Assembly Election

EC to announce schedule for Assam separately

Chinks in the INDIA bloc's armour became all too obvious on Sunday in poll-bound Bihar, where disgruntled aspirants in the RJD and the Congress, the two largest constituents, had a field day charging the leadership with having put tickets up for sale. With less than 24 hours left for the filing of nomination papers for the second and final phase to be over, the multi-party coalition was still unable to declare things like a chief ministerial candidate and the formula of seat-sharing among six alliance partners. RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, however, continued to disburse party symbols at will, which did not go down well with the party's media cell president Ritu Jaiswal, who announced that she would be filing her nomination papers as an Independent from Parihar seat, against the official candidate Smita Purve. In an emotional Facebook post, Jaiswal, who had contested the seat five years ago and was the RJD candidate from Sheohar in Lok Sabha polls last year, losing on both occasions with

In the last elections, the JD(U) had the lion's share of 115 seats, followed by the BJP at 110 and Manjhi's HAM at seven

Petitions by RJD, ADR, PUCL, and others argue that Bihar's new verification norms violate electoral laws and fundamental rights ahead of the 2025 polls

A special revision of Bihar's electoral rolls has triggered a political storm, with concerns over voter deletion, citizenship proof, and impact on the poor and marginalised

The next Delhi chief minister will be from the BJP but the central leadership will decide on who it will be, the party's Delhi president Virendra Sachdeva said on Saturday as votes were counted for the assembly elections held earlier this week. The BJP was leading in 38 seats and the AAP in 27, according to early trends on the Election Commission website. The results so far are in line with our expectations but we will wait for the final outcome, Sachdeva told reporters after offering prayers at the Hanuman Temple in Connaught Place. According to Sachdeva, BJP candidates had worked diligently and Delhi's voters had chosen development and a corruption-free governance model. "The people have picked Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership because they wanted a model of development. Asserting that the BJP would form a double-engine government in Delhi, he said, We have no hesitation in saying that this win is a result of PM Modi's vision. We will ensure that Delhi gets a strong and .

The govt tabled the 'One Nation One Election' Bill today; Congress and SP called it unconstitutional and sought its immediate withdrawal

For those in the government committed to the idea of fiscal prudence, the challenges have got a little more difficult

Although multiple factors influence outcomes, in both states the ruling alliances relied heavily on welfare schemes, such as cash transfers to women, which appear to have played a significant role

Assembly elections 2024: The counting of votes for all 288 Maharashtra Assembly seats and 81 Jharkhand Assembly seats began at 8 am on Saturday

The concerns that some investors may have is that a government led by MVA could perhaps give lower priority to some of the infrastructure projects

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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also appealed the voters to cast their votes in maximum numbers, for the better future of Jharkhand. Vadra urged voters to use their power to elect a government

As all 288 constituencies are scheduled to participate in the Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2024 on November 20, voters must make sure their names appear on the official electoral records

A day after Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren charged the BJP with "launching a whisper campaign to influence voters", he hit out at the saffron camp again on Tuesday, alleging that the opposition party in the state spent over Rs 500 crore in "malicious campaigns" against him. Soren also accused the BJP of being an "expert in fulfilling political ambitions by inciting hatred among people". He claimed that Jharkhand's culture does not allow such "malicious campaigns". "It is the easiest thing for leaders to fulfil their political ambitions by inciting hateful feelings in you. This campaign is the easiest and the BJP is an expert in it. But I am from Jharkhand - our culture doesn't allow this and I will never do this," Soren claimed in a post on X. "According to one estimate, the BJP has spent more than Rs 500 crore on shadow, whisper and hate campaigns against me," the JMM leader alleged. Soren also accused the BJP of bringing in people from Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Beng

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Elections in Jharkhand will be held in two phases on November 13 and 20 with the results to be announced on November 23

With this, the Congress has so far announced candidates for 102 of 288 Assembly seats

According to the list, Sachin Sawant has been replaced by Ashok Jadhav from the Andheri West seat

Meanwhile, ahead of the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly elections, the BJP on Friday announced the list of 40-star campaigners for the polls