news-in-politicsKejriwal to tour Haryana from Friday
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal will embark on a three-day election tour of Haryana starting Friday, a party leader said.The Aam Aadmi Party chief will start from Jhajjar and
Will turn constituency into tourism hub, says Bappi Lahiri
Kolkata, March 27 (IANS) Asserting that he was not like other celebrity politicians who "disappear after the polls", famed music composer Bappi Lahiri, contesting the Lok Sabha polls on a BJP
Andhra local body results to be announced after May 7
New Delhi/Hyderabad, March 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday directed the Andhra Pradesh State Election Commission not to declare the results of local body elections before May 7.Hearing a
Disqualify Congress leader for giving false data: Yogendra
Gurgaon, March 27 (IANS) AAP leader Yogendra Yadav, candidate for the Gurgaon Lok Sabha seat, Thursday urged the Election Commission to disqualify Congress candidate Rao Dharampal from contesting
Meghalaya CM has violated poll code, says Sangma's party
Shillong, March 27 (IANS) Former Lok Sabha speaker Purno Sangma's National People's Party (NPP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission seeking action against Meghalaya Chief Minister
Gujarat model doesn't apply everywhere: Rahul
Guwahati, March 27 (IANS) Each state has its own model of development and the Gujarat model cannot be applied everywhere, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said Thursday at two election rallies
High-profile candidates face off in six Rajasthan constituencies
Jaipur, March 27 (IANS) At least half a dozen parliamentary constituencies in Rajasthan are the centre of attention as they will see a fight among veteran politicians and high profile
Himachal CM targeting rivals, says BJP
Shimla, March 27 (IANS) The BJP Thursday accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh of using the vigilance and anti-corruption bureau to settle scores with the political rivals during
BJP is nationalist, AAP anti-nationalist: V.K. Singh
Ghaziabad, March 27 (IANS) The BJP is the only "nationalist" party while the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is "anti-nationalist", BJP candidate and former army chief V.K. Singh said Thursday.Singh told
TRS aims to emerge as sole vanguard of Telangana
Hyderabad, March 27 (IANS) In Seemandhra the poll campaign is all about who is responsible for division of Andhra Pradesh, while it is the reverse in Telangana, where all contenders for power are
New `Lals' on the block in Haryana
Chandigarh, March 27 (IANS) Haryana, the land famous for its `Lals' and their politics, is now witnessing the electoral fight of the third and fourth generations of their political families.
Non-BJP, non-Congress government after polls: Manik Sarkar (Interview - Election Special)
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) The CPI-M hopes to form a non-Congress, non-BJP government after the Lok Sabha polls but it did not cobble a "third alternative" now for good reasons, Tripura Chief
Congressmen living in denial: Jaitley
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Accusing the Congress of living in denial, BJP leader Arun Jaitley Thursday asked its vice president Rahul Gandhi to compare the crowd in BJP prime ministerial candidate
AAP complains to EC against false propaganda
Bangalore, March 27 (IANS) The AAP Thursday complained to the Election Commission on false propaganda being carried by a religious trust through pamphlets in some areas of Bangalore, allegedly at
Election 2014: Family members against one another
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Political ambitions seem to have torn families apart in the coming Lok Sabha elections with siblings, in-laws, uncles and aunts all in the fray against one another.
CPI-M supports Congress over job quota in private sector
Agartala, March 27 (IANS) The CPI-M Thursday said it supports the Congress in introducing reservation in the private sector.Communist Party of India-Marxist central committee member Bijan Dhar said
Court rap over riots worries Mulayam, Akhilesh
Lucknow, March 27 (IANS) A Supreme Court rap over official carelessness and laxity vis-a-vis the Muzaffarnagar communal riots is bad news for the ruling Samjwadi Party ahead of the Lok Sabha
Nilekani most searched on Google in Karnataka
Bangalore, March 27 (IANS) Nandan Nilekani, Congress candidate from Bangalore Lok Sabha constituency, is the most searched name on Google compared to Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and
Poll panel to watch out for 'dummy' candidates
Gurgaon, March 27 (IANS) If any candidate in the Lok Sabha polls acts as a 'dummy' and campaigns for another aspirant, action under the Indian Penal Code will be initiated against the dummy, an
Goa Congress to ask Karnataka to ban Sri Ram Sene
Panaji, March 27 (IANS) The Congress in Goa Thursday said it will ask its party's government in neighbouring Karnataka to ban the Sri Ram Sene for its opposition to "secular" culture.Addressing a
