Politics

Rahul Gandhi on Saturday dubbed poll surveys predicting that Congress could get just 100 seats in Lok Sabha polls as "joke", and said opinion polls are "not the law" and there is no question of Narendra Modi and BJP coming to power.

Chacko admitted that he did not want to contest the election but the Congress wanted a strong opposition due to which he was asked to contest.

Rahul would connect with party workers through a Google Hangout live video chat session between 11 am and 12 pm on Saturday.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has directed removal of all references to ministers, politicians, political parties available on government websites till the Lok Sabha elections are over.

Poonam's name was cleared for Mumbai North Centra seat by the BJP's Central Election Committee on Thursday.

UDF's strength in the assembly has gone up to 75 with the entry of RSP in its side in the 140 member assembly.

Rahul wants to understand the problems of salt pan workers in Surendranagar district, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee said.

Follow all the updates related to Lok Sabha here. Today, BJP prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi will address rally in Patna and Rajasthan respectively.

Since 1952, the lowest tally of the Congress party is 114 seats in the 1999 Lok Sabha elections.

Azad said that the much-talked-about Gujarat model ranked below other states on various indicators.

The agency slapped separate notices against Jagan and Nimmagada Prasad whose companies were allegedly favoured by the then AP government.

The counting of votes will be held on May 16. The state has five Parliamentary Constituencies.

New Delhi: Assam will go for Lok Sabha elections in three phases. The polling dates are April 7, 12 and 24.

The state will vote on April 10, 17, 24, 30 and May 7 and 12.

Mamata Banerjee is unfazed by her exclusion in the recently-formed Third Front which she rubbishes as an unviable "tired front" and is confident that a different kind of Federal Front will rule the country after the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

From water to power to lack of toilet facilities for women to unemployment levels to terrorism, Modi flayed the Bihar Chief Minister for not meeting the people's expectation.