Congress party on Saturday declared first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh polls, including 155 names. Eminent leaders KP Singh from Pichhore, Jitu Patwari from Rau, Arif Aqueel from Bhopal North, Dr Govind Singh from Lahar and Ajay Singh from Churhat are included in the list. The decision of declaring[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s brother-in-law, Sanjay Singh Masani joined Congress on Saturday in New Delhi. Stating as a major setback for BJP, sources claimed that, “Sanjay Singh was not happy with the working of BJP in the state. Singh joined the Congress in[Read More…]
Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Madhya Pradesh minister Rustam Singh has been booked for violating the model code of conduct in the state for seeking votes based on caste. A video that went viral on social media, health minister Rustam Singh and a former IPS officer, warned Gurjars to not be affected[Read More…]
Aizwal: The Congress party has released its election manifesto for the upcoming state assembly polls on Thursday and promised to give free laptops to students who have passed class 10 and above if returns to power. Congress Chief Minister Lal Thanhawala released the election manifesto and pledged to continue with its[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan is having one of the most difficult elections of his life. According to sources, Tomar’s inclusion in Madhya Pradesh BJP election management committee is likely to affect state leadership in Madhya Pradesh and Shivraj Singh Chouhan could take the[Read More…]
Bhartiya Janta Party on Friday declared 177 candidates for assembly polls, many sitting legislators have been denied tickets. Eminent leaders that made it to the list are Narottam Mishra, Yashodhara Raje Scindia, Surendra Patwa and Archana Chitnis. Three ministers Maya Singh from Gwalior, Gaurishankar Shejwar from Raisen and Harsh Singh[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh polls, several constituencies hold political importance, however, one constituency in Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh has become the centre of attraction for various reasons. Congress and Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS), a new political outfit, which are currently involved in alliance talks for Malwa region, are[Read More…]
The town panchayat elections results that were announced on Wednesday, came as a rude shock to the Bharatiya Janata Party which failed to get a majority in any of thee town panchayats of Kodagu district. BJP managed a clean sweep in the assembly polls of Somwarpet, Virajpet, and Kushalnagar. In[Read More…]
Hyderabad: Telangana’s main opposition Congress party on Thursday decided to contest 95 Assembly seats and leave the remaining 24 seats for the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and other constituents of the grand alliance. Under the seat sharing agreement, the Congress has allotted 14 seats to the TDP while the remaining[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh assembly polls 2018, Congress party who is exploring best possible candidates for the electoral battle is in loggerheads within the party. Two senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Jyotiraditya Scindia had a heated argument over candidates’ selection in presence of Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi, who was[Read More…]
In a major political development, BJP Ramanagara candidate L Chandrashekhar, who left the party over issues with BJP senior leaders including BS Yeddyurappa, has rejoined Congress on Thursday. “None of the BJP leaders bothered to campaign for me and I felt I was being made a sacrificial goat in this[Read More…]
Congress leader and minister of health education & irrigation in Karnataka government DK Shivakumar on Wednesday stated that, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) has no interest in seeking the vote in the name of Prime Minister Modi, as state BJP leaders have understood, PM Modi is unfit to become the Prime[Read More…]
New Delhi: Former Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Wednesday said the commission will have to gain the voters’ trust in Electronic Voting Machines, which have been targeted by political parties for “digital manipulation” of votes. “The most important thing that the commission will have to deal with is EVMs[Read More…]
Ahead of assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, where Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan along with BJP State President Rakesh Singh is in loggerheads with possible contestants for the electoral battle, Bhopal mayor Alok Sharma is likely to contest election from Govindpura constituency under the banner of Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP),[Read More…]
A music video was released on Tuesday, mocking Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje over her five years of tenure in the state. A parody of a popular folk song of Rajasthan– ‘Holiya Mein Ude Re Gulal – the song refers to the Vasundhara Raje as “Ahankari Maharani (arrogant queen)” in the[Read More…]
Ahead of Madhya Pradesh election, there is a big fight between sitting MLAs and several sitting MPs of BJP in the state over ticket distribution. Cabinet Minister Rustam Singh, who recently made the remarks against BJP and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, has created an embarrassment for the party. Rustam Singh[Read More…]
New Delhi: Amidst reports that his party was offered two seats to contest in the Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha announced his party RLSP’s first list of 66 candidates for the Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh, a move which is seen as a pressure tactic to[Read More…]
Sanjeev Shrivastava alias Daboo uncle famously known as India’s dancing uncle will be motivating public to vote in large numbers for the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. The Vidisha district election office has chosen Sanjeev Shrivastava to spread awareness about the voting. Sanjeev Shrivastava said that “A video has[Read More…]
Ahead of assembly polls, Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada constituency has become the centre of attraction. Seven candidates from different parties are not from the same family but they are each other’s relatives, who are contesting against each other in Dantewada. Bhima Mandavi from BJP, Devti Karma from Congress, Nandaram Sori from CPI,[Read More…]
For the first time in the country, Election Commission will provide pick-up and drop service facility for the differently-abled voters to enable them exercise their franchise without difficulty during the November 3 bypolls in Karnataka. Chief Electoral Officer in a statement on Monday said that, “In a step towards an inclusive[Read More…]
Madhya Pradesh assembly election, which is a litmus test for incumbent Bhartiya Janta Party and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan too, is witnessing several political shifts every day. The contest has been turned into a multipolar competition, where Congress is leading the opposition along with the debutants Samanya Pichra Alpsankhyak[Read More…]
With elections round the corner in Telangna, candidates of different political parties have indulged in strange tactics as a strategy to appease the voters. Recently, several Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) candidates were spotted cutting the hair of a customer, shaving another’s beard, helping one in taking bath and even ending a hand in[Read More…]
Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) sitting MLA from Tendu Kheda constituency in Narsinghpur district, Sanjay Sharma has joined Congress on Tuesday in Indore in presence of Congress Chief Rahul Gandhi ahead of assembly election 2019. After joining Congress, Sanjay Sharma attacked Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and stated “BJP government did[Read More…]
Banswara: An FIR has been registered against Rajasthan Minister Dhan Singh Rawat for his controversial speech from October 26 where he said “All Hindus should vote for BJP.” Rawat, a Minister of State, while addressing a rally last week had stirred a controversy by seeking votes on the basis of religion. “Rajasthan mein[Read More…]
New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday released its third list of 11 candidates for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly polls, with the party denying tickets to two more sitting MLAs. With this list, the BJP has announced 89 candidates for the 90-seat Assembly and the[Read More…]