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Mizoram Speaker Hipehi dumps Congress after being denied ticket; joins BJP

Mizoram, the only state in the north-east under the Congress rule, will go to the polls on November 28

The curious case of election years and tendu auctions in Chhattisgarh

A decline of Rs 4.6 billion in revenue from tendu leaf auctions this year triggers allegations of cartelisation in the lucrative trade

How price politics over garlic could sway assembly polls in MP, Rajasthan

After demonetisation, in March 2017, when garlic harvest started arriving in the markets, it sold at prices which were much lower than what farmers expected

Madhya Pradesh polls: BJP is confident, Congress appears rejuvenated

Herculean efforts of Shivraj Singh Chouhan and RSS support may turn out to be decisive in MP. BJP appears on a par with Congress

Free-mobile schemes in election states: Jio gets customers, govts get data

In the run-up to the Assembly polls, the Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan govts are distributing free smartphones to connect with over three-fourths of their populations and Jio has emerged as a key player

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: BSP says it holds 'key' to forming next govt

The party's vote share was 8.97 per cent in 2008 which dipped to 6.29 per cent in the 2013 polls

MP polls: Congress releases first list of 155 candidates, 21 are women

KK Kalukheda, who is the brother of former Congress minister Mahendra Singh Kalukheda, will also contest the assembly polls from Jaora constituency

TRS-BJP embrace 'more than tacit' in Telangana, KCR's nervous: Jaipal Reddy

Reddy alleged 'there is a perfect understanding already between PM Modi and KCR'

Ayodhya Ram temple a national issue, not poll plank for BJP: Javadekar

The struggle for the temple has been going on for 500 years when there were no elections, Javadekar said

Chhattisgarh elections 2018: Key battles to watch out for in first phase

The most anticipated electoral battle will be witnessed in Rajnandgaon seat where incumbent state chief minister Raman Singh is pitted against former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece Karuna Shukla

MP polls: Digvijay Singh's kin in Congress first list of 155 candidates

21 women and 21 Scheduled Caste candidates; 34 from the Scheduled Tribe category

Telangana assembly elections: BJP releases second list of 28 candidates

BJP, which is going it alone in the December 7 elections to the 119-member assembly, has earlier released its first list of 38 nominees on October 20

BJP's first list for MP polls out, Shivraj Chouhan to contest from Budhni

According to sources, about 27 sitting MLAs have been dropped in Madhya Pradesh

Chhattisgarh polls: Denied ticket, Ajit Jogi's wife Renu writes to Sonia

Renu is a sitting Member of the Legislative Assembly from the Kota constituency

No drinking water, no vote: MP village threatens boycott of upcoming polls

Banners were also seen installed outside one of the polling booths which read 'we will boycott elections if safe drinking water not provided to us'

MP polls: As BJP, Cong harness Hindutva, development agenda takes backseat

While the BJP is using faith as a means of distracting people's attention away from its failures, the Congress is trying to shed its anti-Hindu image

Vyapam accused to sand mining baron, Congress poaches freely from BJP in MP

Rahul Gandhi has said that politicians joining the Congress from other parties will be welcomed, but they will not be made candidates

Congress likely to beat BJP with majority in Rajasthan: India TV survey

In the 200-seat Rajasthan assembly, Congress may win 110 to 120 seats, while the Bhartiya Janata Party may win 70 to 80 seats

Mizoram polls: Congress releases manifesto, promises laptops to students

Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla also pledged to continue with its two flagship programmes for farmers and youths

Congress releases final list of 19 candidates for Chhattisgarh polls

The party has thus announced candidates for all the 90 seats in the state