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So when does your constituency vote?
Will stay in Gujarat if NDA voted to power: Modi
Mission for a mandate
Poorer the state, the richer the neta
The Indian voter has become more demanding
The tentwallah who divided the BJP
Chiranjeevi's dreams for Andhra
Congress 'no surrender' policy stalls seat-sharing talks
Parties jostle for election allies and issues

Sheela Bhatt,
Dil Se

The games Sharad Pawar plays
Congress gets isolated day by day
For 4 Lok Sabha seats, Modi stakes his reputation
Exclusive: Karat on PM's post, ideology and N-deal
Exclusive: Karat on Cong, caste and campaign
Third Front hopes to be on top, however the vote goes
Sonia Gandhi is an incorrigible moderate
Not much may change in India post election
The not-so-confusing dynamics of election 2009
Mamata, the 'slumdog politician', comes of age
Give Madame Mayawati credit
Naveen Patnaik's master stroke in Orissa

Graphics
National parties on a decline over the years
Party-wise performance of women in 2004
Average number of aspirants per seat
How women fared in Lok Sabha polls 2004
How the UPA surprised the NDA in 2004
Voting: Males have a better record
Average Age of Lok Sabha members
Educational background of Lok Sabha members
BJP's performance in LS polls
Congress' performance in LS polls
Women fare better than men in Lok Sabha polls
The number of aspirants per seat in the Lok Sabha

Manifestos
Congress
CPI-M

Images
Can these 'maskateers' change the face of general polls?
In Madurai, Mayawati appeals for a chance
Amethi cheers on as Rahul files nomination
Batting for votes in Andhra Pradesh!
Cycling for votes!
Banker, doctor, ex-gangster fight it out
These stars have lost their political shine
Meet Team Advani's tech wizards
Raj Thackeray woos voters in Mumbai
Varun goes to jail riding a saffron wave
Sonia @ Davangere: The numbers mean little
Heavyweights seek to strike gold again
Congress kicks off poll campaign on emphatic note
Pigeons campaign for the BJP
Parties woo youngsters through websites
LS polls: The power players who matter
Celebrities in the 2009 poll fray
Pix: Election makes Mayors take the bus
'Sons' rise in Indian politics
A Third Front is born with a promise
Criminals turned politicians galore at LS polls

Columns
Sanjay Gandhi is reborn in the BJP
Maya, Mulayam battle for the Muslim vote
Why Varun Gandhi's voice may be stilled
Why Varun and why not Geelani?
The BJP's dilemma over Varun Gandhi
What do Varun Gandhi's pronouncements mean?
Why the UPA's farm policy won't win votes
Pawar still has a chance to be PM
The shifting logic of poll alliances
Figuring out Arun Jaitley's googly
Family legacy and the Varun effect
Will voters overcome politicians and political parties?
EC should have given Varun Gandhi a hearing
Six reasons why Congress will lose Election 2009
The tantalising promise of the next election
Why India needs its regional parties
The CPM's duplicity in Kerala
What choices does a voter have?
The illusion that is the Third Front
It's advantage no one in the elections
Why regional leaders will decide Delhi's rulers
Is BJP's 'muscular' foreign policy the answer?
The BJP should drop its alliance with Shiv Sena
Elect those who choose India as life-force
It's advantage no one in the elections
Why we will have a free-for-all election
Let the seat-sharing squabbles begin

Voter's Voice
'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man'
'I don't want the Third Front to come to power'
'BJP has an edge in Karnataka'
Kashmir boatman's aspirations
Opportunists will form government
'Who will speak for us?'
'Congress will lose because of price rise and diesel shortage'
'Is a clean record too much to ask?'

Interviews
From NJ to Mangalore: A scientist's poll tale
'The UPA is now non-existent'
'But for me, Kerala would have become a Kashmir'
'CPI-M still lives in the Cold War mindset'
'Swiss black money can take India to the top'
'Why shouldn't Brahmin community get reservation?'
'After elections, CPM will become irrelevant'
'Congress doesn't have the guts to project a young PM'
'Karat's statement has caused confusion within the Third Front'
'I trust the aam-aadmi and aam-aurat'
'BJP could have been more liberal to Mahajan's family'
'NDA's thrust is on governance'
'There is a mass wave against the CPI-M'
'If not Bihar, where else would I contest from?'
'Friendship should not be linked to distribution of tickets'
Congress' doors are open for me'
'Congress has young leaders because of its dynastic rule'
'BJD open to joining UPA, Third Front'
Sitaram Yechury on polls, Third Front and economy
'Only the BJP can tackle price rise and terrorism'
'Congress will explore all options to keep BJP out'
'Muslims have lost faith in UPA'
'I can humbly claim that I can lead the country'
'The BJP will win 190-200 seats in the LS polls'
'Involve Indians on the lowest rungs in fight against terror'
'It is going to be a close fight this time'

Videos
Mallika Sarabhai on her politics
Dutt replaced by Nafisa Ali as SP's Lucknow candidate
Maneka, Mayawati clash over motherhood
BJP promises tougher terror laws in manifesto
Vote for integrity, vote for good people: Aamir
Karat meets Jayalalithaa, discusses poll strategies
BJP condemns slapping of NSA on Varun Gandhi
Masks of political leaders, a hot favourite during campaign
Varun Gandhi booked under National Security Act
PMK ditches UPA
Congress slams Advani
Varun Gandhi charged with attempt to murder, rioting
Salman Khan campaigns for Congress
Manmohan is the weakest PM, reiterates Advani
PM hits back at Advani
Religion is no one's property: Priyanka Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi attacks Third Front
Kashmiri Pandits demand inclusion to voter's list
Congress releases poll manifesto
Varun Gandhi to explain his 'hate speech' to EC
Mallika Sarabhai to contest against Advani
Uma Bharti will be happy to see Advani as PM
Negotiations between Congress allies continue
Election Commission registers FIR against Varun Gandhi
Political leaders fight in virtual world
BJP warms up to estranged Uma Bharti
Jaspal Bhatti to bank on 'fools' to win election
EC notice to Varun Gandhi for communal remarks
Jyoti Basu calls upon people to vote out Congress
Sanjay Dutt woos Muslim clerics in Lucknow
Third front a futile exercise, says JD-U
Sanjay Dutt pledges to work for the common man
Third Front vows to provide alternatives
BJP launches website for polls
Congress launches promotional film for polls
Poll panel slaps notice to Mulayam Singh Yadav
Lok Sabha poll schedule announced
Third Front launched to counter BJP, Congress
Govt playing vote-bank politics: BJP
Karat, Modi sound poll bugle
Congress confident of coming back to power
Rahul Gandhi woos youth in Gujarat
Kerala gears up for LS polls

Archives
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Lok Sabha Polls 1998
Lok Sabha Polls 1996

June 02, 2009
Rahul, Varun Gandhi take oath as Lok Sabha members
May 31, 2009
Leadership change not an issue for CPI-M:Yechury
May 30, 2009
PM calls up Advani; offers Dy Speaker post to Oppn
Congress names Meera Kumar as LS Speaker
Somnath Chatterjee to enter Rajya Sabha?
'Rahul's gang' might lose its lustre
May 29, 2009
Why Digvijay Singh could not find a Cabinet berth
Congress in for revamp soon
Next on PM's agenda: Bureaucratic reshuffle
Cabinet Expansion: Highlights
May 28, 2009
PM expands ministry to 79
Raja gets IT, Moily gets law
Perform or perish, Sonia tells ministers
Kanimozhi, Baalu skip swearing in
List of portfolios by Thursday even
Cabinet a mix of experience & youth: PM
59 ministers inducted in Dr Singh's team
Antony pained over delays in military supplies
May 27, 2009
Expansion raises many eyebrows
Ministerial berths: It's bonanza for South
The 59 ministers who will take oath on Thursday
PM meets Sonia to finalise ministry expansion
Defence deals to be transparent: Antony
55 ministers to be sworn in on Thursday
May 26, 2009
Congress putting Rahul's 'A' team in place
BJP's base shifting to rural India
'50 ministers may be inducted in next expansion'
Sonia meets PM to discuss ministry expansion
May 25, 2009
New admin system for better governance: Mayawati
DMK set to join government, says Karunanidhi
Tuesday's Cabinet expansion may be delayed
Kanimozhi may stay out of government
Chidambaram promises monthly performance report
Sangh slams BJP's hi-tech poll strategy
DMK overplayed its hand
Meet the Congress' backroom mover and shaker
Is continuity over-riding change?
Don't provoke Maharashtrians, Thackeray warns Cong
Modi compares himself to Sachin
Advani breaks his silence on LS poll results
May 24, 2009
60 more ministers to be inducted: Sibal
Samajwadi Party expels Azam Khan for 6 years
DMK-UPA deadlock near end, Baalu may be left out
I started MNS with a dream: Raj
Meenakshi Natrajan's road to Lok Sabha
Cut and paste alliance a mistake: Yechury
May 23, 2009
NSA Narayanan meets Karunanidhi
Obama speaks to PM, invites him to US
New Foreign Minister speaks up on Indo-Pak ties
BJP defers decision on Uttarakhand CM
Now, Mayawati targets IAS, IPS officers in UP
PRP needs to be revamped: Chiranjeevi
Won't go to Chennai to mollify DMK, says Azad
Kalyan, Azam Khan factor did us in, say SP leaders
Isn't India greater than us all?
PM calls meeting of Union Cabinet
Aam Aadmi please, not India Inc
May 22, 2009
Karunanidhi consulting leaders on Cong leaders
Mayawati wakes up to neglected governance
Hope DMK will see reason and come back: PM
PM's 100-day timeline to be mantra for ministers
Six ministers are 'non-believers'!
Dr Singh sworn in PM for second term
Koshiyari front runner to be U'khand CM
S M Krishna foreign minister
For god's sake, this is not Karunanidhi's govt!
The time for excuses is over, Mr Prime Minister
Rahul Gandhi shut the door on DMK's ministers
Is the Congress being unreasonable to allies?
