Lok Sabha Polls

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 Congress party on Thursday released list of 15 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls, naming UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, 72, as the party’s candidate from Rae Bareli and Rahul from the Amethi seat.

After days of confusion, the Congress party has confirmed that they will not be going in an alliance with the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi for the upcoming general elections.

The DMK has announced that it will be contesting on 20 seats in Tamil Nadu in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. M K Stalin-led party seat-sharing agreement has been finalised with all of its allies - a total eight of them.

In the upcoming Lok Sabha Polls, Bahujan Samajwadi Party will be contesting on 38 seats while Samajwadi Party will battle on 37 seats.

Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena, who often take pot shot at each other, have agreed to join hands for upcoming 2019 Lok Sabha Polls. The deal was reached after BJP chief Amit Shah held meeting with Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray at his residence in Mumbai.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday claimed that Congress nearly said no and rejected his offer of an alliance with Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.

Announcing in the interim budget, the Rajasthan government gave a surprise gift to nearly 2.3 lakh female students of the state. From the coming session, girls enrolled in Arts, Commerce and Science streams for undergraduate or post-graduate courses will not require to pay for their education.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday attacked Yogi Adityanath, who addressed a rally in Purulia, advising the Bharatiya Janata Party leader to "manage Uttar Pradesh first" where “many people including a police officer have been killed”.