news-in-politicsCongress to use Parrikar's mining ban speech as tool
Panaji, March 20 (IANS) The Congress has found a way of attacking the BJP as well as Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar during the Lok Sabha polls campaign, especially in the mining belt, using
Left struggles to remain relevant in 2014 (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) The Communists will be fighting with their back to the wall -- perhaps for the first time in a Lok Sabha election.With their long-standing West Bengal fortress demolished
TDP-BJP-Jana Sena alliance on cards
Hyderabad, March 20 (IANS) A new political alliance is taking shape in Andhra Pradesh ahead of assembly and Lok Sabha polls as the Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party and Jana Sena, launched
BSP declares all 80 LS candidates in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Thursday released the names of party candidates for all the 80 Lok Sabha (LS) seats from Uttar Pradesh.BSP supremo and former Uttar Pradesh
Three Yadavs, a Meo to fight it out in Gurgaon (Election Special)
Gurgaon, March 20 (IANS) It will be an almost all-Yadav affair in the Gurgaon Lok Sabha constituency in Haryana, that borders Delhi to the south, where the towering corporate and residential
Postal ballot for Mizoram refugees in Tripura
Agartala/Aizawl, March 20 (IANS) The tribal refugees, lodged in relief camps in Tripura for the past 17 years since they fled their villages in Mizoram, would cast their votes through postal
Slogans, a potent weapon of choice for parties (Election Special)
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) "Poori roti khayenge, 100 din kaam karenge, dawai lenge aur Congress ko jitayenge" (Will eat full meals, work for 100 days, receive free medicines and vote for Congress)
Modi to interact with UP farmers on 'chai-pe-charcha'
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi will hold 'chai-par-charcha' discussions across 281 places in Uttar Pradesh Thursday evening, said party leaders adding
Issues related to defence personnel important: Rahul
Tanda (Himachal Pradesh), March 20 (IANS) Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Thursday said issues related to defence personnel should be taken from the heart, referring to their demand of "one
Opposition demands dismissal of Jharkhand government
Ranchi, March 20 (IANS) The opposition parties in Jharkhand have demanded removal of the Hemant Soren government as it has been reduced to minority."Soren government has been reduced to minority as
Lalu's wife, sons and daughter are star campaigners
Patna, March 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad's wife, his two sons and daughter are his star campaigners in the Lok Sabha polls, according to the list of party's star campaigners
Lucknow will be fought on Vajpayee's legacy (Election Special)
Lucknow, March 20 (IANS) Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name evokes a lot of respect here and the contest for Lucknow, from where BJP president and former state chief minister
Advani unhappy with Gandhinagar, BJP leaders come calling
New Delhi, March 20 (IANS) A host of BJP leaders, including prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, Thursday rushed to meet patriarch L.K. Advani amid reports that he did not want to again
Minister, doctor, veteran woo Kerala's capital (Election Special)
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) A minister, a doctor and a political veteran are all set to do battle for Kerala's capital in the Lok Sabha polls.Thiruvananthapuram is steeped in rich legacy as
BJP riddled with protests over tickets to 'outsiders'
Mainpuri, March 20 (IANS) Despite the hype over BJP's prime ministerial hopeful Narendra Modi's campaign, the disappointment and heartburn caused by ticket distribution could hurt the party's poll
India's Northeast: A region grows in electoral importance (News Analysis) (Election Special)
The dominant narrative about India's Northeast looks in for a change. A rare coalescing of domestic politics and foreign policy interests is making this happen. Increasing connectivity and growing
Azharuddin faces opposition from Congress workers
Jaipur, March 20 (IANS) Former Indian cricket captain Mohammad Azharuddin, the Congress candidate from Rajasthan's Tonk-Sawai Madhopur constituency, is facing opposition from party workers who are
After Lok Sabha polls, LDF will vanish: Congress
Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 (IANS) With no anti-incumbency factor visible in Kerala, the problem-ridden LDF, a coalition of Opposition parties in the southern state, will vanish after the polls,
End of political innnings for Sidhu?
Chandigarh, March 20 (IANS) This week marked the virtual end of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu's innings on Punjab's political wicket. The high-profile star campaigner of the
Amar Singh offers to campaign for Mulayam
Fatehpur Sikri, March 20 (IANS) Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Amar Singh, who is contesting for the Fatehpur Sikri seat in Uttar Pradesh, has offered to campaign for Samajwadi Party supremo
