Lok Sabha elections: ‘Attempts were made to mislead voters,’ says Sonia Gandhi in Rae Bareli

Gandhi also alleged that ‘many types of doubts’ had cropped up against the country’s electoral process.

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· Jun 13, 2019 · 12:36 pm

‘Lok Sabha polls were the most inclusive, enabled people with disabilities to vote,’ India tells UN

A senior government official highlighted India’s commitment to provide an enabling environment to people with disabilities.

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· Jun 12, 2019 · 06:57 pm

Delhi court asks Arvind Kejriwal to appear before it on July 16 for defamation case hearing

However, AAP leaders Sushil Kumar Gupta, Manoj Kumar and Atishi, who were named in BJP leader Rajiv Babbar’s complaint, were granted bail.

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· Jun 07, 2019 · 01:53 pm

BJP spent nearly 45% – or Rs 27,000 crore – of total expenditure for 2019 Lok Sabha polls: Report

The report by Centre for Media Studies said the scale of the expenditure was scary and should compel us to take corrective steps for a stronger democracy.

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· Jun 04, 2019 · 04:19 pm

Mamata Banerjee targets EVMs again – wants fact-finding panel and calls for return to ballot papers

The West Bengal chief minister said Opposition parties should come together to demand the use of ballot papers.

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· Jun 03, 2019 · 08:40 pm

Punjab: Navjot Sidhu alleges CM is singling him out for Congress’ poor performance in elections

Regarding the party’s defeat in Bathinda, the Punjab minister said the party had never won the seat in the past 40 years.

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· May 31, 2019 · 01:39 pm

BJP is trying to create rift between Bengalis and non-Bengali communities, alleges Mamata Banerjee

The Trinamool Congress chief was addressing a protest meeting outside the Naihati Municipality office.

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· May 30, 2019 · 11:47 pm

JD(U) opts out of Modi’s Cabinet after being allotted only a ‘symbolic’ ministerial berth

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the regional party was not upset, and added that ‘it is not a big issue’.

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· May 30, 2019 · 07:51 pm

Narendra Modi takes oath as prime minister for a second term, 24 ministers inducted into Cabinet

The new council of ministers also includes nine ministers of state with independent charge and 24 ministers of state.

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· May 30, 2019 · 05:51 pm

Yashwant Sinha says Rahul Gandhi should stand firm on quitting as Congress president

The former Bharatiya Janata Party leader suggested that Congress should be run by a ‘presidium’.

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· May 30, 2019 · 04:00 pm

Lost elections as they were seen as a fight between Modi and Rahul Gandhi, claims Arvind Kejriwal

Another reason for the defeat was that the overall atmosphere that prevailed in the country ‘rubbed off on Delhi as well’, the Aam Aadmi Party chief said.

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· May 29, 2019 · 10:39 pm

Poll panel rift: CEC Sunil Arora indicates that Ashok Lavasa could have spoken out after elections

On May 18, Lavasa said he had recused himself from hearing complaints of violations of the Model Code of Conduct, as his minority view was not being recorded.

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· May 29, 2019 · 06:42 pm