today, thespian Kamal Haasan was unable to cast his ballot since his name was not on the electoral rolls. ....
  • NDA will form next government: BJP
    New Delhi: As the voting for the 543-member parliament concluded today, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) expressed confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by it will sweep th....
  • Steady voting as Indian elections enter last lap
    New Delhi: Election 2009 entered its final lap today with the last of India's 714 million electorate in seven states and two union territories voting in a rapidly changing political scenari....
  • Environment very much an issue in this campaign
    New Delhi: Environment was an integral part of the issues discussed during this election campaign, says one of the top environmentalists in India.

    As the country today ended the long-....
  • Chhattisgarh losing the plot in battle against Maoists?
    Raipur: This month Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh have killed over 30 people, most of them security personnel. Security experts are saying the police are not following "basic points" of ....
  • Polling underway in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry
    Chennai: Polling was underway today in all 39 parliamentary constituencies of Tamil Nadu and the lone seat of union territory Puducherry in the fifth and the final phase of the general election....
  • I will not leave politics even if I lose: Jaya Prada
    Rampur (Uttar Pradesh): In the eye of an increasingly ugly political storm, Samajwadi Party's (SP) actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada said today that she would not quit politics even if she....
  • Air force pressed into poll duty in Jammu and Kashmir
    Srinagar: The Indian Air Force pressed its helicopters into service to take poll officials and material to snow-bound areas in two Jammu and Kashmir parliamentary constituencies where voting wi....
  • Voting begins for final phase of Lok Sabha polls
    New Delhi: The fifth and final round of balloting which brings the curtain down on the Lok Sabha elections began today morning in 86 constituencies spread over seven states and two union territ....
  • Kumaraswamy meets Sonia, Deve Gowda to face media
    New Delhi/Bangalore: Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Kumaraswamy late on Tuesday met Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, giving the jitters to the Left parties, though he maintained his party wa....
  • 'CPI-M bringing outsiders to create disturbance'
    Kolkata: A section of city-based intellectuals, owing allegiance to the opposition Trinamool Congress, Today alleged that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was bringing in cadres fro....
  • PM meets president on eve of last phase polling
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called on President Pratibha Patil today on the eve of the fifth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.

    "Prime Minister Manmohan Sing....
  • Stay within limits, Amar Singh tells Congress
    New Delhi: Samajwadi Party general secretary Amar Singh today lashed out at the Congress, saying it should stay within limits and had no right to speak on the treatment meted out to politician ....
  • Hoarding war in Kolkata ahead of polls
    Kolkata: Don't be surprised if you see a giant Mamata Banerjee swallowing the entire Nano factory. And don't feel scared if you find late Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Panja towering a....
  • Two southern MPs banking on Lok Sabha performance
    Chennai: Two MPs from southern India - S.K. Kharventhan of the Congress and M. Ramadass of the PMK - are confident of romping home successfully in Wednesday's elections on the basis of thei....
  • Punjab, Chandigarh all set for smooth, safe polls: police
    Chandigarh: The Punjab Police today said that all measures were in place to ensure safe and peaceful voting in nine constituencies that go to polls on Wednesday.

    Over 205 checkposts h....
  • Poll panel orders cases against 2 candidates in Himachal
    New Delhi: Expressing displeasure with two candidates in Himachal Pradesh who violated the poll code, the Election Commission today asked the authorities to file a case against them.

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  • Lok Sabha poll a litmus test for Khanduri
    Dehradun: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled hill state of Uttarakhand, which goes to the polls on Wednesday to elect five representatives to the Lok Sabha, is in the grip of a strong anti....
  • Akali-BJP alliance under pressure
    Chandigarh: Two days of rallies by top national leaders in Punjab may have generated renewed voters' interest in Lok Sabha elections but whether it will affect Wednesday's poll for nine....
  • BJP's Naidu sent to woo TDP's Naidu?
    Hyderabad: Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader M. Venkaiah Naidu arrived in the Andhra Pradesh capital today in an apparent attempt to woo N. Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party (....
  • 'Varun's NSA reprieve due to flawed investigation'
    Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government had no "sufficient cause" to detain BJP's Varun Gandhi under the National Security Act (NSA), a high court panel has stated, citing a flawed de....
  • Muslim vote crucial in fifth phase
    Lucknow: Most of the 14 Lok Sabha seats up for grabs in the fifth and last phase of the polls in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, have large Muslim populations, a factor is likely to determine the f....
  • Kolkata votes, Mamata eyes sixth win
    Kolkata: Kolkatans will vote along with those living in the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans as 11 constituencies of West Bengal go to the polls in the final phase on Wednesday, which will al....
  • All eyes on Sajjad Lone in Jammu and Kashmir
    Srinagar: As the constituencies of Baramulla and Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir go to the polls in the last phase on Wednesday, all eyes are on separatist leader Sajjad Gani Lone, the surprise ent....
  • Gung-ho about voting at Himachal's highest polling station
    Hikkam (Himachal Pradesh): Residents of tribal villages in Himachal Pradesh's picturesque Spiti valley are enthusiastic about casting their vote at one of the country's highest polling ....
  • Congress aims for a hat-trick in Chandigarh
    Chandigarh: The Congress and its sitting MP Pawan Kumar Bansal are aiming for a hat-trick of victories in the Chandigarh parliamentary constituency which goes to the polls on Wednesday.

  • Spotlight on Mandi, Hamirpur
    Shimla: As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls for its four parliamentary seats on Wednesday, all eyes are on the Hamirpur and Mandi constituencies. While Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's....
  • LS results will cast shadow on state govt
    Chennai: The Lok Sabha elections for the 39 constituencies in Tamil Nadu are crucial for the ruling DMK, which has outside support in the state from the Congress.

    On Wednesday, over 4....
  • Eight additional observers for Bengal polls
    Kolkata: The Election Commission has appointed eight additional observers for 11 West Bengal Lok Sabha constituencies which go to the hustings in the final phase of elections in the state on Ma....
  • Final votes in Election 2009 to be cast on Wednesday
    New Delhi: Balloting in the five-phase of Indian elections draw to a close on Wednesday with voters in seven states and two union territories deciding the fate of 1,432 candidates, including un....
  • Impossible to fight 'US imperialism without Congress': Left leader
    Kolkata: It is not possible to fight American imperialism without the Congress, declared maverick Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Subhas Chakraborty here on Monday.

    In....
  • Re-balloting ordered in two polling stations in New Delhi
    New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday ordered repoll in two polling stations in Kasturba Nagar assembly segment in New Delhi constituency after some people whose names had been deleted f....
  • Left could join government at the centre: Buddhadeb
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the Left parties would join a non-Congress, non-BJP government at the centre after the elections if they could play a "....
  • Varun Gandhi approaches apex court on NSA
    New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi filed a caveat, or a special lawsuit in the Supreme Court pleading that he should be heard if the Uttar Pradesh government approac....
  • 823 candidates in fray in Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Over 40 million voters in Tamil Nadu will decide the electoral fate of 823 candidates in the fray on May 13, the state's chief electoral officer (CEO) said today.

    "Th....
  • Marxists falling at Congress' feet for alliance: Mamata
    Kolkata: Asserting that its tie-up with the Congress will stretch beyond the Lok Sabha polls, West Bengal's principal opposition Trinamool Congress today ridiculed the Communist Party of In....
  • Ludhiana rally proves NDA is formidable: Advani
    Amritsar: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani today said the successful rally by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Ludhiana a day ago had shown th....
  • No re-polling in Bihar: Election Commission
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today said no re-polling would be ordered in Bihar as no case was made out for this. The panel had sent six teams to the state after complaints of poll irregu....
  • Congress played politics over Bihar floods: Nitish Kumar
    Patna: Hitting out at the Congress, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key ally of the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), today accused the party of playing politics over last yea....
  • No apology for Singur, but for Nandigram, yes: Buddhadeb
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today declined to apologise for auto major Tata Motors shifting the Nano plant from Singur, but said he felt remorse over the police....
  • CPI-M to pressurise Congress to back Third Front
    New Delhi: As speculation mounts over the formation of the next government, the CPI-M remains divided over backing a UPA dispensation and is discussing how to pressure the Congress to support a....
  • Congress, Trinamool to jointly fight Left Front in Tripura
    Agartala: After West Bengal, the Congress and Trinamool Congress today formed an alliance in Tripura to fight against the ruling Left Front in a key by-election.

    The by-poll to the Bo....
  • Buddhadeb doubtful about Trinamool remaining with Congress
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today questioned the political standing of the Trinamool Congress and said he doubted whether it would stay with the Congress coaliti....
  • EVMs containing fate of Delhi politicians stored in sealed rooms
    New Delhi: Now that the balloting process is over in Delhi, the electronic voting machines (EVM) have been stored in "strong rooms" that have been sealed under strict supervision.

