Politics

Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Monday released its fourth list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election spanning ten constituencies, mostly for the first phase of polls.

Former BJP MP Navjot Singh Sidhu's cross over to the Congress could be the fallout of the "hurt" he might have felt in his parent party, former Union minister Shatrughan Sinha said on Sunday.

The list features crucial Assembly constituencies of western UP including Deoband, Budhana, Meeurt, Agra Cantt, Moradabad Rural, Mathura and Rampur.

Manish Sisodia on Saturday said if AAP comes to power in Punjab, it will withdraw "thousands of policemen" deployed in providing security to politicians and engage them in curbing the drug supply chain in the state.

Congress led by Captain Amarinder Singh is mounting a serious challenge the upcoming polls in Punjab. Singh spoke to CNN News18’s Rupashree Nanda on why he is contesting from Lambi, his equation with Sidhu and his other two political rivals.

The announcement of tickets by BJP has led to discontent among a section of its workers who burnt the effigy of a central minister in Bareilly.

Akhilesh Yadav will directly lead the talks for a Mahagatbandhan between Samajwadi Party, Congress and the RLD for the UP Assembly polls and is likely to accommodate a few old loyalists of his estranged father, sources told CNN-News18.

The BJP sweep of Uttar Pradesh in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections – it won 71 of the 80 seats – left many parties in a shambles.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday upped the ante against the ruling Badals, alleging they have "looted" Punjab and will be held accountable for their "misdeeds" if AAP forms the government.

"I was confident that I will get cycle. Less time is left, I will finalise the list of candidates. It's a big responsibility and I will take everyone with us," he said.

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Nasim Zaidi and fellow commissioners will be in Dehradun on Wednesday to review poll preparedness in Uttarakhand.

AIADMK chief V K Sasikala on Monday asked her party men to ensure "enemies" did not exploit the "crisis" created by the "sudden" demise of her predecessor, the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, and said she had taken over the party's reigns on their "af...

Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav have been asserting their respective claims over the party's election symbol 'cycle'.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, lauding political satirist and editor Cho Ramaswamy for having mastered the art of satire and humour, said "both are needed to build bridges betwwen communities and societies".

A cool behaviour should be maintained with the neighbouring countries but if someone attacks us there is a need to retaliate, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy said on Saturday.

The Supreme Court on Thursday had shot down a plea for delivering its judgment on Jallikattu, which has led to protests by Tamil organisations in the state.