news-in-politicsBSP leader in UP found with Rs 4 crore cash, booked
Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) A BSP leader was booked after a flying squad of the Election Commission found him possessing Rs.4 crore in cash, officials said Tuesday.The seizure was made from Bahujan
Mizoram poll deferred
Aizawl, April 8 (IANS) The election to the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram has been deferred to April 11 in view of a three-day shutdown and poll boycott call by NGOs and students' bodies, an
AAP candidate pulls out from Rae Bareli
Lucknow, April 8 (IANS) The AAP suffered a jolt Tuesday with its candidate Justice (retd) Fakhruddin withdrawing from the electoral fray in Rae Bareli Lok Sabha constituency where Congress
Delhi Metro to begin 4 a.m. on election day
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Delhi Metro will start services at 4 a.m. on Lok Sabha election day in the city Thursday, an official said."Metro train service will be available from 4 a.m. on Thursday,
Bengal to ensure basic amenities at polling booths
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) The Election Commission Tuesday said the West Bengal state government will provide support to ensure basic amenities at all polling booths across the state."We have
Up against rigid EC, defiant Mamata softens, agrees to transfers
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) With the Election Commission toughening its stand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday shed her defiance and agreed to transfer eight government officials as
India needs strong government in Delhi: Modi
Bangalore, April 8 (IANS) India should have a strong government so that no country can dare challenge it or look down upon it, BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi said here late
Mamata demands removal of 'tainted' EC official
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) Accusing Deputy Election Commissioner Vinod Zutshi of involvement in a scam, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday demanded his resignation."There is a case
Facing rigid EC, Mamata agrees to transfers, attacks poll official again
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) With the Election Commission toughening its stand, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday agreed to its direction to transfer eight officials as a
RSS, Ramdev, Ravi Shankar engaging in politics: Congress
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday moved the Election Commission against the RSS, yoga guru Ramdev and Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, saying they have been conducting
Gujarat's progress aimed at crony capitalists, says Congress
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday targeted BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, citing a Gujarat government effort to contend that the so-called economic progress in the
Campaigning ends for first phase of polls in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) The campaign for the first phase assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha ended Tuesday evening with candidates making their last ditch efforts to woo the electorate,
Assam, Tripura kick off balloting with high turnout
Guwahati/Agartala/New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) India went to the polls Monday, with nearly six million people casting their vote in five constituencies in Assam and one of two seats in Tripura. The
Two CRPF troopers killed in Bihar blast
Patna, April 7 (IANS) Two CRPF troopers were killed in Bihar's Aurangabad district Monday when an IED exploded while they were defusing it, police said.Meanwhile, police have also recovered two
Election Commission transfers eight Bengal officials
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday ordered transfer of eight West Bengal officials including five district police chiefs and one district magistrate from their posts.The
What can be done to make NRIs vote in Lok Sabha polls, asks SC
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court asked the central government and the Election Commission to respond with what steps they can take to ensure that NRIs who are registered as voters can
209 FIRs against political parties in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 7 (IANS) A total of 209 FIRs have been registered against political parties in Jharkhand for violating the model code of conduct, an EC press statement said Monday."The BJP tops the
Bappi Lahiri files nomination as BJP candidate
Kolkata, April 7 (IANS) Famed music composer Bappi Lahiri, contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket, Monday filed his nominations from the Sreerampur parliamentary
Turnout in Assam could cross 75 percent: EC
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Polling percentage in five parliamentary constituencies of Assam was expected to cross 75 percent while an 84 percent turnout had been seen in one constituency of
Amit Shah gets notice for poll code breach
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday issued notice to BJP leader Amit Shah for violating the model code of conduct through his speeches made while campaigning in Uttar
