2019 Lok Sabha Elections

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Congress leader Sachin Pilot (Photo: PTI)

Congress seeks report from Sachin Pilot on LS defeat

Of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in the state, the BJP won 24 and its alliance partner Rashtriya Loktantrik Party won one.

07 Jun 2019 12:45 AM

Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu Thursday skipped the first cabinet meeting after the elections and asserted he could not be 'taken for granted'. (Photo: File)

Navjot Singh Sidhu skips cabinet meet, says 'can't be taken for granted'

Punjab CM said he intended to change Sidhu's portfolio of local govt department over party's performance in Lok Sabha polls.

06 Jun 2019 4:00 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government has reconstituted eight key cabinet committees, including appointments committee, the cabinet committee on economic affairs, and security, among others.(Photo: PTI)

Amit Shah common factor in Modi’s all 8 Cabinet committees

PM Modi is in six of them, Rajnath Singh is in two, Sitharaman is in seven panels and Piyush Goyal in five.

06 Jun 2019 10:47 AM

It will be the first public meeting for Modi after his spectacular victory and for Rahul, it will be first major public appearance after the debacle in the Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: File)

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi to visit Kerala this weekend at same time

This will be the first time when both will be in the southern state during the same period.

06 Jun 2019 10:27 AM

The BJD government is in power in Odisha since 2000 and in the recently held Assembly elections the regional party won 112 seats in the 147-member state Assembly. (Photo: PTI)

CM tells ministers to submit report cards of their depts every month

Patnaik had also informed ministers that state government would have to apprise people on implementation of promises made during elections.

05 Jun 2019 2:37 PM

‘I studied engineering in Mysore. As a science student, I know that all experiments do not always succeed. But still we give it a trial and learn what is lacking,’ said Akhilesh while talking to reporters in Lucknow. (Photo: ANI)

SP-BSP alliance failed, but my respect for Mayawati remains intact: Akhilesh

SP had got 5 seats, while BSP got 10 taking 'mahagathbandhan' tally to a dismal 15, far behind BJP's 62 Lok Sabha seats in UP.

05 Jun 2019 1:45 PM

Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress had accused the BJP of unleashing terror and violence during polls and rigging EVMs or voting machines. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Whoever messes with us will be destroyed': Mamata's jibe at BJP

Attacking BJP, she said, 'Don't be scared, the faster they captured EVMs, the quicker they will go away.'

05 Jun 2019 1:30 PM

He had defeated BJP's Jaya Prada from the Rampur parliamentary constituency. (Photo: ANI)

'Muslims in Rampur deprived of voting rights,' says SP's Azam Khan

This comes a day after, Khan tendered resignation as MLA to Assembly Speaker Hriday Narayan Dikshit.

05 Jun 2019 12:03 PM

The official team is led by Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg, Expenditure Secretary Girish Chandra Murmu, Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey, DIPAM Secretary Atanu Chakraborty, and Financial Services Secretary Rajiv Kumar. (Photo: File)

Finance Ministry may retain allocations made in interim budget

In run-up Lok Sabha polls, Finance Ministry came up with an interim budget in February, authorising govt expenditure for a limited period.

05 Jun 2019 10:26 AM

Vishwanath was also locked in a public spat in recent weeks with senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah over his functioning as the ruling coalition coordination committee chief and for not preparing the common agenda for the two partners. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'Take responsibility for party's defeat,' says K'taka JD(S) chief, resigns from post

The JD(S) chief was reportedly unhappy over being sidelined and not being taken into confidence by the party on key issues.

04 Jun 2019 12:40 PM

Jodhpur has been Ashok Gehlot's stronghold for several years and he was elected five times from the Lok Sabha seat. (Photo: File)

Sachin Pilot should take responsibility for my son's defeat: Ashok Gehlot

Sachin Pilot has refused to comment but has expressed surprise at Gehlot's statement.

04 Jun 2019 11:32 AM

Yadav's Samajwadi party fared poorly in the Lok Sabha elections despite fighting in alliance with Mayawati's BSP and Ajit Chaudhary's RLD. (Photo: ANI)

‘2019 was race between Ferrari and cycle,’ says Akhilesh Yadav

‘Who used to be on television every day? Who owned the television? They played with and infiltrated our minds,’ Akhilesh said.

03 Jun 2019 5:23 PM

In the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, Singh retained his Ghaziabad parliamentary seat, defeating SP's Suresh Bansal, his closest rival with a margin of over five lakh votes. (Photo: ANI)

VK Singh takes charge as MoS for Road Transport and Highways

During the first stint of the Narendra Modi government, VK Singh was a Minister of State for External Affairs from 2014 to 2019.

03 Jun 2019 1:49 PM

'Rahul Gandhi ji did so much for Amethi and he considered Amethi as his family. He never viewed it as his constituency. Now, the family members have given such a verdict,' the UP Congress chief. (Photo: File)

Amethi not just constituency but family for Rahul, loss has affected him: Raj Babbar

The Gandhi scion lost to BJP's Smriti Irani from the constituency in the recently-held general elections.

03 Jun 2019 1:36 PM

The building on which Mamata painted her party's symbol was allegedly captured by supporters of the newly elected BJP MP Arjun Singh who had won from Barrackpore after defeating Dinesh Trivedi. (Photo: ANI)

West Bengal: Post polls, politics of 'capturing offices' begins between TMC, BJP

Reports claim many properties belonging to TMC workers were being converted into BJP units after owners of these places switched sides.

03 Jun 2019 9:56 AM

A file photo of regional leaders before the setback in the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

Bihar: Regional leaders lose face; split in parties a possibility

The RJD MLA from Gaighat constituency demanded Tejashwi Yadav’s resignation as the leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly on moral grounds.

03 Jun 2019 5:17 AM

It should be noted that the village stay concept was first practiced by Kumaraswamy during his term as the Chief Minister during 2006-2007 with BJP's BS Yeddyurappa as his Deputy Chief Minister. (Photo: File)

Karnataka CM to resume 'Grama Vastavya' programme to stay tuned to ground realities

During this programme, CM Kumaraswamy will visit several villages and will stay there for some time in to understand problems of locals.

02 Jun 2019 5:50 PM

‘The proposal that was given was unacceptable to the JD(U), therefore we have decided that in future also JD(U) will never be a part of the NDA led Union Cabinet, this is our final decision,’ JD(U) spokesperson K C Tyagi said. (Photo: ANI)

'Will never be a part of NDA-led Union Cabinet', says JD(U)’s K C Tyagi

This comes days after JD (U) decided to not be part of PM Modi's new Cabinet, rejecting BJP's offer of only one ministerial berth.

02 Jun 2019 1:50 PM

Tumkur District Congress president R Ramakrishna on Saturday wrote to general secretary KC Venugopal blaming party leaders for the defeat of Congress-Janata Dal (Secular) coalition candidate HD Deve Gowda in the Lok Sabha constituency. (Photo: File)

Tumkur Congress chief seeks expulsion of several party leaders for LS poll defeat

He has also recommended expulsion of leaders like former MLA KN Rajanna, and state Youth Congress vice president Rajendra from the party.

02 Jun 2019 10:01 AM

'I would also like to thank all the Congress workers who fought for ,' Rahul said. (Photo: File)

Recalling British period, Rahul asks party MPs to be 'little aggressive' in Lok Sabha

'The people who are opposing us in the Parliament, they use hatred. They use anger to fight us Congress will love to fight it,' Rahul said.

01 Jun 2019 7:33 PM

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