April 19, CPM leader VP Sivankutty filed a writ petition with the court, asking that the Election Commission be directed to take action against Pillai. Murali Purushothaman, counsel for the Election Commission, filed... Read more »

April 19, In a rally at Meerut on April 9, Yogi had said, “The Muslim League is a virus. If someone is affected by this virus, he cannot survive, and today’s main... Read more »

Mumbai (IANS) The contest seems wide open for the nine reserved Lok Sabha constituencies in Maharashtra that are currently held by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Shiv Sena combine. Of the 23 assembly segments... Read more »

Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) The second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh will test the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) popularity and also see a shift in strategies by all parties. The eight seats... Read more »

Lucknow, April 17 (IANS) The second phase of elections in Uttar Pradesh will test the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) popularity and also see a shift in strategies by all parties. The eight seats... Read more »

Lucknow, April 16 (IANS) The Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party (SBSP), an ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, will contest on 39 Lok Sabha seats separately. Talking to reporters here on Tuesday, Uttar... Read more »

April 12, Even as India goes to polls on April 11 in an atmosphere allegedly causing deep concern, several UK-based human rights and Dalits organisations held a vigil outside the Indian High... Read more »

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh will vote for the state Assembly and Lok Sabha simultaneously on April 11 and caste arithmetic will again play a key role in deciding the... Read more »

April 8 (IANS), The SC/ST voters will play a crucial role in deciding the fate of candidates in at least 17 out of 48 constituencies in Maharashtra where the Bharatiya Janata Party... Read more »

Gandhinagar, April 4 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday made the much-awaited announcement of candidates for the Bharuch and the Dahod tribal seats for the Lok Sabha elections on the last day of filing... Read more »

Patna, April 2 (IANS) It is a battle of Manjhi versus Manjhi in Gaya parliamentary constituency. In a direct contest, the ruling NDA and the opposition Grand Alliance (Mahagathbandhan) have fielded candidates belonging... Read more »

By Gautam Datt New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Caste dynamics has been the bedrock of Bihar’s politics and this time the two opposing forces – the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the... Read more »

Gandhinagar March 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday announced seven more candidates from Gujarat for the general election. The party has chosen the sitting MLA from Dhoraji, Lalit Vasoya for the seat of... Read more »

New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi said, here on Wednesday, the ‘Nyay’ income guarantee scheme would be a surgical strike on poverty and its announcement has ensured the BJP’s defeat... Read more »

Panaji, March 27 (IANS) In a late but politically significant development, two out of the three Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party legislators early on Wednesday, split from the regional party and merged their two-member legislative... Read more »

By Mohammed Shafeeq Hyderabad, March 23 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar has his ears to the ground, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) Working President K. T. Rama Rao said, reacting to IANS-CVOTER Tracker... Read more »

By Dr A V Koshy Wake Up India: Essays for Our Times – continued A democracy needs at least two big parties and to rotate them. Time to rotate and give the baton... Read more »