The contests in the two consituencies come days after the verdict in the five Assembly polls, and three months before LS elections; their results would indicate the public mood in these two states
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has been invited for the inaugural function on Friday and Prime Minister Narendra Modi would attend the closing ceremony on December 22
The Ram temple issue bounced back on the political landscape with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad holding a 'Dharam Sabha' in Ayodhya, days ahead of the December 6 anniversary of the demolition of the Babri
Congress's resurgence and attempts by the numerous opposition parties to join hands suggests the BJP may lose about 40 to 50 of the 282 seats it won in the last general election
India already has close to 900 million eligible voters, and an estimated half-a-billion have access to the Internet
The Indian National Congress made good on its election promise by waiving some loans owed by farmers in two of the three states that it won last week
After Gujarat, MP, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, the BJP's Rajya Sabha strength might have come down by 10 seats
State polls can't be linked to Lok Sabha poll results as both elections are fought on separate issues, Shah said
Electoral bonds of the aggregated amount of Rs 10.56 billion were purchased by citizens or entities till the completion of 6th phase of issuance
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Modi spoke and campaigned at 30 places across 80 constituencies, of which the BJP won 23 and lost 57
Here are top 10 developments on Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh election results 2018
Stalin had on Sunday made a strong pitch for the Congress chief as the prime ministerial candidate of the Opposition, saying the Gandhi scion had the ability to defeat the 'fascist' Narendra Modi govt
The report comes days after a group of economists, including former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan, pitched for doing away with farm loan waivers
On Sunday, DMK president M K Stalin proposed the name of Congress president Rahul Gandhi as the prime ministerial candidate of such a grouping
For BJP, the reigning deities have lost magic and bhakts are hoping for miracles; for the Opposition, the recent state elections have shown the need for Congress and other parties to stick together
Data shows gender participation matters for democracy and gender equality
The losses in Chhattisgarh, MP and Rajasthan could lead to considerable problems for the BJP
The post-electoral rhetoric has been dignified
With every candidate wanting him to campaign in his constituency, Sidhu was a man on the go