PM Modi to file nomination papers from Varanasi LS seat on May 14The Congress has fielded its Uttar Pradesh chief Ajay Rai in Varanasi and the BSP Athar Jamal Lari. Elections in Varanasi will be held on J...
05 May, 2024, 02.25 PM IST
Varanasi Election Results Live: Modi outdoes his 2014 performanceIn 2014, Modi won from Varanasi by a margin of 3.37 lakh votes.
23 May, 2019, 10.48 PM IST
Cancellation of nomination: SC dismisses plea of sacked BSF jawan Tej Bahadur YadavA bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said, "we do not find any grounds to entertain the plea of Yadav".
09 May, 2019, 01.55 PM IST
Priyanka Gandhi's own decision not to contest from Varanasi: Sam PitrodaSpeculation over Priyanka Gandhi's electoral debut from Modi's constituency ended Thursday when the Congress fielded Ajay Rai from there.
26 Apr, 2019, 04.58 PM IST
HC to give verdict on plea against Narendra Modi's election tomorrowThe petition has been filed by sitting Congress MLA Ajay Rai, who was the party's candidate against Modi from Varanasi in the 2014 general ...
04 Dec, 2016, 07.40 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal to hold six rallies against demonetisationArvind Kejriwal will hold three rallies in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh starting from December 1 in Meerut, followed by a rally in Varanasi and...
24 Nov, 2016, 05.27 PM IST
Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah meet PM Narendra Modi to discuss bypollsSources said the two leaders discussed with Modi, the party's strategy as well as BJP candidates for the bypolls.
23 Aug, 2014, 11.33 PM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2014: On last day of Lok Sabha campaign, a Rahul Gandhi show-stopperThe Cong spectacle was a psychological boost for Ajay Rai, who seemed to have slipped in the race against Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal.
11 May, 2014, 01.06 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: BJP releases 'Vision Document' for VaranasiArun Jaitley today released the party's 'Vision Document' for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, and said the people of this temple city should i...
06 May, 2014, 09.11 PM IST
Sabarmati more polluted than Ganga: AAP on Narendra Modi's claimAAP today trashed as "false projection" the claim made by Narendra Modi that the Sabarmati river was much cleaner than the Ganga, saying th...
03 May, 2014, 10.53 PM IST
Lok sabha polls 2014: Quami Ekta Dal backs Congress' Ajai Rai in VaranasiAsked which Cong leader had approached him for support for Rai, Ansari said "you can assume the name of Digvijay Singh for approaching him".
29 Apr, 2014, 08.57 PM IST
Polls 2014: Narendra Modi to face 41 rivals in Varanasi Lok Sabha seatLok Sabha battle in this temple town will see 42 candidates fighting it out among themselves, after nominations of 34 contestants were reje...
28 Apr, 2014, 09.54 PM IST
Murli Manohar Joshi congratulates Narendra Modi on filing nomination in VaranasiJoshi said it is a a matter of joy that the party's prime ministerial candidate is going to contest from Varanasi.
24 Apr, 2014, 04.13 PM IST
UPCC Vice President offers his name to contest from VaranasiUPCC leader Siraj Mehdi today suggested fielding of a local candidate in Varanasi against "outsiders" Modi of BJP and Kejriwal of AAP.
01 Apr, 2014, 06.49 PM IST
Quami Ekta Dal writes to SP, BSP, Congress for fielding a joint candidate against Narendra ModiQuami Ekta Dal has written to SP, BSP etc., asking them to either lend support to Mukhtar Ansari or field a joint candidate against Narendr...
31 Mar, 2014, 07.29 PM IST
Digvijay Singh 'unaware' of speculations pitching him against Narendra ModiSome television channels have reported that Singh may contest the coming general elections against Modi from the temple city of Varanasi.
20 Mar, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
Digvijay Singh 'unaware' of speculations pitching him against Narendra ModiDigvijay Singh was unaware of some media reports which stated that he was expected to be fielded from Varanasi Lok Sabha seat against the B...
20 Mar, 2014, 04.36 PM IST