Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh distributed key cabinet portfolios on Saturday after the Congress party’s resounding victory in national elections. Singh named outgoing foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee, 73, regarded as one of India’s canniest politicians, to the finance ministry to steer... (Continue reading)
Amid hectic lobbying for key Cabinet posts by “pre-poll” UPA constituents, Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday met President Pratibha Patil and staked claim to form the new government. The oath-taking ceremony of the new UPA government will be... (Continue reading)
British Premier Gordon Brown has congratulated Manmohan Singh with the election victory of the Congress-led alliance, saying the Indian leader has done a huge amount of work in promoting economic growth and the relief of poverty around the world.More ... (Continue reading)
A meeting slated this morning between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Pratibha Patil on government formation was deferred apparently because the list of the Council of Ministers was yet to be finalised.More ... (Continue reading)
The mandate is clearly in favour of Congress and its allies. Congress has posted its best results in decades. Despite an effective campaign, BJP lead NDA alliance not only failed to muster numbers, it merely repeated its existing performance even... (Continue reading)
Detail of India Lok Sabha Elections 2009 - Party wise position ... (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)
Counting of votes to decide who comes at the Centre in the 15th Lok Sabha has begun. The Congress-led alliance is on way to emerging as the single largest combine. Trends showed that the Congress and its partners could have a realistic... (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)
Polling in the fifth and final phase of elections to Lok Sabha began on a moderate note on Wednesday. Voting began this morning in 86 constituencies spread across seven states and two union territories in the final phase of elections... (Continue reading)