Lok Sabha Elections: News
01 Sep 2023
ParliamentParliament special session: What's on the agenda
The government's announcement of a special session of Parliament from September 18 to 22 on Thursday has left everyone guessing the session's agenda amid speculations of early Lok Sabha elections.
Logo, action plan: Key agendas of INDIA alliance's Mumbai meeting
A total of 63 representatives from 28 different political parties are reportedly set to attend the two-day meeting of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Mumbai on Thursday and Friday.
INDIA alliance to unveil Tricolor-themed logo on Friday
The opposition bloc, the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), is expected to unveil its logo on Friday, the second day of its two-day meeting in Mumbai, ANI reported.
27 Aug 2023
Rahul GandhiGehlot reveals RaGa is Congress's PM candidate for 2024 polls
In a significant development, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot claimed on Saturday that Rahul Gandhi would be the Congress's prime ministerial candidate for the highly-awaited 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
19 Aug 2023
Jammu And KashmirJammu and Kashmir faces renewed terror threat, security plan revamped
Security agencies have raised fresh concerns over increased infiltration of terrorists along the border districts of Rajouri and Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, according to NDTV.
18 Aug 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Cylinder prices, Kisan scheme: Centre plans changes for 2024 polls
The central government, led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is reportedly contemplating three major strategic changes ahead of the highly anticipated 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
10 Aug 2023
Narendra ModiBJP will secure 'grand victory' in 2024 general elections: Modi
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supremo and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday addressed the Lok Sabha on the no-confidence motion moved by the opposition against the central government.
10 Aug 2023
NewsBytes Exclusive#NewsBytesExclusive: Would quit either films/politics eventually, says Sarath Kumar
Veteran Tamil actor Sarath Kumar needs no introduction. Having done over 100 films, that too across languages, Kumar is also an actor-turned-politician. After joining politics, he started his political party, All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi in August 2007.
04 Aug 2023
Republican Party of IndiaPakistan's Seema Haider to contest in 2024 general elections: Report
Pakistan's Seema Ghulam Haider, who entered India illegally via Nepal with her four children to meet her Indian lover Sachin Meena earlier this year, has reportedly received an offer to join a political party.
02 Aug 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Political row over Ashoka University's research paper critical of BJP
A research paper titled "Democratic Backsliding in the World's Largest Democracy" has put Ashoka University at the center of a political row.
30 Jul 2023
Jammu And KashmirJammu and Kashmir witnesses lowest terror violence in decade: Data
The latest data released by the South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) has revealed the first half of 2023 remained the most peaceful in Jammu and Kashmir in comparison to the corresponding periods over the last decade.
29 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2024 polls: Nadda announces major rejig in BJP's central leadership
As the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) continues its preparations ahead of the much-anticipated 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the party's National President JP Nadda announced a major reshuffle in the saffron brigade's central office bearers on Saturday.
25 Jul 2023
Narendra ModiPM Modi attacks 'directionless' opposition over alliance name 'INDIA'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday compared the opposition alliance INDIA with the British-era East India Company, terrorist group Indian Mujahideen, and the banned Islamic organization Popular Front of India (PFI).
22 Jul 2023
Narendra ModiManipur violence: INDIA leaders to protest in Parliament on Monday
Amid nationwide outrage over Manipur violence, opposition MPs have planned a protest on Monday in the Parliament complex to press for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's statement over the issue in both Houses.
21 Jul 2023
Narendra ModiNDA MPs divided into 10 groups, Modi to attend meetings
Prime Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supremo Narendra Modi is reportedly planning to hold meetings with 10 groups of National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs during the monsoon session of Parliament.
20 Jul 2023
Parliament Monsoon SessionWhat key bills are listed for Parliament's monsoon session
The monsoon session of Parliament is likely to see some high-voltage exchange as the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition intensify attacks on each other amid the state assembly elections and the Lok Sabha elections approaching.
19 Jul 2023
Uddhav ThackerayMaharashtra: Thackeray meets Ajit Pawar day after opposition alliance talks
Maharashtra's former Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray met former ally and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on Wednesday.
18 Jul 2023
Congress PartyIt's INDIA v/s NDA: 26-party joint opposition alliance named INDIA
The joint opposition front led by the Congress finalized a name for the alliance on the second day of its second meeting in Bengaluru on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Opposition's 26 vs NDA's 38: Parties gear up for 2024
In a show of strength against the 26 opposition parties meeting in Bengaluru to unite ahead of next year's Lok Sabha elections, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said 38 National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partners will meet in New Delhi on Tuesday.
