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Congress, BJP’s incomes surged ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha polls
By Vijdan Mohammad Kawoosa | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 10, 2020 09:45 PM IST
The BJP reported an income of Rs 2410 crore in 2018-19, nearly 135% more than its income in the previous financial year.
What is China to us? It’s complicated, says S Jaishankar at HT-MintAsia Leadership Summit
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON SEP 06, 2019 05:33 PM IST
The annual Hindustan Times Mint Asia Leadership Summit, being held in Singapore on Friday, is witnessing top leaders of the world. From leaders to policy makers in the fields of science, arts, technology & sports and will join hands and discuss the rise of Asia & the East, amidst the political and economic surge.This is a chance to network with the best of the best among politicians, intellectuals, policy makers and leaders from across the spectrum of arts, science, sports and technology who shall come and deconstruct Asia in the new global context - which is the theme of this year’s Summit. HT-Mint Asia Summit also involves spirituality, sports and histrionics along side the discussions concerning the stimulating geopolitical/economic narrative of the future of Asia.:
After Lok Sabha poll win, fissures emerge in Himachal’s BJP unit
By Gaurav Bisht | Hindustan Times, Shimla, Shimla
PUBLISHED ON JUL 22, 2019 12:59 PM IST
A group of BJP leaders owing allegiance to Pawan Rana, met chief minister Jai Ram Thakur at his residence to complain against Ramesh Dhawala, describing his functioning as “arbitrary”.
At Rae Bareli rally, Priyanka Gandhi’s stern message to Congress workers
By HT Correspondent | Rae Bareli
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2019 11:45 AM IST
The Congress had fared poorly in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha polls managing to win only one seat— Rae Bareli.
Ahead of assembly show, 3 BJP CMs who stood the test of Lok Sabha polls and gained ground
By Kumar Uttam | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 02, 2019 09:48 AM IST
Experts say the three leaders have earned respect even outside the BJP by delivering in the general elections.
Maneka Gandhi likely to be pro-tem speaker in 17th Lok Sabha
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 18, 2020 07:59 PM IST
Gandhi, 62, a veteran BJP leader, had won from the Sultanpur seat in Uttar Pradesh.
On AAP’s poor show in Lok Sabha polls, Arvind Kejriwal finds 2 reasons
By Press Trust of India | New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2019 06:22 PM IST
In the letter, Kejriwal lauded his party workers for running a “superb” campaign that was considered to be one of the best in the country.
Lok Sabha polls over, Jharkhand CM steps on the gas with eye on assembly elections
By Bedanti Saran | Hindustan Times, Ranchi
PUBLISHED ON MAY 29, 2019 02:47 PM IST
Jhrakhand CM Raghubar Das has convened a meeting of top officers including all 24 deputy commissioners (DC) on Wednesday to review the progress of ongoing central and state projects.
First UP cabinet meeting on Tuesday after Lok Sabha poll results
By Umesh Raghuvanshi | Hindustan Times, Lucknow, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON MAY 28, 2019 10:07 AM IST
There are 14 vacancies in the Yogi’s council of ministers, including the one created by sacking of SBSP leader Om Prakash Rajbhar from the ministry last week.
Lok Sabha polls: A picture in contrast
By Shailesh Gaikwad | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2019 11:36 PM IST
Many in the Congress-NCP are now the split in the Opposition votes by Prakash Ambedkar-led Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi
In Lok Sabha polls, Sena protects turf in Mumbai
By Naresh Kamath | Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2019 08:46 AM IST
The Sena polled in total 11, 71,043 votes in their 14 Assembly segments and gave a lead of 5, 07, 960 votes to saffron candidates.
Rahul Gandhi offers to resign at CWC meet, gets free hand to overhaul party
By Aurangzeb Naqshbandi | Hindustan Times, NewDelhi
UPDATED ON MAY 16, 2020 06:03 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi, who had fronted the opposition campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has owned responsibility for the crushing defeat.
NPF to ‘pull out’ of BJP-led government in Manipur after Lok Sabha polls
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
UPDATED ON MAY 18, 2019 07:55 PM IST
Senior NPF leader and former Nagaland chief minister TR Zeliang disclosed on Twitter that the decision was taken after a review meeting with party office bearers and NPF MLAs from Manipur.
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi make final pitch for Lok Sabha polls
By HT Correspondents | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 14, 2020 02:23 PM IST
The end of the campaign, marked by the discourse suddenly veering towards Mahatma Gandhi, his assassin Nathuram Godse and the BJP’s controversial Bhopal candidate Pragya Thakur’s praise of Godse as a patriot, set the stage for the seventh and final phase of polling on Sunday, in which 59 seats are up for grabs.
In last lap of Lok Sabha polls, JD(U) renews demand for special status to Bihar
By Vijay Swaroop | Hindustan Times, Patna
PUBLISHED ON MAY 09, 2019 03:42 PM IST
JD (U)’s general secretary KC Tyagi, while talking to a new agency, asked the voters of Bihar to give the party at least 15 or more MPs and it would raise the issue of special status once again.