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  • Alliances will be decided only after poll results: PM
    Ludhiana: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here today that all possibilities of alliances for government formation at the centre will be known only after the counting of votes and much will ....
  • Jharkhand governor misleading people on national games: BJP
    Ranchi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today charged Jharkhand Governor Syed Sibte Razi, who had last week announced the infrastructure for holding the 34th National Games was ready, with mis....
  • Nitish 'professes' to be secular: PM
    Ludhiana: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar "professes" be a secular leader but there are doubts about that after he shared a dais with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Prime Minis....
  • Private eyes keep track of rival moves in polls
    New Delhi: Moles, dossiers, big money...may sound like the perfect ingredients of a spy thriller, but these have actually become vital to political intelligence gathering in India - a phenomen....
  • When translator botched up Sonia's speech in Chennai
    Chennai: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's Sunday election speech here was a fun for those who understood both English as well as Tamil. And for those who knew Tamil only, her address to po....
  • Nitish sacrificed his secular image by joining Modi
    Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today attacked Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and said the latter sacrificed "his secular image by joining a murderer like Modi".....
  • Punjab politics takes a backseat in NDA show of strength
    Ludhiana: The National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) show of strength in this industrial city of Punjab may have sent a strong message of unity in its ranks but Punjab's own politics took....
  • Naveen violated model code to favour Posco: BJP
    Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik violated the model code of conduct to favour South Korean steel maker Posco. "Patnai....
  • Lalu slams Nitish for sharing dais with 'murderer' Modi
    Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had "sacrificed his secular image" by sharing a dais with a "murderer" like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (....
  • Sonia, Rahul's absence will not hinder alliance: Mamata
    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Sunday said the alliance with the Congress will not be jeopardised by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and its general secretary Rahul Gand....
  • West Bengal may seek central force deployment in Nandigram
    Kolkata: The West Bengal government may ask for deployment of central paramilitary forces in East Midnapore's trouble-torn Nandigram if the law and order situation deteriorates, an official....
  • BJP, Akalis did nothing for farmers: PM
    Amritsar: In a clear move to counter the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) show of strength in Ludhiana on Sunday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rahul Gand....
  • I miss Somnath, says Buddhadeb
    Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee says he is trying to bring former party leader Somnath Chatterjee back to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and has spoken....
  • Farmers' welfare has been our main focus: PM
    Amritsar: The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government has made farmers' welfare its main focus for the last five years, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rah....
  • NSA revocation is a slap on Mayawati's government: Varun
    Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi on Sunday said the recommendation of a court panel to revoke the stringent National Security Act (NSA) against him was a slap on the fa....
  • Modi targets Karunanidhi, praises Nitish Kumar
    Ludhiana: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Sunday mocked at the 'fast-unto-death' undertaken by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi in s....
  • Mulayam to adopt wait and watch policy
    New Delhi: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sunday said his party will decide on which political combine to support only after the election results are out and reiterated that ....
  • Thanks to Varun, Pilibhit is a house divided
    Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh): Controversial Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Varun Gandhi appears to have polarised Pilibhit on communal and even caste lines like never before, making the out....
  • UPA government fooling people on Afzal hanging: Modi
    Ludhiana: BJP strongman and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday termed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Afzal Guru as "misleading" and alleged that th....
  • Post-poll, all eyes will be on president
    New Delhi: With the elections widely expected to lead to a hung parliament, all eyes will be on President Pratibha Patil who will decide who to invite to form a government after the votes get c....
  • One killed during Rajashtan repoll
    Jaipur: One person was killed and at least five others were injured today when the police opened fire on a violent mob trying to capture a voting booth during repoll in Rajasthan's Dausa pa....
  • Maoists are dummies of CPI-M: Mamata
    Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said Maoist guerrillas of West Bengal were dummies planted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to split the anti-Left votes i....
  • Rahul, Modi to address rallies in Himachal
    Shimla: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Himachal Pradesh on Monday - the last day of the campaigni....
  • No 'nasbandi', says Varun Gandhi
    London: Varun Gandhi, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Lok Sabha polls from the most-populated Uttar Pradesh, says he wants to control India's population by a "softer approa....
  • Nitish at NDA rally: I am here to show loyalty and unity
    Ludhiana: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader Nitish Kumar, who is being wooed by all political fronts, was the cynosure of all eyes at the BJP-led NDA's show of streng....
  • Authorities change Varun's rally venue in Bareilly
    Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi was today prohibited from addressing a rally in a Muslim-dominated area of Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, as authorities feare....
  • Working on Third Front's common policy: Karat
    Kolkata: The Left parties are working to formulate a common policy within the Third Front, taking into account the political culture of its constituents, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M....
  • Final political alignment only after May 16: Congress
    New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday said the final political alignment to form the new government would be clear only after the results of the Lok Sabha polls are declared on May 16.

    ....
  • Azam Khan weakening S: Mulayam
    Rampur: After maintaining studied silence on the Amar Singh-Azam Khan spat that brought the bitter infighting within the Samajwadi Party (SP) to the fore, party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Sat....
  • Nitish Kumar denies reports of a post-poll alliance.
    Patna: Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal-United leader Nitish Kumar, who is being wooed by major political parties, today denied that he or his party was in touch with the UPA or the Left par....
  • Poll panel assures NDA on repolling task forces
    New Delhi: The Election Commission on Saturday assured the opposition National Democratic Alliance (NDA) that its decision to set up task forces to consider repolling in some areas of Bihar was....
  • Ram Temple very much on BJP agenda, says Advani
    Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh): The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Saturday termed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as the "m....
  • Dikshit accused of violating poll code
    New Delhi: Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subhash Arya Saturday complained to the Election Commission about Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit's alleged violation of the model code of....
  • Afzal to be hanged when his turn comes: Rahul Gandhi
    Mohali/Hoshiarpur (Punjab): Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today said Afzal Guru, who is on death row after being convicted for the 2001 parliament attack, will be hanged when his "....
  • BJP disagrees with Varun Gandhi's remarks on sterilisation
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has distanced itself from its Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi's reported remarks favouring forced sterilisation.

    Varun Gandhi says he ....
  • Media sensationalising Lalu, DMK absence from cabinet meeting: PM
    Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said that the media was "sensationalising" the absence of UPA partners - Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, Lok Janshakti Party c....
  • CPI-M top brass takes on Mamata on her home turf
    Kolkata: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leaders, including general secretary Prakash Karat, are concentrating their election campaign in Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee's....
  • Advani slams UPA govt. policy on Nepal, Sri Lanka
    Kolkata/Jalandhar: Senior Bharatiya Janata (BJP) leader LK Advani has pulled the incumbent UPA government up over its polices towards Nepal and Sri Lanka.

    Terming the United Progressi....
  • Nine dead in Bengal post-poll clashes
    Kolkata: Nine people, including a toddler and a teenager, were killed and several wounded as Left activists fought pitched battles with opposition supporters using bombs, firearms and sharp we....
  • Congress, BJP are haunted by past misdeeds
    New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi's excessive enthusiasm for winning new friends for the Congress has landed his party in some trouble.

    Several constituents of the United Progressive Allian....
  • Hop-skip-and-jump politics in Meghalaya at its best
    Shillong: Meghalaya is all set for a third government in just 14 months, a situation characteristic of the mountainous northeastern state known for hop-skip-and-jump politics with legislators s....
  • 851 Delhi voters said no to all candidates
    New Delhi: Eight hundred and fity one Delhi voters went to the polling booths on Thursday but refused to vote for any of the candidates. They used section 49-O that enables a voter to reject al....
  • All eyes on Nitish Kumar at NDA's Sunday rally in Ludhiana
    Ludhiana: As the BJP-led NDA puts up its biggest political show of Punjab during this poll campaign with a rally in this industrial city Sunday, all eyes will be on whether Janata Dal-United (J....
  • Nine multimillionaire candidates in Himachal
    Shimla: Erstwhile royal and five-time former chief minister Virbhadra Singh of the Congress leads the pack of nine rich Lok Sabha candidates in Himachal Pradesh who have assets worth Rs.1 crore....
  • Varun Gandhi inspires voters to rise against Mayawati
    Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh): A day after a court panel recommended revocation of the National Security Act (NSA) provisions against him, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi asked vote....
  • Lalu, Paswan skip cabinet meeting, stay with UPA
    New Delhi: Three key constituents of the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) skipped a cabinet meeting Prime Minister Manmohan Singh called here on Friday evening, but said they were s....
  • Advani revives temple card in West Bengal
    Kolkata: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani here today reiterated his party's resolve to build a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya.

    "'Jai Sriram' will be fruitf....
  • Jayalalitha cannot be an ally ever: Chidambaram
    Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today ruled out any post-poll tie up with the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu.

    "The Congress differs with Jayalalithaa on all impor....
  • Congress running towards 200 mark: Sibal
    New Delhi: Expressing confidence about forming the government again with allies, the Congress party said today it would bag around 200 seats in the polls.

    "The party is running t....
  • After polls I will work with youth of Tamil Nadu: Rahul
    Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu: Congress general secretary and the party's star campaigner Rahul Gandhi today reached out to the youth of Tamil Nadu, promising to work with them after the elections....
  • Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Chennai
    Chennai: Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally here on Sunday along with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, Congress party members said today.

