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Lok Sabha election results 2024: How Uttar Pradesh elected India’s most PMs

India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, sends the highest number of MPs to the lower house: 80. The northern state, which was a bastion of Congress for decades, is key for any political party coveting the post of prime minister

Lok Sabha election results 2024: What is the row over postal ballots? Can they impact poll outcome?

Ahead of the counting day for the Lok Sabha elections, the INDI Alliance has raised the issue of counting postal ballots. The Opposition bloc has asked the Election Commission to scrap a 2019 guideline and urge that they be tallied before those of the EVMs. But what do the rules say on the timing of finalising absentee votes?

Fact-check: Is Rahul Gandhi planning a vacation to Thailand after 4 June results?

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said at a rally last week that Rahul Gandhi would head to Bangkok after the Lok Sabha election results are announced. PM Modi made a similar claim last week. Now, a boarding pass with the Congress leader’s name has gone viral. But it’s morphed

Manoj Tiwari vs Kanhaiya Kumar, Mehbooba Mufti vs …: Key battles in phase 6 of Lok Sabha polls

Manoj Tiwari, the BJP’s sitting MP from North East Delhi is vying to retain his seat for a third time. He is up against Congress’ Kanhaiya Kumar. Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti is in the fray from the Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency. Here are all the big fights to watch out for in the sixth phase

BJP 'unjustly targeting' me, says Jharkhand MP Jayant Sinha in reply to show-cause notice

Addressing the letter to BJP state general secretary Aditya Sahu, Sinha said that he was 'surprised' to receive the letter. The leader clarified that he had informed well before the elections about his intentions to step back from electoral responsibilities

Explain or face action: Here's why Jharkhand MP Jayant Sinha has been issued show-cause notice by BJP

Sinha is required to respond to the notice within two days with an explanation. Failing to do so would lead to further actions being taken against the leader

Lok Sabha elections 2024: The big fights to look out for in Phase 5

Defence minister Rajnath Singh is contesting from the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat. Rae Bareli also goes to the polls in the fifth phase where Congress’ Rahul Gandhi is facing the BJP’s Dinesh Pratap Singh. Here are the other interesting fights to keep an eye on

4 signs Mamata Banerjee may be having second thoughts on INDIA bloc

Mamata Banerjee said that TMC will support the INDIA bloc from the 'outside.' However, this is not the first time TMC has flip-flopped on its decision to back the grand alliance

Viral Video: Swati Maliwal 'attacker' Bibhav Kumar seen accompanying ex-boss Kejriwal for poll rally in Lucknow

A new video has surfaced online that has triggered controversy. The video, shared widely by BJP leaders and others on X, shows Kejriwal with Bibhav Kumar at the Lucknow airport. AAP leader Sanjay Singh can also be seen in the video

EC summons Andhra chief secretary, DGP to 'personally explain' post-poll violence in state

Reminding the state government that the Model Code of Conduct is still in force, the EC also asked the chief secretary and the police chief to ensure such incidents are not repeated

WATCH: PM Modi files nomination from Varanasi

PM Modi was accompanied by 12 chief ministers, Union Ministers Amit Shah and Rajnath Singh as well as other key players of the National Democratic Alliance

'Bond with Kashi is inseparable': PM Modi ahead of filing nomination from Varanasi today; all you need to know

Varanasi is one of the 80 constituencies of Uttar Pradesh. A stronghold of BJP, the city will go to polls on June 1 during the seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections

'I didn't resign because...': Kejriwal reveals why he continued as Delhi CM after arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal till June 1 for the campaigning of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections

Visit to Hanuman temple, roadshows & more: Kejriwal's jam-packed schedule on first day since release

Kejriwal will be accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann during the roadshow in Mehrauli. AAP has fielded Sahi Ram Pahalwan from the South Delhi constituency while Kuldeep Kumar has been chosen for the East Delhi seat. The national capital will go to polls on May 25

'Nobody knows if it actually took place': Telangana CM Revanth Reddy casts doubt over Balakot airstrike, BJP replies

Reddy's comments come just a day after another Congress leader, Mani Shankar Aiyar, said that India should 'respect Pakistan as they have atom bombs'

'Instead of dying with Congress...': PM Modi offers Sharad Pawar place in BJP-led NDA, NCP(SP) chief says no

PM Modi extended the offer to Pawar in response to the latter's recent comment where he said that smaller regional parties in Maharashtra may merge with the Congress in the coming years

INDI alliance seeks urgent meet with EC, here's what they want to discuss

The Opposition has been raising eyebrows over the release of voter turnout data, accusing the polling body of delaying publishing the numbers

Is the BJP government in Haryana in trouble after 3 Independents switched sides?

