KALABURAGI: PM Narendra Modi’s decision to kick-start the national campaign from Karnataka’s Kalaburagi district was a calculated move, aimed at sending a clear message on Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge’s home turf, which falls under Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. At that time, none of the parties had released their list of candidates and speculation was rife…
BENGALURU: A 91-year-old woman passed away minutes after casting her vote in Karnataka‘s Hunsur on Friday. Hunsur comes under Mysore Lok Sabha constituency.Despite her advanced age, Puttamma exercised her democratic right. In the Mysore parliamentary constituency of Karnataka, voter turnout reached 25.09% by 11am during the second phase of the Lok Sabha . Source link
NEW DELHI: In a major boost for Maldives president Mohamed Muizzu, early result trends of the parliamentary elections that were held on Sunday showed his ruling People’s National Congress (PNC) take a commanding lead over the opposition, including the India-friendly Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP). The vote is seen as a crucial test for Muizzu’s plan…
RAIPUR: Over 64% of Bastar‘s 14 lakh electorate defied the Maoist threat and turned up to vote by 5pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. This figure is expected to rise.This is being held in the backdrop of the most aggressive anti-Maoist operations in nearly two decades of insurgency. As…
RAIPUR: To ensure a comfortable, and secure environment for the women voters within the state, more than 500 polling centers named Sangwari booths have been created which will be completely managed by the female polling workers for the second and third phase polling. This arrangement aims to encourage greater participation of women in the electoral…
NEW DELHI: As the campaign for the first phase ended on Wednesday, PM Narendra Modi put his weight behind BJP’s candidates by highlighting their contributions, stating that they needed to win in order to realise the goal of a developed India, and expressing confidence about their prospects.In what was seen as an attempt to re-emboss…
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OBRA: Each time the choppers carrying politicians hover in the sky, or their campaign vehicles enter the village, Ajit Kumar takes pilot seat on his static helicopter on the roof of his building and waves at them. This is his style of greeting politicians reaching his village for votes.Meet 60-year-old Kumar, a former school principal…
Do election manifestos matter? Suspend scepticism for a while and consider this: in 1984, BJP promised it would abrogate Article 370. Thirty-five long years later, in 2019, it fulfilled the promise. Likewise, Congress promised the right to education in its 2004 manifesto, and implemented it in 2009. So, manifestos are more than political lip service.In…
season isn’t just about rival politicians getting to call each other names. In Tamil Nadu, there is a longstanding tradition that if mom and dad can’t agree on a proper name for their newborn, the baton usually passes to a politician.DMK minister Udhayanidhi Stalin sidestepped one such request during a rally in Dharmapuri recently, but…
