Election

Jorhat: Former Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi Thursday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state for campaigning on polling day is a violation of the model code of conduct (MCC). Gogoi said this at the DCB Girls High School polling station...

Mysore: Karnataka's PWD Minister and senior Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) leader H.D. Revanna Thursday said if he quit politics if Prime Minister Narendra Modi got re-elected from Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency to become PM again. "I will retire from politics if Modi gets re-elected from Varanasi...

Angul: As campaigning for third phase election picks up here, the leaders in the fray are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters, particularly those in rural areas. Political observers here are of the opinion that the residents of Panchagad area, Bantala area under Banarpal...

Mumbai: Naxals triggered an IED blast near a polling booth in Maharashtra’s Gadchroli district Thursday while voting was underway, police said. The IED (improvised explosive device) blast took place around 10.30 am in Waghezari area, around 150 metres from the polling booth where people were...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday alleged that names of BJP's opponents across India were removed from the voters' list. "Reports coming from all across India say votes have been deleted on an unprecedented scale," the Aam Aadmi Party leader tweeted. https://twitter.com/ArvindKejriwal/status/1116224580614537223 He...

Amaravati: One TDP worker was killed and more than 10 others, including Andhra Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kodela Sivaprasad Rao, were injured as clashes between TDP and YSRCP at various places marked the polling Thursday. Siddha Bhaskar Reddy, a worker of the ruling Telugu Desam Party...

Bhagalpur (Bihar): Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched Thursday a scathing attack on the Congress-led opposition, asserting that the ‘mahamilavati gang’ is scared that if he comes to power again, their ‘shops’ of corruption and dynasty politics will shut down. Addressing an election rally here, Modi...

Nagpur: Glitches in VVPAT-EVMs marred voting in some polling stations, resulting in long queues of voters in the blistering heat Thursday. The problems, were found in Booth No. 127 (Gadchiroli-Chimur constituency), booth No. 147 (Yavatmal-Washim), with the electronic voting machines (EVMs) functioning extremely slowly and...

Patna: Former JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar, contesting as a CPI candidate from the Begusarai Lok Sabha seat in Bihar, has a doctorate but is unemployed. He has neither agricultural land nor a vehicle in his name and has earned Rs. 8.5 lakhs in two...

BHUBANESWAR: Office of Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) here said that as many as 22 per cent voters have exercised their franchisee till 11 AM in the first phase polls being conducted in the state. While there have been 25 per cent voter turnout in Berhampur...