Lok Sabha 2019

Deepika Padukone urges citizens to vote in 2019 Lok Sabha polls: 'Your country comes first'

Deepika Padukone was among 20 personalities from Indian cinema who were last week called upon by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to use their influence to create voter awareness ahead of the 2019 general elections

Daily Bulletin: EC team in Jammu and Kashmir today; Maha Shivaratri 2019 celebrated across India; Pak to act against JeM; day's top stories

Today's top stories: Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will visit Jammu and Kashmir to review poll preparations, Narendra Modi to visit Gujarat after Amethi trip, and more.

India-Pakistan hostility relatively lower, parties may soon amp up campaign volume before Model Code of Conduct sets in

With a lull in the Indo-Pak stalemate, political parties now have very little time to operate within, with the 2019 general elections on schedule, and the model code of conduct (MCC) set to kick in late next week.

Former Congress MLA Jogesh Singh, who was suspended by party's Odisha unit for 'anti-party remarks', joins Biju Janata Dal

Jogesh Singh's entry into the ruling BJD coincided with the visit of Congress President Rahul Gandhi to Odisha to address rallies at Bhawanipatna in Kalahandi district and Rourkela in Sundrgarh district on Wednesday

Actor Prakash Raj says he won't join any political party, to contest as Independent from BJP stronghold Bengaluru Central

Actor-turned politician Prakash Raj said he will not join any political party and will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from the BJP stronghold of Bengaluru Central on his own.

Assembly Election Results: Upendra Kushwaha says 'BJP's countdown has begun' after saffron party loses in three states

When asked why he snapped ties with the NDA, Upendra Kushwaha said, "I joined the NDA on the agenda of development, but over the years I realised that they were working on the development of their own agenda, which is that of the RSS."

Tejashwi Yadav mocks Nitish Kumar after BJP's loss in three states, asks Bihar CM if he will make a 'U-turn again'

Tejashwi Yadav's remark came in the backdrop of Assembly poll results in three states - Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh - where the BJP lost to the Congress, an ally in the RJD-led grand alliance in Bihar.

BJP, TRS criticise Chandrababu Naidu's meeting with Rahul Gandhi, accuses TDP chief of going against party principles

Congress and TDP are part of the "grand alliance" for the elections. The alliance also comprises CPI and Telangana Jana Samiti (TJS).

JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar blackmailed BJP for favourable seat-sharing deal, denied RLSP 'adequate' representation, claims RJD

Although Upendra Kushwaha described Nitish Kumar as his "elder brother" in the Delhi press conference, he is known to have viewed the JD(U)'s return to the NDA in 2017 with consternation.

Manohar Lal Khattar says Haryana ready for simultaneous elections, claims it is achievable by 2024

Manohar Lal Khattar said that he is in favour of simultaneous polls as it would be beneficial for the country.