New Delhi: Amid intense negotiations, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that he will soon announce the names of Chief Ministers for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. “We are taking inputs from different people in the party — from party workers, MLAs… “We are getting a comprehensive answer to[Read More…]
Tag: 2018 assembly elections
Thackeray salutes ‘fearless voters’ for defeating BJP
Mumbai: Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray saluted the “fearless voters” who defeated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in four out of five Indian states, where results were declared on Tuesday. In a hard-hitting reaction, the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ally said after the voters decided they do not want[Read More…]
15% voter turnout in 2 hours in Mizoram
Aizawl, Polling is underway for 40 seats to elect a new Mizoram Assembly. Nearly 15 per cent of the over 7.68 lakh electorate cast their votes in the first two hours on Wednesday, officials said. “Till 9 a.m., 15 per cent voter turnout has been recorded,” an Election Commission official[Read More…]
Modi appeals to MP, Mizoram voters
New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed to the people of Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram to participate in large numbers as polling got underway in both states. “I urge all voters in the state to take part in democracy’s biggest festival with full enthusiasm and to vote in[Read More…]
Why no investigation of CM Raman Singh’s son in Panama Papers, asks Rahul Gandhi in Raipur
Chhattisgarh assembly election is due for December 2018 and the political corridors in the state are becoming active now. Pulling up his socks, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has reached Chhattisgarh for election campaigns. Attacking BJP over its failure in dealing with corruption, Gandhi says former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi to begin his Gujarat visit from Somnath Temple today
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, who will be in Gujarat on Saturday to attend a review meeting to analyse the party’s showing in the assembly elections, will start by visiting the Somnath Temple. During his three-day visit to the state, Gandhi will hold meetings with all the newly-elected MLAs and leaders[Read More…]
Assembly elections: Gujarat CM, deputy CM trailing
In a surprising development, Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani and Deputy Chief Minister Nitin Patel were trailing on Monday as officials counted the votes polled in the Assembly elections. Both Rupani and Patel were at the second place in Rajkot West and Mehsana constituencies respectively. Himachal Pradesh assembly polls: Counting[Read More…]
Agatha Sangma to contest 2018 assembly elections
Former MP Agatha K Sangma will contest the 2018 Meghalaya assembly elections on a National People’s Party (NPP) ticket, an official said on Friday. On Thursday night, the NPP released its first list of 24 candidates for the 60 assembly seats in the state. Agatha, who has been elected twice[Read More…]