Do not underestimate power of common man: TMC to Modi

Do not underestimate power of common man: TMC to Modi

Thursday, 06 June 2024 | Saugar Sengupta | Kolkata

Ahead of the crucial Indian National Democratic Inclusive Alliance meeting in Delhi a 29-seatstrong Trinamool Congress on Wednesday had a clear and loud message of the aspiring “king- makers” in Delhi. Party general secretary Abhishek Banerjee asked all and sundry to let the common man take control of the situation...

Bloodbath on D-Street on vote counting day

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | PTI | Mumbai

In the biggest single-day fall in four years, benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty plunged by nearly 6 per cent on Tuesday as vote counting trends showed the BJP may not have a clear majority in the Lok Sabha polls. Reversing its Monday’s sharp gains of over 3 per cent, the...

LS poll results virtual battleground for memes on social media

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Archana Jyoti | New Delhi

As the world’s largest democracy unfolded its fate on Tuesday, the Lok Sabha 2024 results became a virtual battleground of wit and humor on social media : From Bihar’s political maneuvers to the surprising twists in Uttar Pradesh, netizens spared no one, including veteran politicians and even fictional characters, in...

Next generation candidates have good outing in polls

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Next generation of political families mostly had a good outing in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with the likes of Bansuri Swaraj and Anil Antony on course to winning their respective seats while Karan Bhushan Singh has won.  However, some are also trailing in their constituencies and are unlikely to...

Registration counters for newly elected MPs operational

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Registration counters for newly-elected MPs will become operational from 2 PM on Tuesday at the Parliament House complex, the Lok Sabha Secretariat said as the counting of votes progressed. It also said the registration counters will remain operational from 10 am to 8 pm from June 5 to June 14. Seeking...

Descendants of royal families perform fairly well in polls

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Descendants of royal families, who are contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on BJP tickets, have performed fairly well with a majority of them leading with a huge margin on their respective seats. Jyotiraditya Scindia, the scion of the erstwhile royal family of Gwalior who severed his 18-year-long ties with the...

Four BJP leaders set record of highest victory margin

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

At least five political leaders, including four from the BJP, crushed the previous record of the highest victory margin in the Lok Sabha polls, with Indore’s incumbent MP Shankar Lalwani topping the chart with a winning margin of more than 11.72 lakh votes. Home Minister Amit Shah, former Madhya Pradesh chief...

Popular celebrities win in LS polls by huge margins

Wednesday, 05 June 2024 | Pioneer News Service | New Delhi

Actor Kangana Ranaut is on the way to become a parliamentarian as the BJP candidate from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi is leading by a margin of over 75,000 votes, according to Election Commission trends. Ranaut, the four-time National Award-winning actor, has been fielded against Vikramaditya Singh of the Congress. BJP’s Arun Govil--...

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