Lok Sabha Polls 2019  

Chandrababu Naidu requested the Election Commission to either ensure VVPAT receipts were issued 100% hack-proof or revert to the old ballot paper system

The BJP's aim is to woo back the upper castes, who have so far been taken for granted by the party. To start off, the Modi government on Monday okayed 10% quota for upper caste poor over and above the existing quotas.

Prakash Raj is the latest celebrity to join politics from the south after veterans Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan.

In Chhattisgarh, MP, and Rajasthan, the ruling BJP is pitted directly against the Congress, even as the presence of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party's alliance with former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi's party has made the contest more interesting in that state

Former finance minister said the party is trying to rope in regional parties for a strong and grand coalition to take on the BJP next year

Feedback was invited from the people about the performance of their MPs and MLAs under the ‘People Pulse’ campaign on the NaMo mobile app. Bad performers will be rooted out from the list of candidates for the 2019 polls, while lesser-known but popular faces will get a chance.

Along with surveying one’s booth, the new platform also gives volunteers the chance to interact with PM Modi on the ‘Mera Booth Sabse Mazboot Samvad'

According to the Election Commission, an EVM, which includes a control unit, a ballot unit and a VVPAT, costs about Rs 33,200 and has a shelf life of 15 years