Election

Lucknow: Brisk voting was on in eight of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Thursday in the second phase of the staggered Lok Sabha elections. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the SP-BSP-RLD alliance are contesting all the eight seats -- Bulandshahr,...

Srinagar: Amidst tight security, polling was underway Thursday in Srinagar parliamentary constituency of Jammu and Kashmir to decide the fate of 10 candidates, including National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah who is seeking a re-election from here. Polling began at 7.00am in the constituency, officials...

Sundargarh: Polls will be held in Talsara Assembly constituency of Sundargarh district April 18 in the second phase of elections. The Talsara constituency comprises Balisankara, Badagaon, Subdega blocks and 10 panchayats of Lefripada block. This constituency is reserved for a Scheduled Tribe candidate. There will...

Chhendipada: Campaigning has picked up in Chhendipada Assembly constituency with political parties holding rallies and roadshows. The constituency will go to polls in the third phase April 23. Leaders of three major political parties, the BJD, BJP and the Congress are touring villages to canvass...

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati said Thursday it was impossible to hold free and fair Lok Sabha elections if Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath kept visiting temples and houses of Dalits despite curbs on him by the Election Commission. "Yogi is openly flaunting the ban...

Balasore: With the fourth phase of polls slated April 29, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) released its Sankalp Patra (manifesto), focusing on Pujari Bandhu Yojana, at a private hotel here Wednesday. In the manifesto, the saffron party has promised an “efficient and careful” government in...

New Delhi: Polling began Thursday morning for 95 Lok Sabha seats spread across 11 states and the union territory of Pondicherry with Tamil Nadu witnessing contest in 38 constituencies. Brisk polling was noticed in most of the states with people turning out in large numbers...

Cuttack: Political parties are now making all-out efforts to win Mahanga Assembly constituency that would go to the polls April 29. Although 10 candidates are in the fray for Mahanga seat that comes under Kendrapara Lok Sabha constituency, political observers feel that there would be...

Bhawanipatna:  In a curious turn of events, a ticket aspirant from the saffron party here has turned ascetic after losing out on a ticket for the Assembly elections. According to sources, Rohit Durga, a resident of Statue Square here, used to be an active member of...

Karanjia: Biju Janata Dal supremo Naveen Patnaik today claimed that there has been a conspiracy to render his flagship KALIA scheme futile. Addressing a public meeting at Panasdiha field of Thakurmunda panchayat in Karanjia Assembly constituency, Patnaik Wednesday said “even though KALIA scheme has potential...