HYDERABAD: Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Wednesday claimed that his Congress is going to form the next government at the Centre.

NEW DELHI:Union Home Minister Amit Shah, on Saturday, will address a series of rallies in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in support of Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and veteran Bollywood actress Hema Malini.

Kheda: As the Lok Sabha elections draw near, the Kheda constituency in Gujarat has become a focal point of political activities, with the BJP and the Congress gearing up for another electoral showdown.

Amaravati:Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief N. Chandrababu Naidu owns an ambassador car which he had purchased in 1994 while his entrepreneur wife N. Bhuvaneswari has no vehicle even as their cumulative assets grew by 39 per cent in last five years to Rs 931 crore.

KOLKATA: Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh are scheduled to address rallies at Darjeeling Lok Sabha constituency of West Bengal on Sunday, insiders of the state unit of BJP said.

NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal, on Friday accused the ED of misrepresenting the diet chart prepared by his doctor, and opposed the agency’s allegations of deliberately increasing sugar levels, saying that he cannot risk “paralysis" just to get bail.

MUMBAI: Maharashtra minister and veteran NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal on Friday announced he was opting out of the fray for the Nashik Lok Sabha constituency, so the the MahaYuti partners can soon seal a seat-sharing agreement for the seat.

HYDERABAD: The Congress is still in search of its first win since 1998 in the Medak constituency, which was once represented by former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

Hubballi, (Karnataka) : Hindu organisations and student outfits have given a call for a bandh in Hubballi condemning the murder of the daughter of a Congress Corporator in her college premises at Hubballi city in Karnataka.

CHENNAI: Polling for 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu commenced on Friday morning.

LUCKNOW: The Election Commission of India (ECI) is monitoring polling across 50 per cent of the booths through webcasting.

BHOPAL: Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath along with his son, incumbent MP Nakul Nath, and other family members cast their votes in Chhindwara on Friday.

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will campaign for Lok Sabha poll candidates of the NDA in Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra on Friday.

PANAJI: Congress leader and former Union Minister Ramakant Khalap on Wednesday filed his nomination from the North Goa Lok Sabha constituency.

NEW DELHI:A petition has been filed before the Delhi High Court advocating for Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's ability to continue governing from judicial custody in the liquor policy case.

KOLKATA: Soon after Trinamool Congress announced that it was fielding Dr Sharmila Sarkar from the Bardhaman-Purba seat instead of its two-time sitting MP Sunil Kumar Mondal, severe infighting broke out in the Lok Sabha constituency.

CHENNAI:AIADMK leader and former minister in late J. Jayalalithaa's government, Pollachi V. Jayaraman (71), was admitted to the ICU of a private hospital in Coimbatore on Wednesday after he collapsed.

NEW DELHI: The Congress has deplored an Indian envoy's remark who took a swipe at the grand old party calling it "dynastic".

NEW DELHI: With the Lok Sabha elections inching closer, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to campaign for NDA candidates in Assam and Tripura on Wednesday.

LUCKNOW: The first phase of polls in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, will see a group of candidates making a bid to preserve the political legacy of their families

BHOPAL:Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia filed his nomination papers for Guna Lok Sabha constituency in Madhya Pradesh on Tuesday.

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Satyabrata Sahoo on Tuesday said that the electioneering and campaigning for all the political parties will end by 6 pm on Wednesday, April 17.

Kozhikode (Kerala): Continuing his tirade against the BJP-led Government at the Centre, Wayanad’s sitting MP, Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said during his massive road show at Thiruvembady that the Congress was trying to save the Indian Constitution.

Kochi: Acclaimed Carnatic musician K.G. Jayan (89), the father of front-line Malayalam actor Manoj K. Jayan, passed away due to age-related ailments, here on Tuesday.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister, DK Shivakumar, stated on Tuesday that senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would arrive in Karnataka on Wednesday and attend programmes in Mandya and Kolar parliamentary constituencies.

Bengaluru: External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Monday expressed full confidence in bringing back the 17 Indian crew members on board the cargo ship seized by Iran, saying that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's guarantee works not just within the country but also outside.

JAMMU:Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday that India has the power to strike at the enemy from its soil.

Bengaluru: Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka, R. Ashoka, said on Saturday that the leaders and ministers of the Congress government attempted to botch up the investigation in the Bengaluru cafe blast case.

Agartala/Imphal: Hectic preparations are underway ahead of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's much-expected visit to Manipur and Tripura on Monday to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections.

NEW DELHI: The Congress launched a new campaign video on Saturday boasting about the benefits of its proposed Mahalakshmi scheme.

KOLKATA: The progressive growth in the BJP’s vote share in West Bengal since the 2009 Lok Sabha elections could be a major concern for the ruling Trinamool Congress.

Bengaluru: The family tussle between former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar has come to the forefront in state politics yet again ahead of the Lok Sabha election.

JAIPUR: The Congress in Rajasthan has suffered a major setback after nearly 400 party workers resigned from its primary membership on Friday, leaving the party in crisis, said party sources.

KOLKATA: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Friday, gave full credit to the state police for the arrest of two accused in the Bengaluru cafe blast case.

LUCKNOW:Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati has tweaked her policy while selecting candidates for the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh.