Sri Lankan general accused of fraud - 
Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential election.
- Found 41 minutes ago


Varun equates Pawar with Ravana, Mayawati with Surpnakha - 
In an apparent reference to Union Food and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Saturday equated him with mythological demon king Ravana and said Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati is his sister Surpnakha.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 15:16 GMT


BJP should not lose focus on core issues, says Varun - 
Bulandshahr (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 6 : Contrary to his party's new chief Nitin Gadkari's campaign for development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Saturday said that the party workers should not forget the core issues of the party.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 11:13 GMT


New president for Ukraine - 
The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 23:16 GMT


Fixer gets his comeuppance - 
The leader and his fixer Amar Singh part ways in a trail of bitter invective – a backlash against the ‘culture of money and Bollywood stars’ injected into the rural-based Samajwadi Party.
- Found: 2010-02-08, 00:04 GMT


Police destroy Maoists' camp in Jharkhand, seize arms - 
Jharkhand police Saturday destroyed a Maoist training camp in West Singhbhum district and seized explosives and weapons from there.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 15:31 GMT


BJP should not lose focus on core issues says Varun - 
Contrary to his party's new chief Nitin Gadkari's campaign for development, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Varun Gandhi said on Saturday that the party workers should not forget the core issues of the party.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 13:09 GMT


Chalo booth, in a Bolero - 
If you thought there's no money in panchayat polls, think again. The lure of NREGA cash is making candidates splurge ...
- Found: 2010-02-06, 06:34 GMT


Also In This Story - 
Between the prosaic and the spectacular, reason and passion, commerce and social concern, exclusivity and inclusiveness, Mumbai has often swung wildly and inexorably. This time is no different. The spectacular, the passionate seems to be grabbing all the attention; at least, momentarily.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 09:33 GMT


Advani’s club of 4 at play, Gadkari at sea - 
New Delhi, Feb. 5: The RSS may have a serious problem on its hands because the “Dilli 4” cabal it wished to marginalise is digging in its heels while BJP president Nitin Gadkari appears to be at sea.
- Found: 2010-02-05, 22:17 GMT


India 2009 Election / Polling Dates
Andhra Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Assam : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Bihar : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May
Chandigarh : 13-May
Chhattisgarh : 16-Apr
Daman - Diu : 30-Apr
Delhi : 7-May
Goa : 23-Apr
Gujarat : 30-Apr
Haryana : 7-May
Jammu and Kashmir : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Jharkhand : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Karnataka : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Kerala : 16-Apr, 20 May
Lakshadweep : 16-Apr
Madhya Pradesh : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Maharashtra : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Manipur : 16-Apr, 22-Apr
Meghalaya : 16-Apr
Mizoram : 16-Apr
Nagaland : 16-Apr
Orissa : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Puducherry : 13-May
Punjab : 7-May, 13-May
Rajasthan : 7-May
Sikkim : 30-Apr
Tamilnadu : 13-May
Tripura : 23-Apr
Uttar Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Uttarakhand : 13-May
West Bengal : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
India Election Fact Box

2004 Election Results

Total Seats: 542
Congress / UPA: 220
BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

Trivia

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