PM Narendra Modi to contest Lok Sabha elections 2019 from Varanasi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Varanasi. The decision was taken in Bharatiya Janata Party parliamentary board meeting yesterday. Senior BJP leaders including Prime Minister Modi, party president Amit Shah met at the party’s New Delhi Headquarters yesterday where the crucial decision was taken. Modi contested from Uttar Pradesh’s […]

BJP’s Tripura ally IPFT to go solo in upcoming Lok Sabha polls

The Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, the main ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura, has announced that it would go solo in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Speaking to Northeast Live, IPFT assistant general secretary Mangal Debbarma said the party is preparing for the upcoming polls in full swing and that it is confident […]

LS polls: BJP set to contest both Shillong, Tura seats

The BJP in Meghalaya is preparing to contest both Shillong and Tura Lok Sabha seats. The party has decided to skip the upcoming district council polls to prepare for the Lok Sabha elections. BJP’s decision to contest both Shillong and Tura seats has come as a blow to the NPP-led MDA coalition’s bid to field […]

Mukul Sangma not to contest Lok Sabha elections from Tura

Former Chief Minister and CLP leader Mukul Sangma has made it clear that he will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Tura. Even as state Congress spokesperson Zenith Sangma and Congress leader Deborah Marak had applied for the party ticket from Tura Lok Sabha constituency, former minister and senior party leader Ampareen Lyngdoh […]

Lok Sabha election schedule likely to be announced in March first week

The Election Commission of India is likely to announce the dates for the Lok Sabha elections in the first week of March. The elections are likely to be held in six to seven phases. The term of the current Lok Sabha ends on June 3rd. As per the reports, the decision on the phases would […]

Mahagathbandhan in Kolkata; Opposition leaders attend TMC’s ‘United India’ rally

In a show of strength ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, opposition parties have assembled in Kolkata for a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ rally under the leadership of TMC chief and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. Non-BJP parties from across the nation led by Banerjee hold deliberations in a bid to channelize efforts towards dethroning the current […]

Ahead of 2019 elections, host of opposition leaders to take part in TMC’s Kolkata rally on Jan 19

In a bid to channelize efforts towards dethroning the current BJP-ruled Centre in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, politicians from non-BJP parties are all set to attend January 19 rally in Kolkata led by Trinamool Congress. Leaders of over 20 opposition parties are expected to attend the rally in Kolkata to vow to put up […]

AGP welcome to return to NDA fold, says BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam BJP leader and state Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that doors are open for AGP if it returns to NDA fold. Speaking to the Hindustan Times over the Asom Gana Parishad’s decision to withdraw support to the Assam government over the contentious Citizenship Bill, which seeks to give citizenship rights to non-Muslims […]

BJP president Amit Shah to arrive in Agartala tomorrow to kick off party’s LS campaign

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Imphal and Silchar, BJP National President Amit Shah will be in Agartala on Saturday. Shah will be accompanied by all 3 National General Secretaries of BJP – Ram Madhav, Ajay Jamwal & Sunil Deodhar. During the visit, Shah will address a conference of ‘Pristha Pramukhs’, considered to […]