Politics

Former Army Chief and ex-governor, General J.J. Singh, was among the first to cast his vote on Saturday morning at a polling station in Patiala city in Punjab, 60 km from the city.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra on Friday slammed the BJP after party leader Vinay Katiyar was included in its list of star campaigners for Uttar Pradesh.

It will be the second roadshow of the two leaders in the politically crucial state which will see a seven-phase election for its 403 assembly seats.

Rana, a BJP candidate from Thana Bhawan, had said curfew will be imposed in Kairana, Deoband and Moradabad if he is elected again next month.

The entire family is one...I have the blessings of Netaji...we will win over 300 (of the 403) seats in alliance with Congress this time,

In a clear message to ally BJP, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said anybody weakening Article 370, which grants special status to the state, will be doing the "biggest anti-national act" even as she contended that a "conspiracy...

Goa Forward Party on Monday filed a complaint with state Chief Electoral Office, claiming Manohar Parrikar violated the model code of conduct by making a statement "similar" to the one made by AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal.

With RBI easing the weekly cash withdrawal limits for certain accounts, the Election Commission is set to ask candidates contesting assembly polls in five states to open current accounts to tide over currency crunch in meeting election expenses.

Upping the ante against its ally BJP, Shiv Sena on Monday said Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will be "sent home" if he continues to level charges against it in the run up to the local body polls.

In his first big interview before the five-state elections, Amit Shah was asked by Network18 Editor-in-Chief Rahul Joshi if the party was pursuing a soft Hindutva line to mobilise votes in Uttar Pradesh.

Seeking to crystallise its poll pitch for the high stake battle in Uttar Pradesh, BJP it seems has decided to dust out its original blueprint seeking to target Akhilesh Yadav government’s credentials on law and order front.

Several assembly election candidates from SAD-BJP and Congress in Punjab flocked the Sirsa-headquarted Dera Sacha Sauda to "seek blessings" of the sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh ahead of the February 4 polls in the state.

In the first joint appearance after cementing pre-poll alliance in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will jointly address a press conference here on Sunday, to remove confusion in the minds...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lashed out at the Congress for "defaming" Punjab for political gains and urged the state's people to teach them a lesson in the February 4 assembly elections.

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Friday announced that Captain Amarinder Singh will be the party's chief ministerial candidate in Punjab.

With growing clamour for allowing the traditional buffalo race Kambala, Karnataka BJP chief B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday asked the Siddaramaiah government to bring in an Ordinance to facilitate holding of the event.