2019 General Elections

Samajwadi Party's Ram Gopal Yadav to contest 2019 Lok Sabha polls from Sambhal, keeps mum on BSP tie-up

On March 14, 2018, the SP had wrested the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats from the BJP in the bypolls after reaching an understanding with the BSP.

Mar 31, 2018, 21:58 PM IST

Eye on 2019 polls, Sonia Gandhi invites opposition leaders for dinner on March 13

A proposal was recently given by TRS chief and Telangana CM K Chandrashekhar Rao for a national consultation process for a 'non-BJP, non-Congress' front.

Mar 06, 2018, 22:44 PM IST

Congress weak, Left irrelevant; Third Front needed for 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Ajit Jogi

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao has said that he was in talks with others to form a platform of like-minded parties.

Mar 06, 2018, 21:08 PM IST

Jolt for Congress, Akhilesh Yadav says alliance talks a waste of time

The SP-Congress combine was trounced in the 2017 state elections, with the BJP and its allies winning 325 seats in the 403-member House. While SP got 47 seats, the Congress won seven.

Jan 10, 2018, 07:18 AM IST

Gujarat victory shows Modi's connect with people: Manohar Parrikar

The victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat shows the strength of the connect between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the people of his home state, Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here on Monday.

Dec 18, 2017, 14:49 PM IST

EC to get 40 lakh VVPAT machines, EVMs by September 2018: Chief Election Commissioner

The VVPAT (Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail) machine attached to an Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) generates a paper slip with the name of candidate and his/her party symbol for whom an elector votes for.

Nov 29, 2017, 17:13 PM IST

Will Varun Gandhi join Congress after Rahul Gandhi becomes party president?

On November 20, the Congress Working Committee had passed a resolution to make Rahul Gandhi party president.

Nov 27, 2017, 19:18 PM IST

JD-U, BJP natural allies, will fight 2019 poll together: Sushil K Modi

He was replying to a question on whether the BJP might not feel the need for JD(U)'s support in the elections in 2019.

Nov 25, 2017, 17:51 PM IST

Sharad Pawar could be PM in 2019: Praful Patel

Praful Patel on Monday said Sharad Pawar could be the PM after the 2019 elections.

Nov 06, 2017, 19:08 PM IST

GST will be reviewed once Rahul becomes PM: Raj Babbar

Raj Babbar is Uttar Pradesh Congress chief.

Oct 11, 2017, 19:43 PM IST

Ex-Mumbai top cop, former diplomat among nine new faces to join PM Modi's Cabinet

The new ministers will be sworn in by President Ram Nath Kovind in a ceremony at 10 am in the Rashtrapati Bhawan.

Sep 02, 2017, 19:27 PM IST

2019 general elections: PM Narendra Modi, BJP Chief Amit Shah to hold strategy meet CMs of BJP-ruled states today

In a bid to discuss core issues like development and social welfare work including the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah will meet the Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of all party-ruled states on Monday.  

Aug 21, 2017, 08:39 AM IST

BJP-led NDA will get 349 seats if Lok Sabha polls held today, Modi voted best PM: Survey

If the Lok Sabha polls were to be held today, BJP would get 298 seats, according to a survey.

Aug 17, 2017, 20:24 PM IST

Narendra Modi India's 'most-successful' PM, BJP will win 2019 general elections with larger majority: Amit Shah

"We did not break any mahagathbandhan'. It was Nitish Kumar's decison against corruption."

Jul 31, 2017, 11:48 AM IST

Govt approves Rs 3,000 crores to buy paper trail machines; VVPATs to be used with every EVMs in 2019 polls, says EC

The Election Commission said on Wednesday that it will closely monitor production of Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail.

Apr 19, 2017, 17:30 PM IST

After saying Narendra Modi can only sell tea, Mani Shankar Aiyar now feels PM can't be defeated single-handedly

Congress veteran Mani Shankar Aiyar, in January 2014, had mocked Narendra Modi’s Prime Ministerial ambitions.

Mar 16, 2017, 15:42 PM IST

With Nitish, Mulayam, Rahul in 'PM race', anti-BJP bloc divided over Modi's replacement

2019 General Elections may be far off but the anti-BJP camp has already started looking for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's replacement.

Apr 29, 2016, 15:49 PM IST

2019 General Elections to have paper-trail EVMs: CEC

Polling for 2019 General Elections will be conducted through paper trail-based electronic voting machines to "enhance transparency".

Feb 23, 2016, 15:57 PM IST