Just weeks before the Lok Sabha polls, the BJP regime in Haryana got a jolt as three Independent MLAs crossed sides to support the Congress. Now, the saffron party’s former ally, the JJP, is saying it would back the ‘Leader of Opposition Bhupinder Singh Hooda’ if he tries to topple the Nayab Singh Saini government

Supriya Sule vs Sunetra Pawar, Amit Shah vs...: The big fights in Phase 3 of Lok Sabha elections

India is advancing to the third of the seven phases of Lok Sabha polls. Supriya Sule is up against her sister-in-law Sunetra Pawar from Baramati in Maharashtra. Amit Shah is fighting from Gujarat’s Gandhinagar, a bastion of the BJP. Here are other high-profile contests to watch out for

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Phase 3: From Amit Shah to Supriya Sule, all about candidates, seats and more

The third phase of the elections will span 12 states and Union Territories (UTs) and will cover 93 constituencies. The first phase covered 102 constituencies while the second covered 88

‘Ghar ki bitiya’: How Akhilesh and Dimple Yadav’s daughter, Aditi, is grabbing limelight during Lok Sabha polls

The Samajwadi Party’s 21-year-old campaigner, Aditi Yadav, is getting a warm reception in her late grandfather Mulayam Singh Yadav’s bastion of Mainpuri as she canvasses for her mother and the sitting MP, Dimple. Her 'simplicity and down-to-earth approach' has drawn comparisons with Netaji

Congress' Amethi office attacked, cars vandalised; party blames BJP for 'deadly attack'

The grand old party claims that a few of its workers were 'badly injured' during the attack. Meanwhile, the police registered a case against the unknown people and are currently probing the matter

Cost of praising a BJP leader? TMC removes Kunal Ghosh as Bengal general secretary

The Mamata Banerjee-led party took the measure hours after Ghosh shared the stage with BJP's Kolkata North candidate Tapas Ray, calling him a 'true mass leader.' Ray joined the Bhartiya Janata Party after quitting TMC in March

Akshay Kanti Bam, Milind Deora & more: The leaders who quit Congress ahead of Lok Sabha polls

The Congress is in a predicament. It’s Delhi Pradesh Congress chief, Arvinder Singh Lovely, has stepped down from the post. Akshay Kanti Bam, the party’s Indore Lok Sabha candidate, has joined the BJP. These setbacks have come as India holds the crucial general elections. Which other high-profile leaders have left the Grand Old Party this year?

How Arvinder Singh Lovely's exit as Delhi Congress chief will hurt the party in Lok Sabha polls

Arvinder Singh Lovely’s resignation as the Delhi Pradesh Congress president is a big jolt for the party ahead of Lok Sabha elections in the Capital. While he has refuted speculations that he will join the BJP, the former Delhi minister’s move could hurt the party’s tie-up with the AAP

Rahul Gandhi, Shashi Tharoor and more: Big leaders whose fate will be decided in Phase 2 of Lok Sabha elections

It's the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The fate of Congress’ Rahul Gandhi, who is vying for a second term in Kerala’s Wayanad, will be sealed after votes are cast. Let's look at other major fights

EC takes note of MCC violations by PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi; seeks response from BJP, Cong chiefs

Both parties have accused each other of inciting hatred and division based on religion, caste and community. Party presidents have been held responsible under Section 77 of the Representation of the People Act

Cong ki loot zindagi ke saath bhi, zindagi ke baad bhi: WATCH PM Modi react to Pitroda's inheritance tax remark

Pitroda on Wednesday brought up the concept of 'inheritance tax' while talking about redistribution of wealth. He reportedly advocated the reintroduction of the inheritance tax that was once prevalent in India

Mukhtar Ansari death: Viscera test rejects foul play, says gangster-turned-politician didn't die of poisoning

While his family alleged that the gangster-turned-politician died of 'slow poisoning' in jail, a post-mortem report published earlier said, 'The cause of death of Mukhtar Ansari was found to be heart attack (myocardial infarction)'

BJP's first BIG win in LS polls 2024; Know how party won Surat seat before people voted

BJP claimed its first victory from PM Modi's home state after all other candidates withdrew their nominations from Surat