Politics

Senior leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ahmed Patel openly acknowledged this by giving credit for the clinching of the SP-Congress alliance to Priyanka Vadra.

Electronic and social media may have somewhat changed the poll campaign mode but when it comes to capturing people's attention, parties in UP are trying to outdo each other with catchy slogans like 'Akhilesh ka jalwa kayam hai, uska baap Mulayam hai', 'be...

The BJP called off its Central Election Committee meeting on Tuesday as its president Amit Shah remained closeted with top state leaders to finalise names of more candidates for UP assembly polls.

BJP MP and Minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises, Babul Supriyo's convoy came under attack from "TMC goons" during his visit to Durgapur Steel and Thermal Power station, alleged the MP in a tweet.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi should "break his silence" on the controversy over his photo on KVIC calendar and diary otherwise people would "assume" that it was done with his consent, Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Sunday.

Technology has revamped the way elections are held in India, and Akhilesh Yadav is all set to tap into this advancement to monitor the moves of his party men.

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu formally joined Congress on Sunday after meeting party vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

The Election Commission on Friday reserved its verdict on the Samajwadi Party dispute after a four-hour hearing during which the Akhilesh and Mulayam factions presented arguments to claim the party’s ‘cycle’ symbol.

The Election Commission (EC) fixed January 13 as the date of hearing of SP feud led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav to settle the dispute over control of the party and its election symbol, 'cycle'.

The BJP on Thursday released its first list of 29 candidates for the Goa assembly elections scheduled to be held on February 4.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday castigated the Centre for seeking adjournments in several important matters pending for years and threatened to slap "heavy costs" on it.

The in-fighting within the Karnataka BJP is out in the open now, with Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council KS Eshwarappa admitting as much during a press conference in Kalaburgi in north Karnataka on Tuesday.

The Shiv Sena has asked the Union government to reveal how many soldiers died at the borders post demonetisation, in an apparent bid to rubbish the Centre's claim that terror funding has been checked with the note ban exercise.

With the government releasing files relating to the National Advisory Council (NAC), Congress on Monday dismissed reports that Sonia Gandhi, who headed the council, was acting as 'super Prime Minister' during the UPA rule.

The Goa Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) has taken cognisance of the speeches made by AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the poll-bound state where he asked the people to "accept money" from Congress and BJP candidates but vote only for the Aam Aadmi Party.

There is no rift between me and my son Akhilesh, Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav said on Monday soon after visiting the Election Commission office to stake claim to the party’s cycle symbol.