Lok Sabha Election 2014

Congress Manifesto 2014 PDF: Here's what party promised last general election; download poll document here

The key focus for Congress' 2014 Lok Sabha Elections was widening the ambit of rights-based legislation to include healthcare and employment.

In Manipur, repealing AFSPA takes a backseat as political leaders shift focus to Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

In contrast to the recent elections in Manipur, AFSPA takes a back seat as civil societies and families continue their decades-long wait for justice

Manohar Parrikar's death will be personal loss to Narendra Modi: Late Goa CM played role in PM's scripting of history

By the end of October 2014, Modi served an ultimatum to Parrikar asking him to pack his bags within a week and join the Union Cabinet as defence minister

Beyond Budget 2018: How Modi's fashioning a sturdy vote bank by moving his social base towards rural India

Though the Budget aims to bring into its fold a varied section of subaltern society, the question is, how will it get translated into votes?

BJP leads in fielding candidates with criminal past in Himachal polls; reluctance to support lifetime ban is expected

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court toughened its stand on the issue, ordering the government to expedite trials of pending 1,581 cases against MPs and MLAs and to create special courts for the same.

Study raises questions on election expenses of MPs, including PM Modi and Advani

The poll expenses declared by political parties and their Members of Parliament show discrepancies, indicating that either of them is not giving correct figures.

Caught on the wrong foot: Kejriwal heard abusing Yadav, Bhushan in new sting

It cannot get worse than this for the image of the Aam Aadmi Party. Arvind Kejriwal used abusive language against senior party colleagues Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav and there’s no sign of remorse visible as all his loyalists get down to the task of defending him vigorously.

What's going on inside AAP: All you need to know about the Kejriwal vs Yadav spat

Firstpost spoke to several AAP sources in both the factions and tried to make sense of the allegations and rebuttals.

Rahul Gandhi took 'too long to emerge', had worst election campaign, says new book

In the soon-to-be-released "Mandate: Will of the People" on India's recent political history, veteran journalist Vir Sanghvi looks at various issues.

Backing JD(U) to check communal forces: Lalu

Prasad's party did not perform as expected in Lok Sabha polls in Bihar and the RJD chief said that BJP's handsome performance in the state was due to the "spread of communal poison at grassroots".