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Dhami thanks people for BJP's win in U'khand, promises Uniform Civil Code

With the BJP appearing to retain power in Uttarakhand, CM Pushkar Singh Dhami, who lost his own seat, thanked the people of the state and reiterated his promise of implementing Uniform Civil Code.

More votes for NOTA than Aam Aadmi Party in UP assembly polls

The party had a vote share of 0.34 per cent, even less than NOTA (none of the above) option, which polled 0.69 per cent of the total votes counted till 5.45 pm, the EC data showed

Opposition vote-split helped BJP defeat Congress in Goa: Chidambaram

Chidambaram on Thursday said that while the people of Goa wanted change, their votes were split amongst the opposition parties.

Pushkar Dhami played like Dhoni but gave away own wicket cheaply: Rajnath

Dhami was plucked out of obscurity by the Bharatiya Janata Party leadership last July to be made the Uttarakhand chief minister, with just months to go before the party faced the assembly elections

Uttar Pradesh Elections: BJP trio wins Noida, Dadri, Jewar seats again

BJP MLAs from Noida, Dadri and Jewar in Gautam Buddh Nagar district Thursday emerged victorious from their respective seats in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022, according to official results.

Punjab polls: Amarinder fails big time, so does party that 'humiliated' him

Amarinder Singh failed spectacularly in these assembly elections his new party failed to open its account, his ally BJP fell flat and he failed to even win his own constituency.

BJP will take independent parties along to form Goa govt: Fadnavis

Senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday reiterated that his party will take independents and regional parties along to form the next government in Goa.

After 3 decades of influencing UP politics, BSP relegated to margins

Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party has been relegated to the margins with the party set to witness its poorest performance ever in assembly polls.

Punjab polls: Sukhbir Badal defeated from Jalalabad seat by AAP rival

Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal lost to AAP's Jagdeep Kamboj from Jalalabad seat in Punjab's Fazilka district, according to poll results declared on Thursday.

Charanjit Channi: Star for 111 days, Dalit leader back to humdrum politics

The Congress fielded Channi from two seats -- Chamkaur Sahib in Rupnagar and Bhadaur in Barnala, a move which showed how much the Congress was banking on him

BJP's win in UP due to communalism, control of media, money power: CPI(M)

The CPI(M) on Thursday said the BJP's emphatic victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls is due to communal polarisation, control of sections of media and money power.

BJP strength in Manipur shows faith in governance: State party chief

The BJP's impressive show in the Manipur assembly elections is a reflection of people's acceptance of the party and its governance, state unit president A Sharda Devi said on Thursday.

Manipur elections: BJP wins 16 seats, leads in 13 other constituencies

The ruling BJP coalition looked set to return to power in the insurgency-hit state of Manipur, as it bagged 16 seats and was leading in 13 other constituencies, as per the latest ECI data.

Police intercept AAP MLA, supporters outside Kumar Vishwas' residence

After the police stopped him, Balyan, the MLA from Delhi's Uttam Nagar, said he wanted to meet Vishwas to feed him sweets as the AAP is all set to form the government in Punjab

Can't say if Pramod Sawant will become CM again, says Goa Health Minister

Amid ongoing counting of votes, BJP leader and Goa Health Minister Vishwajit Rane said that he cannot predict whether Pramod Sawant will become the next CM and called it a "sensitive question".

Punjab polls: Channi loses Bhadaur, Chamkaur Sahib seats to AAP rivals

The Congress' gamble of fielding Channi, a member of Scheduled Caste, from two seats failed to yield any positive results

Jubilation at UP BJP headquarters, gloom at offices of opposition parties

The excitement at the UP BJP headquarters here was palpable with the party workers dancing to popular tunes and throwing gulal at each other

Goans have shown faith in PM Narendra Modi: Devendra Fadnavis

BJP leader and Goa election in-charge Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said that Goans have shown faith in Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

AAP's victory an indictment of political establishment: Yogendra Yadav

Yogendra Yadav termed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party's performance in Punjab as "spectacular and extraordinary", but said it's more "an indictment" of the "entire political establishment"

'Delhi model' turns out to be biggest attraction in Punjab: AAP leaders

Promise of better public services, good quality schools and hospitals, which got the AAP two terms in Delhi, remained the consistent campaign theme for the party led by Kejriwal in polls in Punjab