Farooq in Cabinet after first expansion
Rajnath takes charge of BJP's fallen citadel
MPs won't boycott PM's swearing-in: Baalu
Sonia calls on PM, discusses DMK imbroglio
Cong remembers ailing Das Munshi; Wife to be MoS
Congress-DMK talks fail, Karunanidhi to return
Congress tries to balance coalition partners
May 21, 2009
Two Fronts ensured Congress victory, says BJP
Left to continue resistance to UPA's reforms
BJP ponders over Uttarakhand loss
J&K Cong accusses Farooq of divisive politics
DMK to provide outside support to UPA
'Youth have to be taken on board'
AP: YSR reinstates Yadav as DGP
Dr Singh to take oath at 6.30 pm on Friday
'People have preferred politics of development'
Congress, Trinamool fail to break deadlock
Man tries to deliver cash to Mumbai MP's residence
Orissa: Naveen Patnaik sworn in
BJD best performer in LS polls, BSP the worst
Entry to Parliament is an award: Hamdulla Sayeed
DMK-led front won in most constituencies
PM-President meeting deferred
Congress rules out CMP for UPA allies
Sena will win back Mumbaikar's trust
Naveen Patnaik to take oath on Thursday
Mayawati gives MPs, MLAs a hearing
May 20, 2009
Finance Ministry for Pranab, Railways for Mamata?
Why the BJP won in Karnataka
Congress, DMK fail to resolve portfolio row
Number of Muslim MPs in Lok Sabha drops
Now, CPI launches veiled attack on CPI-M
Dr Singh appointed PM, to take oath on May 22
YSR starts second stint with pro-poor schemes
RJD, LJP kept out of UPA's first post-poll meeting
Mayawati's trusted coterie misled her
99.75% independent candidates lost LS polls
Two more independents in UPA's kitty
Top 10 MPs with criminal background
Sonia, Dr Singh to meet President to stake claim
UPA meets to discuss government formation
'Rahul should thank his mother'
May 19, 2009
Somnath takes on CPI-M top brass
Mamata to meet Sonia on Wednesday
UPA tally jumps to 314
'Business picks up when the Congress wins'
Stung by verdict, Maya turns to Dalits again
Uttarakhand CM to resign over LS poll debacle
Karunanidhi to seek 10 minister posts
Dr Singh told me I am like his sister, says Maya
Dayanidhi Maran may not get Cabinet berth
Karunanidhi in Delhi to lobby for cabinet berths
Vaiko on why Congress won LS polls
Polls over, power cuts back in Punjab, Haryana
SP offers support to Congress
Karan Singh in running for foreign minister's post
West Bengal: Fissures widen in Left Front facade
'Mamata's win has nothing to do with the Tatas'
BSP pledges support of its 21 MPs to UPA
Independent Ladakh MP boosts UPA tally
Congress parliamentary party elects Dr Singh as PM
''Rahul could become a desirable leader'
Dr Singh knows how to get his own way
A first: Karat faces flak in politburo
May 18, 2009
New government to take oath after May 21
RJD, SP allege humiliation by Cong leaders
Congress may go it alone in Maharashtra polls: CM
Will Congress retain the 'wily Thakur?'
EC submits list of new MPs to President
Mamata pledges support to UPA government
Karat to continue as CPI-M general secretary
Pizza, papad, gutkha-The bookie's new lingo
Why UP is the biggest surprise this election
Congress faces stronger Opposition in AP
Won't go to Delhi with a begging bowl, says NC
Re-centering the Congress Party
CPM won't blame Karat for poll debacle
Advani agrees to become Opposition leader
Karat-Tharoor 'ties' make CPI see red in Kerala
Next is what? BJP meeting begins in New Delhi
From 1 to 24, Mamata's Army will take on Left now
PM, Sonia to meet allies on Tuesday
25 UP legislators fail to make it to Lok Sabha
PM, Council of Ministers resign
Modi breaks silence, says no full stop in politics
Rahul to decide on youth ministers
'An event of such magnitude never seen in world'
'Marathis should explain why they ditched'
Trouble brews in Left: Will Buddha step down?
Cracks start appearing in NDA
'We drove out an evil force called Left'
Poll-stung Mayawati cracks the whip on officers
May 17, 2009
PMK to be out of Union Ministry after a decade
BJP leaders try to convince 'firm' Advani
Cong isn't very keen to include 4th Front parties
Gopinath's political flight fails to take-off
AP: Telangana statehood to take back seat
Trinamool proposes support for Congress at Centre
Congress spoils fourth front party in Bihar
Rahul celebrates victory at 'election war-room'
misuse of govt machinery led to defeat, says LJP
Cong's Nagpur MP survives 'sabotage'
Penultimate decision only after Tuesday's CPP meet
RSS leaders meet Advani
Indian MPs worth over Rs 3,000 crore
JD-S offers to support UPA
What went wrong for Chiranjeevi?
Euphoric Congress worried about Assam
Musclemen bite the dust in Bihar
UPA leaders to meet the President tommorrow
Most MPs rejected by voters in UP
Congress charges into BJP turf in MP
Bihar turns into graveyard for Union Ministers
Bruised Kalmadi romps home, attacks NCP
MIM says it will "think" of supporting Congress
Lalu evasive on retaining Railways portfolio
17.2 per cent rise in criminal turned MPs: Report
UPA tally goes up to 261, NDA finishes with 159
2 percent votes made the difference in AP assembly
Cong, BJP heavyweights bite the dust in Orissa
Vijayakanth plays spoiler again in Tamil Nadu poll
'PM hype' didn't work for Pawar and NCP
Jubilant Cong reworks strategy for 'weak spots'
21 new faces from Bihar in the 15th Lok Sabha
Third Front's post-poll meet called off
Azam Khan resigns as SP general secretary
Deve Gowda's 'imperfect' victory
IKarnataka will send most BJP MPs to Lok Sabha
JD-U blames Varun, Modi for NDA's defeat
Dr Singh must send Anees Bazmi flowers
Third Front irrelevant now, admits Left
Sharad Yadav on why NDA took a beating
After the counting and other stories
'Fantastic validation of Indian democracy'
Why Goa politicians are a worried lot
Will Advani remain as the Opposition leader?
Stage set for Rahul to be India's PM: UK media
Shock & awe on Hindutva Web sites
Sonia asks Lalu to attend Cabinet meeting
'The Left parties were never our allies'
Buddha may skip politburo meet tomorrow
Telecast news just twice a day
A vote in favour of a new dawn
'People punished those who opposed nuke deal'
Singur roots for Trinamool
Mumbai draped in Congress colours
I thank the people: Raj Thackeray
Defeat does not reflect anti-government mood: VS
Parliament to host four Gandhis for the first time
Zardari congratulates PM
Obama congratulates India on 'historic polls'
Graphic: Lok Sabha 2009 poll outcome
Stunning defeat hit TDP, PRP in Andhra
May 16, 2009
The verdict is loud and clear: NRIs
MIM retains Hyderabad for eight consecutive term
Money power wins over democracy, says Jayalalithaa
BJP humbled, to work as constructive opposition
Fourth front's big flop show in 2009 polls
Muslims, Opposition thwarted my chances: Mayawati
This is a victory of the people: Andhra CM
Karunanidhi attributes victory to hard work
MNS forces Sena to third place in Mumbai South
Voters veto PMK's quick-change politics
Fresh faces expected to be in new cabinet
BJD won't support UPA: Patnaik
Stability plank powers UPA close to magic number
Chidambaram elected from Sivaganga
It's a vote for honest politics, says Rahul
MNS played spoiler in Mumbai
Modi's 'black' magic failed, says Congress
Congress humbles SAD, wins 6 seats in Punjab
Statewise party positions
Congress will keep both BSP and SP away
Somnath? Who? asks CPM
Congress will keep both BSP and SP away
EC to meet Prez on Monday to submit list of MPs
Raj Thackeray spoils cousin Uddhav's party
Advani not keen to be Leader of Opposition: Rajnat
Pulling out Tytler, Sajjan pays off for Congress
Congress bags 13 seats in north-east
Gloom descends over BJP HQ
Why don't you quit, Somnath asks Karat
NC-Cong sweep J&K; Lone loses
Rebels deal Sharad Pawar a blow
BJP feels Varun vitriol backfired on it
Allies never left the UPA: Congress
Congress scripts a remarkable comeback in UP
Kandhamal accused wins assembly polls from jail
Advani calls up PM, extends good wishes
PM to resign tomorrow
Father-son duo make it to Lok Sabha
JDS willing to support UPA: Kumaraswamy
Verdict 2009: Rahul UP and rising
Dr Singh wants Rahul to join the cabinet
Sena alleges EVM malfunction in South Mumbai
Rahul for PM but not now, says Digvijay Singh
Congress may go without Samajwadi Party
NCP retains Tura, Congress wins Shillong
Shashi Tharoor creates history
The Lessons of Election 2009
'The Congress will form a stable government'
'Time for real Manmohan Singh to show his mettle'
Exit polls more accurate than ever
Mayawati's rout is Congress' gain
Rahul should become PM: Scindia
Paswan loses, but happy secular parties won
UPA return to boost business climate
India Inc jubilant, expects fast reforms
Cong-NCP makes a clean sweep in Mumbai
Congress HQ erupts in celebration
Congress retains power in Andhra Pradesh
'Foreigner' trumps detractors, again
Shiv Sena blames MNS for defeat
Advani's residence wears gloomy look
Rahul comes out of the shadow
Congress, allies to meet tonight
Congress, MNS workers clash in South Mumbai
Gulf Indians cheer UPA victory
Fissures in CPI-M over poll debacle?
