The Lok Sabha is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by adult universal suffrage and a first-past-the-post system to represent their respective constituencies, and they hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets in the Lok Sabha Chambers of the Sansad Bhavan in New Delhi.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) had on Sunday announced the number of seats to be contested by its three constituents -- the BJP, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal (United) and Ram Vilas.. DNA - Published
With the Lok Sabha elections beginning next month, the ruling party in the state plans to challenge the SP-BSP-RLD with help from its allies Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and Apna Dal (S). DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The EC, through its counsel Pradeep Rajagopal, told the high court that a meeting between the commission and all social media intermediaries was scheduled for Tuesday. DNA - Published
Madhuresh of National Alliance of People's Movement said the campaign will be held in more than 1000 places. Action programmes will be organised in various forms including Prabhat ferries, jan sabhas,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Flanked by Kannada actors Yash and Darshan, Sumalatha said her decision to fight the elections from Mandya would cost the Congress dear as it would be very tough for the party to make a comeback in.. DNA - Published
The National Conference Monday decided to contest all six Lok Sabha seats in the state, but has left a slim possibility of an alliance with the Congress "based on the national scenario". IndiaTimes - Published
With the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) making it clear that it would back his candidature, Owaisi seems to be on a strong wicket in this Muslim-dominated segment, a stronghold of the All India.. DNA - Published
The nomination process for eight Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh going to polls in the first phase began Monday, a senior election official said. IndiaTimes - Published
Notification for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections was issued on Monday, setting in motion the high-voltage electoral battle where the BJP seeks to return to power amid opposition's efforts to.. IndiaTimes - Published
During her three-day visit, Priyanka will cover a distance of 100-km by boat in Ganga from Allahabad to Varanasi -- the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, hopping from one.. DNA - Published
A day after declaring its candidate for the seventh Lok Sabha seat, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Monday made it clear that there would be neither any alliance with the Congress nor a rollback of any of.. IndiaTimes - Published
BSP chief Mayawati on Monday advised the Congress to refrain from spreading confusion by leaving seven Lok Sabha seats for the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh. In a series of tweets, she said the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Mayawati said the Congress should feel free to contest in all 80 seats in UP and should not spread the rumour of leaving 7 seats for SP-BSP-RLD alliance. DNA - Published
Stepping up the efforts for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, the BJP leaders have started sharing videos promoting the party's "Main Bhi Chowkidar" campaign. The party leaders have been putting out.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a move to show support, members of the Ahir community have backed disqualified Congress MLA Bhaga Barad and threatened to vote against BJP government if the it fails to withdraw the.. DNA - Published
NDA on Sunday named the Lok Sabha constituencies in Bihar which the three partners, BJP, JD(U) and LJP, will contest. The candidates would be announced "in a couple of days", the NDA partners said. The.. IndiaTimes - Published
DMK Sunday announced former union ministers Dayanidhi Maran, A Raja and T R Baalu and its Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi among its candidates for the 20 Lok Sabha constituencies it is contesting in Tamil.. DNA - Published
"It has been decided by our party unit that we don't want any adjustment or alliance by compromising our dignity. The Left can't dictate us on who will be candidate and who won't. We will fight alone.. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
Raj Thackeray-led MNS, which is struggling to stay relevant in the state politics, would not contest next month's Lok Sabha elections in Maharashtra. DNA - Published
While Modi has relied on rallies and addressing party workers and beneficiaries of his government's schemes through video- conferences for his campaign, party president Amit Shah has done so by holding.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress and the JD(S), which had bitterly fought each other in the May 2018 assembly polls, had sewed up a post-election alliance after a hung verdict with the BJP emerging as the single largest.. DNA - Published
With political giants ready to battle it out in the Lok Sabha polls against each other in the electorally crucial state of UP, the small parties are hankering for political space and claiming that.. DNA - Published
YSRC chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy released the list after paying homage to his late father and former chief minister YS Rajasekhara Reddy at their family estate in Idupulapaya of Kadapa district. DNA - Published Also reported by •IndiaTimes
The Congress, which had earlier announced its intentions to contest from all 80 LS seats in UP, announced that it will leave vacant 7 seats for SP, BSP and RLD. "These include Mainpuri, Kannauj,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Air Traffic Control (ATC) officials have also been instructed to share the data with the district election officers (DEOs) where the airports are located. DNA - Published
According to the NDA seat-sharing formula, the BJP and the JD(U) will contest 17 seats each, while the remaining six would be fought by the LJP. DNA - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed his Twitter handle to "Chowkidar Narendra Modi" in a bid to amplify the BJP's campaign ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. Soon after this, BJP leaders,.. IndiaTimes - Published
While some sitting BJP MPs may be shifted to different seats, some leaders who were hoping for ticket are likely to be left disappointed. DNA - Published
EC will discuss with the companies the issue of takedown of content violative of MCC during the Lok Sabha elections, pre-certification process for political ads among other issues. DNA - Published
Radha Mohan Singh is likely to be fielded from East Champaran (Motihari), RK Singh from Ara, Ashwini Kumar Choubey from Buxar and Ram Kripal Yadav from Patliputra. IndiaTimes - Published
Prayagraj Shyam Charan Gupta crossed over to Samajwadi Party on Wednesday, on a day Ram Prasad Sarmah - another sitting MP from Assam's Tezpur - too left the saffron party. DNA - Published
With support base of the Left and Congress rapidly on the wane, fight this time will largely be two way - between the Trinamool and the saffron camps DNA - Published
The hectic campaign schedule, which will leave them with little time to canvass for themselves, is purportedly why Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav are rethinking their candidature. Akhilesh had earlier.. IndiaTimes - Published
Prominent among them are Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor who will contest from the seat, and former Arunachal Pradesh CM Nabam Tuki, who will contest the Arunachal West seat, whose sitting MP is.. DNA - Published
The Congress on Saturday finalised the seat-sharing agreement with the Apna Dal led by Krishna Patel and allocated it two Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. IndiaTimes - Published
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