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3rd Apr, 2014 – 9th Apr, 2014

Survey: Narendra Modi wave sweeps Delhi, Aam Aadmi Party on downgrade slide

A new opinion poll done by research agency Cicero for the India Today Group shows that the BJP could bag between 5-7 seats in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in the capital. More News

Congress candidate from Noida Ramesh Tomar joins BJP, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

Congress candidate from Gautam Budh Nagar Loksabha seat Ramesh Chand Tomar on Thursday joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Just a week before the polling day April 10 Tomar's change of loyalty has left Congress embarrassed, and BJP workers cheering. Click Here

Poonam Mahajan's the richest, Medha Patkar the poorest, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

The richest and the poorest candidates contesting the Lok Sabha polls in Mumbai are women, till now. BJP's Poonam Mahajan, with assets worth Rs108 crore, tops the list while AAP's Medha Patkar is the poorest with assets worth Rs2 lakh. Both filed their nominations on Thursday. Click Here

Congress-post not Cobrapost, says BJP for Babri Masjid sting, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

The BJP has complained to the Election Commission against a sting operation by investigative portal Cobrapost on the 1992 Babri Mosque demolition and said its telecast should be barred, with the general election three days away. Click Here

SP manifesto, Mulayam Singh promises reservation for Muslims

Samajwadi Party (SP), struggling to retain its base in Uttar Pradesh, today unveiled a please-all manifesto for the Lok Sabha polls.Click Here

Bukhari’s support to Congress draws rebuke from clerics, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

Shahi Imam Ahmed Bukhari’s open support to the Congress for the Lok Sabha election has drawn sharp criticism from the political parties and Muslim groups in Uttar Pradesh. More details

Hackers Target Modi, RSS; deface BJP Junagadh unit’s website, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

BJP Junagadh unit’s website was allegedly hacked by unknown persons who uploaded “morphed” photographs of party’s PM nominee Narendra Modi and posted comments against RSS, a party functionary said on Sunday. Click Here

Lok Sabha Elections: FIR against Amit Shah for hate speech

The Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday lodged an FIR in Bijnore against BJP general secretary in-charge of Uttar Pradesh Amit Shah for his alleged “hate speech” in Muzaffarnagar. Mr. Shah had reportedly asked Jats to avenge the killing of their community members in last year’s riots by voting for the BJP. Read More

Lok Sabha Elections: First phase of polls begin today from Assam, Tripura

More than 76 lakh voters from six constituencies — five in Assam and one in Tripura — will kick off the country's nine-phase general elections on April 7, as weeks of hectic campaigning came to an end on Saturday evening. Read More

Arvind Kejriwal slapped again while campaigning in Delhi, Lok Sabha Elections 2014

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief of the Aam Aadmi Party or AAP, was slapped today an auto-rickshaw driver while campaigning in Sultanpuri, north-west Delhi. He was later seen praying at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial Rajghat with a swollen left eye. More Details

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