Election Commission of India issued a notice to the political parties ordering thata Armed Forces must not be used in any form for political mileage aiming the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls. The armed forces are "apolitical and neutral stakeholders in a modern democracy", read the notice.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections from Varanasi. The decision was taken during Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary board meeting at the New Delhi office on Friday, said a report.

The Central Board of Direct Taxation (CBDT) chairman Sushil Chandra has been appointed as the new Chief Election Commissioner.

Thai Princess Ubolratana has been officially disqualified from the race for a prime minister post, ending her brief and ill-fated political union with a party allied to the powerful Shinawatra clan.

Dodging an alleged attempt by Mamata Banerjee to stop Yogi Adityanath from holding a rally in West Bengal, the UP CM travelled by road to meet and greet people waiting for his arrival in Purulia.

The Congress on Monday said Election Commission should probe claims by a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged" and said the probe panel should go for 50 per cent check of polling through VVPATs.

The Congress on Monday said Election Commission should probe claims by a US-based self-claimed cyber expert Syed Shuja that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were "rigged" and said the probe panel should go for 50 per cent check of polling through VVPATs.

Demanding withdrawal of electronic voting machines (EVM) in the coming general elections, 23 anti-BJP parties on Saturday decided to form a four-member committee to prepare a draft on EVM issues to place before the Election Commission (EC), said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The Election Commission on Saturday announced that 73.20 percent polling was registered in the Telangana Assembly elections on Friday.

The Election Commission has admitted that the CCTV cameras, installed in the strongroom where electronic voting machines (EVMs) were stored, were completely blacked out during power cut in Bhopal. Opposition parties have been alleging tampering of machines during the time.