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Lok Sabha Elections: News

12 Aug 2025
DK Shivakumar

Who's KN Rajanna? minister sacked for questioning Rahul Gandhi's claims 

Karnataka Cooperation Minister KN Rajanna resigned from the cabinet on Monday after he questioned the Congress party's silence over alleged voter list manipulation during its rule.

11 Aug 2025
Bihar

Opposition MPs to march to ECI office against Bihar's SIR 

Over 300 Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition will stage a protest march from the Parliament to the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi on Monday.

08 Aug 2025
Amit Malviya

'If you don't provide data...': Rahul Gandhi attacks ECI again

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) yet again of colluding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in voter fraud.

27 Jul 2025
Akhilesh Yadav

'Not my responsibility to attack Rahul Gandhi anymore': Smriti Irani

Former Union Minister Smriti Irani has said that it is no longer her responsibility to attack Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

25 Jul 2025
Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan starts Rajya Sabha term; eyes 'KH 237'

Actor and politician Kamal Haasan took his oath as a Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) on Friday.

25 Jul 2025
Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan enters Rajya Sabha, takes oath in Tamil 

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan was sworn in as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha on Friday.

BJP's Janardhana Reddy disqualified as MLA after illegal mining conviction

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader G Janardhana Reddy has been disqualified as a member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from the Gangavathi constituency.

30 Apr 2025
Ashwini Vaishnaw

Caste-based enumeration to be part of upcoming census: Union government

The Indian government has announced that it will include caste-based enumeration in the upcoming decennial census.

12 Apr 2025
Amit Shah

'Alliance of defeat': MK Stalin on AIADMK-BJP tie-up

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has denounced AIADMK's renewed tie-up with the Bharatiya Janata Party.

10 Apr 2025
Ghaziabad

How RSS is preparing groundwork for BJP's 2027 UP elections 

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) is increasing its outreach ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

07 Apr 2025
Hardeep Singh Puri

Modi government increases excise duty on petrol, diesel by ₹2/liter

The Indian government has hiked the excise duty on petrol and diesel by ₹2 per liter, owing to fluctuations in global oil prices.

30 Mar 2025
Amit Shah

'Will never leave NDA again,' Nitish Kumar tells Amit Shah

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has promised his steadfast support to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and that he won't leave it again.

20 Mar 2025
Maharashtra

Who is Fahim Khan, the alleged mastermind behind Nagpur riots

Fahim Shamim Khan, a leader of the Minorities Democratic Party (MDP), was arrested by Maharashtra police in relation to the recent Nagpur riots on Wednesday.

19 Mar 2025
Nagpur

Nagpur violence mastermind caught on camera spreading rumors; arrested 

Fahim Shamim Khan, a prominent leader of the Minorities Democratic Party (MDP), has been arrested by Nagpur Police. He allegedly masterminded the communally charged violence that broke out on March 17.

BJP to elect new national president by mid-March

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will have a new national president by mid-March.

Bihar cabinet expansion: 7 BJP leaders take oath as ministers

The Bihar Cabinet, headed by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, was expanded on Wednesday with the induction of seven new ministers from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

13 Feb 2025
Article 370

'50%…freshers are women': Chandrachud on whether judiciary is elite, male-dominated 

Former Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud has rejected allegations that the Indian judiciary is largely made up of or influenced by elite, male, Hindu upper-caste people.

13 Feb 2025
Gaurav Gogoi

BJP claims Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife has ISI links  

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife, Elizabeth Colbourn, has links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

05 Feb 2025
Haryana

Delhi polls: How accurate were 2015, 2020 exit poll predictions

The Delhi Assembly elections for 2025 ended at 6:00pm on Wednesday. The voter turnout stood at 57.7% till 5:00pm.

04 Feb 2025
Delhi High Court

Delhi court dismisses defamation case against Shashi Tharoor

A Delhi court has thrown out a criminal defamation complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar against Congress MP Shashi Tharoor.

Navin Chawla, former CEC who enabled 3rd gender vote, dies

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India, Navin Chawla, died on Saturday at a private hospital in Delhi. He was 79 years old.

