Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Lok Sabha

India Lok Sabha election 2024 Phase 5: Who votes and what’s at stake?

Voters to decide the fate of 695 candidates, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, in the fifth phase of polls.

Al Jazeera

Lok Sabha elections: Heavy security checks in Mumbai ahead of fifth phase of voting

Security forces have intensified vigil in Mumbai, a day before the metropolitan city is set to go into polls. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Morning Digest | Former Sarpanch killed, couple injured in separate terrorist attacks in J&K; campaigning ends for fifth phase of Lok Sabha poll, and more

The Hindu Morning Digest gives a select list of stories to start the day. Read the top news today on May 19, 2024

The Hindu

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Nearly one in four candidates contesting in the sixth phase in West Bengal are crorepatis

Out of the 79 candidates contesting in the sixth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha election in West Bengal, 21 candidates have assets valued at more than ₹1 crore, data compiled by the non-profit ADR shows.

The Hindu

Will preserve EVM video footage for Rampur constituency as per protocol: EC to HC

EC has told the Delhi HC it will preserve the video footage in respect of the EVMs for the Rampur Lok Sabha Constituency in Uttar Pradesh.

The Hindu

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads a road show in Amethi as campaign draws to a close

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads road show in Amethi, promising big changes and record-breaking victories for Congress.

The Hindu

Opposition will register victories with record margins in Rae Bareli, Amethi: Akhilesh Yadav

Lok Sabha elections 2024 updates: Akhilesh Yadav predicts SP-Congress alliance victories in Amethi and Rae Bareli, criticizes BJP's arrogance and job policies.

The Hindu

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Rejuvenation work at Otteri lake in Vellore to begin soon

Vellore Corporation to rejuvenate Otteri lake post-elections, increasing water storage and benefiting agriculture and groundwater recharge.

The Hindu

Grand rallies at Mumbai: What are Mahayuti and MVA supporters saying?

Mumbai saw its two biggest poll rallies of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections on Friday. In the final showdown ahead of polling on May 20, the Mahayuti camp held a rally at Dadar’s Shivaji Park, whereas, at the same time, the Maha Vikas Aghadi or the INDIA bloc’s public meeting…

Newslaundry

PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pull no punches as poll battle reaches Delhi

The Lok Sabha poll fever reached the capital on Saturday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi addressing rallies in the city.

The Hindu

Divided Ladakh headed for a high-altitude cliffhanger

Ladakh's Lok Sabha election sees religious and regional divides, with BJP, INDIA bloc, and Independent candidate in a cliffhanger.

The Hindu

BJP targets Perfect 10 in Haryana, Congress eyes revival

The Bharatiya Janata Party is toiling to repeat its stellar 2019 performance of sweeping all the 10 Lok Sabha seats, while direct rival Congress is facing a battle to revive itself in Haryana.

The Hindu

BJP’s own Pasmanda outreach in Bihar thrown off rails by pm Modi’s campaign speeches

Prime Minister Modi's campaign shift impacts Pasmanda Muslims in Bihar, causing fear and anger among voters.

The Hindu

Lok Sabha polls: Candidates from around 60 political parties are contesting this time

Around 60 political parties fielded candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls in Karnataka. In 2019, the number of parties in the fray had crossed the half-century mark with 56. In 2014, there were 38 parties in the fray in Karnataka.

The Hindu

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

Election-time seizures will soon cross all-time high mark of ₹9,000 crore: ECI

Election Commission reports record-breaking ₹9,000 crore seizures in Lok Sabha polls, including drugs, cash, liquor, and precious metals.

The Hindu

Campaigning ends for fifth phase of Lok Sabha poll

Fifth phase of Lok Sabha election campaigning ends with high-profile contests and key promises by major parties.

The Hindu

Former ULFA commander contests Lok Sabha election from Bihar’s Valmikinagar

Former ULFA commander Naba Kumar Sarania, now with Jan Suraksha Party, challenges rejection to contest Lok Sabha from Bihar.

The Hindu

Amit Shah praises Uttar Pradesh’s transformation from producing country-made pistols to manufacturing cannon balls

Amit Shah praises Uttar Pradesh's shift from pistols to cannon balls, criticizes Congress leader's atom bomb remark.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Hindu

‘Prabhat Pheri’ in Bihar’s Gopalganj to spread voter awareness ahead of polls on May 25

Gopalganj district administration conducts 'Prabhat Pheri' to raise voter awareness ahead of Lok Sabha polling on May 25.

The Hindu

Kerala’s coalition politics heats up as Rajya Sabha seats come into play

CPI(M) and Congress, which helm ruling LDF and Opposition UDF respectively in Kerala, face a crucial test of coalition management skills on allocation of three Rajya Sabha seats that turn vacant a month after Lok Sabha election results are declared

The Hindu

Under what rules did the ECI reject comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi? | Explained

Why did the Election Commission of India reject comedian Shyam Rangeela’s poll nomination from Varanasi? What rules and judicial precedents are applicable here?

Newslaundry

Know Your Turncoats, Part 15: NDA has 53% defectors in phase 5; 2 in Shinde camp after ED whip

A total of 15 turncoats populate the fifth phase Lok Sabha candidates list – eight in the BJP-led NDA, six in the INDIA bloc, including one in the Trinamool Congress. The Biju Janata Dal has also fielded one defector.

Dynamite News

Three-way contest in Ladakh as candidates seek to address local issues

he Ladakh Lok Sabha seat will go to the polls on May 20 with an interesting battle between Congress, BJP and an independent candidate. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

BJP’s Hoshiarpur candidate faces protest by farmers

BJP candidate Anita Som Parkash faces farmers' protest during Lok Sabha campaign, promises consideration of MSP law.

The Hindu

TPCC urges Election Commission to check double registration of voters in Telangana and A.P.

Telangana Congress VP raises concerns over 12.50 lakh missing voters in Lok Sabha elections, urges ECI to investigate.

1 … 18 19 20 21

People

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra

Bhupinder Singh Hooda

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Bharatiya Janata Party

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.