Congress wants recount in Sivaganga
Red fort breached in Bengal
Projecting Modi as next PM a mistake: BJP leader
President's task becomes easier
A thoughtful verdict for stability
The results so far
Delhi shows the way for India
We will sit in Opposition, says Left
Congress leaders hail the 'R factor'
Only UPA can provide stable government, says Pawar
Manmohan to be PM now, Rahul in future: Congress
Why Tamil Nadu chose DMK, rejected Congress
SDF sweeps Sikkim polls
Advani may offer to resign
BJP marching ahead in Karnataka
Heavy security in Kolkata on counting day
BJP on the verge of conceding defeat
Tamil Nadu: DMK ahead, ally Cong fares badly
Bihar: Lalu leads, Paswan trails, gains for NDA
For BJP, India Not 'Shining' again
Assam: Congress invites AUDF to join UPA
Congress confident of sweep, will widen UPA
The record-setting Manmohan Singh
Won't support Cong-led government: CPI
Big surprise! Congress ahead of all in UP
Congress party workers begin celebrations
Kerala: The Red Bastion comes crumbling down
Congress wins Kannur seat
Seven out of seven for Congress in Delhi
'Wind of change has gripped Bengal'
In Patna, Laloo, Shatru stay at home
Congress throws secular card at Left
Mumbai: Milind Deora, Gaikwad lead
Bated breath as counting of votes begins
May 15, 2009
No Manmohan, no government: Cong
Andhra under intense security cover for counting
Accept our demands, get support: Muslim Alliance
PM likely to resign on Monday
How the drama will unfold after LS poll results
Sangma bats for Pawar as PM, slams Congress
AGP supports BJP, to decide on joining NDA
Praja Rajyam open to post-poll alliances
TRS rules out any truck with Congress
Confident BJP, Congress fight for allies
BJP, Congress dance to Nitish's tunes
Not in touch with NDA, UPA: BSP
Scramble for allies reaches fever pitch
No support to BJP, says Paswan
'It will be a thorny road ahead for Mamata'
Meet the negotiators
Allahabad HC stays Mulayam's arrest
JD-S is with Third Front, hints Gowda
Jayalalithaa keeps everyone guessing
How the Left could veer to the Congress
Left Front, TDP seek Jayalalithaa's support
Pranab meets Amar Singh
Congress, BJP reach out to allies,friends and foes
'Biggest gamble the Third Front has taken'
Where does Mamata stand?
Digvijay calls up Amar Singh
Cong, BJP trying to woo smaller parties
Won't return to CPI-M: Somnath
May 14, 2009
Congress sympathises with Azam Khan
TRS gets its flock together before counting
Congress to revive contacts with allies
Left won't support Cong-led govt: FB
NDA will get 218 seats, says BJP
UP withdraws NSA against Varun
Fourth Front leaders discuss post-poll strategy
Exit polls unrealistic, says NDA
Left slams Burleigh's meeting with Indian leaders
Sharad Pawar calls on Sonia
Why was the voter turnout so low in Bihar?
Exit polls politically inspired: Amar Singh
Congress, BJP leaders discuss strategies
Congress starts wooing Left Front
'The Left became monsters'
Verdict 2009: Limited options before Karat
'CPI-M has been pushed on the wrong rails in Benga
Predict Lok Sabha results and win Rs 25 lakh!
SP adopts wait-and-watch approach
Why is Dr Singh smiling?
Sonapur's villagers boycott poll
PM takes stock of Cong's prospects as polling ends
Pawar is the dark horse in PM race
May 13, 2009
Exit polls predict slender Cong advantage
'It is a middle class democracy'
Leaders of Third Front, BSP to meet on May 18
Don't misread Kumaraswamy-Sonia talks: Gowda
Jaya Prada's allegations a political drama: Azam
Fifth phase: State-wise polling report
Karat's acid test and Left Front's greatest gamble
Varun approaches SC for quashing NSA detention
Jyoti Basu falls; won't be able to vote
'Abusing power is in the DMK's genes'
Jayalalithaa keeps everyone guessing
Left will play important role: Somnath
Is Mamata Banerjee the change Bengal seeks?
Mayawati will be shocked on May 16
Post-poll: Sonia will request big biz for help
62 per cent turnout in LS poll last phase
UP cops goof-up gave Varun NSA reprieve
Kumaraswamy meets Sonia
Baramulla goes to the polls on Wednesday
May 12, 2009
PM calls up Nitish, sparks speculation
Will the Elephant trumpet in Mayiladuthurai?
All about last phase of LS election
TDP is firmly with Third Front: Naidu
Fifth Phase: BJP has maximum criminal candidates
Varun lodges complaint with EC against BSP
'There is no Bengal line or Kolkata line'
Govinda supports NCP candidate against Congress
Will accept anyone backing Advani as PM: BJP
'I have come here to canvass, not to beg'
'Muslim factor' in Bengal may surprise CPI-M
Cops raid Jaya Prada's hotel in Rampur
Maya moves SC against Varun verdict
Over Rs 50,000 crore spent on LS poll campaign
'My music will help me get votes'
Sonia Gandhi is the key to alliances
May 11, 2009
'Indian voter is smarter than politicians'
Congress influencing CBI, alleges Maya
Congress has most crorepatis in Phase V
PM, Lalu, Paswan slam Nitish Kumar
For the first time, Basu may not vote
Advani's PM dream will remain a dream: Lalu
We don't consider Cong as untouchable: Left
1984 riots cannot be kept alive forever: PM
What PM says about Afzal Guru
We have not joined NDA, says TRS
Dr Singh is pride of Punjab and India: Rahul
Varun's antics make Pilibhit battle unpredictable
Jaya Prada to lodge complaint against Azam Khan
Rajiv Gandhi, Arun Shourie plot PC's fall
Will 'winds of change' blow away CPI-M in Bengal?
'The BJP will be secular if it gets 170 seats'
Bengal poll results will sink or save Left Front
'End star rule in Tamil Nadu'
May 10, 2009
CPI might support Kerala CM
Congress-DMK alliance intact, says Sonia
Congress' politics delaying Guru's hanging: Modi
Congress will never join hands with BJP: Digvijay
Working with the Congress is unthinkable: BJP
Varun doesn't favour forced sterilisation:UK daily
TRS chief, Nitish Kumar attend NDA rally
May 09, 2009
It's Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya, Jaya Ho in Tamil Nadu
Can Congress and BJP work together?
India cannot send Army to Sri Lanka: PM
No military solution for SL problem: PM
'Contesting polls, change of strategy: Sajad Lone
Varun Gandhi wants to revive sterilisation policy
Janardhan Dwivedi speaks to the press
Rahul Gandhi remark sours TC-Cong ties
Autonomy the solution to SL crisis: CPI
TRS leaves Third Front, joins NDA
May 08, 2009
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Won't make Nitish Kumar a hero: Congress
Third Front can defeat Cong, BJP: Karat
BJP will be single largest party: Advani
Karunanidhi's son makes poll debut in Madurai
Will a clean image ensure Chidambaram a win?
Lalu, Paswan to skip cabinet meeting
Congress meeting its past in Ludhiana
Vaiko lashes out at DMK in Madurai
MP Cong leader sacked for free pass to Sushma
Amar threatens to quit SP over Azam Khan issue
Sikh PM is a big Congress draw in Punjab
A by-poll may change course of Jharkhand politics
Karat talks economy in Coimbatore
WB: Minor violence in Nandigram
No vote to any party, says shoe-thrower journalist
Advani faults UPA's foreign policy on Lanka, Nepal
May 07, 2009
The constituency where waste is the biggest issue
PM, Rahul Gandhi to campaign in TN
Cong hints at tie-ups with JD-U, AIADMK
On water issues, the UPA has failed us
When CEC Navin Chawla almost lost his vote!
'The Congress is the enemy of Tamils'
57 per cent polling witnessed in Fourth Phase
Karunanidhi promises homeland for Lankan Tamils
SP may back a Congress-led government
Trinamool-Cong tie-up intact, says Mamata
Polling for fourth phase of LS polls begins
Mainpuri still awaits development
Shatrughan Singh on stars and politics
May 06, 2009
PM, Advani meet in Parliament
Details of Fourth Phase Polling
Rahul wooing Left upsets Trinamool Congress
DMK refuses to campaign for Congress in TN
'We aren't begging, we just seek our rights'
'My agenda is the agenda of my janata'
Rahul's remarks admit Cong's loss: CPI
Cong fields maximum crorepatis
Independents galore in Phase IV
BSP has most 'tainted' candidates
Congress made lives of 'aam aadmi' difficult: Modi
TC hopes Nandigram sacrifice will pay off
Why Barmer's Muslims love this BJP MP
'Will spend more time in Parliament, if elected'
Will we see a return to revolving-door ministries?
Betting hard for Badal 'bahu' in Bhatinda
In Chandigarh, parties court the youth vote
Polling to 85 Lok Sabha seats tomorrow
'Congress candidate has promised us employment'
Sonia's rallies in TN, Puducherry put off
BJP, the new X-factor in West Bengal
US wish list may affect India's next government
CPI-M slams PM's statement on regional parties
May 05, 2009
'Is asking for clean drinking water a crime?'
Nitish rules out aligning with Congress
Tamil film personalities declare war against Cong
10 reasons why South Mumbai didn't vote
'No constituency can be won on caste grounds'
Rahul Gandhi: No more a political 'Pappu'
The 'Englishman' on poll trail in Rajasthan
Left Front rules out support to Congress
How Delhi voted in 2004
Congress vs BJP in Delhi
Phase IV: Most candidates from Rajasthan
Heartland trio puts up 'No Entry' sign for Maya
Bhajan Lal faces uphill battle in Hisar
Somnath's shadow haunts Left in Bolpur
Azam Khan won't go soft on Kalyan Singh
'Each govt tries to push its people into agencies'
Campaigning for 4th phase of polls over
TN poll campaign lacks the usual masala
NDA exists only in BJP's mind: Rahul Gandhi
Modi speaks language of money in western UP
TN: BJP pins hope on DMK-Congress rift
BJP urges Pakistan to protect Sikhs in NWFP
May 04, 2009
Yechury does not rule out support to UPA
What Modi tells Muslims
Farooq Abdullah's poll hurdles begin at home
Mayawati's new social engineering experiment
Currency with expiry date? It's a poll promise
PM ridicules BJP's stand on terrorism
Black money issue: SC to hear plea on July 28
Uma rakes up Babri issue, roots for Advani
Royals battle for the ballot in Rajasthan
Maran banks on 'good work' for votes
Caste formula to decide fate of Raje's son
In Madurai, Azhagiri is out to make a point
Battle of the clans is on in Punjab
Nobody's talking development in Uttarakhand
May 03, 2009
Advani irresponsible, BJP incapable: PM
BJP reaches out to Delhi voters with promises
Want to know how much PM's worth?
