General Elections 2019  

BJP MP from Bulandshahr, Bhola Singh put under house arrest for flouting the model code of conduct during the Lok Sabha elections. Singh had entered a polling booth wearing the party symbol.

Voting began for the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections at 7 am on Thursday. MyNation spoke to the people of Mathura, Uttar Pradesh

97 constituencies spread over 13 States and one Union Territory will go to polls in this phase on Thursday, April 18.

 

 

Mimi's act has not only given fresh fodder to the opposition to question her being ‘elitist’ but also leaving her party red-faced that prides itself as a party of ‘ma, mate, manush ’

 

 

In the 2014 general election, a 79.88% voter turnout was recorded in Assam, while 78.61% was recorded in Arunachal Pradesh, 79.62% in Manipur, 68.79% in Meghalaya, 61.69% in Mizoram, 87.82% in Nagaland and 84.72% in Tripura.

Villagers in Bastar, Chattisgarh have now cast their vote in the first phase of general elections amid high security. Despite threats from naxals to boycott the election, villagers walked 10km to the polling stations.

 

Remember Bhatta from 2011? When the twin village of Bhatta and Parsaul erupted in fury over forcible land acquisition by the then Mayawati government, shots were fired, farmers were killed and the bedrock for Uttar Pradesh politics was formed. 

Eight years later, MyNation decided to revisit Bhatta 24 hours before the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections. The village that once saw political biggies likely Rahul Gandhi camp there is now forgotten. Though the land provided by the people of Bhatta helped to create one of the finest infrastructural projects - the Yamuna Expressway; has 'vikas' or development reached the villagers? And who do they want to vote for? The answer will shock you!

The first round of Lok Sabha elections began today across the country. MyNation spoke to the farmers in Muzaffarnagar commonly known as the sugarcane belt to understand the issues they were facing. Their opinion, on whether the Modi government had lived up to its promises, were also sought.

The communally sensitive seat of Muzaffarnagar will see a clash of titans with RLD chief Ajit Singh locking horns with sitting BJP lawmaker Sanjeev Balyan. Elaborate security arrangements have been made for this phase and over one lakh security personnel have been deployed to ensure free and fair polls

Sounding confident Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb asserted on Thursday that the entire state of Tripura will vote for Narendra Modi. 

The chief minister said Modi got residents of Tripura freedom from the left rule and, hence, they will once again vote him in.

 

Political leaders of Jammu and Kashmir, including Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah have already said that any such move will bring violence and hostility to the region. Another leader, Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami in Kashmir, warned of 'disastrous and unimaginable repercussions'.

While the BJP stressed on keywords like development, infrastructure, farmers, technology and youth in its manifesto, the Congress has shown interest in health, education and employment.  Interestingly, the Congress has not mentioned anything related to Hindu or Ram Mandir/temple in its manifesto while on the other hand, BJP's manifestos mention these keywords.

Congress spokesperson Manish Tewari is described as 'Distinguished Senior Fellow, South Asia Center' on the website of Atlantic Council. His profile on the think-tank’s website does not try to hide the Congress spokesperson's background. All the cabinet committees he was part of is also mentioned.