Congress President Sonia Gandhi late tonight held discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in the wake of DMK deciding not to join the government and provide outside support.More ... (Continue reading)
The DMK, a key pre-poll ally of the Congress, will stay out of the new government at least for now, providing outside support following a deadlock in negotiations with Congress over portfolios. More ... (Continue reading)
India’s ruling Congress party looked set to take an unexpectedly decisive general election victory as the 400 million-plus votes cast during the month-long election were counted this morning. The party defied exit polls and analysts’ predictions, which had indicated a much... (Continue reading)
With trends indicating a big victory for the Congress, hundreds of supporters thronged the party headquarters at Akbar Road and the nearby residence of president Sonia Gandhi, many breaking out into a celebratory jig to the bursting of firecrackers.More ... (Continue reading)
The Congress-led alliance held a slight edge over the Bharatiya Janata Party and its allies across three exit polls/survey telecast by television news networks, while the Third Front crosses the three-figure mark in the 543-member Lok Sabha.More ... (Continue reading)
Between 10-15 percent voting was recorded in the nine parliamentary constituencies of Punjab and the lone seat in Chandigarh in the first three hours (till 10:00 hrs) of polling Wednesday.More ... (Continue reading)
M Veerappa Moily, who launched a surprise attack on JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar, has been abruptly removed as chairman of the Congress media department. He has been replaced by AICC General Secretary Janardan Dwivedi, who had been holding the charge earlier,... (Continue reading)
STATES / UTs Seats Polling Dates Andhra Pradesh 42 Apr16, 23 Arunachal Pradesh 2 Apr16 Assam 14 Apr16, 23 Bihar 40 Apr16, 23, 30 / May 7 Chhattisgarh 11 Apr16 Goa 2 Apr 23 Gujarat 26 Apr 30 Haryana 10 May 7 Himachal ... (Continue reading)
India is world’s largest democracy, which means that the citizens run the government. Since we all can’t make the rules, we elect representatives – ie. Parliamentarians— who make the laws and govern our country based on the beliefs of the... (Continue reading)