    Lok Sabh....
  • RJD, LJP insulted Congress: Moily
    New Delhi: The spat between the Congress and and its partners in the government, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP), went up a notch today, with the Congress spokesperson....
  • Third Front to make serious bid to form government: Karat
    Bhubaneswar: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat said the Third Front was poised to make a "serious bid" to form the government as he held talks wit....
  • BSP, Congress candidates accused of violating poll code
    Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress candidates from the Kheri Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh have been charged with violating the model code of conduct after they alleg....
  • Keep Lalu-Paswan out of UPA, says Bihar Congress
    Patna: The Bihar unit of the Congress today urged the party's top leadership to keep Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) president Ram Vilas Paswan o....
  • Missing names keep several voters in Delhi away
    New Delhi: While the government goaded Delhiites to vote and not be a 'pappu', many voters alleged that the government itself had 'pappufied' them.

    Several residents r....
  • Will Left support UPA? Congress says yes, Left says no
    New Delhi: Despite an outright rejection of its overtures, the Congress is confident that the estranged Left will be left with no choice but to support the UPA over a "communal force" l....
  • Delhi BJP to assess voting trend
    New Delhi: A day after elections in the national capital, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will today organise a meeting of workers, polling agents and party candidates to assess the voting tre....
  • Delhi candidates give thumbs up to voters for high turnout
    New Delhi: As voters of the national capital congratulated themselves today for having showed up in large numbers for the Lok Sabha balloting the day before, the candidates were smiling too, ea....
  • Amar Singh threatens to quit SP over Azam Khan issue
    Rampur (UP): In an ultimatum to Mulayam Singh Yadav over the Azam Khan issue, SP leader Amar Singh has threatened to quit the party after the Lok Sabha polls, accusing the Muslim leader of maki....
  • SP may not keep up to the expectations
    New Delhi: The BJP which claimed to be leading Congress after the three rounds of polling, said it kept the advantage largely because of good showing by party's alliance with Ajit Singh'....
  • RJD, LJP will always remain with UPA: Paswan
    Kolkata: The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) was with the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and would remain with it, union minister Ram Vilas Paswan said today while clarifying that he ....
  • Himachal voters ask tough questions on green issues
    Shimla: Politicians campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls seem unconcerned about environmental degradation in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, but their voters are so worried about shrinking water ....
  • CPI-M again attacks Manmohan on foreign policy
    New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has once again attacked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for what it calls his pro-American foreign policy even as Congress leaders are tryi....
  • Post-election talk depends on numbers: Pranab
    Jangipur (West Bengal): External Affairs Minister and Congress heavyweight Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday said nature of post-poll discussions for government formation will depend on the numbers.....
  • UPA policies have ruined India: Advani
    Chennai: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani on Thursday accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of having "outsourced" foreign r....
  • 24 voters reject all candidates in Punjab
    Chandigarh: Two dozen voters in a Punjab village did not cast their votes for any candidate on Thursday. They visited polling booths and expressed their disapproval by exercising their right no....
  • Firm poll official has Mulayam Singh fuming
    Lucknow: A no-nonsense poll officer on Thursday rubbed Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav the wrong way after he refused to allow more than one security guard to enter the polling statio....
  • Now CPI-M wooing Nitish Kumar
    Kolkata: After the Congress, it is now the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) that is wooing Janata Dal-United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for a post-alliance with the Le....
  • Delhi beats Pappu factor, 53 percent cast votes
    New Delhi: Delhi voters beat the 'Pappu' factor and came out to vote, recording a decent turnout of 53 percent on Thursday - higher than in the previous two parliamentary elections.
  • Voting is a must in democracy: Kalam
    Bangalore: Voting is a must in a democracy, says former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam who voted today despite his busy schedule, shuttling from one corner of the country to another giving lectur....
  • 57 percent voting in fourth round, four dead in violence
    New Delhi: The fourth round of Lok Sabha elections today witnessed a 57 percent voter turnout, but the polling was marred by clashes mainly in west Bengal, including reports of four dead in pol....
  • Karat votes 'according to party decision'
    New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today said he had voted according to his "party's decision" as there was no Left candidate in th....
  • Voting in Singur peaceful
    Singur, West Bengal: Voting in West Bengal's Singur, the former site of Tata's Nano car factory, was peaceful today as voters queued up outside polling stations, while political activi....
  • It's raining discounts on poll day in Delhi
    New Delhi: Radhika Sharma, a 19-year-old student has two reasons to rejoice today. One, she has cast her vote for the first time and second, her inked index finger is all she needs to avail &#....
  • About 19 percent turnout in Rajasthan in first four hours
    Jaipur: Polling was mostly peaceful in Rajasthan today with 18.89 percent turnout recorded in the first four hours of polling for the state's 25 parliamentary constituencies, an official sa....
  • Not worried about low turnout: Nitish Kumar
    Patna: Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said people in Bihar were voting for development and peace and that a final voter turnout of 45-50 percent would be encouraging.

    "I am no....
  • Polling picks up in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: About 34 percent voter turnout was recorded in the first six hours in the 18 Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh where polling was going on today, officials said.

    "....
  • Two killed, half of electorate vote in West Bengal
    Kolkata: Two people were killed and two others injured in violence in West Bengal, while trouble flared in Nandigram as nearly 50 percent of the electorate voted in the first six hours of polli....
  • Two injured in poll violence in Nandigram
    Nandigram (West Bengal): Two people were seriously injured in West Bengal's volatile Nandigram area when activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) and the opposition ....
  • Delhi sees 18 percent polling in four hours
    New Delhi: The capital witnessed nearly 18 percent voter turnout in the first four hours of polling even as poll officials expressed optimism that the not-so-hot day would see more people comi....
  • And the groom came riding, riding - right till polling booth
    Jaipur: First the polling booth, then the altar. The priority was crystal clear for Ramesh Kumar, who came riding on a horse to vote in a village in Rajasthan's Udaipur constituency before....
  • Entire village in Kurukshetra district boycotts polling
    Khanpur Village (Kaithal): All the 1,350 voters in this village falling in Kaithal district forming part of Kurukshetra Lok Sabha constituency today boycotted the polling in protest of their vi....
  • On D-Day, candidates make beeline for temples
    New Delhi: Do your best and leave the rest to god was the mantra for most of the Lok Sabha candidates in Delhi as they began their day today by offering prayers in temples and performing religi....
  • BSP candidate caught entering polling station with revolver
    Mansa (Punjab): The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate for Punjab's Bathinda parliamentary constituency, Nem Chand Chaudhary, was Thursday detained by police after he tried to enter a poll....
  • Kashmiri Pandit migrants unhappy with tag, boycott polls
    New Delhi: Unhappy at being classified as 'migrants', the Kashmiri Pandits who were forced to leave their homes in Jammu and Kashmir boycotted elections today.

    The Election Co....
  • Voting picks up in Srinagar
    Srinagar: Voting began on a dull note but picked up after three hours in Jammu and Kashmir's prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency amid sporadic incidents of violence today.

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  • People in Bihar voting for peace, says Nitish Kumar
    Patna: People are voting for development and peace, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said after casting his vote at his ancestral home Bakhtiyarpur near here.

    Appealing to voters to ....
  • Voting is our duty, say Delhi's slum dwellers
    New Delhi: Basanti Devi, a rickshaw puller's wife in north Delhi's Nirankari Colony area, is not sure if her vote would bring about dramatic changes, but she voted anyway today because ....
  • Don't teach me law, I was once chief minister: Mulayam Singh
    Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh had an argument with a poll official in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri constituency after his bodyguards were stopped from entering the polling booth ....
  • Sikhs demand representation in Jharkhand minority panel
    Ranchi: Sikhs in Jharkhand today filed a petition in the high court here demanding appointment of their community member as vice-chairperson of the state's Minority Commission.

    Th....
  • Disabled 'broadly' happy with arrangements in polling booths
    New Delhi: The teething troubles were quite apparent. Yet, as Delhi went to polls today, the disabled population and NGOs working with the community were more or less happy with the special arr....
  • Slow, smooth start to voting in Delhi
    New Delhi: Voting got off to a quiet start across the national capital's seven parliamentary seats with Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit among the ear....
  • Over 12 arrested as opposition tries to enforce Kerala shutdown
    Thiruvananthapuram: Over a dozen members of the state's opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) led by the Congress were arrested today as the statewide shutdown to demand the prosecution ....
  • Manmohan Singh, Rahul Gandhi to tour Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi are set to tour Tamil Nadu, where elections will be held on May 13 in the last phase of the Lok Sabha polls. ....
  • Backing Congress would mean pullout was a mistake: CPI-M leader
    New Delhi: Ruling out supporting a Congress-led government after polls, a senior Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader today said doing so would be an admission that the Left parties' dec....
  • Poll arithmetic - new pastime of Assam politicians
    Guwahati: For politicians in Assam, it is now time to hone their arithmetic skills as leaders are busying themselves in trying to calculate the number of votes they have got in the recently con....
  • Sonia Gandhi breaks security cordon to accept bouquet
    New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's bodyguards went into a tizzy when she stopped her car on seeing a man on a wheelchair and accepted a bouquet of flowers from him today.

