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100 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “Congress”, published between January 2017 and December 2019. They are filed mainly under Congress, BJP, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Karnataka Parties Begin Gearing Up for 2019 Lok Sabha Election
Barely after the recent assembly election in Karnataka, the state’s three main parties, the BJP, the Congress and the JD(S), are preparing to put their workers back on an election footing, this time for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Their leaders are lining up campaigns over the coming fortnight. BJP: a yatra from Bidar State BJP president B S Yeddyurappa is to begin a yatra across northern Karnataka from Bidar on August 9. The seven-day tour is meant to energise the party’s workers in the region. Congress: Shakti and aRead More
Deve Gowda Open to Mamata Banerjee as Opposition’s PM Face for 2019
Former prime minister and JD(S) chief H D Deve Gowda has said he has no objection to the opposition presenting West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee as its prime ministerial candidate for the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Gowda, 85, spoke to PTI in Delhi at the weekend, while calling for a strong front to take on the BJP. The context His comments came as the Congress and other opposition parties were reported to prefer to settle the question of a prime ministerial candidate after the election,Read More
Kejriwal Accuses Modi Government of Killing Independent Media After ABP Exits
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of being behind the resignations of two senior journalists from the TV channel ABP News, and charged that the Centre was trying to finish off independent media in the country. What Kejriwal said The Aam Aadmi Party leader made the allegation on Twitter. Calling a free press the lifeline of democracy, he said the two departures within two days were further proof of the government’s intentions. “Media should rise now, otherwise it will be too late,” he wrote.Read More
17 Opposition Parties Plan to Ask Election Commission for Ballot Papers in 2019
A group of 17 opposition parties has agreed to approach the Election Commission together and formally ask that next year’s Lok Sabha election be held with paper ballots instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The parties had not yet asked the commission for a date for a meeting. Who is on board The parties backing the demand include the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the BSP, the NCP, the RJD, the AAP, the YSR Congress, the DMK, the JD(S), the TDP, Kerala Congress (Mani), the CPI, the CPI(M) and the TrinamoolRead More
Assam NRC: why the Congress is wary of taking a strong stand
The publication of the first draft of Assam’s National Register of Citizens (NRC) left the Congress walking a tightrope. Tarun Gogoi, the party leader who served three terms as Assam Chief Minister, claimed the idea as his own, while the party avoided a firm position on the 40 lakh people whose names were missing from the draft. A cautious line An analysis noted that 14 Lok Sabha seats in Assam, and more in neighbouring states, were at stake. Gogoi said there had been no demand for the NRC and thatRead More
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