New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi is “confused”, and the Congress under him is “defused”, the BJP said on Thursday amid reports that the party was witnessing intense infighting over ticket distribution for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls. “Rahul is a confused President and under a confused President, the Congress is[Read More…]
Tag: Assembly Polls
The myth and reality of Ajit Jogi factor in Chhattisgarh polls!
(According to the trends, the Congress has crossed the half-way mark and is currently leading on 67 seats. The BJP, on the other hand, is leading on just 13 seats. Chhattisgarh had voted in two phases – November 12 and 20.) Forest strewn, verdant and lush green State of Chhattisgarh[Read More…]
Congress to field 30 pc new faces in Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: Jyotiraditya Scindia
Khajuraho (Madhya Pradesh): Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia on Wednesday said the party will field at least 30 per cent new faces in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections due at the end of this year. Scindia, who heads the party’s Election Campaign Committee, said the aspiring candidates must have been[Read More…]
Voting hours for May 12 Karnataka Assembly polls extended
New Delhi: In view of the hot weather conditions, the Election Commission on Monday extended the polling hours for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections by an hour. The polling will begin at 7 a.m. and will continue till 6 p.m. instead of 5 p.m. “… in view of extreme heat[Read More…]
Karnataka BJP MP Sreeramulu contesting assembly polls
Bengaluru: BJP’s Lok Sabha lawmaker from Karnataka’s Ballari, B. Sreeramulu on Saturday filed nomination to contest in the May 12 assembly elections from Molakamuru (reserved) seat in Chitradurga district. Sreeramulu, 47, filed the nomination in the presence of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and the party’s Chief Ministerial candidate[Read More…]
Northeast Assembly Polls – Final outlook
Three north eastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura are gearing up for assembly elections at the end of February this year. BJP is seeing the polls as a chance to expand its base in these states. Tripura has Left parties Government headed by Manik Sarkar. Naga People’s Front (NPF)[Read More…]
North East Assembly Polls – All FAQ answered
Three northeastern states – Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura are gearing up for assembly elections at the end of February this year. BJP is seeing the polls as a chance to expand its base in these states. Tripura has Left parties Government headed by Manik Sarkar. Naga People’s Front (NPF) is[Read More…]
Second phase of Gujarat assembly polls begins
The second phase of state assembly polls began in Gujarat on Thursday. Voting has begun in 93 assembly constituencies across 14 districts in northern and central regions. There are 851 candidates in the fray. Special deployment of police has been made to ensure law and order. Elections are being held[Read More…]
Modi playing ‘Gujarati pride’ in assembly polls, not focusing on development: TMC leader
Trinamool Congress leader Derek O’Brien says that Gujarat assembly elections should not be seen as a referendum on the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST). O’Brien, the national spokesperson of Trinamool Congress and its leader in the Rajya Sabha, also said Prime Minister Narendra Modi was playing to “Gujarati[Read More…]
Himachal Polls: It will be a do-or-die battle equally for Congress and BJP CM faces
It’s literally a do-or-die battle for both the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief ministerial faces in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. Both veterans — one in his eighties and the other in his seventies — are struggling for their political survival. One is veteran Congress leader[Read More…]
Rumours of Hardik Patel meeting Rahul Gandhi set tongues wagging in Gujarat
The already heated up political atmosphere in Gujarat got curiouser amid rumours that Congress vice president, Rahul Gandhi quietly met Patidar agitation spearhead, Hardik Patel, who has been maintaining that he would not join the opposition and his fight was against the ruling BJP. After local Gujarati TV channels splashed[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh assembly elections to be held on 9 Nov: CEC
The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held as a single phase on 9 November. The counting of votes will be held on 18 December 2017. The announcement was made by Chief Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Jyoti, accompanied by Election Commissioners,[Read More…]
Gujarat: Amit Shah addresses youth ahead of assembly polls; slams Congress
Bharatiya Janata Party’s national president, Amit Shah said it was only after BJP came to power in Gujarat that development happened. Shah addressed Gujarat’s youth in Ahmedabad’s Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay Auditorium on Sunday. This address was ahead of the assembly polls in the state and is part of the day[Read More…]
EVM tampering case to reach court in few days
Biren Singh will take floor test in Manipur assembly
Manipur Chief Minister Nongthombam Biren Singh, who was appointed on the March 16, will face floor test in the 60-member Manipur Assembly on Monday. As the floor test is appearing nearer, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving room for sloppiness and are headstrong to form their government in the state.[Read More…]
Uttarakhand: Trivendra Singh Rawat to take over as CM today
Trivendra Singh Rawat, a staunch nationalist and former RSS member will today take over as the chief minister of Uttarakhand on Saturday as he was chosen as BJP’s legislature party leader by party MLAs in Dehradun on Friday. “We will follow in the footsteps of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who[Read More…]
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…]
Assembly polls: Most ministers bite dust in Goa
Most of the ministers in the BJP-led Government headed by Laxmikant Parsekar in Goa were defeated on Saturday. Six of the eight ministers who were in the fray lost the polls to their rivals, adding to the poor performance of the BJP, which in 2012 emerged victorious in the coastal[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…]
Gujarat: BJP in mood for early election in the state
After the exit polls suggested Modi wave in Uttar Pradesh and BJP making noteworthy gains in Uttarakhand and Manipur, while retaining Goa on Thursday, the state BJP seems to be in mood for early polls in Gujarat to continue the victory trend. BJP national president Amit Shah, accompanied by Chief[Read More…]
Gujarat: Govt proposes 80% boost in salaries and perks for CM, ministers
The Gujarat government has proposed an enormous 80 per cent boost in salaries and perks for the CM and ministers in the 2017-18 budgets from the 2016-17 budget estimates. While in the 2016-17 budget estimation, the Gujarat government made provisions of Rs 3.21 crore for salary expenses of the chief[Read More…]
Assembly polls: 60.3% voter turnout in UP, 86% in Manipur
Sixty percent of voters cast their ballot in Uttar Pradesh and over 83 per cent votes were cast in final phase of the Manipur Assembly polls on Wednesday. Voting for the last phase covering 40 seats in Uttar Pradesh and 22 Assembly constituencies in Manipur began on Wednesday, with all[Read More…]
UP Polls: Fifth phase of voting begins
The voting for the 51 assembly constituencies which includes 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh, began on Monday at 7 am. These constituencies up for voting include Ayodhya, Amethi, Sultanpur, Bahraich and Shravasti. However, the first phase of voting for Uttar Pradesh began on February 11. The elections are expected to complete[Read More…]
Congress workers vandalise party HQ in Uttarakhand
Hundreds of Congress workers and supporters went on the rampage at the party headquarters in Dehradun after the names of 63 poll candidates were announced on Sunday. They were angry at the distribution of poll tickets. The workers supporting Congress leaders Ayendra Sharma and Navin Bhisht threw chairs, broke furniture,[Read More…]
Party has no money to fight Punjab, Goa elections: Arvind Kejriwal
Weeks ahead of assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday claimed that his “honest” party does not have money to fight the upcoming assembly elections in Punjab and Goa. “We don’t have a single penny to contest Punjab and Goa polls. Our bank[Read More…]