Page 12 - Assembly Election

Congress leaders meet EC, seek free and fair election in Manipur

The delegation of AICC senior observer for Manipur Jairam Ramesh and party leader Salman Khurshid met the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners

No 'baahubali' can be seen even using telescope: Shah praises UP govt

BJP had promised to improve law and order in the 2017 election campaign and Adityanath, after becoming the chief minister, has eradicated mafia elements

UP polls: Voters have blessed BJP in first four phases, says PM Modi

The prime minister was addressing an election rally for Amethi and its neighbouring Sultanpur districts

Won't let cows be slaughtered, also prevent crop damage from cattle: Yogi

Adityanath asserted that 'gaushalas' (cow shelters) will be built on a large scale to protect cows

SP, BJP discuss problems facing common people only under pressure: Priyanka

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra charged that the BJP and SP are not actually interested about issues that affect people or in development

Assembly Polls: All 117 seats in Punjab, 59 in UP up for voting on Sunday

Polling in Punjab will be held from 8 am to 6 pm. In Uttar Pradesh, the polling will take place between 7 am and 6 pm

UP polls: CM Yogi slams turncoats, says BJP will win 300-plus seats

Launching a scathing attack on BJP turncoats, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the small-time leaders who ditched the saffron party are now struggling to secure seats.

Punjab polls: Cong promises financial assistance to women, 100k govt jobs

The party also promised to end the mafia raj by creating corporations for the sale of liquor and sand mining

'Still blaming first Prime Minister Nehru': Manmohan Singh attacks PM Modi

Targeting the govt on a host of issues, including the farmers' agitation, foreign policy, price rise and unemployment, Singh said Cong had never divided the country for political gains or hidden truth

UP polls: Samajwadi Party hits 'century' in first two phases, says Akhilesh

In the first two phases of polls in the state, voting was held on the 113 constituencies and 59 seats each will go to polls in the third phase on February 20 and fourth phase on February 23

Punjab polls: Modi's governance only in advertisements, says Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Narendra Modi government at the Centre on Thursday, saying its governance is only visible in advertisements. She also accused the BJP and the AAP of using religion and sentiments for political gains. "Modiji's governance is only in advertisements, there is no governance in the country. Had there been governance, there would have been employment and price rise would not have been there. Had there been governance, PSUs, which generate employment, would not have been sold to his friends," the Congress general secretary told reporters at Pathankot in poll-bound Punjab, where she also addressed a rally. She said poor people, small traders and small entrepreneurs in the country are facing several difficulties and hitting out at the Centre, asked who is worrying about them. "Where is governance?" Priyanka Gandhi asked and said an amount of Rs 2,000 crore is being spent on publicity. Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Aam A

Punjab polls: Congress has always betrayed farmers, says PM Modi

Addressing a rally in Abohar ahead of the February 20 Punjab assembly polls, Modi urged voters to bring the BJP-led alliance to power in the state for its all-round development

Punjab polls: Won't let UP, Bihar, Delhi 'de bhaiye' enter state, says CM

The word "bhiyas" in reference to people from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar is generally considered offensive

UP Polls: BSP only well-wisher of people of Uttar Pradesh, says Mayawati

Addressing a public meeting in favour of the party nominees on the occasion of Ravidas Jayanti in Lucknow, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief paid glowing tributes to Sant Ravidas

Punjab polls: 'Time to sweep away political corruption,' says Bhagwant Mann

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Punjab chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday campaigned for the party's candidate Naresh Kataria in Ferozepur, Punjab, ahead of Punjab Assembly Elections 2022.

'Babua', 'bua' crumbled UP's economy; Yogi brought it back on track: Shah

Speaking in Auraiya which will go to polls in the third phase of voting slated for February 20, he claimed that the SP and the BSP have been wiped out in the first two phases of polling

Rahul asks people not to 'experiment' in Punjab polls, choose Congress

Addressing a poll rally, Gandhi asserted that his party understands Punjab very well and can take the state forward

Law against triple talaq saved families of thousands in UP: PM Modi

PM Modi's remarks at the rally here come amid a row in Karnataka where schools have stopped Muslim girls from attending classes while wearing hijab

Punjab polls: Security tightens ahead of PM Modi's rally in Jalandhar

Assembly polls for electing 117 assembly seats in Punjab will be held on February 20

Uttar Pradesh election: Modi targets SP, says its family members looted UP

The PM asked people whether they would like to vote for a party that would create "mafia ganj" in every district of the state