India election 2019

Sonia Gandhi reelected Congress parliamentary party leader

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was re-elected the leader of the Congress parliamentary party.

Indian polls: Presence of Muslim MPs higher this time

The number of Muslim lawmakers in India’s new parliament has gone up by four compared to the previous House, with 27 candidates from the community emerging victorious in the recent national elections.

BJP’s Smriti Irani tweets 'new morning for Amethi'

TV actress-turned-politician Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani tweets a message of gratitude for the people of Amethi, the parliamentary constituency where she pulled off the giant feat of defeating Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

Democracy, people of India have won: Modi in victory speech

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return to power with historic mandate, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping over 300 seats on its own. Modi is set to become only the third Prime Minister in India and the first non-Congress leader to be elected for a second consecutive time after completing a five-year term.

India's foreign minister congratulates Modi on election victory

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has won the general election, a senior party leader said today.

Local MP, 10 others, killed in NE India

A state legislator in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and at least ten others have been killed in an attack by suspected separatist militants, officials say.

India polls: EVM 'tampering' video goes viral

Videos of alleged tampering of EVMs in India's Uttar Pradesh have gone viral in the social media, two days ahead of the beginning of vote counting in Indian parliamentary elections.

India votes in the final phase of election

Millions of voters stand in queue in front of polling stations to exercise their franchise in the seventh and final phase of Indian parliamentary elections.

India oppositions doubtful about EVM use

Raising fresh doubts about the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines being used in ongoing parliamentary elections, leaders of 21 opposition parties have demanded the Election Commission to increase the number of EVMs which are randomly verified using Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

June 1, 2019
June 1, 2019

Sonia Gandhi reelected Congress parliamentary party leader

United Progressive Alliance Chairperson Sonia Gandhi was re-elected the leader of the Congress parliamentary party.

May 25, 2019
May 25, 2019

Indian polls: Presence of Muslim MPs higher this time

The number of Muslim lawmakers in India’s new parliament has gone up by four compared to the previous House, with 27 candidates from the community emerging victorious in the recent national elections.

May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019

BJP’s Smriti Irani tweets 'new morning for Amethi'

TV actress-turned-politician Bharatiya Janata Party leader Smriti Irani tweets a message of gratitude for the people of Amethi, the parliamentary constituency where she pulled off the giant feat of defeating Congress President Rahul Gandhi.

May 24, 2019
May 24, 2019

Democracy, people of India have won: Modi in victory speech

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to return to power with historic mandate, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) sweeping over 300 seats on its own. Modi is set to become only the third Prime Minister in India and the first non-Congress leader to be elected for a second consecutive time after completing a five-year term.

May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019

India's foreign minister congratulates Modi on election victory

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party has won the general election, a senior party leader said today.

May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019

Local MP, 10 others, killed in NE India

A state legislator in the northeast Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh and at least ten others have been killed in an attack by suspected separatist militants, officials say.

May 21, 2019
May 21, 2019

India polls: EVM 'tampering' video goes viral

Videos of alleged tampering of EVMs in India's Uttar Pradesh have gone viral in the social media, two days ahead of the beginning of vote counting in Indian parliamentary elections.

May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019

India votes in the final phase of election

Millions of voters stand in queue in front of polling stations to exercise their franchise in the seventh and final phase of Indian parliamentary elections.

April 15, 2019
April 15, 2019

India oppositions doubtful about EVM use

Raising fresh doubts about the credibility of Electronic Voting Machines being used in ongoing parliamentary elections, leaders of 21 opposition parties have demanded the Election Commission to increase the number of EVMs which are randomly verified using Voter Verified Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT).

April 11, 2019
April 11, 2019

‘Pardanasheen’ booths, one-voter polling station

Indian parliamentary elections saw voting stations for just one voter and Braille photo identity cards and ‘pardanasheen booths’ veiled Muslim women.