Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday wrote Election Commission seeking that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) should not be used for the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi. The polls to the three municipal corporations of Delhi will be held in April. The Aam Aadmi Party national convener demand was[Read More…]
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Former Congress leader S M Krishna to join BJP on March 15
Former Congress leader S M Krishna will join the BJP on March 15, said Karnataka BJP President B S Yeddyurappa on Monday. “Krishna will join BJP fold on March 15 in New Delhi,” said Yeddyurappa to reporters following a rally in the run up to the Nanjangud and Gundlupet bypolls.[Read More…]
Capt Amarinder to become CM on March 16
Will submit my resignation shortly: Okram Ibobi Singh
Incumbent Manipur chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh announced on Monday evening that he would resign from the chief ministerial position shortly. “I will tender my resignation (from position of CM) in a short period of time, either today or tomorrow,” he said. Earlier, Manipur Governor Najma Heptulla had asked Congress’s[Read More…]
BJP stealing elections in Goa, Manipur: Chidambaram
Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday accused the BJP of stealing elections in Goa and Manipur, saying a party which comes second has no right to form the government. Another Congress leader, Digvijay Singh, said it was the victory of money power over people’s power. “A party that comes[Read More…]
Nitish Kumar congratulates BJP and Congress
Possible that people voted for bullet train, says Akhilesh Yadav while accepting verdict
Congratulating BJP for its landslide win in UP, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Samajwadi party’s alliance with the Congress will continue. “We accept the verdict and wish all the best to the upcoming government in the state. People may not have liked my Expressway and that is why they voted[Read More…]
BJP’s performance in the state elections have changed the course of Indian politics
After the stunning results of the 5 state elections were declared on Saturday the BJP under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi is looking at possibly forming a government in 4 of the 5 states including the big one, Uttar Pradesh. Just what made this win possible? What changed in[Read More…]
Assembly polls: Goa tops with NOTA votes
Goa has come out on the top when it comes to voters pressing the NOTA button in the latest around of assembly polls, closely followed by Uttarakhand. In Goa, 1.2 per cent of the people voted for NOTA (None of the Above), followed by 1 per cent in Uttarakhand, data[Read More…]
PM congratulates Amarinder on poll win in Punjab
Cong-SP alliance will win UP elections, says Rahul Gandhi
Rejecting exit polls that gave BJP a clear lead in Uttar Pradesh, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed his alliance with the Samajwadi Party is winning the state. “We will win in Uttar Pradesh. Exit polls projections in Bihar were wrong. We will talk on 11 March,” he said.[Read More…]
Sonia Gandhi likely to ‘Skip’ counting day
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to miss the counting day on Saturday as she will be traveling abroad for medical treatment. The counting of votes will be held on March 11. Notably, Sonia also was seen not campaigning in the assembly elections including UP. However, Rahul organized Congress’s election[Read More…]
Exit polls: BJP ahead in UP, Goa, Manipur; Congress surges in Punjab
The BJP is likely to form government in Uttarakhand, Goa, Manipur while Congress may return in Punjab, according to exit poll results of the five states. The safforn party, however, is expected to fall short of majority in Uttar Pradesh. Interestingly, amid prediction of a hung assembly in UP by[Read More…]
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Manufacturing a “hawa” for the BJP out of thin air
Senior journalist and India Today consulting editor Rajdeep Sardesai said in the Hindustan Times on March 2: “I am putting my neck on the line once again and forecasting a likely BJP win in Uttar Pradesh. In a seemingly ‘wave-less’ election where 403 constituencies are witnessing fierce competition almost everywhere,[Read More…]
Children never died of dengue in Congress rule: Rahul Gandhi
A day after making a ‘sexiest’ comment on former First Lady Michelle Obama admiring utensils while cooking in her kitchen, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi has come with another remark that is likely to take the internet by storm. Addressing a convention of Congress workers at Ram Lila Maidan, Rahul[Read More…]
Indo-Nepal border sealed a day before sixth phase of UP Polls
The Indo-Nepal border has been sealed, twenty four hours before the polling of the sixth phase in the ongoing Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. Voting for 49 Uttar Pradesh assembly seats will be held on March 4. “The 84 km long Indo-Nepal border will be sealed 24 hours prior to the[Read More…]
PM Modi scoffs at Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Khaat Sabha’
PM misleading country with his blatant lies: Congress
Gurmehar Kaur row: Rijiju asks Cong to stay away
57.3 percent turnout in phase 5 of UP polls
Amid tight security, 57.36 percent of 1.81 crore electorates on Monday cast their votes during the fifth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh. “Polling held peacefully, in 51 Assembly constituencies spread over 11 districts of the state. Over 57.36 percent voter turnout was recorded,” poll officials said. The exercise was[Read More…]
Target Mallya, not the poor of UP: Rahul Gandhi to PM
Congress attacks PM Modi for calling Kanpur accident a ‘conspiracy’
The Congress slammed PM Modi on Saturday over his Kanpur train accident remark. The Congress questioned the PM about why the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) was allowed to investigate the Pathankot attack if it was guilty for the same.Congress leader Tom Vadakkan astonished to know that an intelligence report has[Read More…]
Modi’s voice feebler than that of mouse: Rahul
Rahul has sensitivity of a mature leader: Sheila Dikshit clarifies her comment
Clarifying her statement, senior Congress leader and former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said her words are misinterpreted. In a tweet, with hashtag #DontTwistMyWords, Dikshit said the Congress vice-president has the “sensitivity” and “concern of a mature leader”. Rahul has the sensitivity and concern of a mature leader. His words[Read More…]
Will celebrate ‘kesariya’ Holi in UP, says PM Modi
Expressing confidence about BJP’s victory in the UP assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said “we will celebrate kesariya (saffron) Holi in the state”. “We will celebrate kesariya (saffron) holi in UP and after forming the government, the first decision will be loan waiver of farmers,” PM Modi[Read More…]