Elections

Resurgence of Congress under Mallikarjun Kharge

Bengaluru: In a remarkable turnaround, Mallikarjun Kharge, president of AICC and a seasoned politician from Karnataka, has rejuvenated the Congress Party, which had suffered devastating losses in two consecutive Lok Sabha elections.…
As Modi seeks to form govt today, ‘sabotaging people’s mandate’, says Congress

New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday said the Lok Sabha results are a “big mandate against” Prime Minister Narendra Modi and alleged that he is intent on “sabotaging” the people’s mandate. Congress…

Karnataka: Overconfidence, appeasement allegations reduced Congress’ seats

Bengaluru: Overconfidence on guarantees and allegations of appeasement proved costly for the ruling Congress in the Lok Sabha elections in Karnataka. The Congress, which was confident of winning 18 to 20 seats,…
Jump to Congress or BJP? All eyes on BRS MLAs in Telangana

Hyderabad: Political equations are all set to change in Telangana, with the balance now tilting towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which managed to win 8 out of 17 Lok Sabha seats…
Post poll parleys: Naidu seeking Lok Sabha Speaker post from NDA?

By Madhu Sharma Hyderabad: With the Telugu Desam Party’s (TDP) strong performance in the 2024 Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh (AP), TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu confirmed his commitment…
LS elections: Two candidates booked for rape secure victory

New Delhi: Two candidates with rape cases registered against them have won the Lok Sabha elections, the results of which were declared on Tuesday. BJP candidates Saumitra Khan and Madhavaneni Raghunandan Rao…
15 Muslim candidates, including TMC’s Yusuf Pathan, win LS seats

New Delhi: At least 15 Muslim candidates have won Lok Sabha seats across the country, including the TMC nominee and former India cricketer Yusuf Pathan who secured a comfortable victory over Adhir…

With its landslide victory, TDP repeats 1994 Andhra assembly polls

Amaravati: Happiness knew no bounds for TDP workers across the State as they witnessed the party register a historic victory in Andhra Pradesh. Such a contest and results hadn’t been seen since…
Guterres congratulates Indian people for ‘massive exercise of democracy’

United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres congratulates the people of India for the “massive exercise of democracy”, his Associate Spokesperson Florencia Soto Nino said on Tuesday. “We, of course, want to congratulate…
AP: Chandrababu Naidu wins Kuppam with a majority of 48,006 votes

Amaravati: TDP supremo Nara Chandrababu Naidu has lodged a straight win for the eighth term in Kuppam assembly constituency, by a margin of 48,006 votes against his nearest rival KRJ Bharat of…
AP Lok Sabha polls: Nara Lokesh wins Mangalagiri seat by 91,413 votes

Amaravati: TDP national general secretary Nara Lokesh has won the election from Mangalagiri assembly constituency by a margin of 91,413 votes by defeating his nearest rival YSRCP candidate Murugudu Lavanya. Lokesh had…
Three former CMs all set to begin their innings in Lok Sabha

Bengaluru: Three former Chief Ministers from Karnataka — Basavaraj Bommai, Jagadish Shettar and H D Kumaraswamy — on Tuesday joined a long list of their predecessors who went on to play an…
Priyanka Gandhi: The Congress’ talisman who countered Modi

New Delhi: She scoffed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s barbs by delivering her own piercing jibes. She revived painful memories of her father’s assassination to emphasise her family’s sacrifices and patriotism. Drawing…
TDP candidate from Guntur set to become richest MP in Lok Sabha

New Delhi: Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani, the TDP candidate from Guntur, is set to become the richest winner with his assets valued at Rs 5,700 crore. Pemmasani is leading by over 3.3 lakh…
Baharampur dumps Adhir Chowdhury to find a new MP in ex-cricketer Yusuf Pathan

Kolkata: It took the electorate of the Baharampur Lok Sabha constituency a quarter of a century to break the status quo and elect a new representative from the seat to the lower…