2019 General Elections

Mayawati ends alliance with SP: BSP chief has long history of forging and breaking tie-ups based on prevailing political winds

BSP president Mayawati has manoeuvred her way deftly through the many ups and downs of the political game — making and breaking alliances depending on the political mood of the day.

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Final Phase voting Updates: Polling ends; Rahul Gandhi says EC's 'capitulation before Modi and gang' obvious to all

Lok Sabha Election 2019 Final Phase Voting LIVE News and Updates: After the end of polling, Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter that the Election Commission's "capitulation before Modi and gang is obvious to all Indians".

Voting Percentage Phase 7 Lok Sabha Election 2019 Updates: At 5 pm, overall voter turnout stands at 52.62%

Voting Percentage Phase 7 Lok Sabha Election 2019 Updates: At 5 pm, overall voter turnout stood at 52.62%

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Compelling local narrative, targeted income scheme could make water a voting issue

Today, popular narrative spins ‘provision’ (of water, versus 'management') as being poor-friendly. That must change if we want to make water management resonate with the voters.

Lok Sabha Election 2019: Voting on Delhi’s water crisis — the matter of time and scale

If those that are most affected by lack of water do not care to vote for its proper management, the future looks bleak.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 5 Voting: Google Doodle reminds voters to exercise their right while attempting to answer basic FAQs

Phase 5 of voting includes 656 contesting candidates in seven states to choose representatives for 51 seats.

Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase 4 Voting: Google Doodle eggs on first time voters addressing generic queries related to voting

Phase 4 of polling covers a total of 71 constituencies across nine states including a part of Jammu and Kashmir.

Lok Sabha polls: Voters to decide fate of 945 candidates in 72 seats across nine states in fourth phase

Across 72 constituencies in nine states, more than 12 crore voters will exercise their franchise on Monday during the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha election.

Lok Sabha polls: Narendra Modi lauds Sunny Deol's 'passion for a better India', quotes dialogue from Gadar

Narendra Modi on Sunday met actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol, who has been fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party from the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat

For Indian Muslims, elections bring caste divide among Ashrafs, Pasmandas to the fore

The caste system constitutes the reality of Indian Muslims, as it does of Hindus. The Muslims are broadly divided into the elite upper castes, or the Ashrafs, and the subaltern lower castes, or the Pasmandas. The differences between these two broad categories of castes come to the fore before every election.