By-polls 2014

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  BJP Is Analysing UP By-Poll Results At Booth Level: Amit Shah

  BJP President Amit Shah on Tuesday said that a dedicated team of his party was analysing the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha by-poll results "at the booth level" and that his party was set to get a "bigger mandate than the 2014 one" in the next Lok Sabha polls.

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  By-Polls In Parliamentary Seats Since 2014: The BJP Report Card

  Since the BJP came to power in 2014 general elections with a massive mandate - 282 of Lok Sabha's 543 seats -- the party has lost six seats in subsequent by-elections. The last of these defeats came yesterday, when the party lost the prestigious Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats of Uttar Pradesh - vacated in 2017 by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and hi...

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  On Gorakhpur, Phulpur By-Elections, Yogi Adityanath Says "Victory Margin Will Be As Big As In 2014"

  A smiling Yogi Adityanath, flashing the ubiquitous victory sign after casting his vote this morning for the Lok Sabha by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, told NDTV that he was confident of "victory margins as big as in 2014".

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  Indian Union Muslim League Retains Malappuram Lok Sabha Seat In Kerala, BJP's Vote Share Falls

  The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML), the largest ally of the Congress in Kerala, has retained the Malappuram parliament seat, winning a by-election by a big margin of 1.7 lakh votes. The BJP, which has been trying to increase its footprint in the state will be disappointed with a small fall in its vote share. The party is still a distant third be...

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  Opinion: Setback Yes, Referendum on Modi Government No

  Ashok Malik analyses the BJP's performance in the UP by-elections.

• BJP Makes Inroads in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal

  For the BJP, which had to cede space to the Congress in Gujarat and Rajasthan, here's some cheering news. The party has finally managed to open an account in Mamata Banerjee's West Bengal, with the Basirhat Dakshin seat.

• Polling Starts for 15 Lok Sabha Seats in Uttar Pradesh

  Polling in Uttar Pradesh for 15 Lok Sabha seats began on Wednesday, officials said. By-polls for two state assembly seats is also being held.

• 45 percent polling in Mizoram till 2 pm

  About 45 percent of the electorate cast their vote for the lone Lok Sabha seat from Mizoram and an assembly by-poll in the first seven hours of polling on Friday, officials said.

• 20.4 per cent voting in Mizoram poll in four hours

  An estimated 20.4 per cent voters exercised their franchise till 10 am during election to the lone Mizoram Lok Sabha seat and by-poll to the Hrangturzo Assembly seat.

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  Voting on for lone Lok Sabha seat, Assembly by-poll in Mizoram

  Voting for the lone Lok Sabha constituency and an Assembly by-poll in Mizoram began today, for which additional eight companies of central para-military forces have been deployed.

• Voting begins in the only Lok Sabha constituency in Mizoram

  Voting in the only Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram which is witnessing a three-cornered contest began at 7 am today along with the by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly seat.

• Election 2014: Mizoram votes today

  Polling for the lone Lok Sabha seat in Mizoram which is witnessing a three-cornered contest, will be held today along with the by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly seat.

• Mizoram opposition parties appeal for VVPAT in all constituencies

  Opposition parties in Mizoram have appealed to the Election Commission that Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) be used in all polling stations in the state in the Lok Sabha poll and the by-poll to Hrangturzo Assembly.

• By-polls in four states completed with no incident of violence

  By-elections for four Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in four states went off peacefully today, results, which will be announced on June 5, will be keenly watched in the run-up to the 2014 general elections.

• Election results: Jagan sweeps polls; will be Chief Minister in 2014, predicts sister

  Jagan Mohan Reddy's mother, wife, sister and brother-in-law are at Chanchalguda jail right now; family celebrations are in order despite the somber settings. The YSR Congress is close to sweeping the Andhra Pradesh by-elections so big that it has not even spared the Congress its Nellore Lok Sabha seat.