news-in-politicsConstituencies in the northeastern states (To go with Development not insurgency key issue in northeast)
Total population- 45 million.Eligible voters - 27 million.State Parliamentary constituenciesAssam 14Arunachal Pradesh 2Meghalaya 2Tripura 2Manipur 2Nagaland
Rs.6.5 crore unaccounted cash seized in Ghaziabad (Lead)
Ghaziabad, March 19 (IANS) Almost Rs.6.5 crore of unaccounted money, suspected to be meant for use during the upcoming parliamentary polls, was seized from four different locations here Wednesday,
AAP to hook Goa voters with cheap fish as bait (Election Special)
Panaji, March 19 (IANS) There's nothing fishy about this - just building on past gains. If the promise of 'bijli' (electricity) and 'paani' (water) netted admirers galore for the AAP in Delhi, the
21 file papers in Karnataka for April 17 LS polls including Nilekani
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) A total of 21 candidates filed their nomination papers Wednesday after the Election Commission notified single phase elections April 17 to the 28 Lok Sabha
Modi to also fight from Vadodara
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from a second seat of Vadodara in Gujarat, along with Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.
Online ads only after certification: Poll panel
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission has banned the display of political advertisements on cyberspace without pre-certification, an official said Wednesday.This has been done to curb
Advani to contest from Gandhinagar
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) BJP veteran L.K. Advani will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, the party announced Wednesday.
Pawar rules out aligning with NDA
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) NCP chief Sharad Pawar Wednesday ruled out aligning with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the Lok Sabha elections."The question of the Nationalist Congress Party
AAP names candidate against Shatrughan Sinha in eighth list
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party would field Parveen Amanullah from Patna Sahib in Bihar against BJP's Shatrughan Sinha, it was announced Wednesday.The party named 19 candidates while
I'm no sacrificial goat: Azharuddin (Interview) (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Mohammed Azharuddin is livid over speculation that he was being made a "sacrificial goat" in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency in Rajasthan after the former Indian
Three Dalit parties support Congress-NCP in Maharashtra
Mumbai, March 19 (IANS) In a big boost to the Congress and the NCP, three Dalit parties Wednesday joined the ruling alliance in Maharashtra.The Peoples' Republican Party (PRP) led by Dalit leader
Poll panel urges media to report paid news cases
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday urged the electronic media to report to it cases of paid news, where political parties approach channels for advertisements without the
Congress attacks BJP over WikiLeaks controversy
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Congress Wednesday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the WikiLeaks controversy surrounding the latter's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and
CPI-M names 14 more Lok Sabha candidates
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The CPI-M Wednesday named 14 more Lok Sabha candidates, taking the total announced thus far to 88 across the country.The third list of contestants of the Communist Party
BJP is future of Indian politics: Raju Srivastava
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Popular stand-up comedian and actor Raju Srivastava Wednesday joined the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it "is the future of Indian politics"."I think the country
Odisha Maoist leader's wife to contest polls
Bhubaneswar, March 19 (IANS) Subhashree Das, wife of Odisha's most wanted Maoist leader Sabyasachi Panda, Wednesday joined Ama Odisha, a regional political party, here.Das said the ideology of the
EC notifies LS polls in Karnataka April 17
Bangalore, March 19 (IANS) The Election Commission Wednesday notified single phase elections to the 28 Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka April 17.Polling will be held for 11 hours from 7 a.m. to
Unique online campaign for young voters launched
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) With the Lok Sabha election buzz keeping India's youth engaged these days, a new online voting campaign was flagged off here Wednesday, encouraging tech-savvy youngsters
Six more candidates file nominations in Delhi
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) Six candidates filed nomination papers for the Lok Sabha polls in the national capital Wednesday, an election commission official said.Delhi goes to polls April 10.Padam
BJP bats for Gorkhaland
Siliguri, March 19 (IANS) BJP vice president S.S. Ahluwalia Wednesday asserted that his party was in favour of creating smaller states, and said the demand for a separate Gorkhaland was not