Will hot weather dampen voter turnout in Delhi?
I have blind faith in Sonia: Delhi CM
PM's stand on Quattrocchi is absurd: BJP
What Manchester of south India wants from its MP
Can't rule out Left leader as PM, says CPI
220 sensitive polling stations in Delhi
Delhi's crorepati candidates
It's Kalyan Vs Kalyans in Etah
Karunanidhi in hospital with high fever
May 02, 2009
Swiss money: Govt has confidential info
Now, PM says he enjoyed working with Left parties
RSS a band of <i>vyabhicharis</i>: Lalu
Nandigram: Trinamool worker shot dead
'Hindi, Hindu, Hindusthan'
Congress attacks Left for 'poor' progress
NDA gets one more ally
Kalyan a convict in Babri demolition case: Lalu
Sivaganga: Chidambaram banks on his success as FM
BJP succumbs to Moditva
'In UP, Brahmins do tactical voting, not Muslims'
Glamour vs glamour in Ajmer
May 01, 2009
UPA mortaged foreign policy for nuke deal: CPM
'Front' leaders only want to be PM: Sonia
April 30, 2009
Graphic on polling in third phase
Mumbai records 43.52 per cent polling
Advani is not a strong leader, says Rahul
L K Advani faces tough battle in Gandhinagar
New Delhi gets ready for <i>naya</i> MPs
Manmohan Singh is not weak, says Aamir Khan
Bollywood goes voting!
Advani moots fixed term for Lok Sabha
Third Phase witnesses 50 per cent voter turnout
Maya, Ambani, Sonam Kapoor early voters
India army to help form Eelam : AIADMK
EC censures Digvijay for threatening Mayawati
April 29, 2009
May support Pawar for PM, says Chiranjeevi
Details of Third phase polling
Kasab treated better than me: Varun
Advani will not be able to vote for himself
'SP & Shiv Sena are working together in Mumbai'
Rahul was awarded Cambridge M Phil degree in 1995
Crime Control Act invoked against Pappu Yadav
Mangalore Christians '10 commandments' to rout BJP
Curfew-like situation in the Valley
Mumbai campaign highlights extremist views
Our commitment to build Ram temple intact: BJP
April 28, 2009
PDP, NC trying to out do each other in Anantnag
Karunanidhi backs Manmohan Singh as PM
No dearth of PM material in BJP: Advani
Crorepatis in fray in Phase 3
I am not afraid of going to jail, says Modi
'We Ladakhis need a powerful voice'
'We have enough talent for PM candidate'
NSA due to political vendetta, Varun tells HC
'I did not get a ticket because of my father'
'BJP at Centre and state will be good'
April 27, 2009
<i>Big Boss</i> politician woos voters
Priyanka hits back at Varun over surname use
Trying for non-Cong, non-BJP govt: Karat
Advani is Modi's mask, says Congress
Rahul woos J&K youth, says vote for development
If Atal is unwell, how is he writing letters: Maya
'Our CM has no time for us'
'We are willing to pay for the basic amenities'
Party-wise candidates in Phase 3
Touch & Go seats in Phase 3
The secret of Shivraj Singh Chauhan's success
'What can I do if there are no rains?'
Congress like mother, can't betray it: Digvijay
April 26, 2009
Advani PM candidate in 2014, says Modi
Sonia flays MNS at Mumbai rally
Ramesh blasts BJP's claims on containing Naxals
supplying electricity here is a mere formality
Only Deve Gowda can solve our problems
Jayalalithaa raises Eelam issue, ahead of polls
13 Kerala policemen on poll duty arrested
April 25, 2009
A Dalit's daughter should be made PM: Maya
EC notice on Digvijay for 'threatening' Maya
EC slaps notice on Kerala CM over comments on Modi
I am not ready to become the PM yet, says Rahul
April 24, 2009
Polls have been reduced to electoral jugglery
A transcript of Meera Sanyal's chat on rediff
Left has no existence beyond 3 states: Cong
Rahul Gandhi slams CPM over development in WB
No. of candidates for Phase 3
Sonia slams BJP for changing stand on nuke deal
Cong can support 3rd Front from outside
EC bans INLD's "objectionable" CD on Congress
Former RSS man is Congress' choice from Godhra
SP's Mumbai road show turns out to be a no-show
No problems with PM individually: Buddha
J&K: Mirwaiz, other separatists detained
Two CPI-M leaders shot dead in WB
Congress claims credit for Rlys turnaround
Do your home work, Modi tells Sonia
April 23, 2009
Maharashtra: 50 to 55 pc polling in Phase 2
Puttaparthy: Sai Baba casts his vote
PM should have sacked Lalu, says Joshi
Phase 2 polling of Lok Sabha polls
AP: 1 killed as violence mars phase 2
Hurriyat asks people to boycott LS polls
Internet made every citizen a'Big Brother': Advani
The nap before the polls
UPA needs the Left Front, says Pawar
SL, LTTE not heeding to India's request: PC
Varun Gandhi to campaign in UP
We are not opposed to Left, says Paswan
Maharashtra's political biggies face voters today
Lalu's gamble in Bihar to be put to test today
PM and his wife cast their votes in Guwahati
Naxals attempt to disrupt polling in Jharkhand
Second phase of Lok Sabha poll begins
April 22, 2009
Karat denies Tirupati remarks
Hobson's choice: DMK demand worries Sonia
Graphic on crorepatis in fray in second phase
Graphic on second phase of polling
BJP analyst forecasts NDA victory
Shahabuddin's bail plea rejected
Mulayam in dock over casteist remarks
TDP holds the edge in Andhra Pradesh
I may accept PM's post: Karat
AIADMK workers send kid's goggles to Chidambaram
Illegal migration, insurgency key issues in Assam
FIR against Digvijay Singh for violating poll code
Varun Gandhi files nomination from Pilibhit
Filmmaker Prakash Jha held, Rs 10.25 lakh seized
Orissa polls: 65 crorepatis in fray in Phase 2
For Cong, TDP chief may be a tough nut to crack
Why Chandragiri may reject actress Roja
Women get raw deal from parties in TN
Reading the Muslim mind in UP and Bihar
'SRP' chases me every day, says Modi
Mayawati India's anti-Obama, says <i>Newsweek</i>
Naxals release train carrying 700 people
April 21, 2009
Gopalaswami on poll process, Varun & Congress
Congress dumps Lalu, woos Nitish
Touch and go seats in Phase 2
LTTE is terrorist outfit: Manmohan Singh
Swiss money: SC to examine plea
A voter reveals formula behind winning polls
Second phase poll in Manipur on Wednesday
Ex-CEC defends not resigning over Chawla issue
BJP softens stand on Indo-US nuclear deal
Manmohan quite justifiably PM candidate: Pranab
Mayawati flays EC for 'impartiality'
Navin Chawla takes over as CEC
V S Sampath to assume office of EC
UPA will choose PM after LS polls, says Lalu
Muzaffarpur has maximum criminal candidates
Daughter campaigns for Advani
Centre rejects plea on Gopalaswami letter
Belgium clears air over award for Sonia
April 20, 2009
Jaunpur murder is 'suicide', says UP police
Gopalaswami demits office as CEC
Cong obstructing Gujarat;s progress: Modi
'BJP, Sena remember Lord Ram only during polls'
Swiss bank issue: Ramesh hits back at Advani
'The bright India of today is not a myth'
Left parties lash out at Somnath
Mumbai street kids catch poll fever
SAD releases poll manifesto
Farooq Abdullah may have it easy in Srinagar
Rahul slams NDA's India Shining slogan
'Vote for BJP, ye Basanti ki izzat ka sawal hai!'
Narayan Rane's cousin found dead
April 19, 2009
Graphic: Party-wise candidates in Phase-II
UP: Sonia's whirwind tour leaves opponents dusted
Voter Voice:'At least give us peace'
JK: It's the battle of Singhs in Udhampur
PM to cast his vote in Assam
Dhoni's elder brother joins BJP
Give Congress 5 more years: Dr Singh
BJP quietly dumps governance agenda
Jaya fit candidate for PM's post: Vaiko
BJP straining hard to retain Tumkur
April 18, 2009
No Chiranjeevi wave in coastal Andhra
'Advani's 100-day plan a smokescreen'
What Rae Barelli's women want from Sonia
Riots have polarised voters in this textile town
Cong must be blamed too for Babri demolition: Lalu
Battle of friends in Puducherry
Jaadu ki Jhappi & Pappi lands Dutt in trouble
Our grand alliance will beat the Congress: Naidu
Shotgun enjoys upper hand in Patna Saheb
Rajya Sabha MP joins Maya's bandwagon
LJP will support Congress in Delhi
EC doubles death compensation for poll personnel
April 17, 2009
'I will worship my MP if he addresses our prob'
'There is no hope of a better life for us'
Hurriyat leaders placed under arrest
Shekhar Suman files nomination for Patna Sahib
Sajjad Lone is a nationalist,: Abdul Gani Bhatt
I will continue to raise my voice, says Varun
SC not in favour of making voting compulsory
Varun tortured in jail, says BJP
Advani's gaffe: Obama bin Laden
'Young politicians give me hope'
Third Front to re-think N-deal: Yechury
Bring back black money stashed abroad Advani
Lalu files nomination for Patliputra seat
BSP man worth Rs 622 cr is richest LS candidate
'I want to earn and eat. I don't need freebies'
Cong has an upper hand in polls: US think-tank
Foreign diplomats hit the campaign trail
Despite poverty, Chitradurga has potential
Lowest turnout in Hyderabad leaves MIM guessing
Nitish tries to woo Muslims away from Lalu
50% polling in Jharkhand amid Maoist violence
Third Front slams Manmohan-Advani diatribe
J&K: Hurriyat won't boycott 'futile' LS polls
BJP practices politics of hatred: PM
April 16, 2009
Image: Shatrughan files nomination in Patna
Dalits were prevented from polling, alleges Lalu
Andhra witnesses 68% polling in first phase
UP: Naxal-prone areas remain incident free
60 per cent voting in first phase of LS polls
Shut up or ship out, Maya warns Varun
Varun Gandhi released from Etah jail
'Naxals have made a loud and clear statement'
Will Suresh Patel stun Advani?
