JD(U) chief and Bihar chief minister, Nitish Kumar, on Monday said that he supports Prime Minister, Narendra Modi’s stand on holding simultaneous elections to Parliament and state assemblies. “I favour and support in principle a synchronised two-phase Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in the country,” Nitish told the media. The[Read More…]
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DUSU poll results: NSUI win three seats with president post; ABVP wins secretary
The results of the elections to Delhi University Students’ Union has been declared on Wednesday with NSUI winning three seats along with the president post. ABVP won the post of secretary in a close contest. NSUI won president, vice-president and joint secretary post while ABVP won secretary post. The NSUI[Read More…]
Amit Shah files nomination for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president, Amit Shah filed nomination papers for Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat on Friday. Shah was accompanied by Gujarat chief minister, Vijay Rupani and senior party leader Anandiben Patel to the Election Commission office. Currently, a MLA in Gujarat, Shah will be making his debut in[Read More…]
Our machines far more secure than voting machines used abroad: EC
On Saturday, the Election Commission (EC) held a demonstrator of voting machines to prove that they cannot be tampered with. This comes in the backdrop of the all-party meeting which was held last Friday with the EC to debate the upcoming ‘EVM hackathon’ after allegations that the voting machines were[Read More…]
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat elected South Delhi mayor
BJP councillor Kamaljeet Sehrawat, who had recently won the civic polls was elected unchallenged as the mayor of South Delhi as the new team of the area’s civic body also took charge on Friday. Sehrawat represents the Dwarka-B ward. Sehrawat defeated AAP’s Sushma Bansal in Dwarka-B ward by a record[Read More…]
EC to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue
Jharkhand CM acquitted in code violation cases
MCD polls: INC releases first part of manifesto
Srinagar: Only a total of 2.02% voting recorded
J&K bypoll: Polling wind up in many centres in Budgam
Voting for the bypolls to the Srinagar Lok Sabha constituency of Kashmir began on Sunday. Security was tightened in Srinagar as separatists called for a boycott of the by-election. The bypoll was required as the former PDP leader Tariq Hamid Karra resigned from PDP and Lok Sabha in protest last[Read More…]
Delhi by-poll: Voting underway for Rajouri Garden
Polling for by-election of Srinagar Lok Sabha seat and ten assembly constituencies in eight other states is being held Sunday. In the latest development, voting has begun in Delhi only by-election at Rajouri Garden constituency to choose its new MLA. Votings began at 8 AM and will continue till 6[Read More…]
Kejriwal: EVMs being tampered, elections in threat
PM of Sweden invites PM Modi for an official visit
Electoral defeats are temporary shocks, Rahul Gandhi has been steadfast in his core values
It was anybody’s guess while analysing the Congress result in the recently concluded 5 state elections that Congress’s success will have many fathers but in case of failure, all blame would be on Rahul Gandhi alone. As the leader, Rahul Gandhi has accepted the blame for the defeats on[Read More…]
Abdullah, others file nominations for by-poll
Fourty seven ministers to take oath on Sunday
Along with the Deputy Chief Ministers Dinesh Sharma and Keshav Prasad Maurya, 47 ministers are set to take an oath of office today in Lucknow along with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. This BJP line-up will have one Muslim face amidst all 47. Mohsin Raza is a spokesperson in BJP and is considered[Read More…]
Congress should learn a lesson from UP poll results: Narayanaswamy
Senior Congress leader and Chief Minister V Narayanaswamy on Sunday said that the outcome of Assembly poll in Uttar Pradesh should serve as a lesson for the Congress. As media reports, the Congress leader says that it’s time for the party to strategize. He said that the Congress leaders should[Read More…]
UP poll results 2017: Latest progress
The BJP is all set for the government in Uttar Pradesh after 15 years. The party last ruled the state in alliance with the BSP after the 1996 elections.The BJP appears to be clearly ahead in 200 constituencies, leaving rivals SP-Congress combine and the BSP far behind going by trends[Read More…]
UP elections 2017: Phase seven polling begins in 40 constituencies
The seventh and last phase of Uttar Pradesh polls is happening on Wednesday. People of 40 constituencies are going to vote in this election, one of which is PM Modi’s Lok Sabha constituency: Varanasi. The anticipated polling was backed up by a series of rally and campaign from various leaders[Read More…]
Bomb found in Imphal before Rahul Gandhi’s rally
PM Modi, Amit Shah dreaming of harming UP: Mayawati
Terming Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah as ‘guru—chela’, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday said that they are dreaming of harming Uttar Pradesh. “Guru and chela have together harmed the country…’guru’ means Modi and ‘chela’ means Shah… now, they together are dreaming of harming the state,” she[Read More…]
Bombs recovered in Manipur before PM Modi’s visit
There has to be course correction in the party: Congress
After the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections overthrow, the Congress said it will reflect on what caused the defeat of their party. They also said that their party will take a course of correction. “There has to be course correction in the party which will be undertaken by our senior[Read More…]
UP Polls: Mulayam Singh might campaign for for Prajapati in Amethi
Mulayam Singh Yadav is expected to address a rally for Gayatri Prajapati in Amethi constituency on Thursday, reported Indian Express. Gayatri Prajapati, the poll candidate has been accused of a gang rape.It is to be noted that the party claimed on Wednesday that Mulayam in physically unfit to address a[Read More…]
UP Polls: 63% cast vote; Rs 20 crore, 4.44L liquor seized, says EC
Sixty-three per cent voters exercised their franchise in 73 assembly constituencies in the first of the seven-phase UP polls on Saturday, the Election Commission said.Barring an incident of Barring an incident of voter-slip snatching and clashes among supporters of rival parties at Baghpat, polling was peaceful.The turnout was estimated at[Read More…]