18 Jul 2023
Narendra Modi'Hardcore corruption conference': PM Modi slams opposition meeting, dynasty politics
In a scathing attack on the opposition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said their mantra was only aimed at benefiting themselves and their families.
17 Jul 2023
Congress PartyUPA's name may be changed at Bengaluru opposition meet: Report
The alliance of opposition parties formed to dethrone the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the Centre in the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections will reportedly no longer go by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) name.
17 Jul 2023
Lok Janshakti PartyUncle vs nephew: LJP factions reluctant on BJP's merger attempt
In a bid to prevent the division of votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) called on both factions of Bihar's erstwhile Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) to merge.
17 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)What's on agenda as 24 opposition parties meet in Bengaluru
The leaders of 24 opposition parties will meet in Bengaluru on Monday and Tuesday to develop their plan to challenge the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
16 Jul 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)2024 polls: Om Prakash Rajbhar, ex-SP ally, joins BJP-led NDA
Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) Chief and former ally of Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party (SP), Om Prakash Rajbhar, officially returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
15 Jul 2023
West BengalBengal panchayat polls: Coin flip decides winner on 344 seats
While the final results of the panchayat elections in West Bengal are yet to be declared, the fate of 344 seats in gram panchayats and panchayat samities was reportedly decided by a coin toss, The Indian Express reported.
12 Jul 2023
Trinamool CongressBengal panchayat elections: TMC sweeps, BJP finishes distant 2nd
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) has made a clean sweep in the West Bengal panchayat elections, winning a majority of positions.
09 Jul 2023
Chirag PaswanWill decide soon: Chirag Paswan on return to NDA
Chirag Paswan, the national president of Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), has dropped hints of his return to the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
07 Jul 2023
Rahul GandhiModi surname case: Gujarat HC rejects Rahul Gandhi's plea
The Gujarat High Court on Friday dismissed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's plea seeking to stay his conviction in the Modi surname defamation case.
06 Jul 2023
ParliamentParliament monsoon session: Centre calls all-party meeting on July 19
An all-party meeting has been called by the central government on July 19 ahead of the monsoon session of Parliament, which is scheduled to take place later this month.
05 Jul 2023
AIADMKBJP's ally AIADMK opposes Uniform Civil Code
The leading regional party in the southern state of Tamil Nadu—All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)—has strongly opposed the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government's move to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC).
04 Jul 2023
G Kishan ReddyBJP gets makeover ahead of crucial Lok Sabha, state polls
Upset over the recent electoral setbacks, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday made big changes, appointing new state presidents and giving a chance to turncoats.
02 Jul 2023
Ministry Of Home AffairsCentre postpones Census again; January 1 deadline for freezing boundaries
The 2021 Census of India has reportedly been postponed once again.
29 Jun 2023
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)BJP holds late-night meeting to strategize 2024 Lok Sabha elections
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders reportedly held a late-night meeting on Wednesday at the residence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to chalk out a plan for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections next year.
28 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiAfter Modi's UCC push, Muslim Law Board begins consultation process
Hours after PM Narendra Modi pitched for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the country, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) began its consultation process over the sensitive issue.
27 Jun 2023
Narendra ModiOne home can't have separate laws: PM Modi's UCC pitch
Addressing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi batted for the Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying that one home can't have two sets of laws.
26 Jun 2023
K. Chandrashekar RaoTelangana: KCR's BRS faces jolt, 12 top leaders join Congress
In a major setback to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao's party, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), at least 12 top leaders, including former legislators and ministers, joined the Congress Party on Monday ahead of assembly elections in the state.
23 Jun 2023
Nitish KumarDecided to fight 2024 together, next meeting in Shimla: Nitish
After a meeting of around 16 opposition parties in Patna on Friday, Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar called the meeting positive and said that the parties have decided to fight the 2024 Lok Sabha polls together.
23 Jun 2023
Congress Party2024 Lok Sabha polls: Opposition to meet today in Patna
Top leaders of 20 opposition parties from across the nation are set to meet in Bihar's Patna on Friday to discuss and form a joint opposition front to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in next year's Lok Sabha elections.
22 Jun 2023
PatnaWhat to expect from mega opposition meet in Patna tomorrow
The top leaders of 20 opposition parties from across the country will meet in Bihar's Patna on Friday to forge a joint opposition front to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
17 Jun 2023
Akhilesh YadavAkhilesh Yadav's BJP-defeating 'PDA formula': 'Keep big hearts,' win minorities
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can be defeated in all 80 parliamentary seats of Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections provided big parties support his party with a "big heart."
