Election

Krishnanagar (West Bengal): Having saved goals aplenty during a sparkling soccer career, former India custodian Kalyan Chaubey has adopted the ‘offence is the best defence’ approach in his maiden electoral contest, but said Saturday that the new turf is ‘more competitive and cruel’ with opponents...

Morada: BJP president Amit Shah said Saturday that Odisha can develop only if the ‘corrupt and inefficient’ BJD government is thrown out. Addressing a rally here in the tribal dominated Mayurbhanj Lok Sabha constituency, Shah said people across the country have resolved that Narendra Modi...

New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) said Saturday that cricketer-turned-politician Gautam Gambhir will face action for organizing a rally without taking proper permission from the poll body. Gambhir, who has been nominated as the BJP candidate from the East Delhi constituency conducted a rally April...

Kannauj (UP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi slammed the SP-BSP-RLD tie-up, Saturday and said the alliance of ‘opportunists’ wants a helpless government because its mantra is ‘Jaat, paat japna; janata ka maal apna’(They talk about caste while looting people's money). He was speaking at an election...

Lucknow: At a time when movie buffs are in a frenzy over the new ‘Avengers: Endgame’ movie, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav came up with a political version, stating that the BJP’s ‘Endgame’ has egun. “Over the last five years, the BJP has destroyed...

Betanati: One of the eight candidates contesting from the Badasahi Assembly constituency has adopted a novel way of campaigning: He goes around on a bicycle appealing to the people to vote for him. Independent MLA candidate Rabindra Nath Sethi (51) belongs to Talatikiri village under...

Baripada: With only a couple of days left for the last phase of elections, the BJP, the BJD and the JMM have upped their ante in their campaign in Mayurbhanj district. However, the campaign of the Congress is said to have lost steam. BJD supremo...

Kendrapara: BJP candidate for Kendrapara Assembly seat Sunakar Behera has approached the Odisha Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) accusing BJD candidate for Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha seat Arup Patnaik of using government machinery in his party’s electoral campaign. Citing that using a government funded organization such as...

Udala: With only two days to go for the final phase of elections, the JMM has been leaving no stone unturned to garner support of tribals for its Mayurbhanj MP nominee Anjani Soren amid intense campaigning by other major parties like the BJD and the...

Chandbali: With the campaign hitting its peak candidates in the Chandbali Assembly constituency in Bhadrak are focusing on Dhamra, an area known for its port and businesses. The port and rail connectivity here has been contributing to the economy of the state as well as...