Politics

As the staggering seven-phased Lok Sabha elections moves eastwards in the politically crucial state of UP, campaigning in the parliamentary constituency of Barabanki has intensified.

At least 15 security personnel and a driver were killed as Maoists triggered an IED blast on a truck carrying a team of C-60 commandos in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli earlier on Wednesday.

The EC said though Pragya had apologised for her statement against the slain IPS officer, it found the statement to be 'unwarranted'.

Khattar, who is the first BJP chief minister of Haryana, also says that Congress's Nyay scheme has no shadow budget and can only be implemented if all other schemes are closed.

On April 25, a group of farmers cultivating turmeric in Telangana’s Nizamabad district had left for Uttar Pradesh to file their nominations from the Varanasi as independents.

Election 2019 LIVE: The Election Commission has banned BJP candidate Pragya Thakur from campaigning for 72 hours for her remarks on ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Babri mosque.

The AAP said that ministers combining official visits with electioneering work is a violation of the model code of conduct.

BSP candidate from Guna, Lokendra Singh Rajput, joined the Congress on Monday evening and extended his support to Guna's sitting MP and Congress candidate Jyotiraditya Scindia.

Citing poll code violations, Akhilesh said that the Prime Minister should be banned from campaigning for 72 years, instead of 72 hours.

Even as some voters expressed their desire to see a leader like Kanhaiya Kumar enter Parliament, many preferred the BJP as the political party to lead the nation.

The BJP candidate from Sultanpur had said that she isn't willing to work as eagerly in villagers where the party does not get as many votes.

The Election commission will discuss the complaints of poll code violation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and BJP national president Amit Shah during Tuesday's meeting.

The petition said that presently, the burden of proof rests on the elector for reporting any deviant behaviour of EVMs and VVPATs, who will face criminal charges irrespective of whether the complaint was truthful and honest.

The EC said that prima facie, it looks like Giriraj Singh has violated provisions of the model code and directions of the Supreme Court which had said that religion cannot be used while making statements during campaigning.

Babul Supriyo, the BJP candidate from Asansol, was on his way to a polling booth in Barabani when his car was attacked.

From nine illiterates to 14 doctorates, self-sworn affidavits submitted with nomination papers reveal varying educational backgrounds of the contesting candidates.