Lok Sabha elections: Fourth phase of polling begins in 96 constituencies

[ad_1] The fourth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election began on Monday, with 96 parliamentary constituencies in 10 states and four Union territories going to polls.Voting is underway in all 25 Lok Sabha seats of Andhra Pradesh, 17 in...

Karnataka Police summons BJP leaders JP Nadda, Amit Malviya for campaign video targeting Muslims

[ad_1] The Karnataka Police has summoned Bharatiya Janata Party chief JP Nadda and information technology head Amit Malviya in connection with an “objectionable” BJP campaign video targeting Muslims, reported NDTV. The summons were issued under the Code of Criminal Procedure...

Poll body must reveal number of voters in first two election phases: Ex-Chief Election Commissioner

[ad_1] The Election Commission must disclose the total number of voters who exercised their franchise in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha election, India’s former Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi said on Sunday, according to The New Indian...

Why are concerns being raised about the Election Commission’s voter turnout data?

[ad_1] Even as the Election Commission on Tuesday finally released final voter turnout data for the first two phases of the Lok Sabha polls after an unprecedented delay, it remains under the scanner as some Opposition leaders questioned the increase...

Lok Sabha polls: Second phase records estimated turnout of over 63%

[ad_1] The second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Friday recorded a voter turnout of 63.50% as per provisional figures released at 10 pm, reported The Economic Times reported.Polling was conducted in 88 parliamentary constituencies across 12 states...

BJP will never feel the need to change the Constitution’s basic structure: Rajnath Singh

[ad_1] The Bharatiya Janata Party will never feel the need to change the basic structure of the Constitution, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told The Hindu on Thursday.“If, on certain matters, there is a feeling in the country that certain issues...

Lok Sabha polls: First phase records turnout of over 63%, West Bengal and Manipur report violence

[ad_1] The first phase of the Lok Sabha election 2024 held on Friday recorded an estimated voter turnout of 63.89%, The Hindu reported. The final figure is likely to be released on Saturday. Polling was conducted on 102 parliamentary constituencies...

View from the Margins: A Lepcha activist describes the destructive development in Sikkim

[ad_1] Voting is often the only chance that many of India's marginalised groups get to express themselves. As national elections approach, Scroll's reporters fanned out across the country to talk to groups with little socio-political power as part of a...

Centre opposes pleas challenging validity of CEC Act in Supreme Court

[ad_1] The Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government has opposed a batch of pleas before the Supreme Court that are seeking a stay on the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners Act, 2023, reported Live Law reported on Wednesday.The Union...