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Vivek Oberoi's meme on Aishwarya Rai: Actor's action shows why parties must pick celebrity campaigners carefully
Pallavirebbapragada • 6 years agoActor Vivek Oberoi, who was recently served a notice for a distasteful post on Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, is an example of why political parties should carefully select celebrity campaigners and candidates
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Candidate Suvidha app helps contestants apply for poll permissions, track status of nomination
Fp Research • 6 years agoThe Election Commission of India launched the Suvidha app ahead of the Lok Sabha elections to facilitate political parties and their candidates to seek its permission before conducting any public meetings, rallies, etc
Assembly bypolls 2019: 46 seats across 13 states to get new MLAs on 23 May; 'mini elections' in Tamil Nadu to seal fate of EPS govt
Fp Research • 6 years agoOn 23 may, besides the 542 Lok Sabha seats, counting of votes will also take place for the bypolls in 46 Assembly constituencies spread across the states of Maharashtra, Goa, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Nagaland, Puducherry, West Bengal, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu
In Kanyakumari, Christian fisherfolk suspect foul play in mass deletion of voters' names, cite opposition to Sagarmala as reason
Mydeen Abdul Kader • 6 years agoThe Christian fisherfolk community in Kanyakumari is seeking a re-election in the Lok Sabha constituency, alleging a conspiracy to silence them through mass deletion of names of voters from fishing villages, for protesting against the BJP-led Central government's scheme to develop the coastline under the Sagarmala project
Kerala exit poll projections: Sabarimala did little to consolidate Hindu votes for BJP, say analysts
Tkdevasia • 6 years agoAnalysts say BJP hasn't got any benefit in Kerala from the Sabarimala row, including in Pathanamthitta — the hotspot of Sabarimala protests — where exit polls predict a sizeable gap between BJP candidate K Surendran and Congress candidate Anto Antony
Will exit poll predictions come true or flatter to deceive?
Fp Staff • 6 years agoA look at the turnout in each of these states that voted in the Seventh phase
Firstpost Editor's Picks: Exit poll results out, phase 7 of Lok Sabha polls conclude, Game of Thrones fans outrage over S08, and other top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoExit poll results 2019, final phase of Lok Sabha polls, Ramazan in Kolkata's Zakaria Street and why the furore over Game of Thrones Season 8 may be seriously flawed, and other top stories
India's first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts his vote in Himachal's Kinnaur district; 102-year-old asks voters to elect honest, active candidates
• 6 years agoNotwithstanding his failing vision and aching knees, India's 'first' voter Shyam Saran Negi Sunday reached his polling booth in Himachal Pradesh's Kinnaur district to exercise his franchise
Lok Sabha Election 2019, Phase 7 today: Don't have photo voter slip yet? Here's how you can download it from nvsp.in
Fp Research • 6 years agoVoters who haven't received their voter slip can check their name on the electoral roll and download their photo voter slip from the portal nvsp.in.
Narendra Modi attends first press conference as PM, says BJP will return to power on its own; Amit Shah takes all questions
Fp Staff • 6 years agoLok Sabha Elections 2019: Narendra Modi asserted confidently on Friday that the BJP will come back to power with a full majority on its own