Why Sandeep Fernandes won't vote
Slipper hurled at Advani in MP rally
From slum to crorepati. Can he become an MP?
Assam: They vote coming from across the border
SC releases Varun Gandhi on parole
Why Shashi Tharoor is thrilled about his vote
Election Spoilers
We failed to control illegal flow of money: EC
Moderate start to first phase of polling
Mamata's message finds audience in rural Bengal
George fights a lonely battle in Muzaffarpur
'The change you want is just a vote away'
April 15, 2009
First Phase Polling
Phase 1: Some Interesting Facts
Several SAD leaders keen to join Cong: Amarinder
Left rules out post-poll support to Cong-led govt
9 needle contests in UP first phase
Congress promises fast-track trial for terrorists
Sonia calls Advani 'a slave of RSS'
Court notice to Jayalalithaa
NDA expects new alliances after LS polls: BJP
Rajkot BJP uses Art of Living for poll propaganda
On poll eve, a CD that stings Naidu
No talks with Pakistan now: PM
Chidamabaram questions Advani's role in Kandahar
Maoists attack BSF camp in Bihar
Phase-I may not see tilt towards any party
Bihar's ringtone: Nitish government works
BJP gains ground in Chhattisgarh
Alarming news for the Congress in Andhra
April 14, 2009
UPA to win 205-215 seats, NDA 160-170: Survey
Sonia, PM were part of the Kandahar meet: BJP
Singh's leadership non-negotiable: Cong
BSP defends clamping NSA on Varun
Voter Voice: Let us choose the better criminal
EC notice to Scindia on letters to voters
UP cops dub Sonkar's killing as 'suicide'
Varun submits undertaking
Young SP promises smooth voting in Visakhapatnam
Congress tops in fielding 'crorepatis'for polls
Karat confident of post-poll realignment
Campaign ends for Phase-I of Lok Sabha polls
Modi 'replies' to PM's attack on Advani
PM is Sher-e-Punjab: Rahul
Why we should fear the Samajwadi Party's manifesto
BJP's Kandhamal candidate Ashok Sahu arrested
EC bans exit polls by media
Jayalalithaa keeps post-poll options open
Election 2009 seems like 543 mini elections
PM-Advani cold war reaches a crescendo
UPA betrayed Tamils, alleges PMK founder Ramadoss
A paved road to Parliament for Supriya Sule
Varun Gandhi's 'silent' adversary
Domestic politics vital for foreign policy
AP: Displaced farmers enter poll fray
Farm loan to decide Cong-NCP fate in polls
April 13, 2009
SP, BSP accuse each other of murder
Taliban threat: Pak asks India to share info
Enough of computerisation in the country: SP
Candidates with criminal records in Phase 1
In eastern UP, a cocktail of power politics,crime
Justice Party candidate murdered in Jaunpur
Why politics is India's most lucrative profession
Will send troops to Pak to crush terrorism:BJP
EC lets off Lalu, Rabri, Jaswant & Uddhav
Lalu escapes unhurt after dais comes down
It's advantage UPA, indicates poll survey
Sonia woos young voters in Assam
Not in talks with BJP, clarifies Jayalalithaa
Dr Singh country's best candidate for PM: Sonia
Gujarat can't be called a developed state: PM
UP govt blocking development work in Amethi
Dr Singh is 'young', says Rahul in Kerala
32 villages in MP to boycott Lok Sabha polls
Mind your business, estranged ally tells CPM
Ball is in AIADMK court, says Advani on tie-up
NDA released terrorists, we killed them: PM
BJP's on-the-run Kandhamal candidate plans rally
'BJP won't disown Varun even if tapes are true'
JD-U files a defamation suit against Rabri
Indian Americans gear up for Lok Sabha poll
Falling standards of poll campaign worrying: EC
Sonia must apologise for her remarks: Advani
Varun to promise SC he won't be reckless
Lalu talks of N-power & MIT, focus still on caste
'Did Congress try to buy Tytler's silence?'
April 12, 2009
In Ayodhya, Modi skirts temple issue
'Naidu is trying to fool the people of Andhra'
SP takes a U-turn on 'stone-age' manifesto
Jungle-raj prevailing in SAD-ruled Punjab: Congres
EC should take action against Buddhadeb: Mamata
SC to hear Varun's plea tomorrow
Modi now terms Congress as 'Gudiya' party
Congress has done nothing for poor, reacts BJP
Third Front won't back Cong, BJP: Naidu
Not aversive to joining politics: Priyanka
'Where was our MP when we were targetted?'
Lucknow: Mad scramble to step into Vajpayee's shoe
April 11, 2009
Dr Singh's remarks an attempt to win votes: Pak
5 CRPF men killed hours before Sonia's rally
J&K: Separatist leader Sajad Lone to contest polls
193 crorepatis to contest 1st phase of polls
Case against BJP candidate in Kandhamal
BJP hints at fielding Varun in LS polls
UPA to get 203 seats, NDA 191: Survey
Former MP Vijay Singh, several others join Cong
Left will be routed in Kerala, suggest polls
Touch & Go Seats in Phase 1
Priyanka takes on Maya in 'pavitra bhoomi'
Where has Jarnail Singh gone?
'Chiranjeevi is the next AP CM'
Left often on wrong side of history: PM
Lucknow: Mad scramble to step into Vajpayee's shoe
Arrest Lalu, demands Uddhav Thackeray
Eastern UP fights cocktail of power politics, crim
Won't let BJP to implement radical agenda: Nitish
Manmohan holds out olive branch to Left
April 10, 2009
29 crorepatis in fray in Maharashtra poll
Candidates in the fray in the first phase
Delhi will use Bollywood songs to encourage people
PM speaks out on Third Front, N-deal & Tytler
Advani promises special status for Bihar
We won't target the Gandhis, says LTTE
VS Sampath new Election Commissioner
RTI exposes MPs' largesse during 26/11 attacks
Telangana, caste & stars will decide AP's fate
Won't back Pawar as PM: Sena
'Nation knows who spews venom through speeches'
Retd school teacher hurls shoe at Naveen Jindal
Priyanka to campaign from tomorrow
Logic will lead Pawar to Third Front: CPM
Kottayam bristles with namesake candidates
Vote fright lurks in riot-torn Kandhamal
Why SP's most recognisable Muslim face is upset
AP: Jamat backs Congress
BJP riding Raman Singh wave
Tytler apologises to Sikhs for role in riots
April 09, 2009
'Tytler, Sajjan Kumar will not contest LS polls'
Justice still needs to be done for Sikhs: Jarnail
Assam: BJP-AGP combine suffers set-back
Uddhav gets EC notice for remarks against PM
EC slaps notice on Rabri for remarks on CM
EC slaps notice on Laloo for remarks against Varun
Top PRP leader quits
SP-RJD-LJP chiefs swear unity
Kerala: LDF eyes a hat-trick in Idukki
Purandeswari banks on NTR's legacy
Manmohan a man of integrity: Buddha
Can Tejaswini, the giant-killer, do it again?
AIADMK releases LS candidates list
Modi is BJP's super star campaigner: Paresh Rawal
Mukhtar Ansari shifted to Kanpur jail on EC order
Nafisa Ali richer than Sonia , Rahul put together
Maya reinstates top official removed by EC
Deve Gowda declares assets
Taliban in J&K is propaganda: Mufti
Won't tie up with BJP or Cong: BJD
Congress mum on Tytler's candidacy
April 08, 2009
Graphic: Gandhinagar constituency
Akali Dal behind shoe hurling incident: Tytler
Priya Dutt owns assets worth Rs 37 crore
Orissa: Pawar shares platform with Naveen Patnaik
Assam: Ultras attack poll observer's convoy
'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man'
'In Cong, I see a ray of hope for common man'
Mulayam downplays squabble between top SP leaders
Advani has assets worth over Rs 3.5 crore
Swiss money: Congress calls Advani a liar
Sonia slams CPI-M, BJP for attacking Dr Singh
Priya Dutt files nomination; promises development
Mayawati terms EC action in UP 'arbitrary'
Advani files nomination, targets PM at rally
'No politician has addressed our issue'
UP election is all about Maya's deeds vs misdeeds
Pawar to address rallies with Naveen Patnaik
Congress set to drop Tytler from candidates
'Manmohan Singh is the best man'
Congress 'gifts' LS seat to BJP's Sushma Swaraj
April 07, 2009
Sonia scoffs at Third Front idea
Cong fielding candidates from nowhere: Shatrughan
EC orders removal of UP Home Secretary
Arjun Singh becomes emotional at election rally
LJP to ban RSS, VHP if voted to power
Amar Singh threatens to quit SP
'Only Dr Singh can steer India out of crisis'
I am proud to be a Bihari, says Shekhar Suman
FIR against Lalu for remarks on Varun
Varun is fit: UP govt
Tough fight between BJP and NCP in Mumbai NE
Will not share dais with Modi, says Nitish
UP: Tea vendor's Vikas Party fields candidates
Amar Singh, Sanjay Dutt call on Chiranjeevi
The Great Election Circus lacks drama
Ramadoss succeeds in getting his alliances right
BJP condemns Lalu's 'road roller' comments
April 06, 2009
How women fared in Lok Sabha polls 2004
Average number of aspirants per seat
Party-wise performance of women in 2004
National parties on a decline over the years
Will stand by Varun politically, legally: Rajnath
Sonia neither owns a car nor a house in India
Varun refuses to give voice sample to police
Sonia files nomination from Rae Bareli
BJP leads in promising 'Green India' to voters
BSP leader Baba Dubey joins SP
BJP miss Vajpayee the campaigner: Advani
Sena counters Cong's 'Jai Ho' with Kai Ho
April 05, 2009
Modi skips Kandhamal rally
Disrespect of PM is disrespect of nation: Sonia
Nafisa replaces Sanjay Dutt in Lucknow
Lalu has been 'ungrateful' to Cong: Nitish
EC notice to Jaswant Singh for distributing cash
EC issues notice to Chidambaram
April 04, 2009
NSA on Varun: BJP warns Mayawati
Arjun to campaign against 'rebel' daughter
Varun's hate speech disturbing, says Azhar
Sri Ram Sene won't support BJP
Courts dashed poll dreams of Bihar's Bahubalis
The UPA is now non-existent: Advani
Mayawati the lone star in BSP campaign
CPI-M slams BJP's 'divisive tactics' in Darjeeling
NCP snaps ties with Congress in Gujarat
Chiranjeevi files nomination for Tirupati
Motherhood debate heats up between Maya, Maneka
April 03, 2009
SP not to field candidate against Priya Dutt
Muslim outfits say they wont vote for Tharoor
Image: Cycling for votes!
