Parimal Peeyush

The absence of populist measures in this pre-poll Budget signifies the government's belief that it does not need to resort to any populist measures to win the coming Lok Sabha elections.

The BJP slammed the Congress party's ‘divide and rule ‘ policy after Karnataka MP DK Suresh's ‘separate country for South' remark.

The unanimous verdict was delivered by a five-judge Constitution bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice of India today.

If Congress claims that Rahul Gandhi is truly a tall leader, he should leave Wayanad and contest from Amethi on a Congress ticket without the support of the SP or the BSP, Irani said.

Sonia Gandhi's shift to the Rajya Sabha was expected to automatically pave the way for one of the two Gandhi siblings to take over the reins in Raebareli.

With a demonstrated history of Modi turning personal attacks against him in his favour, Lalu Yadav's latest outburst is unlikely to go unpunished electorally.

Five seats have been kept aside for the Chirag Paswan-led LJP while other NDA partners — HAM and RLM — will contest in one seat each.

The Congress party claims it has deployed the same winning formula that had helped it displace the NDA from power two decades ago.

The JD(S) candidate Prajwal Revanna's sex scandal has escalated with the whistleblower, Karthik, disappearing after sharing videos with a BJP leader and receiving an SIT notice. This has caused a political uproar in Karnataka, with the JD(S) and Congress blaming each other. Prajwal, who fled to Germany, has been suspended by the JD(S) and is expected to return on May 15.

An SBI Research analysis shows 8.7 lakh more voters in the first two phases of Lok Sabha elections, a 0.4% increase from 2019. The report also dismisses low turnout concerns, claiming an increase in the absolute number of voters, with women surpassing men. The upcoming phases are expected to have a higher turnout, as per the report.