KCR, Chandrababu Naidu go all-out to woo partners ahead of Lok Sabha poll results
By Srinivasa Rao Apparasu | Hindustan Times, Hyderabad
UPDATED ON MAY 06, 2019 09:14 PM IST
While KCR, as the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) president is popularly called, is hopeful that a federal front of non-Congress and non-BJP parties would emerge as a front-runner for power after the elections, Naidu is going all out in his efforts to bring all the non-BJP parties under one umbrella to form the next government at the Centre.
Biopic on PM Modi to release on May 24, day after Lok Sabha poll results
By Press Trust of India | Mumbai
UPDATED ON MAY 03, 2019 11:16 AM IST
The film, titled ‘PM Narendra Modi’, was earlier set to release on April 11 but was banned by the Election Commission.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Mumbai had its heart in the right place this election
By Sujata Anandan | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 01, 2019 08:42 AM IST
Considering the general somnolence of the metropolis where neither the rich nor the poor have the time for much, but the business of living, it was heartening to note that the middle class still remembers the man who died saving their city from Pakistani terrorists
Lok Sabha polls 2019: Pawar votes in Mumbai, urges people to elect stable govt
By Press Trust of India | Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 29, 2019 01:22 PM IST
Voting was underway for the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls in 72 parliamentary constituencies spread across nine states. In Maharashtra, polling was being held in 17 seats, including Mumbai.
Indian captain Virat Kohli all set to vote on May 12 in Gurugram
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 28, 2019 01:54 PM IST
Haryana votes in phase 6 of India’s seven-phase, staggered general elections. All the 10 seats in Haryana, including Gurugram, go to polls on May 12.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: NCP tries to challenge Shiv Sena in Thane
By Megha Pol, Thane
PUBLISHED ON APR 28, 2019 01:51 AM IST
While the constituency is known to be a Shiv Sena bastion, emerging cosmopolitan population and complacency may play right into opposition’s hands
Lok Sabha polls 2019: 40,400 cops to be on duty in Mumbai on April 29
By Pratik Salunke | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON APR 28, 2019 01:47 AM IST
As a preventive measure, the Mumbai Police have also externed 204 persons out of city limits
Lok Sabha polls 2019:Bigwigs fight to finish in Mumbai as campaigning ends
By Tanushree Venkatraman | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON APR 28, 2019 01:34 AM IST
Ahead of Monday’s election, parties hold road shows and bike rallies criss-crossing constituencies; leaders woo voters one last time
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Palghar independent candidates fighting for a cause
By Swapnil Rawal, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 27, 2019 12:40 AM IST
According to Dattaram Karbat and Swapnil Koli, they are in the Lok Sabha fight to save their land, livelihood and to give a “voice” to Palghar’s residents.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: Farmers, caste equations to decide fate in Dindori
By Eeshanpriya M S | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
PUBLISHED ON APR 26, 2019 01:24 AM IST
Caste equations, the agrarian crisis and water scarcity will dictate poll results in 2019 in the Dindori constituency of Nashik district in North Maharashtra, according to experts
2019 Lok Sabha polls: In Mumbai North Central, it is Priya Dutt versus Poonam Mahajan
By Naresh Kamath | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 26, 2019 12:10 AM IST
Priya Dutt, daughter of the late actor Sunil Dutt who is respected across the country for his social work, is fighting a pitched battle to regain her father’s constituency from Poonam Mahajan, daughter of BJP leader Pramod Mahajan, one of the architects of the party’s growth across the nation.
2019 Lok Sabha polls: There’s a strong undercurrent against Modi government, says Ashok Chavan
By Shailesh Gaikwad | Hindustan Times, Mumbai
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2019 09:15 AM IST
Ashok Chavan says the Modi government has created an atmosphere of fear; their house is in order; terrorism can’t be related to any religion
Karnataka records highest ever turnout of 68.62% in Lok Sabha polls
By Vikram Gopal | Hindustan Times, Bengaluru
UPDATED ON APR 25, 2019 07:32 AM IST
Karnataka notched up its highest ever turnout of 68.62% in the LoK Sabha election for its 28 seats which were held over two phases on April 18 and April 23.
Kerala CM loses cool, shouts at journalists over query on voter turnout in Lok Sabha polls
By Press Trust of India | Kochi
PUBLISHED ON APR 24, 2019 05:37 PM IST
“Maari nilkku angottu” (Keep away), the Chief Minister, in an agitated mood, shouted at the media persons when they approached him for his version of record polling in the last three decades in the general elections.
Consumers may feel pinch of high oil prices post Lok Sabha polls
By Rajeev Jayaswal | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 24, 2019 07:29 AM IST
Benchmark Brent crude prices on Tuesday surged to $74.70 per barrel, the highest since November 2018, mainly due to the US decision to withdraw waivers to all countries, including India, from importing Iranian crude oil from May 2.