30 Jan 2025
Sensex

Budget Day special trading session: Know timings and rules

The National Stock Exchange (NSE) and BSE have confirmed that the Indian stock market will remain open during a special trading session on February 1.

BJP raised record ₹1,685 crore via electoral bonds in FY24

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) raised a record ₹1,685 crore through electoral bonds in the financial year 2023-24. This is the highest annual income from bonds declared by any political party so far since the bonds were introduced.

03 Jan 2025
Punjab

Jailed pro-Khalistan preacher Amritpal Singh to float new party soon 

Pro-Khalistan preacher and Khadoor Sahib Member of Parliament (MP) Amritpal Singh will launch a new political party on January 14.

30 Dec 2024
Mamata Banerjee

Mamata's first visit to Sandeshkhali—amid TMC leader's sexual harassment row

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee plans to visit Sandeshkhali on Monday, marking her first trip since allegations of sexual harassment and land grabbing involving local Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders emerged earlier this year.

ECI releases world's largest electoral dataset for 2024 elections

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has released the world's largest electoral dataset for the 2024 Lok Sabha and four state assembly elections.

22 Dec 2024
Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi summoned by Bareilly court over economic survey remarks 

Congress MP and Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has been summoned by a district court in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh.

17 Dec 2024
Ajit Pawar

'Am I a toy...': Bhujbal questions NCP over cabinet snub

Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has openly expressed his displeasure after being left out of the recently expanded Maharashtra cabinet.

16 Dec 2024
Congress Party

'Check facts': Congress after Abdullah says stop 'complaining about EVMs'   

Congress MP Manickam Tagore has hit back at Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah after the latter slammed the grand old party's flip-flop on electronic voting machines (EVMs).

15 Dec 2024
Arvind Kejriwal

AAP's final candidates' list out; Kejriwal faces Sheila Dikshit's son 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its fourth and final list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections in February 2025.

02 Dec 2024
Arvind Kejriwal

'When we've said...': Congress on AAP going solo in Delhi

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress have officially ruled out an alliance for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections.

'Maharashtra won't have LoP this time': State BJP chief Bawankule

Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Chandrashekhar Bawankule has announced that the state will not have a Leader of Opposition (LoP) this time.

23 Nov 2024
Ajaz Khan

Maharashtra polls: Ajaz Khan gets 155 votes—even fewer than NOTA

Actor and former Bigg Boss contestant Ajaz Khan made his political debut in the Maharashtra assembly elections, contesting on the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) ticket from the Versova seat.

23 Nov 2024
Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Devendra Fadnavis leading in Nagpur South West

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Devendra Fadnavis is leading by 12,329 votes in the Nagpur South West assembly constituency, latest data from the Election Commission of India shows.

20 Nov 2024
Haryana

How accurate were Maharashtra, Jharkhand exit polls in 2019

Voting for the Maharashtra and Jharkhand assembly elections will conclude on Wednesday. The results will be declared on November 23.

17 Nov 2024
Aaditya Thackeray

'Why running away': Milind Deora dares Aaditya Thackeray for debate

With the Maharashtra Assembly elections just around the corner, Shiv Sena candidate Milind Deora has publicly challenged his opponent, Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Aaditya Thackeray, to a debate.

01 Nov 2024
Ajit Pawar

Sharad's NCP symbol to be called trumpet, not tutari: EC

The Election Commission (EC) has ruled in favor of the Sharad Pawar-led faction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), allowing it to use a man blowing a trumpet as its election symbol.

22 Oct 2024
Bihar Government

Bihar declares November 13 paid holiday for bypolls

The Bihar government has declared a paid holiday on November 13 to enable by-elections in four assembly constituencies.

21 Oct 2024
Allu Arjun

Allu Arjun moves High Court to quash election violation case

Telugu superstar Allu Arjun has reportedly moved the Andhra Pradesh High Court seeking to quash a case registered against him during the 2024 Andhra Pradesh elections.

'Excuses...': BJP mocks Congress's 'slowdown' complaint to ECI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the Congress's complaint to the Election Commission about an "unexplained slowdown" in vote counting as mere excuses.

Congress complains to ECI over 'delay' in showing poll trends 

The Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) over what it sees as a "delay" in updating poll trends on the poll body's official website.