President Barack Obama invited Narendra Modi, to visit Washington in a congratulatory phone call to him on Friday, the White House said.
US President Barack Obama Friday called up Indian prime minister-designate Narendra Modi and congratulated him on his "emphatic election victory", officials said.
Rahul Gandhi today accused the BJP and Narendra Modi of being divisive like the British Raj, while ridiculing its Gujarat model.
Narendra Modi on Friday said he was prepared to "face defeat" but would not practice politics of identity.
Stepping up his attack on the BJP, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi today said if the party were to come to power at the Centre, the country will fall in the grip of a handful of very rich people.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi will be arriving here on April 19 to address an election rally for her son Rahul Gandhi, the party`s vice-president and candidate from the high-profile constituency here.
Sharpening his attack on P Chidambaram, BJP leader Narendra Modi today alleged wrist watches with photos of the Finance Minister were being distributed to voters and demanded a probe by the Election Commission.
Unlike many other Lok Sabha constituencies where the basic amenities top the poll agenda, this temple town seems to have become an electoral prestige battleground, putting on back-burner the numerous civic issues plaguing it.
Bharatiya Janata Party`s (BJP) prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi is scheduled to address three poll rallies in Tamil Nadu.
The 2014 Lok Sabha elections is all about four time chief Minister of Gujarat and BJP`s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.
Known for good governance and socialist principles, Nitish Kumar has put Bihar back on the development track.
Mamata Banerjee ended the uninterrupted 34-year-long reign of the Left in West Bengal, but can she be the first woman prime minister 29 years after Indira Gandhi is the big question.
With great power comes great responsibility. But sadly that isn`t the case with Congress party vice president Rahul Gandhi. He wields absolute power over the party, and to a large extent over the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as well, but he seldom has come forward to shoulder a responsibility or play the role of a minister.
General elections are an exercise of mammoth proportions. But if the entire exercise of campaigning, posturing, tie-ups and breaking-up only yields a fractured mandate, then the two largest parties have no other option than to rely on the regional satraps to bail them out. And in such a scenario BSP’s Kumari Mayawati will be among the regional leaders who will have her eyes set not just on savouring power but also on the cherry on top, the Prime Minister’s chair.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar`s political graph has seen a sudden drop in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls. Once the green-eyed boy of Bihar, who emerged as the only hope of millions of Biharis plagued by a decade and a half of misgovernance under Lalu Prasad Yadav, Kumar now stands sans any alliance partner at the cusp of what could be a decider for his political future.
A political mentor of many top rung leaders of our times, NCP chief and Union Minister Sharad Pawar is probably the biggest icons of the Maratha pride today and one of the most powerful grass-root leaders of the country.
SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav is a seasoned political player, whose voice matters in the power corridors of Delhi and he is someone who has the potential to make or break the fortunes of any political formation post May 16.
While many believe that the upcoming 2014 General Elections will be dominated by a clash between two titans – Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi – one man who has been desperately trying to change this perception is Arvind Kejriwal.
With the Congress party’s prospects appearing dim, BJP’s mission 272 looking an uphill task.