Image: Batting for votes!
We are not the Fourth Front: RJD-SP-LJP alliance
Pawar in favour of a Third Front, says CPI
JD-U distances itself from BJP manifesto
Maneka not allowed to meet Varun at Etah jail
Veteran leader quits Congress, joins BJP
Manifesto shows BJP lost its way: Congress
BJP promises IT exemption up to Rs 3 lakh
Congress fields candidate against Paswan
Will Priya Dutt make it from Mumbai North Central?
Mamata to battle it out again in Kolkata South
BJD, Left and NCP join hands in Orissa
Sushma says NDA will come to power at the Centre
April 02, 2009
BJP to release manifesto on Ram Navami
Dutt came to seek my blessings, says Bhardwaj
Third Front will form the government, says Naidu
NSA on Varun: SC notice to UP government
Chidambaram meets Advani, discusses security
Shahrukh Khan likely to campaign for Cong
April 01, 2009
Varun moves SC against NSA detention
Bihar: 453 leaders booked for poll code violation
BJP throws its weight behind Varun
UPA deserves to be taught a lesson in polls: BJP
No decision to provide Z+ security to Varun: Cong
Aide of Cabinet minister threatened me: Dutt
SIT probe politically motivated by Cong: Kondani
Patna Saheb: It's silver screen vs mini-screen!
The man who wanted to kill Varun Gandhi
Congress, NCP battle rebellion in Maharashtra
Varun's arrest warning to Hindus: Thackeray
I am not in the race for PM's post: Mulayam
Fernandes won't contest as an Independent
BJP, BSP welcome SC decision on Dutt
BJP is the mother of alliance politics: Advani
Sharad Yadav admitted to AIIMS
March 31, 2009
Manmohan is PM candidate of Congress only: NCP
I am here to stay, says Dutt after SC verdict
Captain Gopinath to fight BJP strongman in LS poll
EC to have daily media briefing at 4 pm
Poonam Mahajan won't contest LS poll, says Munde
BJP indulging in politics of division, says Rahul
Congress to field candidates against Lalu, Paswan
NSA: What are the options before Varun
Congress won't attack Lalu, Mulayam
Left internal assessment puts tally at 48
March 30, 2009
Cong rejects Advani's demand on Swiss banks
LJP part and parcel of UPA, says Paswan
EC slaps notice on Mulayam
EC allots 'Rail Engine' symbol to PRP
Assam: Cong rakes up 'secret killing' issue
Shaan to sing BJP's poll theme of 'better tomorrow
BJP to hold mock poll on 'Swiss bank accounts'
NSA against Varun unjustifiable: Maneka
Plans to disrupt polls will be foiled: Omar
NSA against Varun: BJP slams Mayawati
Vote bank politics is dangerous: Advani
SC reserves order on Dutt's plea to fight polls
Advani advocating divisive politics: Moily
Rahul to start election tour from Wardha
Nobody has appreciated my work in 5 yrs: Govinda
This election, netas skip chartered aircraft
WB: CPI-M may find going tough in LS poll'09
Poorer the state, the richer the neta
Varun gets bail in 2 cases, but remains in jail
Gowda ready to forgive Left in national interest
Legally, Varun's political career may not end
March 29, 2009
UP police clamps NSA on Varun
Advani is the real culprit, says Congress
Angry workers set fire to PRP offices
TDP grapples with tattered alliance
Angry students pelt stones at Sanjay Dutt's convoy
Priyadarshan lends Cong ad campaign rural touch
Maneka Gandhi meets Varun
SP, RJD and LJP to formally announce tie-up
Salman Khan campaigns for Congress in UP
'Congress can't project a young PM'
BJP promises 'better tomorrow' to woo voters
BJP gets a shot in the arm with RSS backing
'UPA has adopted a policy of deafening silence'
UPA evasive about illicit money: Advani
Varun charged with attempt to murder, rioting
Hyderabad to witness multi-cornered battle fo LS
March 28, 2009
TRS chief shifts constituencies
Varun's speech upsets NDA's political equations
Now Advani asks Sonia to a debate
Detailed plan to deal with Naxalites: EC
Ramadoss, Velu resign from UPA Government
Madani refutes charge of extremist links
Opposition made Varun a poster boy: Advani
AICC sidelines Arjun Singh
Varun hoped to rally all Hindu votes
Varun Gandhi was silent in court: witness
PMK ministers to resign today
Varun goes to jail riding a saffron wave
Won't lose anything with PMK exit: Congress
'I paid Rs 10 cr for candidacy'
March 27, 2009
PM is not just weak, but he is invisible: Modi
Poonam's Raj-visit fuels speculations
BJP set to hog the spotlight under Varun's shadow
Gangster Arun Gawli to contest from South Mumbai
Rajnath & Jaitely tiff sorted out: Swaraj
Telugu stars try to enter Lok Sabha from UP
Praja Rajyam seeks 'rail engine' as poll symbol
The shifting logic of poll alliances
Karat's statement has confused Third Front
Figuring out Arun Jaitley's googly
UP MLAs aspire to graduate into national politics
Varun likely to court arrest in Pilibhit on Sat
Allot common symbols to three parties: SC tells EC
Varun is not our star campaigner: BJP
Jailed BSP leader has assets worth over Rs 5 cr
CPI-M is a threat to democracy & India: Book
PRP's list of candidates favours weaker sections
Women in Kerala get raw deal in seat allocation
Actor Junior NTR injured in road accident
Advani challenges PM to a live TV debate
March 26, 2009
Congress reduced to '4th front' in some states:BJP
I offered Rahul minister's post, he refused: PM
BJP defends Varun, attacks Madani
BJP's performance in LS polls
Congress' performance in LS polls
Manmohan should contest LS poll: Advani
Unfazed Mulayam sharpens attack on lady DM
Jaya, Ramadoss to announce new front soon
Now, Maneka slams Congress for 'anti-Sikh acts'
Reddy begins assembly poll campaign from Chevella
JD-U is with NDA, says Nitish Kumar
RJD, LJP, SP form 'secular alliance'
Miffed with TDP, NTR Junior suspends campaign
Fernandes to contest LS polls on his own
Cong downplays PMK-AIADMK alliance
Varun Gandhi to move SC over hate speech FIR
Karnataka tops the list in bribing voters
Madani threatens to unravel Kerala politics
CPI-M admits committing mistakes in Bengal, Kerala
BJP objects to Congress' 'Bharat Nirman' rall
No alliance with DMK, Congress: DMDK
Captain Gopinath to contest LS polls
PMK joins AIADMK front in Tamil Nadu
SP open to post-poll pact
Jyoti Basu, 94, is a star in cyberspace
Voting: Males have a better record
March 25, 2009
Mallika Sarabhai open to Cong support
'Sick' Fernandes says 'I am fit to contest'
Muslim clerics slam Samajwadi Party rebel
Average age of Lok Sabha members
Educational background of Lok Sabha members
Cong manifesto silent on national security: Modi
Bihar: Bahubalis put up spouses for polls
A bad day for controversial politicians in court
Tharoor faces stiff competition
Assam: Advani flays Congress over infiltration
Dr Singh has tremendous grit, determination: Rahul
Decoding the election trends, the psephologist way
Advani's rally at Azamgarh called off
What ails the Congress in Karnataka?
LS poll: Highest & smallest winning margins
Thackeray hits out at Pawar over Cong alliance
Elect the righteous candidate, Kalam tells nation
Hate speech: HC rejects Varun Gandhi's plea
TDP gives in to TRS pressure, saves grand alliance
Gaming firms eye big bucks from elections
People of W Bengal won't forgive Mamata: CPM
March 24, 2009
BJP chooses Sommaiya ahead of Mahajan's daughter
Andhra CM counts on garlands and prayers
Congress open to post-poll alliances: Sonia
HC dashes Shahabuddin's hopes of contesting polls
Congress manifesto is a joke, says BJP
Krishnam Raju quits BJP, joins Chiru's party
Mulayam under EC scanner for threatening woman DM
We have done our bit in Varun case, says CEC
Women fare better than men in Lok Sabha polls
Number of aspirants per seat in the Lok Sabha
What was on the Congress' menu?
Madani dominates poll debate in Kerala
SC to hear Chiranjeevi's plea for common symbol
Advani to kick-start Assam poll campaign on Wed
Congress manifesto promises Right to Food
Shah Rukh, Preity to campaign for Congress
Priyanka hits back at BJP on Varun issue
PM has 'diminished' his office, says BJP
PM questions Advani's contribution to nation
Sonia rules out possibility of becoming PM
Right to Education is most important: Rahul Gandhi
Congress tries to retain PMK in UPA
Cong to fight polls on development plank
BJP dividing people on communal lines: PM
AP grand alliance falls flat as TRS snaps ties
Ban Varun from contesting poll: Muslim leaders
NDA's thrust on governance: Jaswant Singh
NDA's agenda promises cure-all
Voter Voice: 'The BJP has an edge in Karnataka'
Mulayam vents his ire at a lady official
March 23, 2009
AP: Three Congress MLAs resign
Vote out Congress, BJP, urges Mayawati
Tharoor in legal trouble
Lalu signals end of alliance with Cong in Bihar
Varun Gandhi calls EC partisan
Sangma to campaign for BJP
Sonia draws the masses at Davangere
Sonia flays BJP, Third Front in first poll speech
Varun's remarks turn blogsphere into war zone
Varun must read the Gita, says Priyanka
Lalu snaps ties with Congress in Bihar
BJP rejects EC's advice, Varun will contest poll
Paswan plots to dent Maya's vote bank
BJP has a new election 'war room'
EC holds Varun Gandhi guilty of spreading hatred
Sonia to launch Cong campaign from K'taka
March 22, 2009
Andhra: EC appoints Mohanty as new DGP
Bihar: JD-U hit by revolt over denial of tickets
Raj Thackeray booked for his hate speech
Uma Bharti looking for an alibi to return to BJP?
