2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Thursday, May 09, 2024 | Last Update : 02:54 AM IST

2024 Lok Sabha elections

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. (PTI File Image)

AA Edit | Action on Kejriwal during elections raises questions

Accusations of political funding from banned groups and government interference raise concerns about the integrity of the electoral process

08 May 2024 12:05 AM

Former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren. (PTI Photo)

ED arrest: Soren moves SC on HC rejecting plea

Soren’s counsel seeks top court’s permission for campaigning in May 13 LS elections

07 May 2024 1:43 AM

Sunil Gatade | Prajwal spells trouble for BJP as questions growing

Videos of NDA candidate's sexual abuse allegations put BJP in spotlight, raising questions about PM Modi's silence

06 May 2024 12:10 AM

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Secunderabad, Sunday, May 5, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Amit Shah: Naxalism Rooted Out After Modi Become Third Time PM

Union Home Minister pledges to continue anti-terrorism efforts and focus on integrated development

05 May 2024 10:18 PM

Supreme Court may consider granting interim bail to Arvind Kejriwal

The court asked the ASG to come prepared for arguments on the interim bail plea on Tuesday

04 May 2024 1:03 AM

Congress leader and candidate from Rae Bareli constituency Rahul Gandhi waves to supporters after performing ‘havan’ for the Lok Sabha elections, in Rae Bareli, Friday, May 3, 2024. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

AA Edit | Rahul’s shift to Rae Bareli pragmatic move by Gandhis?

Congress Pragmatically Shifts Focus in Uttar Pradesh Ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

04 May 2024 12:08 AM

Amid Maharashtra Diwas celebrations, political parties slug it out ahead of crucial elections. (Image: Twitter)

Shobhaa De | Jai Maharashtra! Jai India! May the worthy succeed…

Celebrating Maharashtra's Formation Amidst Intense Political Campaigning and Voter Confusion

04 May 2024 12:05 AM

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge. (PTI)

Congress continues silence on its Amethi, Rae Bareli candidates

Last day of filing nominations ends today; Kharge wants Gandhis to contest

03 May 2024 1:51 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, Junagadh, Gujarat, Thursday, May 2, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Congress dying, Pak crying, says Modi

Modi alleged that the Opposition alliance aimed for "vote jihad" in India

03 May 2024 1:43 AM

As Congress grapples with tax policy, the battle lines are drawn between appealing to the affluent urbanites and addressing the needs of the marginalised. (AA File Image)

Sanjeev Ahluwalia | Will ‘Robin Hood’ taxes be the answer for India?

Political discourse swirls around the dilemma of wealth tax policy in India

03 May 2024 12:05 AM

The Unspoken China Factor: Silence on Growing Threat in India's Electoral Discourse. — Representational Image/AFP

Bhopinder Singh | Amid talk of India’s rising global role, not even a whisper on China intrusion

Amid Foreign Policy Successes, China's Assertiveness Remains Conspicuously Absent from Political Discourse

01 May 2024 12:05 AM

A voter gets his finger marked with indelible ink during voting for the second phase of Lok Sabha elections, in Mathura, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Shikha Mukerjee | Disenchanted voters bad news in ‘wave-less’ polls

Declining Voter Turnout Reflects Growing Dissatisfaction With Political Establishment

01 May 2024 12:05 AM

Union Home Minster Amit Shah addresses a press conference at the Vajpayee Bhawan, in Guwahati, Tuesday, April 30, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Why Congress not acting against Prajwal, asks Shah

Shah also alleged that the Congress was spreading lies that the BJP intends to change the Constitution and end reservations

30 Apr 2024 11:55 PM

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh. (PTI Photo)

BJP will throw away constitution if it wins: Rahul

Gandhi said that the 2024 Lok Sabha poll is not a normal election, but a battle between two ideologies

30 Apr 2024 11:15 PM

Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray. (PTI)

Onion export ban lifted because of poll pressure: Shiv Sena UBT

The party attributed the export ban on Maharashtra’s onion due to Modi government’s affection for Gujarat and hatred for Maharashtra

30 Apr 2024 12:03 AM

Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha polls, in Solapur, Maharashtra, Monday, April 29, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Mohan Guruswamy | Maoism or Modism: The perils of personality cult

Drawing parallels between Mao Zedong's legacy and contemporary political dynamics in India.

29 Apr 2024 11:54 PM

AA Edit | Devise ways to make voting more foolproof, transparent

Supreme Court Offers Measures to Bolster Confidence in Electronic Voting Machines

29 Apr 2024 12:27 AM

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge with senior party leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi releases the party's manifesto ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in New Delhi, Friday, April 5, 2024. (PTI Photo/Ravi_Choudhary)

Anita Katyal | Manifesto fiasco costs Cong dear; BJP forced to lean on Chouhan

The Congress struggles to disseminate its manifesto, while BJP recalibrates strategies amidst low voter turnout and leadership dynamics.

28 Apr 2024 12:05 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election rally in support of Shiv Sena candidates from Kolhapur and Hatkanangale constituencies Sanjay Mandlik and Dhairyasheel Mane respectively for the Lok Sabha elections, in Kolhapur district. (PTI Photo)

Pavan K. Varma | Our inequality is inherited, curable only by solid policy

Prime Minister rallies in Kolhapur and Goa, criticises INDIA bloc's divisive agenda and accuses Congress of aiming to "loot India".

27 Apr 2024 11:12 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses a public meeting for Lok Sabha elections, in Malda district, Friday, April 26, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi accuses TMC of running policy of scams

The PM alleged that in Bengal “no work happens without a cut or commission”

27 Apr 2024 1:43 AM

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