    ....
  • 1984 anti-Sikh riots victims focus on 'candidate, not party'
    New Delhi: The Congress dropped two controversial candidates after protests from victims of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, but that did not seem to have helped the party among the largest concentrat....
  • Fourth phase of polling starts in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: Polling began in 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha polls in the fourth phase of general elections today morning.

    Polling began at 7 aa.m. at each of the 29,312 polling s....
  • Polling begins in Haryana, Punjab
    Chandigarh: Polling for the parliamentary elections began in Haryana and parts of Punjab amid tight security today morning.

    All 10 Lok Sabha seats of Haryana and four seats in neighb....
  • Sonia Gandhi votes, flashes inked finger
    New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi voted today in the Lok Sabha elections and flashed her inked finger to reporters but declined to answer any questions.

    Gandhi turned up at t....
  • Voter ecstatic after shaking hands with Rahul
    New Delhi: For Poonam Vasudevan, today was a day she will never forget. As she went to cast her vote at polling booth number 88 in Aurangzeb Lane, little did she know that she would get to shak....
  • No party deserves my vote, says 'shoe scribe' Jarnail Singh
    New Delhi: Journalist Jarnail Singh, who flung a shoe at Home Minister P. Chidambaram, did not vote today as a sign of protest against parties negating the "essence of the Constitution"....
  • Will you be a good PM? 'Will see,' says Rahul
    New Delhi: "Will see," was Congress general Rahul Gandhi's response when a voter asked him at a polling station here today if he will make a good prime minister one day.

    T....
  • Polling begins in West Bengal
    Kolkata: Long queues were seen outside polling booths in 17 West Bengal Lok Sabha seats where voting began today morning.

    Voters began trickling into polling stations long before the ....
  • Voting starts in Rajasthan
    Jaipur: Polling in 25 Lok Sabha seats of Rajasthan began today morning amid tight security.

    Voting began at 7 a.m. at 42,702 polling booths, including 6 mobile booths in Jaisalmer. <....
  • Polls begins on peaceful note in Bihar
    Patna: Voting for the fourth phase of parliamentary elections in three of the 40 constituencies in Bihar began today morning amid heavy security arrangements in view of the threat of Maoist vio....
  • Poor initial voter turnout, violence in Srinagar
    Srinagar: A petrol bomb was hurled at a polling station in Jammu and Kashmir's prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency today but not much damage was caused. Voter turnout in the first t....
  • 11 percent turnout in Rajasthan in first two hours
    Jaipur: Polling was mostly peaceful in Rajasthan today with around 11 percent turnout recorded in the first two hours, an official said.

    "Polling has so far has been peaceful and ....
  • Jamia Nagar puts shootout aside, banks on Congress
    New Delhi: A controversial shootout in which two suspected terrorists and a police officer were killed in Jamia Nagar in south Delhi had triggered protests in the Muslim-dominated area eight mo....
  • Congress has ditched Muslims: Bukhari
    New Delhi: Head cleric of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmad Bukhari today said that he had voted against the Congress as the party had "ditched" the muslims and kept the community "in dark....
  • Lalu confident of RJD's good performance in Bihar
    Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and Railways Minister Lalu Prasad today expressed confidence that his party would perform well in the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar and the neighbouring s....
  • 55,000 cops deployed in Delhi on poll day
    New Delhi: Delhi was put under heavy security as it went to the Lok Sabha polls today with 55,000 police personnel fanned across the city and Quick Reaction Teams (QRTs) patrolled several areas....
  • Mayawati misusing state machinery for electoral gains
    Lucknow: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) president Ajit Singh, who is contesting the parliamentary polls from Baghpat, today accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati of misusing the state machine....
  • Poll arithmetic - new pastime of Assam politicians
    Guwahati: For politicians in Assam, it is now time to hone their arithmetic skills as leaders are busying themselves in trying to calculate the number of votes they have got in the recently con....
  • Polling ends for fourth phase of elections
    New Delhi: India entered the last lap of Election 2009 today with polling ending for the fourth of the five-phase elections.

    It was a largely peaceful election across eight states, ex....
  • Congress, BJP hopeful of winning the elections
    New Delhi: The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) both said they would win the Lok Sabha election today as India entered its fourth and penultimate round with millions voting across....
  • Poll panel reprimands Kalyan Banerjee, Prasant Pradhan
    New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday reprimanded Trinamool Congress candidate Kalyan Banerjee and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) candidate Prasant Pradhan for making deroga....
  • Left support depends on numbers game after polls: Pranab
    New Delhi Senior Congress leader and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said that support from the Left parties for government formation would depend on the numbers game af....
  • Congress will perform better this time: Priyanka Gandhi
    New Delhi: Priyanka Gandhi, daughter of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, today asserted that the party's performance in the 14th Lok Sabha polls will be better than that in the last electio....
  • Polling begins on dull note in Srinagar
    Srinagar: Polling began on a dull note in Jammu and Kashmir's prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency today morning with very few people coming out to cast their votes.

    Pollin....
  • Fourth round of election on in India
    New Delhi: Polling stations opened today morning across eight states for the fourth and penultimate round of elections to the Lok Sabha that are widely expected to produce a hung parliament. <....
  • Trinamool threatening voters in Nandigram, claims CPI-M
    Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today alleged that activists of the opposition Trinamool Congress were threatening villagers in Tamluk constituency, w....
  • Bigwigs, criminals, millionaires in fourth round
    Lucknow: Several political bigwigs, alleged criminals and multi-millionaires are among the 314 contestants in the race for 18 constituencies that go to the polls in Uttar Pradesh in the fourth....
  • Delhi government official suspended for model code violation
    New Delhi: A day before the capital goes to polls, a Delhi government official on election duty was suspended for violating the model code of conduct set by the Election Commission today.

    ....

  • Political system ignores Independents like ex-bureaucrats
    Agra: He has great plans for Agra city if voted to power, but Chandra Pal Singh, a former bureaucrat who is contesting the polls as an Independent, rues that well-meaning people like him get n....
  • Singur, Nandigram vote in round two
    Kolkata: The second phase of elections in West Bengal will be of interest not just to politicos but also India Inc with Nandigram and Singur, the two areas which hit the spotlight for anti-ind....
  • It's Shotgun versus Shaker
    Patna: Voters in Bihar's Patna Saheb constituency have a choice on Thursday between entertainment stars Shatrughan 'Shotgun' Sinha and Shekhar 'Shaker' Suman as their repre....
  • 15,000 weddings on poll day to spoil voter
    New Delhi: Political parties are concerned that an estimated 15,000 weddings on the polling day on Thursday could play a spoiler for the capital's voter turnout.

    According to pri....
  • Shutdown by separatists cripples life in Kashmir
    Srinagar: Normal life in the Kashmir Valley was crippled today by the 50-hour long shutdown, called by separatists to keep people away from the polls on Thursday.

    Voting in Srinagar L....
  • Development remains key word in Delhi
    New Delhi: Come Thursday and the development plank that helped the Congress score a third consecutive win in Delhi's assembly elections will again be put to test in the battle for seven Lok....
  • Advani, Modi to tour Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: Top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders are set to make a whirlwind tour of Tamil Nadu, where elections are to be held on May 13 in the last phase of the staggered Lok Sabha polls. <....
  • Trinamool-Congress tie-up in troubled waters
    New Delhi/Kolkata: The Trinamool Congress will never be part of an alliance that ties up with the Left, the party said categorically as the Congress today tried to ease tensions with its partn....
  • Homeless too will vote, thanks to NGO
    New Delhi: Dharmendra, a wheelchair-bound citizen in north Delhi, is among hundreds of homeless people in the national capital who will be able to cast their vote Thursday - perhaps for the fir....
  • His nephew got scared, so Mulayam's here
    Mainpuri,Uttar Pradesh: Fighting an electoral battle against a political bigwig is no mean task. More so if your are a novice like the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) 31-year-old Tripti Sha....
  • Congress will not upset Mamata: Moily
    New Delhi: Congress spokesperson Veerappa Moily today said his party will not form any alliance that will upset its poll partner Trinamool Congress in West Bengal.

    "We won't ....
  • Congress, BJP jostle for seats in Rajasthan
    Jaipur: The Congress targeted the poor performance of the Vasundhara Raje-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which in turn lashed out at its present Ashok Gehlot regime in the high powered game....
  • Congress competing with its own record in Haryana
    Chandigarh: The ruling Congress in Haryana would like to achieve a 'Perfect 10' in the state's parliamentary elections this time, but the party faces an uphill task in even equalli....
  • Give us development, not freebies, say Delhi's slum voters
    New Delhi: Slum-dwellers do not want to be taken for granted. A day before the election inhabitants of Delhi's shantytowns say they are fed up of being wooed with freebies like cash and liq....
  • Bathinda fight dominates Punjab
    Chandigarh: Four out of Punjab's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies go to the polls on Thursday but all eyes are on the Bathinda constituency. For, the state's two leading political families ....
  • Key contests in fourth phase of polls
    New Delhi: Following are the key contests in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on Thursday.

