Tuesday, May 21st, 2019
Opposition leaders meet to discuss non-NDA alliance ahead of May 23 results
Senior leaders of several opposition parties met in New Delhi on Tuesday, ahead of the Lok Sabha results due on May 23, to discuss whether a non-NDA alliance could stake a claim to form the government. Demand on VVPATs The leaders also decided to approach the Election Commission (EC) to press their demand that the paper trail of votes, recorded by VVPAT machines, be matched against the figures from the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Sitaram Yechury, general secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist), said the EC had yetRead More
Narendra Modi and Amit Shah to meet NDA allies over dinner before counting
With exit polls pointing to a clear victory for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the BJP’s top two leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah, were expected to meet the alliance’s partners over dinner in New Delhi on Tuesday. Shah was also due to meet BJP ministers that evening. Who was expected Party sources said those likely to attend included Nitish Kumar, who is Bihar’s Chief Minister and heads the JD(U); Uddhav Thackeray of the Shiv Sena; Sukhbir Singh Badal of the Shiromani Akali Dal; andRead More