Patna: Five days after the RLSP quit the BJP-led NDA, all three of its legislators in Bihar Assembly on Saturday formally announced that they are still with the NDA and would continue with the alliance. The development is a clear indication that RLSP is on the verge of a split,[Read More…]
Tag: Political parties
Thali for Rs 40, rose garland for Rs 20; Political parties’ worry over ECI rate for poll expenses
As polling in many states is nearing, the Election Commission of India has published the rate list for all poll-related expenses by candidates and political parties for the forthcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan. However, the political parties do not seem quite happy with the rates and have objected saying that[Read More…]
Bihar: Political parties trying hard to woo upper caste voters in their favour
The 2019 general election is nearing and all the political parties in Bihar are busy in targetting their vote banks and started looking for an alternate possible political alliance. This time, these parties are trying to woo the upper caste vote bank keeping in sight the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.[Read More…]
Election Commission delists over 1,000 inactive political parties in 2 years
Kolkata: The Election Commission of India has delisted more than 1,000 political parties in the last two years for being inactive for a long period and not taking part in the election process. The Supreme Court held that the Election Commission cannot de-register political parties. However, the EC has started[Read More…]
Supreme Court to see whether EC can de-register a party
The Supreme Court on Friday said that it will examine whether the Election Commission could de-register political parties if they have convicted or tainted politicians as office bearers. The bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed to examine if the poll panel can[Read More…]
West Bengal: Minister uses red beacon despite Centre’s ban
Despite the Centre’s disapproval to the VIP culture in the country, some choose to think out of the box. On Monday, West Bengal PWD Minister Arup Biswas and Chairman of Siliguri-Jalpaiguri Development Authority (SJDA) were seen using red beacons atop their vehicles. Notably, the decision against using red beacons was[Read More…]
Govt ask deets of foreign funding, AAP calls it ‘witch hunt’, ‘dangerous’ for democracy
The Centre has asked the Aam Aadmi Party to provide particulars of its overseas funding after suspicion of violation of law. The Ministry of Home Affairs has asked the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to clarify certain fundings from abroad after suspecting that the party might have violated the law concerning to[Read More…]
EC to soon call all party meeting on EVM issue
MCD poll results: Here’s how leaders from different political parties reacted
The ruling party in Centre is all set to win MCD polls with a huge margin. BJP is heading for a landslide victory as it is leading in all the three – North, South and East Delhi Municipal Corporations. A total of 53.58 per cent voter turnout was recorded in[Read More…]
EC seeks end to anonymous donations of above Rs 2000 to political parties
After the much controversial clarification from the revenue secretary Hasmukh Adhia that the political parties would be exempted from income tax provisions while depositing scrapped currencies, the Election Commission is seeking a bar on the anonymous donations of over ₹2000 to the political parties in a bid to ensure that they[Read More…]
Political parties will not come under scrutiny for depositing cash in old currencies
In a major drawback to the so-called historic move demonetization, the finance secretary Ashok Lavasa said that political parties are exempted under Income Tax law to deposit old currency notes in their bank accounts on Friday. This simply means that the political parties will not come under any inspection for[Read More…]
Pakistani chief justice says political parties endorse terrorism
Criticism on Pakistan’s policy of supporting terrorism has this time come from none other than its own chief justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali. The chief justice while speaking at a ceremony in Islamabad on Monday slammed Pakistani political parties for endorsing terrorism. Jamali said, “It is disappointing to see some political[Read More…]