The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commision of India to recognise the Sharad Pawar faction of NCP - 'Nationalist Congress Party - Sharad Chandra Pawar' name and 'man blowing turha' symbol for Lok Sabha and State Assembly elections.
Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Tuesday said that grassroot level workers (Prishtha Pramukhs) are the key strength of BJP as they play a vital role in strengthening the organization at the booth level.
Reacting to the BJP's protest against the Karnataka government over a shopkeeper being attacked for playing devotional music, Karnataka Deputy CM DK Shivakumar hit out at the BJP on Tuesday, and said that the BJP is on the verge of losing the state's Parliament members, so they are just t
Coming down heavily on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister and BJP leader Smriti Irani said on Tuesday that if the former considers himself secular, then he should not fight in the name of religion, but based on issues.
Media persons on election duty carrying authorisation letters from the Election Commission and those part of essential services can vote using postal ballots in the Lok Sabha and four state assembly polls, the Election Commission said on Tuesday.
"He used to make two kinds of statements. He used to call himself a soldier of NDA and now he has left the NDA. This means he was never a true soldier of the NDA. I won't like to comment more on this, it's their matter," the HAM leader said.
The Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) acting president, MM Hassan, on Tuesday urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to reschedule the polling in the southern state, which is scheduled to take place on March 26, as it coincides with a Friday.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, a crucial meeting between the leadership of Assam state BJP and Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) was held at AGP headquarters in Guwahati on Tuesday.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the country, a virtual state-level meeting of Punjab's top officials was held on Tuesday to ensure free, fair and transparent elections and adherence to the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India.
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray met Union Home Minister Amit Shah, in Delhi in the presence of BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde on Tuesday.
The names of three IAS officers, Arvind Singh Hayanki, Radhika Jha, and Sachin Kurve, have been sent to the Election Commission for the appointment of Home Secretary in Uttarakhand, sources said on Tuesday.
The Congress Working Committee held a detailed discussion on the manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls which has a heavy thrust on the party's 'nyay' agenda and authorised party chief Mallikarjun Kharge to grant it final approval