    Delhi (7 constituencies):

    New Delhi: Vijay Goel (BJP) and Ajay ....
  • Fourth phase of polls begins tomorrow for 85 Lok Sabha seats
    New Delhi: Around 9.46 crore voters are expected to exercise their franchise in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls tomorrow in which the fate of BJP President Rajnath Singh, Congress' Pran....
  • Security beefed up across India for fourth phase of elections
    New Delhi/Patna/Oraiya (Uttar Pradesh): Tight security arrangements have been made across the country for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha elections to be held on Thursday.

    A total of 85....
  • Four royals in fray in Rajasthan
    Jaipur: Rajasthan's erstwhile royalty has made elections exciting in the desert state where 25 Lok Sabha constituencies go to the polls on May 7. At least four members of these families are....
  • BJP to test NDA's strength in Ludhiana
    New Delhi: Even as Congress leader Rahul Gandhi tried reaching out beyond the UPA tent and praised Bihar CM and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and TDP leader N Chandrababu Naidu, BJP has planned a g....
  • Sonia Gandhi's rallies in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry called off
    Chennai: Congress president Sonia Gandhi's public meetings that were scheduled to be held in Chennai and Puducherry today have been postponed due to the ill health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minis....
  • 1,315 to fight it out in fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls
    New Delhi: The fate of several political veterans, including External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, will be decided on Thursday in ....
  • National Conference, PDP will slug it out in Srinagar
    Srinagar: This prestigious Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir valley goes to the polls on Thursday amid boycott calls by separatists and armed insurgents and will see the opposition Peoples ....
  • Mayawati hoping to become the PM
    Agra: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Tuesday did not hide her ambitions as she urged people to vote for the BSP to ensure a pro-poor government.

    ....
  • NDA to hold show of strength in Punjab on Sunday
    Ludhiana: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is all set to put up a big show of strength with its allies at a political rally to be held in this industrial ....
  • Congress will form the government: Sibal
    New Delhi: Echoing Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, senior party leader Kapil Sibal today expressed confidence that the party will form the next government, and not sit in the oppositio....
  • Congress trains guns on West Bengal election officer
    Kolkata: The Congress today accused West Bengal Chief Electoral Officer Debasish Sen of failing to ensure free and fair elections in the state by allowing criminals backed by the ruling Communi....
  • Delhi Police on poll duty, but few vote
    New Delhi: Very few policemen in Delhi vote during elections as most of them are on polling duty and many shy away from casting their vote via postal ballot due to the complex procedure involve....
  • Nitish Kumar woos Nalanda with talk of development
    Patna: In Bihar's caste based politics, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is striking a different chord by focussing on development while campaigning on his home turf Nalanda. But the Kurmi commu....
  • UDF to expose CPI-M violence in Kerala's Kannur
    Kannur (Kerala): Kerala's Leader of Opposition Oommen Chandy today said the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) will bring out a white paper documenting the violation of human rights....
  • DMK front on the backfoot in Tamil Nadu
    Chennai: With just a week left for the fifth and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, the DMK-Congress combine is on the backfoot in Tamil Nadu.

    An indisposed Chief Minister M. Kar....
  • Raj Thackeray advocates Modi as PM
    Pune: Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) president Raj Thackeray's remark advocating Narendra Modi's candidature for prime ministership, has fuelled speculations on a possible understandi....
  • Bus corridor, Sixth Pay Commission major issues in Delhi constituency
    New Delhi: Congress party candidate for the New Delhi seat Ajay Maken has to contend with the electorate's ire over the ever-jammed condition of the bus corridor in his constituency, but is....
  • Left backing Manmohan? Only in Rahul's dream world, says BJP
    New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi was living in a "dream world" if he believed the Left would support Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a post poll scenario, the Bharati....
  • Amar Singh accused of insulting Mayawati
    Lucknow: Samajwadi Party (SP) general secretary Amar Singh has been accused of making derogatory comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati during a public meeting in Bijnor distric....
  • I want to change the system: Rahul Gandhi on dynastic politics
    New Delhi: Often the target of political jibes for being a Gandhi scion, Congress party general secretary Rahul Gandhi said while he felt dynastic politics was "undemocratic", he would ....
  • Rahul praises Nitish Kumar, Naidu
    New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today made overtures towards key National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally Janata Dal-United (JD-U) and Third Front partner Telugu Desam Party (....
  • Who will get to rule India? No one knows
    New Delhi: With more than half of India having voted, political players have begun to hunt seriously for new allies as they anticipate one of the most splintered parliaments ever.

    Alm....
  • How to use an EVM, in vintage Lalu style
    Patna: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad is not just asking people to vote for him during his campaigns, he is also giving lessons on how to use electronic voting machines (EVMs) in....
  • Pranab banks on performance in Lok Sabha fight
    Jangipur, West Bengal: Up against a relative political lightweight, External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee is banking on his popularity and development work to retain the Jangipur Lok Sabh....
  • Campaigning ends in Delhi Tuesday
    New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi is to address a rally here in a last minute effort to woo voters before campaigning for parliamentary elections in Delhi ends today evening. ....
  • What keeps our senior politicians going
    New Delhi: What keeps our senior politicians, many of whom are in the 70-plus category, healthy in the heat and dust of the campaign trail? Answer: their frugal eating habits, active lifestyle ....
  • Congress hallucinating about winning polls: BJP
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) dismissed Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's statement that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would win the Lok Sabha polls as "h....
  • Nitish is still a part of Congress, despite his denial
    New Delhi: Despite his denial of having any tie with Congress, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar looms large over the ruling party's post-poll planning as the party sets out on a search for....
  • Terror incidents during BJP Govt created a record:PM
    Pheowa (Kurukshetra): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the issue of terrorism and said that the saffron party was incapable of handling the m....
  • Rahul Gandhi reaches out to Left, JD-U and TDP
    New Delhi: Opening the door to multiple choices after the elections, Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today made overtures to the Left and also reached out to key NDA ally Janata Dal-Un....
  • 'Use conscience while voting', says Dera Sacha Sauda
    Sirsa (Haryana): After days of dilly-dallying, the controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect on Monday asked its millions of followers to use their "conscience" while voting in the parliament....
  • Left won't support Congress, Communist leaders tell Rahul
    New Delhi: The Left parties today dismissed as "misplaced confidence" Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi's statement that he was sure they would support Manmohan Singh as prime....
  • Manmohan rally cancelled due to inclement weather
    Faridabad: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had to cancel his public meeting in this Haryana town bordering the national capital today because of inclement weather.

    Haryana Chief Ministe....
  • UPA did not take strict steps to fight terrorism: Raman Singh
    Lucknow: Terming Manmohan Singh a weak prime minister, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today accused the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of not taking strict steps to fight....
  • Poll panel lets off officers who released Commonwealth Games ad
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today let off the officials of the Commonwealth Games Organising Committee, responsible for releasing advertisements which violated the model code of conduct.....
  • 'Reforms will continue even under Third Front government'
    Chennai: Economic reforms will continue unabated even if the Third Front forms the next government at the centre, a top industry official said here today.

    The Third front is an eight-....
  • Mayawati takes potshots at Congress, Rahul Gandhi
    Ghaziabad: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati here today hit out at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, saying that by merely sleeping in the hou....
  • Over 12,000 villages 'vulnerable' in fourth phase polls
    New Delhi: The Election Commission has identified as "vulnerable" from a security point of view over 12,000 villages that go to polls in the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections on T....
  • UPA's Sachar Committee was divisive politics: BJP
    Ghaziabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh today attacked the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government saying it had tried to divide Hindus and Muslims by constituting ....
  • Mobile polling booths for Jaisalmer voters
    New Delhi: Voters in the desert city of Jaisalmer in Rajasthan can escape the sweltering sun and still exercise their franchise this Thursday - thanks to mobile polling booths at their doorste....
  • Rich residents of Gurgaon too busy to vote
    Gurgaon: They are affluent, educated, well travelled and vocal about their rights. They want the best equipped gyms and swimming pools in their high-end condominiums. But many residents of thi....
  • If you do not wish to vote, say it with Code 49-O
    New Delhi: If you are dissatisfied with the work done by political leaders and believe none of the candidates deserve your vote, then don't just sit at home during Thursday's Lok Sabha ....
  • How and where have I wronged Azam Bhai: Jaya Prada
    Rampur, Uttar Pradesh: Fighting discontent within her own party rather than her political opponents in the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party's actor-MP Jaya Pra....
  • More Tribal than urban women voted in Gujarat
    Gandhinagar: Tribal women in Gujarat displayed a substantially higher inclination to vote this Lok Sabha poll than their counterparts in the urban areas of the state, despite intense heat wave ....
  • Nepal army chief issue must be resolved democratically: Yechury
    Kolkata: Terming the Nepal government's attempt to sack the nation's army chief Gen Rookmangud Katawal as a serious problem, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Si....
  • BJP fears terror attack on Assam vault storing EVM
    Guwahati: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has informed the Election Commission that terrorists in collaboration with some political rivals might bomb the strong room at Silchar in Assam where ....
  • Rajasthan BJP, Congress hit by rebels, independents
    Jaipur: Rebels and independents are making life difficult for both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the ruling Congress in the do-or-die Lok Sabha battle in India's largest state, Raja....
  • Dera chief's support sought for polls
    Sirsa, Haryana: Despite being charged with serious crimes like murder and rape, controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmit Ram Rahim Singh, is much sought after by political leaders and ....
  • Residents of Himachal's Kangra hamlets to boycott polls
    Kangra, Himachal Pradesh Residents of the rugged, inhospitable areas comprising more than 40 villages here have barred politicians from canvassing. They are boycotting the elections until they....
  • Congress will sweep Delhi, says Moily
    New Delhi: The Congress party, which leads the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), today said it was confident that riding on the agenda of development it would make a clean sweep in Delhi in t....
  • In my life, mission is everything, no ambition: Modi
    New Delhi: He has a mission but no ambition, says Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as speculation mounts about whether he will be the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) next prime minister....
  • PM ridicules BJP's claim of 'strong government'
    Pehowa, Haryana: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today ridiculed the claims of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that only it can provide a strong government in Delhi.

