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lok sabha elections news

Prakash Raj gets bail from Bengaluru court in multiple voter ID case

Prakash Raj gets bail in election affidavit case over alleged multiple voter enrolments.
Published on Jul 11, 2026 11:47 am IST

Now, Opposition plans to send its letter on SIR, ECI role to all Supreme Court judges

The six-page letter dated June 28 criticised the SIR exercise, saying the ECI justified it as a measure to improve the integrity of electoral rolls, but the outcome had been the opposite. (AICC)
Published on Jul 09, 2026 09:21 pm IST

Harsh Malhotra appointed Delhi BJP chief, replaces Virendra Sachdeva

Delhi BJP MP Harsh Malhotra speaks in the Lok Sabha during this year’s Budget Session. (Sansad TV File)
Published on May 28, 2026 12:19 pm IST

Simultaneous polls can save 7 lakh crore: BJP MP Chaudhary

P.P. Chaudhary is the chairperson of a 39-member Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) examining the One Nation One Election proposal. (X)
Published on May 20, 2026 07:28 pm IST

Azam Khan gets two years’ jail for 2019 remarks against the then Rampur DM

Senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. (FILE PHOTO)
Published on May 17, 2026 06:34 am IST

MVA MPs hobnobbing with the ruling parties

While leaders from the BJP and Sena claim that the MPs are being nurtured for a possible defection, those on the other side say they are just being friendly with the leaders so that they can get work done in their constituencies. (Hindustan Times)
Published on May 11, 2026 06:42 am IST

After poll defeats, an Opposition in serious disarray

The Congress may have moved too quickly, in panic and without a plan. The aim, its leaders say, was to deny a backdoor entry to the BJP or its proxies. (PTI)
Published on May 08, 2026 08:53 pm IST

Yusuf Pathan: From cricket star to first-time MP in Baharampur

Kolkata: TMC candidate for the Lok Sabha elections Yusuf Pathan during a rally.
Updated on May 04, 2026 02:03 pm IST

529 candidates who didn’t file accounts barred from voting for 3 years: ECI

Uttar Pradesh (120) leads the list of 529 disqualified individuals nationwide, followed by Karnataka (59) and Madhya Pradesh (39) (ANI)
Updated on Apr 27, 2026 03:43 pm IST

BJP goes for organisational faces over defeated MPs, MLAs in council polls

Mumbai, India - 10 Oct. 2014BJP released their manifesto for Vidhan Sabha election at BJP headquarters in presence shri. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, Shri. Madhav Bhandari, shri. Keshav upadhye at Nariman Point in Mumbai, India, on Friday, October 10, 2014. (HT Photos)
Published on Apr 25, 2026 04:20 am IST

In 10 of 152 Bengal Phase 1 seats, an absolute fall in voter turnout from 2024

Voters stand in a queue at a polling station to cast their vote in the West Bengal Assembly elections at Berhampore in Murshidabad on Thursday. (ANI)
Published on Apr 25, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Intersection between India’s democracy and demography

The reason this distribution was kept unchanged for the last five-and-a-half decades was political consideration of accommodating the concerns of the southern states about being politically short-changed.
Published on Apr 16, 2026 10:22 am IST

Move to fast-track 33% women quota in line with Opposition’s demand: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Published on Apr 13, 2026 02:34 pm IST

BJP issues whip as Modi seeks support across party lines for women quota rollout

Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought the support of political parties for the quota implementation. (X)
Updated on Apr 13, 2026 12:01 pm IST

Social justice still needs attention, says Meira Kumar

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, daughter of former deputy Prime Minister Jagjivan Ram, with senior Congress leaders during a programme marking his birth anniversary at the Congress office in Lucknow on Saturday. (Sourced)
Updated on Apr 05, 2026 06:36 am IST

Nashik ‘godman’ hobnobbed with the rich and powerful to build an empire

Nashik ‘godman’ hobnobbed with the rich and powerful to build an empire
Published on Mar 20, 2026 05:16 am IST

BJP announces first list of 47 candidates for Kerala elections

BJP announces first list of 47 candidates for Kerala elections
Published on Mar 17, 2026 07:18 am IST

When elections refuse to end

The electronic voting machines have barely cooled before being wheeled out again. (HT)
Published on Feb 09, 2026 04:24 am IST

Sunetra Pawar, first woman deputy CM of Maharashtra: What is her net worth?

Sunetra Pawar's total income and assets were estimated as per the affidavit she filed for the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
Updated on Jan 31, 2026 05:37 pm IST

Budget 2026: Unleashing animal spirits

PREMIUM
That the Economic Survey and the Union Budget are being presented in the same week when India signed an FTA with the EU, which embraces trade openness at a level hitherto not seen in India, is not just a coincidence. (AFP)
Published on Jan 30, 2026 09:08 pm IST

BJP names Bihar min Nabin as working prez

Nitin Nabin (Santosh Kumar/HT)
Published on Dec 15, 2025 07:22 am IST

HC dismisses plea seeking Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification from Lok Sabha

Rahul Gandhi was elected as the MP from Rae Bareli constituency in Uttar Pradesh in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. (FILE PHOTO)
Published on Dec 05, 2025 05:36 am IST

What happened to Tejashwi in Bihar will repeat with Akhilesh in UP, says Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti talking to reporters on Monday night at Jhansi railway station (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 25, 2025 07:11 pm IST

Bihar result 2025: Kanhaiya Kumar, Cong star campaigner, stares at questions

Though Kanhaiya has been campaigning for the Congress in Bihar, he enjoys considerable influence in the Begusarai area, which was once referred to as the ‘Leningrad’ in Bihar.
Published on Nov 15, 2025 12:03 am IST

Dark Diwali for onion farmers as prices plummet

Thane, India - October -15, 2025: The onion, which usually brings tears to the eyes of citizens, is now Ñ in the current situation Ñ being sold in the market at lower prices directly from farmers. At the Thane onion market, onion traders can be seen sorting and selecting onions. ,in Thane ,in Mumbai, India, on, Wednesday, October -15, 2025. ( Praful Gangurde / HT Photo )
Published on Oct 18, 2025 07:10 am IST

HC grants pre-arrest bail to Dilip Khedkar in helper kidnapping case

Pune, India - September 11, 2019: Dilip Khedkar - Regional officer - Maharashtra Pollution Control Board in Pune, India, on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. (Photo by Milind Saurkar/Hindustan Times) (Milind Saurkar/HT Photo)
Published on Oct 17, 2025 06:28 am IST

Amit Shah flags off 19 projects to reduce pollution load in Yamuna

Home Minister Amit Shah during the inauguration and foundation stone laying ceremony of development projects at Keshopur, in New Delhi on Thursday. (ANI)
Published on Oct 10, 2025 03:30 am IST

Congress working out of temporary ‘war room’

File photo a Congress supporter waving a party flag in Kanyakumari,
Updated on Oct 06, 2025 07:44 am IST

Expenses, halt in development work: Three economists debate simultaneous elections

Expenses, halt in development work: Three economists debate simultaneous elections
Published on Sept 25, 2025 06:00 am IST

Aadhaar should be integrated with chips to ensure fair elections: Akhilesh Yadav

During the interaction, Akhilesh Yadav said if the caste census is initiated, reservations will be properly implemented.
Published on Sept 21, 2025 01:59 pm IST