UPA will only get strengthened in Bihar, says Paswan
Will support Manmohan for PM, says Lalu
Election Commission discusses Varun Gandhi's hate speech
RJD signals final break with Congress
March 21, 2009
SP threatens to oppose Priya Dutt
CPI-M out to exploit religious sentiments: IUML
Congress has failed to gauge ground situation in UP: SP
Congress slams Uddhav Thackeray's remarks on PM
Mayawati launches BSP's nation-wide poll campaign
BJD-NCP seat sharing 'meaningful' talk inconclusive
Jaitley admits issues with Rajnath
Cong warns disgruntled partymen in Bengal
Chiranjeevi holds massive rally in Hyderabad to start poll campaign
Won't support Cong after polls: CPI
Sonia unwilling to field Rajya Sabha MPs in polls
ABN Amro chief goes on leave to contest poll
Ahead of polls, TDP unveils mother of all sops
March 20, 2009
Congress, the last hope for poll rejects in UP
Varun still candidate of party: BJP
Third Front worrying UPA and NDA: Karat
SC dismisses petition against Chawla's continuance as EC
Delhi: Rejected candidates to make it tough for BJP
Kandhamal residents in a dilemma
We are in touch with Pawar, Paswan: Third Front
EC allows use of school, college premises for poll meetings
OBC, Patels dominate BJP list in Gujarat
PMK may leave UPA and join Jayalalithaa
No connection with Varun's speech: BJP
BSP releases LS candidates list for UP
Paswan meets Lalu on Bihar seat sharing issue
Why all parties begin campaigning from Karnataka
Gowda blasts Lalu, Paswan for 'opportunistic politics'
I am unfazed by the 'outsider' tag, says Shashi Tharoor
Assam: BJP, CPI to move EC against CM
Sonia Gandhi to kickstart campaign from Davangere
UP officials hand over 'hate speech' CD to Varun Gandhi
Delhi HC grants anticipatory bail to Varun Gandhi
Tharoor in Cong's Kerala list for LS polls
NTR legacy: The bickering hots up
March 19, 2009
Congress in a dilemma in Maharashtra
'Afzal will be hanged if BJP comes to power'
Lucknow: Signature campaign to oppose Dutt's candidature
Revealed: NTR's intense hatred for Chandrababu Naidu
'Pilibhit has no history of violence or communal disharmony'
Now Varun faces charge of distributing money!
Delhi: BJP announces candidates' list
BJP feud: Sulking Jaitley meets Rajnath Singh
Pilibhit: Mayawati orders suspension of officer
Hate speech: Varun moves HC to quash FIR
Uma Bharti meets Advani, extends support to BJP
NTR Junior's family history rocks AP politics
Modi gets his way as BJP releases first list in Gujarat
CPI-M won't do as well as in 2004: Karat
Cong, BJP struggle to keep house in order
This candidate goes fishing to get votes!
March 18, 2009
Election Commission removes Andhra DGP
Kalyan's vote base will strengthen SP: Mulayam
WB: 3 CPI-M leaders killed in poll violence
J&K: Chidambaram urges forces to be on high alert
EVMs to help visually impaired vote
Ice cream, balloon, kite -- EC offers symbols to independents
Uma Bharti to campaign for BJP
Decision on joining government based on post-poll scenario, says Karat
Politicos facing terror threat, say intel agencies
NEW demands for electoral reforms
EC suspends 2 for not acting against Varun
'PRP will contest with a common symbol only'
Cong after Varun due to family rivalry, says BJP
TN: BJP tries to woo Vijayakant's DMDK
Congress, CPI-M demand action against Varun
Jharkhand: Congress to contest 7 seats after deal with JMM
After Bihar shocker, Congress tries to save face in TN
Karnataka: Sonia's rally will delay Congress' list
Raj Thackeray to launch LS poll campaign from Nashik
Nandigram protagonists are Trinamool's trump cards
I am the victim of a political conspiracy: Varun
Varun is one Gandhi we like, says Shiv Sena
Marriages made in heaven, delayed by EC on earth
March 17, 2009
WB: CPI-M complains against Mamata to EC
UPA allies to contest in Jharkhand together: Lalu
I'm still in UPA, will remain in UPA: Paswan
AP: No Congress ticket for Azhar
Sadhu Yadav sets terms to join Congress
Congress extends 'courtesy' to RJD, LJP in Bihar
Assam: Congress man, former ultra shot dead
Cong rejects seat sharing deal between RJD and LJP
Polls: Now Sanjay Dutt in trouble
Uma Bharti supports Advani as next PM
Save the girlchild, writes Advani on his blog
Our doors always open for 'Shotgun': SP
How the ballot paper will return in some LS seats
Anti-Muslim speech: Varun Gandhi faces arrest
Polls: Delhi police face staff crunch
No scope for further seat-sharing talks with SP: Cong
Tough to form a Third Front: Jyoti Basu
Lalu threatens to expel Sadhu Yadav from RJD
BSP to contest all seats in Kerala
Arun Jaitley skips BJP meeting again
Chambal bandit wants to contest polls
Lalu's brother-in-law slams him on RJD-LJP deal
Varun Gandhi claims innocence, says CD was tampered
Jayalalithaa looks to the stars to choose AIADMK candidates
Left's back-up plan: An alliance with Congress
Why BJP old-timers in Gujarat are worried
March 16, 2009
CPM unveils manisfesto, slams UPA's neo-liberal policies
BJP releases list of seven candidates for Assam
AIADMK is with us, says Karat
No possibility of contesting LS polls: Digvijay
Muslim outfits to test electoral fortunes in UP polls
Marandi extends support to Third Front
LS polls to put focus on J-K separatists' plans
Modi, Pawar hit out at each other in Maharashtra
Rs 50,000 crore missing from govt coffers: Modi
March 15, 2009
Madan Lal in race for Cong ticket from Hamirpur
Pranab to re-contest for LS from Jangipur
Andhra CM's son starts campaigning in Kadapa
Patnaik to play key role in Third Front
Left front allies reconcile in Kerala
Left woos Janata Dal-United away from NDA
LS poll campaign yet to start in Kerala
Raju Srivastav eyes Nehru's Lok Sabha seat
'Third Front's prime ministerial candidate after polls'
BSP to go it alone in the polls
March 14, 2009
Sanjay Dutt's first 'neta' act
Senior SP woman leader quits, joins BSP
What does BJP's Vision document say
Congress & SP are together for LS polls, says Mulayam
It was not bribe, just a Holi custom: Mulayam
No support to Congress or BJP, says BJD
March 13, 2009
EC reviews poll process in AP, satisfied
Congress shuns Pawar's prime ministerial ambitions
Our doors are always open: Congress to SP
Congress banks on veteran politicians in Assam
Congress campaign '09: Jai Ho, Aam Aadmi & missing Rahul
Dharmendra Pradhan might be BJP's CM candidate in Orissa
Kerala: CPI-M plays down CPI's threat
Dismal presence of women in Lok Sabha
No PM candidate for Third Front before LS polls: CPI
BJP announces 46 LS candidates from 6 states
UP most multi-polar in 2004 LS elections
BJP, Sena finalise seat-sharing pact
Gujarat: Congress to install 'hi-tech' kiosks as a campaign stunt
Maharashtrian should be given chance to become PM: Pawar
Maya to host dinner for Third Front leaders
Who in Congress was in too hurry to be the PM?
UP: The Maya factor holds the key
Tamil Nadu: Will Vijayakanth be the captain?
Congress softens stand on seat pact with NCP
In Kerala, Left alliance on the brink of collapse
March 12, 2009
Third Front trying to rope in Patnaik
Naveen Patnaik's great gamble
No consensus on Third Front's PM candidate
PDP to go it alone in Jammu and Kashmir
Congress targetting Pawar through IPL postponement
Third Front the 'biggest mirage' : Congress
Congress yields to Mamta in West Bengal
EC issues notice to Mulayam
Third Front a 'nautanki', says BJP
BJP denies joining hands with PDP
Confident of organising free and fair polls: Chawla
Left, key regional parties launch Third Force
Who will be the senior-most MP in next Lok Sabha?
Why Dobbspet may change Indian political scene
Andhra Pradesh: Why NTR's wife is upset
Polls: From where does that indelible ink come?
