Narendra Modi’s first big challenge on becoming the prime minister was the big farmers’ crisis in March 2015. Unseasonal rains damaged crops in Punjab and Haryana and many committed suicide.

Modinomics has played big role in India’s growth narrative

As many as eight Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh will be up for a tight contest in the second phase of general elections on April 18. One of the key constituencies which will brave the electoral battle this Thursday is Amroha.

Second phase polls: BJP, Mahagathbandhan set to lock horns in Uttar Pradesh's Amroha

India's IT capital, Bangalore (North) parliamentary constituency which is part of four constituencies - Bangalore Rural, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South - would be going to the polls in the second phase of elections on April 18th.

Second phase polls: It is Gowda vs Gowda in Bangalore North

A whopping 99.8 per cent of donations received by political parties was through electoral bonds of the highest denominations -- Rs 10 lakh and Rs one crore -- between March 2018 and January 24, 2019, revealed data obtained under the RTI Act.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Parties got 99.8% donations through electoral bonds, says RTI

The Election Commission of India on Monday banned Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and BSP supremo Mayawati from election campaigning for 72 and 48 hours respectively.

Election Commission bars Yogi Adityanath from campaigning for 3 days, Mayawati for 2 days

In a major controversy, Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed was seen campaigning in favour of the Trinamool Congress candidate from Raiganj constituency Kanhaiyalal Agarwal on Sunday.

Bangladeshi actor Ferdous Ahmed campaigns for Trinamool Congress in West Bengal; BJP alleges code violation

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday announced a list of seven candidates for Uttar Pradesh. Actor-turned-politician Ravi Kishan has been fielded from BJP-stronghold Gorakhpur, Praveen Nishad to contest from Sant Kabir Nagar.

Lok Sabha polls: BJP releases list of 7 candidates for UP, fields Ravi Kishan from Gorakhpur

Congress not fielding candidates in all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh is a sign of accepting defeat even before the start of the elections, said Union Textiles Minister Smriti Irani on Monday and added that the voters of Amethi should, therefore, side with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to stay on the winning side.

Not fighting on all seats in UP sign of Congress accepting defeat: Smriti Irani

The BJP is popular among the upper castes and in northern India. With the largest number of membership, the BJP today is one of the largest parties in the world.

Tracing the history of Bharatiya Janata Party

Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally along with Rahul Gandhi in Fatehpur Sikri of UP. Watch the complete video to know more.

Priyanka Gandhi addresses rally in Fatehpur Sikri in UP along with Rahul Gandhi

Three months after the surprise political debut of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, does the Congress have another surprise in store for its supporters? She debuted as the AICC general secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh East and now speculations are rife that she might be pitted against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from his home constituency, Varanasi, this Lok Sabha polls.

Lok Sabha polls: With Congress tight-lipped about Varanasi candidate, speculations pit Priyanka Gandhi against PM Modi in his home constituency

Political will was lacking to retaliate the terror attacks in Mumbai in 2018, said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Bengaluru on Sunday, while accusing the Congress party of ‘politicising the armed forces.

Political will was lacking to retaliate 2008 Mumbai terror attack: Nirmala Sitharaman

The BJP Sunday termed the opposition parties meeting in Delhi an exercise "to find excuses for their impending massive defeat" in the Lok Sabha polls. The opposition alliance is a misnomer because most of them are fighting elections separately, BJP spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao said.

Party meeting is confession of defeat by so-called Mahagathbandhan: BJP

Targetting the Election Commission on Sunday, leaders of 21 opposition political parties held a meeting in Delhi to discuss the issue of EVM malfunctioning. The parties said they would approach the Supreme Court over the "malfunctioning and tampering of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs)" and would demand at least 50 per cent of paper trails be verified with EVMs.

Opposition parties to approach Supreme Court again to demand verification of 50% votes by paper trails

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday slammed the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party for forging an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for Lok Sabha polls. Singh noted that the alliance has been "formed to stop Narendra Modi".

They came together knowing that they'll be swept away in Modi wave: Rajnath Singh on SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh 

The Triple Talaq Bill has been a major poll plank of the BJP, with the party trying its best to woo a section of minorities with the legislation, even as those who had led the crusade against the practice continue to fight for their survival.

Triple talaq crusaders continue to fight for survival

In this segment of India Election Watch, how leading political parties just shifted their focus on South and eastern region. A major escalation in the pace of campaigns.

India Election Watch: Lok Sabha 2019 campaign heats up, parties shifts focus to South

In this segment of India Election Watch, Know why Congress says no to any alliance in Delhi. A gist to Delhi's political conflicts that now more sounds on prestige grounds.

India Election Watch: Congress says no to Delhi alliance, a state of turmoil?

In this segment of India Election Watch: In an interim order, the apex court directed all political parties to provide details of the amount of the bond and bank account of donors by May 30 to the poll panel. The question is; who funds Indian political parties and elections?

India Election Watch: Who funds India's elections?

Good works of mine and that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government at the Centre will help me win this Lok Sabha election again, said actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Saturday.

Good works of mine, PM Modi will help me win Lok Sabha polls again, says Hema Malini

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday slammed Congress for its stand on sedition law as mentioned in party's manifesto and asserted that BJP will make it even more stringent after forming a government for a second term.

BJP will make sedition law even more stringent: Rajnath Singh

A day after the Election Commission directed that all recorded programmes displayed on NaMo TV be pre-certified, the Delhi poll body has directed the BJP not to air any content on the platform without its certification, officials said.

Delhi CEO directs BJP to not air content on NaMo TV without certification

In an exclusive interview to WION, Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy stressed the importance of the regional parties in Lok Sabha elections and claimed that these parties will play an important role in the formation of the next government at the Centre.

Narendra Modi is not going to come back to power: HD Kumaraswamy to WION

Hearing a petition challenging the validity of the electoral bond scheme, the Supreme Court on Friday directed all political parties to disclose details of donations received via electoral bond.

Supreme Court directs all parties to disclose details of donations received via electoral bondc

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