    Reacting to the a....
  • BPO employees 'will vote' despite 'graveyard shifts'
    New Delhi: Despite their erratic time schedules and the fact that most of their employers are not giving them a day off on May 7, most youngsters working in the BPO industry in the capital are ....
  • Congress, SP and BSP have always deceived Muslims: Modi
    Lucknow: The Congress, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) may project themselves as "custodians of Muslim rights" but had always deceived the community they saw ....
  • Alternative photo ID can be used for May 7 elections
    New Delhi: Haven't got an electors' photo identity card? Use your alternative photo identity proof and vote in Delhi May 7 for the Lok Sabha elections.

    According to the Delh....
  • Only Congress can deal with nation's challenges: PM
    New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday that only the Congress could deal with the challenges facing the country and parties playing divisive politics cannot deliver progress. ....
  • Vijaykant, the black MGR of Tamil Nadu politics
    Chennai: Tamil movie hero-turned-politician Vijaykant is known to have performed stunts in films without a duplicate. In these Lok Sabha polls too, he and his party DMDK are going solo. And all....
  • Rahul not to compromise on Manmohan as PM
    New Delhi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi affirmed that he is strict in his decision and will not bear any compromise on Manmohan Singh's leadership of the next non-BJP coalition. ....
  • We are weakening BJP by weaning away its allies: CPI-M
    Kolkata: Dismissing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's allegation that the Left parties were helping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the Lok Sabha election by splitting secular votes, the ....
  • BSP hopes to turn Delhi poll ring triangular
    New Delhi: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) hopes to wrest at least one or two of the seven Lok Sabha seats in Delhi in Thursday's election. For now however, it is the BSP's super-wealthy....
  • Samajwadi candidate booked for bribing voters
    Lucknow: Anar Singh, the Samajwadi Party Lok Sabha candidate from Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, has been booked for allegedly giving money to voters, police said today.

    A case has been re....
  • NDA allies root for Advani as PM, not Modi
    New Delhi: Key allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) have made it clear that only L.K. Advani and not Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is acc....
  • Congress doors open to new partners, says Pranab
    New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee today indicated that his party's doors were open to alliances with parties other than its partners in the United Progressive Alliance bu....
  • Karat confident of Third Front forming next government
    Nagercoil (Tamil Nadu): Expressing confidence that the secular combine of the Third Front would form the next government at the centre, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secreta....
  • Several top leaders in fray in UP's fourth phase polling
    Lucknow: Several top political leaders, candidates with criminal backgrounds and multi-millionaires are among the 314 contestants in the fray for 18 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha seats g....
  • 293 sensitive polling booths in Delhi
    New Delhi: A total of 293 polling booths in the national capital have been identified as "sensitive" and "hypersensitive" and extra police force will deployed there during polli....
  • Respect media freedom, says PM
    New Delhi: Calling free press "an essential pillar of any democracy", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said media freedom needed to be respected.

    In a message to mark the W....
  • Rohtang Pass re-opens for traffic
    Shimla: Rohtang Pass located at an altitude of 13,050 feet in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district has re-opened for vehicular traffic, officials said today. The pass had been closed since mid....
  • Speak up for Sikhs in Pakistan, says Modi to Manmohan
    Ambala, Punjab: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today slammed Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for "doing nothing" for Sikhs, who are being targeted by Taliban militants in Pakistan&#....
  • Small parties trying their luck in poll battle
    New Delhi: Some are operating from a single room while others are sweating it out from their homes-turned-offices. Leaders of hundreds of small political parties are hoping to make a mark in th....
  • No alliance with Congress or BJP: CPI-M
    New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Brinda Karat on Saturday ruled out any alliance with the ruling Congress or the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after the ongo....
  • Bangalore await poll reults, prepare wish-list for new leaders
    Bangalore: The elections in India's tech hub are over and while Bangaloreans await the poll results, citizen groups have drawn up a wish list of what they want the new leaders to do.

  • PM describes Buddhadeb as a personal friend
    Kolkata: Describing West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as a "personal friend", Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has yet again said that the Congress-led UPA is open to an ....
  • Manmohan govt mortgaged foreign policy for nuke deal: CPM
    New Delhi: Hitting back at Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his attack on the Left, the CPM on Friday alleged that his government had "mortgaged" India's foreign policy for Indo-US....
  • Poll panel satisfied with security arrangements in Punjab
    Chandigarh: Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla today said he was completely satisfied with security arrangements in Punjab even as the opposition Congress sought central forces for ....
  • Poll panel seeks explanation from pension fund authority
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today asked the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to explain why its advertisement of the New Pension Scheme" had been different f....
  • Heat wave bothers poll panel
    Chandigarh: The Election Commission now agrees that holding polls in an Indian summer can sometimes be too hot a task to handle.

    Chief Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, who was here....
  • Repolling in Madhya Pradesh passes off peacefully
    Bhopal: Repolling at seven polling stations in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh today passed off peacefully, officials said.

    An average turnout of 56.57 percent was re....
  • Repolling in 6 booths in Bengal on Sunday
    Kolkata: Repolling would be held in six booths in three Lok Sabha constituencies in West Bengal on Sunday, a poll official said today.

    "Two booths each from Darjeeling, Jhargram a....
  • 48 Congress workers arrested for showing black flags to Modi
    Lucknow: As many as 48 Congress workers were arrested for showing black flags to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh, an official said ....
  • Bihar's sorrow Kosi could strike again
    Kathmandu: As India remains locked in general elections and the Maoist government in neighbouring Nepal is intent on dismissing the Nepal Army chief, the mighty Kosi river that flows through bo....
  • Not in the race for PM post: Nitish Kumar
    Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today maintained that he was not in the running for the prime minister's post, a day after a senior Janta Dal-United (JD-U) leader suggested his nam....
  • BJP fighting polls on false issues: PM
    Jalalabad, Punjab: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for making "directionless allegations" on the Congress party and a....
  • No tall promises, give us basic amenities: Chandni Chowk's voters
    New Delhi: In Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest areas in the Indian capital with its cheek-by-jowl houses and crowded markets, women voters are a vocal lot. The pomp and show of rallies and big ....
  • Double prestige at stake for Sukhbir Badal
    Bathinda,Punjab: As the young head of a political party with mostly ageing leaders, Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal has a lot at stake in this Lok Sabha elections in Punjab.

    B....
  • I felt proud voting for first time: Amrita Rao
    Mumbai: Actress Amrita Rao cast her vote for the first time this election and says she is proud of the voting ink mark on her finger. So excited was she by the prospect of voting that she reach....
  • Manmohan Singh has damaged institution of PM: BJP
    New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today alleged that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had "damaged the institution of the PM" for saying that the case relating to Ottavio Quattro....
  • Politicians on campaign trail seek votes and doctors
    New Delhi: Electioneering in 40 degrees Celsius-plus temperatures is sending an increasing number of politicians to health checkup clinics, say doctors, though the candidates themselves loath t....
  • Repolling underway in Madhya Pradesh
    Bhopal: Repolling was underway today at seven polling stations in three Lok Sabha constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.

    The Election Commission had ordered repolling in four polling sta....
  • Manmohan Singh calls for change in Bengal
    Dumurjala (West Bengal): Attacking the Left in its backyard, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said West Bengal is lagging behind because of the communist parties' policies, and calle....
  • Lok Sabha polls have lost focus : candidate from Chennai
    Chennai: He knows he will surely lose the election and he doesn't stir out of his house to campaign. This however does not deter Lok Sabha candidate K. Elangovan from hitting out at to-be M....
  • Thousands of voters reject all candidates in MP
    Bhopal: Over 4,000 voters left polling booths without casting their ballots since they did not want to support any of the candidates in the two-phase parliamentary election in Madhya Pradesh, a....
  • West Bengal records voter turnout at over 80 percent
    Kolkata: West Bengal saw a large voter turnout of 80.71 percent in its first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 14 of the 42 seats in the state.

