India, Politics, 17th Mar 2019, News & Stories from India

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India Politics 17 Mar 2019

India, Politics, 17 Mar 2019

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah (Photo: File)

Omar will be chief ministerial candidate in JK: Farooq Abdullah

Kick-starting the party's campaign for the Lok Sabha polls here, the party chief said he will represent Jammu and Kashmir in Parliament.

17 Mar 2019 7:50 PM

Led by Raj Thackeray, the party didn’t win any seat in the 2014 Lok Sabha election. (Photo: file)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena to not contest in LS polls

The final phase of voting will take place on May 19. The counting of votes will be done on May 23.

17 Mar 2019 7:37 PM

We have had a proposal for an alliance but we have made it clear that National Conference will field its candidates on the three Lok Sabha seats in the valley," Abdullah told reporters at a party function in Khanabal in Anantnag district. (Image: File)

LS elections 2019: Omar Abdullah open to pre-poll alliance with Congress

The former chief minister said he has conveyed to the Congress his party's willingness to discuss the other three seats.

17 Mar 2019 7:02 PM

Veer Singh said AP needed a Chief Minister like Pawan Kalyan, saying he was aiming to usher in a social change. (Image: File)

Jana Sena, BSP tie up in AP; Pawan Kalyan wants Mayawati to be PM

Pawan Kalyan had met Mayawati in Lucknow two days ago.

17 Mar 2019 6:43 PM

YSRC chief Y S Jaganmohan Reddy. (Image: File)

YSRC retains all sitting MLAs, Jaganmohan Reddy to seek re-election from Pulivendula

In 2014, Jagan won the seat by a record margin of 74,256 votes, the highest in the state.

17 Mar 2019 6:29 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: ANI)

Modi has addressed rallies, party workers in 100 LS seats in last few weeks: BJP

Election to the 543-member Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases between April 11 and May 19.

17 Mar 2019 6:24 PM

The multi-lingual film actress has made it clear that she would contest the polls from Mandya in spite of the Congress leaving the seat for the Janata Dal (Secular). (Image: File)

LS polls: Sumalatha digs in heels, turns Mandya prestige battle for JD(S)-Cong combine

The seat is in the Vokkaliga community heartland where H D Deve Gowda's party holds sway.

17 Mar 2019 6:19 PM

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu has been fielded from Mukto constituency. (Photo: ANI)

BJP announces candidates for Arunachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh Assembly polls

Andhra Pradesh and Arunachal Pradesh Assemblies will go the polls along with the Lok Sabha election on April 11.

17 Mar 2019 6:18 PM

The remarks by the Bhim Army's national president Vinay Ratan Singh came days after Congress general secretary in-charge for east Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met its chief Chandrashekhar Azad at a hospital in Meerut on Wednesday. (Image: File)

No reason to support Congress in Uttar Pradesh: Bhim Army

"The Congress fought B R Ambedkar. The party ruled the country for so long, but did nothing for us, Bhim Army's Vinay Ratan Singh said.

17 Mar 2019 5:44 PM

An agreement on the seat sharing had already been reached between the three parties. (Photo: ANI)

2019 LS polls: Bihar NDA announces candidates for 40 seats

BJP and the JD(U) will contest 17 seats each and the LJP in six.

17 Mar 2019 5:33 PM

CPI (M) politburo member G Ramakrishnan (Image:File)

Tie-up to fight BJP, AIADMK; no compromise on ideology: CPI(M)

He would raise the issue of waving of farmers loans and also students' education loans, Natarajan said.

17 Mar 2019 5:31 PM

"Chowkidar" is a term often used by the PM to describe his role at the Centre as a watchdog against corruption as well as his hands-on style of work. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

MP BJP leaders join party's 'chowkidar' social media campaign

Several Union ministers and BJP leaders have already made the "chowkidar" addition to their social media profiles.

17 Mar 2019 5:24 PM

Arun Jaitley said while in the NDA government, the last word belonged to the Prime Minister, there is a "tug of war" on the issue of leader in the coalition proposed by the opposition parties, including Congress, BSP, SP, TMC, and TDP. (Photo: ANI)

People will make the right choice in upcoming elections: Arun Jaitley

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, "is a road to disaster. It is a race to the bottom," said the minister.

17 Mar 2019 5:13 PM

Congress left seven seats, these are Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and the seats from where Mayawati ji, RLD’s Jayant ji and Ajit Singh will contest. (Photo: ANI)

2019 LS polls: Congress to leave 7 seats for SP-BSP-RLD alliance in UP

Congress will also give two seats to the Apna Dal—Gonda and Pilibhi.

17 Mar 2019 4:56 PM

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan (Photo: PTI)

Senior MP BJP leader opposes Indore LS ticket for Sumitra Mahajan

Majority of the party workers are unhappy with her as she has not been in touch with them," Satyanarayan said.

17 Mar 2019 4:47 PM

M K Alagiri says DMK will meet same fate as in 2014 LS polls

The expelled DMK leader further said he would give views within a week on the DMK candidates to be fielded in the coming polls.

17 Mar 2019 4:40 PM

Congress indulging in politics of abuses, BJP will not retaliate: Prakash Javadekar

Let the public give its response in the upcoming elections," Javadekar told reporters.

17 Mar 2019 4:16 PM

The ruling BJP has asked all its MLAs not to leave Goa in the backdrop of Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar's deteriorating health and Congress staking claim to form the government in the state. (Photo: File)

BJP MLAs asked not to leave Goa: State BJP general secretary

After Congress dispatched a letter to Governor Mridula Sinha, BJP called for an 'emergency meeting' at the party headquarters in Panaji.

17 Mar 2019 4:14 PM

Mamata Banerjee, unseating the 34-year-old Left Front regime in the state but has been accused of appeasing minorities by the BJP-RSS, which emerged as the main opposition in West Bengal. (Photo: File | PTI)

To stop BJP, minorities likely to go with TMC in Bengal

ccording to Union Home Ministry data released in 2018, communal violence increased sharply since 2015 in West Bengal.

17 Mar 2019 4:09 PM

With Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar ailing and his health deteriorating on Saturday, leaders said there was no discussion on leadership change. (Photo: PTI)

Goa BJP finalises names of candidates for state's 2 LS seats

Elections to the two Lok Sabha seats and three Assembly seats in Goa will be held on April 23.

17 Mar 2019 3:29 PM

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