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2019 Lok Sabha Election

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India rejecting the Rs 72,000 NYAY boondoggle would show the highest level of voter maturity

Abhishek Banerjee - 7 May, 2019

The weeks have rolled by and the Rs 72,000 NYAY has all but disappeared from the narrative. It is stunning how little traction it got on the ground during the 2019 Lok Sabha election

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Exit Polls for 2014 General Elections: How accurate were they?

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

In 2014 General Elections, Today's Chanakya came the closest with its prediction of 291 seats for the BJP and 340 for the NDA, overestimating BJP by 9 and NDA by 4

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Modi challenges Congress to fight elections in Rajiv Gandhi’s name, who presided over Bofors scam and 1984 riots

OpIndia Staff - 7 May, 2019

The Bofors scam, 1984 anti-Sikh riots and Bhopal gas tragedy have come back to haunt Congress

News Reports

SP candidate from Varanasi Tej Bahadur Yadav caught on camera agreeing to kill PM Modi for money

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

Sacked BSF soldier and SP candidate from Varanasi Tej Bahadur Yadav was seen offering to kill PM Modi for ₹50 crore in a 2 years old video

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2019 poised to become the Lok Sabha election with the highest voter turnout ever

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

The 2019 Lok Sabha Elections are poised to record the highest voter turnout in the history of Independent India.

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Jharkhand: Muslim woman assaulted by husband for voting BJP, FIR lodged

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

Muslim woman Sahana Khatoon of Chanho, Jharkhand was allegedly assaulted by her husband because she voted for BJP.

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Booth rigging in Amethi: District Magistrate orders probe against polling officer

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

After Smriti Irani's complaint, the District Magistrate in Amethi has reportedly ordered a probe on the alleged booth capturing reported in the area by Congress workers.

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BJP polling agent brutally assaulted by TMC workers in Howrah as West Bengal votes in the 5th phase of Lok Sabha elections

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

The Election Commission has sought a report from the administration regarding the alleged attack on BJP candidate Arjun Singh by TMC workers.

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Watch: Rahul Gandhi admits that Congress rule produced unemployment, corruption, problems for farmers, etc

OpIndia Staff - 6 May, 2019

Congress President, Rahul Gandhi, who has somehow got into the habit of putting his foot into his mouth every time he makes a public appearance, this time too lives up to his reputation

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