    "The total voter percentage was....
  • By-election in Hazratbal constituency on May 30
    Srinagar: By-election in the Hazratbal assembly constituency of summer capital Srinagar will be held on May 30, the Election Commission announced here on Friday evening.

    Talking to me....
  • India under increased security threat, cautions PM
    Dumurjala (West Bengal): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday warned about the deterioration in peace and stability in India's neighbourhood and said the security threat to the country h....
  • PM slams Left, Sonia attacks Right
    New Delhi: A day after the third phase of Election 2009, the political slugfest continued with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday launching a stinging attack on the Left in its bastion of Wes....
  • BJP President conducts road show in Ghaziabad
    Ghaziabad: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh travelled through Ghaziabad, from where he is contesting Lok Sabha elections, with a road show that included a door-to-door campa....
  • Poll panel warns against using children in election work
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today asked the chief secretaries and chief electoral officers of all states to ensure that children below the age of 14 are not employed in any election-rel....
  • Modi attacks UPA govt over illegal Bangladeshi migrants
    Lucknow: Raking up the issue of illegal Bangladeshi migrants, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of not taking any ....
  • Post-poll clash sparks tension in West Bengal district
    Kolkata: A clash broke out between Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) cadres and Congress activists today in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district and authorities imposed restrictions....
  • 65 percent polling in Karnataka final phase
    Bangalore: About 65 percent of the estimated 1.55 crore voters cast their ballot on Thursday in the final phase of polling for 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, election authorities sai....
  • Mumbai polling lowest since 1977
    Mumbai: The poor voter turnout of 41.24 percent for the 2009 Lok Sabha elections in India's financial and entertainment capital, Mumbai, was the lowest since 1977 and many residents say it ....
  • Over 10 percent candidates in Haryana have criminal records
    Chandigarh: One out of every 10 candidates contesting Lok Sabha polls from Haryana has a criminal background, the National Election Watch (NEW) said here today.

    "In Haryana, out o....
  • Varun unhurt as dais collapses in Pilibhit
    Lucknow: A dais that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi was standing on collapsed Friday in his Pilibhit constituency in Uttar Pradesh, but he did not suffer any injuries, police....
  • Pester power to make parents cast vote
    New Delhi: Children can't vote yet, but they can sure pester their parents to go and cast the ballot.

    Perhaps realising this, radio station Big FM promoted by Adlabs Films Ltd is....
  • Sonia Gandhi's rally to hamper tourist flow to Shimla
    Shimla: Tourists coming to the Himachal Pradesh capital for a weekend break will find prime destinations out of bounds as Congress president Sonia Gandhi is scheduled to address an election ra....
  • Little cheer for unauthorised areas in East Delhi
    New Delhi: Poor sewerage, contaminated drinking water and irregular supply, congested bylanes paint a dismal picture of living conditions in West Vinod Nagar, one of the many unauthorised area....
  • Nitish Kumar's development agenda makes waves in Bihar
    Patna: He has built long-delayed bridges and re-laid roads that had ceased to exist, appointed over 100,000 school teachers, ensured that doctors work in primary health centres, and kept crimi....
  • A Congress candidate seeks votes selling n-deal
    Vaidpur (Noida): A nuclear deal with the US that almost felled Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's government last year is not something that the Congress has put on its campaign agenda. But s....
  • Undertrials can contest elections but cannot vote
    New Delhi: Call it a paradox of democracy - undertrials lodged in Indian jails can contest elections but cannot vote.

    Nearly 250,000 undertrials lodged in various jails in the countr....
  • What does it take for a VVIP to campaign?
    New Delhi: This is what it takes security agencies to arrange a campaign meeting of Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi in Purulia in West Bengal, or Anantnag in Kashmir or anywhere else i....
  • Srinagar by-poll on May 30
    New Delhi: The Election Commission on Thursday said the by-poll in Kashmir's Hazratbal assembly constituency will be held on May 30.

    The by-election was earlier scheduled to be h....
  • Agra's candidates cautious of taking on monkeys
    Agra: Monkeys may be a major menace for the citizens of Agra but the candidates seeking votes are wary of taking them on as they feel their action could offend those who see the animals as hol....
  • Sure of victory, Hoodas campaign elsewhere
    Chandigarh: Congress MP Deepinder Singh Hooda has been touring the villages of Haryana's Sonipat and Karnal districts despite the summer heat and dust. But that is not from where he is con....
  • JD-S worker killed in group clash in Karnataka
    Bangalore: A Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) worker was killed in a poll-related clash between two groups of the JD-S and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency in Kar....
  • Notice Siddiqui for comments against Varun, Sanjay
    Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Shahid Siddiqui has been issued notice by the Bijnore administration in Uttar Pradesh for making disparaging comments against Bharatiya Janata Party (B....
  • Sikkim registers record 83 percent voting
    Gangtok: Sikkim registered a record voter turnout of 83 percent Thursday as it held simultaneous assembly elections and balloting for its lone Lok Sabha seat in the third phase of the election....
  • Sharad Yadav opposes Advani's call for compulsory voting
    Patna: Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national president Sharad Yadav today said he was against alliance partner Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani's view that the constitution be am....
  • Kalyan Singh in trouble over casteist speech
    Agra: District authorities on Thursday moved against former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rebel Kalyan Singh for his objectionable casteist utterances.

    ....
  • Srinagar by-poll on May 30
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today said the by-poll in Kashmir's Hazratbal assembly constituency will be held on May 30.

    The by-election was earlier scheduled to be held on ....
  • Re-balloting in 145 polling stations in Bihar on May 5, 9
    New Delhi: Re-balloting will be held on May 5 and May 9 in 145 polling stations in Bihar, where election was held on April 16 in the first phase, the poll panel said today.

    The Elect....
  • No vote cast in five polling stations in Karnataka
    Bangalore: No ballot was cast in five polling stations in Karnataka today as the electorate refused to vote to protest non-implementation of development works and rehabilitation package, an El....
  • Sikkim records over 56 percent polling in eight hours
    Gangtok: Over 56 percent polling was recorded by 3 p.m. in Sikkim, where elections were underway today for the one Lok Sabha and 32 assembly constituencies.

    However, according to join....
  • Voting in Bihar peaceful, 30 to 35 percent turnout
    Patna: Around 30 to 35 percent voting was recorded by 2.30 p.m. today in the third phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of Bihar's 40 constituencies. Voting was mostly peaceful, barring a....
  • About 45 percent voting till 3 p.m. in Karnataka
    Bangalore: About 45 percent of an estimated 15.5 million voters had cast their ballots by 3 p.m. today in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, officials said.

    The coastal Dakshi....
  • Lone elector in Gir forest polling booth casts his vote
    Banej, Gujarat: A temple priest, who is the only voter registered at a polling station in the Gir lion sanctuary in Gujarat, said he was proud of Indian democracy as he exercised his franchise....
  • Celebrities aplenty but low turnout in Mumbai
    Mumbai: Film stars, industrialists and other celebrities may have turned up but the 10 parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai and Thane notched only 5.5 percent voting in the first three hours ....
  • Around 20 percent voting in first four hours in Karnataka
    Bangalore: Around 20 percent of estimated 15.5 million eligible voters had cast their ballots in the first four hours of polling in 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka, officials said her....
  • Poll panel notice to BJP's Kailash Joshi
    New Delhi: The Election Commission today issued notice to Kailash Joshi, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate for the Bhopal seat, for violating the model code of conduct.

    Josh....
  • Thousands defy separatists to vote in Kashmir Valley
    Anantnag,Jammu and Kashmir: Tens of thousands defied death threats from Pakistan-based terrorists to vote today in the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency in the Kashmir Valley.

    Nearly 1....
  • Manyata votes for sister-in-law Priya
    New Delhi: Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt's wife Manyata today voted for the Congress candidate, instead of the Samajwadi Party nominee for whom her husband has been campaigning.

    Ma....
  • Poll boycott in two Siliguri booths
    Siliguri: There was a poll boycott in two booths of West Bengal's hill district of Darjeeling though enthusiastic queues of people were seen elsewhere under a thick blanket of fog and inte....
  • Voting mostly peaceful in Bihar, 10 percent turn out
    Patna: Voting was mostly peaceful but slow in the third phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of Bihar's 40 constituencies today, barring a few incidents of violence and attempt to capture....
  • Despite boycott call, 12 percent voting in four hours in Kashmir
    Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): The trickle of voters steadily increased as the day passed in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag constituency where turnout in the parliamentary elections went up t....
  • Congress will gain in Uttar Pradesh: Jaiswal
    Lucknow: The Congress is set for a revival in Uttar Pradesh and will win at least 20 seats from the state in Lok Sabha polls, central minister and party candidate Sri Prakash Jaiswal said toda....
  • Heavy polling in Sikkim
    Gangtok: Long queues were seen outside polling booths in Sikkim, where elections were underway today for the one Lok Sabha and 32 assembly constituencies.