March 11, 2009
Junior NTR tries to revive grandfather's legend
CPI-M finalises Kerala candidates for LS polls
WB: Cong, Trinamool reach seat-sharing accord
BJP slams Orissa trust vote, Mitra in firing line
Naveen Patnaik wins 'sudden' trust vote
Chiranjeevi to fight assembly poll from Tirupati
What caused the BJP-BJD divorce in Orissa
Parties seek postponement of polls in Kerala
BSP,BJP hand in glove with each other: Amar
Ulema Council to field candidates against Sonia, Rahul
March 10, 2009
Time running out on Trinamool tie-up, says Congress
Gandhinagar: Cong recommends two leaders to challenge Advani
We are with the UPA: NCP
No alliance with Third Front: SP
Patnaik will join Third Front, says Gowda
LS polls: BSP announces 12 candidates for TN
We will expose misdeeds of Naveen government, says BJP
Paswan's LJP to contest six seats in Jharkhand
Lalu, Nitish pichkaris a hot favourite in Bihar
BJD keeps all political options open
How the CPI-M wooed the BJD
Congress releases first list of candidates for Gujarat
LS polls in Vidarbha is a family affair
Elections 2009: Let the games begin
BJP finalises theme slogan of poll campaign
BJP to use SMS to woo voters
March 9, 2009
NDA virtually non-existent: Congress
Bihar: Rudy, Pappu charged for poll code violation
Sena-BJP alliance on track, says Manohar Joshi
AGP announces list of LS poll candidates
Manmohan Singh is an iron man, says Congress
BJD keeps all political options open
Naveen Patnaik 'anti-Hindu', says VHP
Will wait till last moment for a pact with SP: Congress
Third Front will be a major force: CPM
CPI-M, CPI fight it out in Kerala
Left strikes alliance with BJD, pushes for Third Front
BJD can play key role in Third Front: CPI
March 8, 2009
SP leaves Congress only six seats in UP
Patnaik asked to prove majority on March 11
MRPS joins grand allaince in Andhra Pradesh
BJP follows Congress in promoting politicos' offsprings
Congress releases booklet to arm cadre against opposition salvo
Muslims should not vote on the basis of religion, say Deobandi fatwa
Left supports BJD, hopes to forge alliance
March 7, 2009
BJD-BJP alliance splits in Orissa
National flag withdrawn from BJP website
Miffed with UPA, LJP threatens to fight LS polls alone
SP threatens to oppose Congress in UP
CPI-M expels Kerala MP
Tribal body to field woman assaulted by mob
Candidates with a difference in Hyderabad
Advani's Vijay Sankalp rallies go online to woo netizens
TDP strongman Subba Reddy joins Congress
LS polls: BJP toughens stand against Shiv Sena
'There is huge awareness among people about their candidates'
Pawar leaves Baramati constituency for daughter
Malegaon accused Upadhyay wants to contest Lok Sabha polls
Assam: Congress decides on six candidates
March 6, 2009
Naidu's freebies will cost AP Rs 5,000 crore
LS polls: CPI-M in talks with like-minded parties
SP not to field candidates against Sonia, Rahul
Alliance with Congress has 'broken', declares SP
March 5, 2009
JMM to contest LS polls with UPA
Chidambaram warns about terror attack during LS polls
LS polls: What will Sriram Sena do?
Sanjay Dutt moves SC, wants his conviction stayed
LS polls: Venkaiah, Jaitley, Jaswant not to contest
Assam: Parties unhappy over poll dates
Maharashtra: BSP names 4 Brahmin candidates
LS polls: BJP takes AGP in its kitty
Match-fixing won't affect political career: Azhar
AGP denies 'joining' the NDA
AP: TDP promises free colour TV to every poor family
Sena should clarify NCP stance: BJP
Rahul Gandhi kick starts UDF campaign in Kerala
Non-Congress, non-BJP alternative possible: CPM
BJP announces list of women candidates for LS polls
CEC reviews LS poll preparations in UP
All major parties have criminals contesting polls in UP
March 4, 2009
Cong-NCP talks make headway
Will 'Chiru' steal the show in Andhra?
'Lucknow has never favoured actors'
Navin Chawla to succeed Gopalswami as CEC
Tamil Nadu: CPI-M committee to discuss seat-sharing with AIADMK
Karunanidhi questions EC's impartiality
SP-Congress poll tie-up is '99 percent off'
Formal induction of AGP in NDA called off
'Jaylalithaa, Mayawati can co-exist in Third Front'
Congress, NCP reach seat-sharing deal in Maharashtra
How the AIADMK, TDP are helping the Congress
March 3, 2009
Oscar Fernandes resigns to work for LS polls
NDA lost 2004 polls due to over confidence, says Advani
EC rejects Chiru's plea for a common poll symbol
Cong will be thrown out, says Naidu
We will stick to DMK in TN, says Congress
Pune: Rahul meets Pawar
Priyanka Gandhi visits Amethi
Left Front announces candidates for Lok Sabha polls
Tharoor to contest LS poll from Kerala on Congress ticket
BSP to contest on all Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat
Yedyyurappa violated model code of conduct, alleges Gowda
Tribal body to contest assembly, LS polls in Kandhamal
Congress corners rights for Jai Ho
EC to visit UP, Bihar to review poll arrangements
I have no political ambitions, says Priyanka Gandhi
CPI-M is a 'non-actor' in Indian politics, says Somnath
Unnao will be largest LS constituency, Lakshadweep smallest
Congress confident of victory, says Azad
March 2, 2009
To fight Left, Congress ties up with Trinamul
Polls: Mulayam meets Sonia, stalemate remains
Ajit Singh-led RLD joins NDA
Muslim politics takes a turn in Kerala
Third Front to be launched on March 12, declares Deve Gowda
LS polls a prestige issue, says Mayawati
EC announces 5 phase polls
No NCP-Congress alliance in north-east: Sangma
EC announces assembly poll dates for AP, Orissa and Sikkim
IT experts to track candidates' expenses
Left prefers two phase poll in West Bengal
Cong-DMK alliance to continue for LS polls
Final shape of BJD-BJP alliance soon: Naveen
Kerala BJP unhappy with LS poll dates
We will have an alliance with NCP, says Congress
March 1, 2009
Lok Sabha polls to cost more than US presidential elections
Left woos UPA, NDA allies
Congress looks for regional alliances ahead of polls
Congress 'women' losing it in MP!
Pawar asks Congress to rethink decision on national tie-ups
Left bloc to contest 33 LS seats in Bihar
Mualayam confident of SP-Cong seat sharing deal
NCP projects Pawar as prime ministerial candidate
February 28, 2009
Akhilesh Yadav confident of Cong-SP tie-up
Cong-NCP seat-sharing stalemate continues
EC's sudden leave delays LS poll announcement
Jairam Ramesh is Congress' campaign coordinator
Modi ads put BJP in a spot
I think I can become successful in politics: Azhar
February 27, 2009
Future of CPM worrying: Somnath
Lalji Tandon is BJP's LS candidate from Lucknow
Sonia kick-starts poll campaign in Andhra Pradesh
2009 is not going to be 2004, says Karat
NCP-Cong alliance in Gujarat to continue,says Praful Patel
February 26, 2009
No rift with Shiv Sena on any issue, says BJP
NCP mouthpiece blasts Congress
Congress terms Rashtravadi article 'mischievous and motivated'
No shirts, T-shirts for campaigning in WB, says EC
No rift in NDA in Bihar: Nitish
Jaya Prada confident of winning LS polls
PM should be from Lok Sabha, says Advani
Congress, NCP downplay remarks controversy
Andhra parties in TV ad war
More ministers to quit for election work, says Sonia Gandhi
February 25, 2009
Congress will get bigger majority in Andhra, says YSR
Maharashtra's Congress leaders meet to discuss seat-sharing
Thackeray does not meet Advani
Sonia urges Congress leaders to end factionalism
Jairam Ramesh quits to handle Congress's election publicity
February 24, 2009
UP: BJP completes seat-sharing pact with RLD
Sena men unhappy over alliance with BJP: Kadam
SC bench to decide voters' right to cast negative vote
We will contest LS polls in Bihar with UPA allies: Lalu
Sonia to outline Congress poll strategy
How and what to speak: Congress takes class
February 23, 2009
No chance of becoming PM after polls: Rahul Gandhi
EC to hold discussion with Union Home Secretary
Modi to kick off poll campaign at Pimpalgaon on Feb 25
Sena will never desert Hindutva, says Munde
JD-U distances itself from BJP's Ram temple stance
Why Lalu will contest LS polls from Saran
Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishen may join Congress
February 22, 2009
BJP fields Rahul's confidante from UP LS seat
TDP will never support Advani as PM: Naidu
Rahul is like an aquarium fish, says Modi
That was CPI-M's second historic blunder'
February 20, 2009
Mayawati is the 'new-age Shahjahan', says BJP
It's match-fixing, says Naidu on Azhar's political entry
BJP rules out alliance with 'pseudo-secular' SP
Mulayam refutes alliance with BJP
LS 2009: The 100 people who matter in the Congress
Advani kickstarts poll campaign from Gandhinagar
Young India, here comes Advani
No secret meeting between Uddhav-Pawar: Bal Thackeray
AP: Towering demands from allies chokes TDP
TN: Sonia wants to build bridges with Jaya
February 19, 2009
BJP nips SP's alliance talks in the bud
Uddhav Thackeray meets Pawar, sparks speculation
Azhar to join Cong today, seeks ticket from Hyderabad
Andhra polling booths to have EVMs with Braille scripts
Jayalalitha attempts to woo Congress
Rane inducted back into Maharashtra cabinet
24% MPs are criminals, says report
Just SMS to know if your candidate is tainted
Shotgun rejects offer to join Samajwadi Party
Our ties with DMK strong: Cong to Jaya's offer
No ties with Sena, but all options open, says NCP
Major reshuffle in Cong, Azad is back
February 18, 2009
We will win 205 seats, says Chiranjeevi's party
AP: Differences over Telengana mar the Grand Alliance
No clean chit to Kalyan on Babri issue, says SP
Dalit body backs Paswan as PM
In alliance talks with BJP, says Mulayam
Chiranjeevi rules out BJP alliance
LS polls: Worried Congress looks to solve Karnataka puzzle
I can contest as I did no wrong, says Sanjay Dutt
February 17, 2009
Reject dynastic parties: Modi
Amar blames Digvijay for strained Congress-SP ties
Congress's secret survey shows benefits of alliance with Mulayam
Is Maoist talks offer part of pre-poll deal in Chhattisgarh?
I am not good enough for politics, says Sourav Ganguly
No alliance with BJP or Congress in Sikkim: CPM
Polls only after Gopalswami's exit
Advani praises 'trouble-shooter' Pranab
Assam: Congress edges over rivals in poll preparations
EC bans exit poll till last phase of elections
Left will be compelled to join UPA: Lalu
February 16, 2009
BJP to weave campaign around 'prosperous, safer India' theme
Congress, BJP, CPM join hands in Sikkim
No delimitation blues for Mani Shankar Aiyar
Congress revokes Narayan Rane's suspension
'BJP, SP fielded candidates with criminal background'
February 15, 2009
Reserved category candidates can contest on general seats: SC
Cong evades queries on PM contesting LS polls
Amar Singh bats for Mulayam, Pawar as PM
Southern states special point of attention for BJP
Andhra's actor-turned-politicians fight it out
CPI-M politics turns murkier after crucial politburo meet
BJP committed to the construction of Ram Mandir: Advani
February 14, 2009
The culture of Cong is servility, says Amar Singh
LS polls: Raj Babbar may replace Govinda in North Mumbai
NCP wants even split of seats in Maharashtra
Manmohan is my PM candidate, says Rahul Gandhi
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