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MP, Chhattisgarh to go on polls today as BJP, Cong contend for power

While in Madhya Pradesh, the incumbent is the BJP, in Chhattisgarh, it is the Congress that is seeking to retain power

EC sticks to Dec 3 as counting date, despite appeals for change in Mizoram

Counting will be held as per the schedule announced by the commission," Mizoram CEO

FY24 supplementary grants: Big cash flow unlikely this winter session

The government has exhausted only 39 per cent of its fiscal deficit target in the first half (April-September) of FY24

Cash seizures by tax officials rise ahead of elections in five states: CBDT

He said pre-election monitoring of unexplained cash and surveillance is very intense and the entire activity is coordinated at the level of the Election Commission and state election authority

PM's visit aimed at assembly elections in five states: Jharkhand Cong chief

Thakur accused the PM of adopting a double-standard approach for Jharkhand

Madhya Pradesh polls: PM Modi promises free education for tribal girls

The PM also said that there were only reports of starvation from tribal areas, backward areas, and pictures of malnourished children till Congress was in power

Are you owner of Ram Lalla: Raut questions BJPs use of Lord Ram in campaign

Addressing a public rally in Guna's Raghogarh, Amit Shah promised that the BJP would bear the cost for the darshan of Lord Ram Lalla if its government is formed in Madhya Pradesh

Elections to disrupt India stocks calm in 2024, says Morgan Stanley

"A potential change in government could lead to changes in the direction of policy reform and execution leading to poor investment sentiment," Morgan Stanley said

Saamna takes potshot at Shinde's decision to campaign for BJP in 4 states

The party has announced that Shinde will campaign for the BJP in the four states -Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Chhattisgarh- where Assembly elections are currently underway

EC removes 3 election observers for misconduct in MP, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

The action was taken against two general observers deployed in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and an expenditure observer in Mizoram, they said

Chhattisgarh assembly elections: 78% voter turnout recorded in first phase

BJP leader Raman Singh is contesting from Rajnandgaon where the Congress has fielded its senior OBC leader Girish Dewangan

UP court grants bail to Mukhtar Ansari's son in poll code violation cases

Umar Ansari got bail after submitting bonds of total Rs 90,000 in these cases

Nagaland elections: Over 96% voter turnout for Tapi Assembly bypoll

Voting was incident-free and peaceful across the 23 polling stations from 7 am till 4 pm, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Vyasan R said here

Chhattisgarh polls: State sees 71% provisional voter turnout in 1st phase

Former Naxalite Sumitra Sahu, who joined the police force in 2018, voted for the first time. She voted in the Narayanpur constituency

Mizoram assembly elections peaceful, state records over 77% turnout

Polling in all the 1,276 polling stations was peaceful, the official said, adding 174 candidates, including 18 women, are in the fray

PM's free ration scheme extension 'blatant violation' of poll code: Cong

In any case the PMGKY is itself a rebranded and repackaged National Food Security Act, 2013 that as the chief minister, Modi had aggressively opposed, he claimed

Telangana assembly polls: BJP announces fourth list of 12 candidates

With the latest list, the BJP has so far announced candidates for 100 out of the total 119 assembly segments

Congress' Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury writes to Prez Murmu over selection of CIC

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury said that the government appointed Heeralal Samariya as the CIC without even informing him

Assembly polls: PM Modi calls for record voting in Chhattisgarh, Mizoram

In his message for voters in Chhattisgarh, Modi urged them to be a part of the democracy's auspicious festival by casting their votes in the first round of polls. He congratulated the first-time voter

Congress releases list of 16 candidates for Telangana assembly elections

The assembly elections in Telangana will be held on November 30 and the counting of votes will take place on December 3