2019 Lok Sabha Election

There are many indicators that show why it will be difficult to predict a winner this time.

PM mixes Kochi with Karachi in speech, says mind preoccupied with Pakistan these days

In a quick come back, the PM clarifies that due to the constant security briefings and recent tensions with Pakistan, he cannot keep the neighbor off his mind

Why Rahul Gandhi’s promise of granting ‘martyr’ status to paramilitary personnel who die on duty, may not stand ground

The government, however, has maintained that no notification has been issued for Indian Army, CAPF or police personnel, making it a must to call them martyrs.

Uddhav Thackeray asks party workers to ensure BJP-Sena victory

Thackeray held a meeting of party MPs, district and taluka chiefs at the party headquarters to devise a strategy for the polls. It was the first meeting after a decision was taken to join hands with the BJP for the Lok Sabha and state assembly polls.

Congress forms six committees in UP; Raj Babbar to chair election committee

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been made a part of the election committee as well as the election strategy and planning committee, as per the statement issued by Congress general secretary K C Venugopal.

Lok Sabha polls: Mumbai Congress promises jobs, unemployment allowance

The campaign, titled 'Chalo Ward Abhiyaan', taken up in view of the "rising unemployment in the country", will commence from February 18, Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam said in a statement.

How an SP-BSP alliance can impact the BJP arithmetic in Uttar Pradesh

An analysis of constituency-wise data from the 2014 general election shows that the BJP may lose as many as 37 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh should the SP+BSP+RLD combine in 2019, leaving only 36 seat with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

Delhi BJP sets up WhatsApp number 'Namo Again' to effectively communicate with booth-level workers

There are 13,816 polling booths in the national capital. The BJP has appointed five panch pramukh at each polling booth, totalling around 69,000.

BJP ally MGP threatens to give charge of Goa CM's post to its leader

The MGP warned that it would contest the Lok Sabha polls and Assembly by-elections in the state against the BJP candidates if the demand was not met.

BJP seat offer for Lok Sabha election 'not respectable': RLSP president Upendra Kushwaha

He did not disclose the number of seats offered to the RLSP, saying he would not speak about it before a seat-sharing agreement is reached by NDA constituents in Bihar by November 30.

West Bengal Congress to fight 'alone' in 2019 Lok Sabha Elections

"We don't need anybody in Bengal. We can fight and win on our own," a senior TMC leader said.

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Varanasi Ring Road ahead of Lok Sabha polls

Varanasi, being Modi’s electoral constituency, will hold utmost importance in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Opinion | By not naming a PM candidate, Congress goes the extra mile for a united opposition

In order to increase its chances of winning the 2019 general election, the Congress is showing political astuteness and is receptive to the sensitivities of its allies

Failure of alliance talks to have no bearing on Lok Sabha poll mahagathbandhan: Congress

Polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana will be held between November 12 and December 7

BJP will have no tie-up with TRS, will instead contest Telangana Assembly polls alone: Amit Shah

Shah said the new districts that were carved out by the TRS government lacked infrastructure and also hit out at the Congress, alleging that it did not allow the OBC Commission Bill to be passed

BJP may announce partner from Tamil Nadu for 2019 elections by October

The BJP had won only a single seat from Tamil Nadu in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls but after the death of Jayalalithaa and Karunanidhi, there has been infighting in AIADMK and DMK.

Tharoor tweets about attack on his office from BJP youth wing workers protesting his 'Hindu Pakistan' remark

In a two-part Tweet, Tharoor condemned BJP's actions stating that BJP's dream of building a "Hindu Rashtra" is based on "vandalism & violence"

NDA needs 5 more years to honour promises: Subramanian Swamy

Rooting for the removal of different types of cess, the BJP leader said the only cess that was needed and the one people would happily pay was for financing cow shelters

Telangana CM K Chandrasekhar Rao expresses support for simultaneous polls

Seeking to give shape to the central government's concept of "one nation, one election", the Law Commission's internal 'working paper' has recommended holding the Lok Sabha and Assembly polls simultaneously but in two phases beginning 2019

Opposition parties must set aside egos to take on BJP in 2019: Tejashwi Yadav

Asked if the BJP has an advantage having a PM face in Narendra Modi, Yadav claimed that there is a rift among NDA members and there is no surety about whether the alliance will stay or break up.

SP-Cong alliance will continue for 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Azad

When asked whether BSP will be part of this grand alliance, Azad said that they are asking all the secular parties to come together and fight the saffron party.