    The situation was peaceful ....
  • BJP President confident of NDA victory
    Lucknow: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Rajnath Singh, who cast his vote here for the parliamentary polls Thursday, said he was confident that his party would come to power at the cent....
  • Peaceful, but low voting for Kashmir's Anantnag seat
    Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Few voters came out to vote in the south Kashmir parliamentary constituency of Anantnag with only four percent turnout recorded in the first three hours of pollin....
  • Manmohan Singh is not weak, says Aamir Khan
    Mumbai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has got his biggest supporter in Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan.

    While talking to the media after casting his vote at St Anne's School in Ba....
  • Mayawati confident of BSP victory in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is confident that her party will remain ahead of its rivals in the Lok Sabha elections across the state. ....
  • Voters in Gujarat village boycott poll
    Umargaon, Gujarat: An entire village in Umargaon area of Valsad district in south Gujarat decided to boycott the polls today, after they came to vote but discovered many mistakes in the voters&....
  • BJP, Congress workers clash in Gujarat
    Godhra (Gujarat): Workers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress today clashed at a polling booth in a Gujarat village, a clash that quickly spread to nearby Godhra, a town that ....
  • Advani votes, says NDA will form government at centre
    Ahmedabad: Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani cast his ballot at a polling station in Shahpur in the Ahmedabad (West) Lok Sabha constituency today morni....
  • Long queues outside polling booths in Sikkim
    Gangtok: Long queues were seen outside booths as polling began for one Lok Sabha and 32 assembly constituencies in the Himalayan state of Sikkim today.

    The situation was peaceful with....
  • Manmohan, Sonia feature in BJP's ad campaign
    New Delhi: Seldom do the websites of political parties name opponents in their campaign material. But the Bharatiya Janata Party has put out an in-your-face ad with a direct attack on Congress....
  • Advani went to Pakistan, praised Jinnah: Rahul Gandhi
    Ghaziabad: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today told crowds here that it was senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani who had spoken in favour of Pakistan's founder M....
  • Second phase of polls under way in Madhya Pradesh
    Bhopal: Voting was underway amid tight security today for 16 of Madhya Pradesh's 29 parliamentary seats in the second and last phase of Lok Sabha polls in the state.

    Polling bega....
  • Keshubhai Patel sees future PM in Modi
    Rajkot: Former Gujarat chief minister Keshubhai Patel surprised all today when he said his arch rival and sucessor Narendra Modi has "all the qualities to become a prime minister".
  • Voting underway for Karnataka's general poll final phase
    Bangalore: Polling got underway today in 18,452 booths in 11 parliamentary constituencies in the central, coastal and southern parts of Karnataka in the final phase of Lok Sabha polls in the s....
  • Filmstars, celebrities queue up to vote in Mumbai
    Mumbai: Bollywood stars, industrialists and celebrities were the usual draw at several polling stations here as 10 parliamentary constituencies in Mumbai and Thane districts of Maharashtra wen....
  • Voting in Kashmir starts on slow note
    Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Voting began on a dull note in the south Kashmir Lok Sabha constituency of Anantnag that went to polls today in the third of the five phase parliamentary elections....
  • Polling underway in Uttar Pradesh
    Lucknow: Polling in 15 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha constituencies was underway today in the third of India's five-phase parliamentary elections.

    According to initial repor....
  • Narendra Modi votes, says Gujarat will ensure BJP win
    Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi cast his ballot at 9 a.m. at a polling station in Ranip, under the Gandhinagar Lok Sabha constituency, here today. Bharatiya Janata Party's ....
  • UP polls, 7.5 percent turnout in first two hours
    Lucknow: Polling in 15 of Uttar Pradesh's 80 Lok Sabha constituencies was slow in the third of India's five-phase parliamentary elections today, with only an average 7.5 percent voter t....
  • Rich and poor cast vote in third phase of elections
    New Delhi: The stars trooped out and so did villagers today as millions of poor and the affluent voted in the third leg of India's general elections that even veteran politicians admitted ....
  • Polls begins in Bihar, tight security in place
    Patna: Voting for the third phase of parliamentary elections in 11 of the 40 constituencies in Bihar began today morning amid heavy security arrangements in view of the threat of Maoist violen....
  • Voting begins for third phase of Indian elections
    New Delhi: Balloting for round three of the staggered Lok Sabha elections got underway today morning in 107 constituencies in nine states and two union territories.

    The exercise invol....
  • Polling begins in West Bengal amid tight security
    Kolkata: Polling began in the Left turf of West Bengal for 14 of its 42 Lok Sabha seats amid tight security in the northern and Maoist-hit western regions today.

    The polling centers ....
  • Modi to record turnout at Gujarat poll booth
    Ahmedabad: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in charge of recording turnout at booth number 124 of Amraiwadi locality in Maninagar constituency dur....
  • Mulayam Singh will become PM: Kalyan Singh
    Agra: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, who has joined hands with the Samajwadi Party, today said that Mulayam Singh Yadav has all chances of becoming the prime minister, and r....
  • 'No bridge, no votes', angry villagers tell Nitish Kumar
    Patna: Angry that a bridge state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar promised in the last Lok Sabha poll has not yet come up, villagers in his home district Nalanda today tartly told him: 'no brid....
  • Polls around, but no 'muri-gur' treat for Purulia tribals
    Purulia,West Bengal: Panmoni Mandi, Satimani Murmu and Shambhu Hansda are among the 4,000-odd voters in the 76 villages and hamlets of Ayodhya Hills who will be missing out on a feast of 'm....
  • Poll panel criticises Ahluwalia for attending political meet
    New Delhi: The Election Commission conveyed its "displeasure" to Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia for attending a meeting of a political party and violating t....
  • Hindu votes crucial to win in Muslim dominated Kishanganj
    Patna: Three bearded Muslim candidates are vying for Hindu votes in Bihar's Kishanganj constituency where Muslims make up 66.7 percent of the voters.

    It is a triangular contest be....
  • Goa BJP legislator booked for forcibly taking away bootleggers
    Panaji: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Goa has been booked for forcibly whisking away two bootleggers, who were accused of smuggling liquor into Karnataka for distribution duri....
  • Karat asks Chawla to stop DMK bullying in Madurai
    New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat today asked Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Navin Chawla to intervene in the "gross misuse of official....
  • We miss Vajpayee, says Arun Jaitley
    New Delhi: A day ahead of the third round of Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley has conceded that his party does miss former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee,....
  • Restrictions, shutdown ahead of polls in Kashmir
    Srinagar: Strict restrictions were in place here as life in other parts of the Kashmir Valley was affected due to a shutdown call by separatists today, a day ahead of the Lok Sabha polls on Th....
  • It's do-or-die poll battle for party-hopper Bangarappa
    Shimoga (Karnataka): It's a moment of reckoning for former Karnataka chief minister and party-hopper S. Bangarappa, who returns to the Congress to contest on Thursday for the sixth consecu....
  • Prestige battle for Nitish in third phase of Bihar polls
    Patna: Bihar conducts the third and penultimate phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday with the prestige battle getting increasingly intense for Janata Dal-United (JD-U) Chief Minister Nitis....
  • Lal Bahadur Shastri's grandson talks education to seek votes
    Lucknow: Raising the academic standards in Uttar Pradesh and transforming it into an education hub are the electoral promises of Congress Lok Sabha candidate for Fatehpur seat, Vibhakar Shastr....
  • Maximum candidates from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh third phase
    Lucknow: With as many as 41 candidates in the fray, Lucknow has the maximum number of contestants among the 15 constituencies that go to polls in the third phase of Lok Sabha elections in Utta....
  • High stakes for BJP in Karnataka's final phase
    Bangalore: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), ruling Karnataka for the first time, faces a tough challenge in retaining its dominance over the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies going to the polls in t....
  • Not bijli, paani - this party campaigns for judicial reforms
    New Delhi: Unlike other political parties' leaders, candidates of the Bharat Punarnirman Dal (BPD) - a congregation of former IITians and professionals - are taking up issues such as misuse....
  • First phase polls under high security in West Bengal
    Kolkata: Left citadel West Bengal holds the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in 14 of its 42 seats in the northern and Maoist-hit western region on Thursday with the ruling Left Front facing....
  • It is Modi versus the rest in Gujarat
    Ahmedabad: As Gujarat votes on Thursday, the vote is likely to be for or against Chief Minister Narendra Modi's persona and policies -- rather than on national issues.

    Modi's ....
  • Multi-corner battle in Daman & Diu
    Daman/Silvassa: Daman & Diu is a Lok Sabha constituency of two coastal enclaves separated by a 763-km coastline that is in Gujarat. As the union territory goes to the polls on Thursday, pol....
  • Sikkim Democratic Front set to return to power
    Gangtok: The Pawan Chamling-led Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) seems set to return to power for the fourth time in Sikkim as the northeastern state goes to the polls to elect representatives to....
  • Voter turnout in Anantnag would set trend in Valley
    Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir: Polling in this Lok Sabha constituency on Thursday will indicate which way the wind is blowing - whether people in the Kashmir Valley are willing to defy election b....
  • Key contests in round three of Election 2009
    New Delhi: The following are the key contests for the third phase of Lok Sabha elections on Thursday:

    Gujarat (26 seats)
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