Page 15 - Assembly Election

Illogic of EC logistics

The rest of WB elections should have been clubbed

Impressive turnout in high-stakes assembly polls, several clashes reported

A high voter turnout was recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry assembly elections on Tuesday, with the Congress along with its allies

WB Assembly polls: Voting begins for 31 seats in third phase of elections

Polling began at 7 am on Tuesday for 31 seats in the third phase of the West Bengal assembly elections amid tight security, officials said

Assembly Elections: Voting at polling booths begins in Tamil Nadu, Pudu

Polling in the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the 30 Assembly seats in the neighbouring Puducherry began at 7 am on Tuesday

Conversion of Hagia Sophia, 'Love Jihad' to be a factor in central Kerala

Issues like conversion of the ancient Hagia Sophia church in Turkey to a mosque, incidents of 'Love Jihad', will be reflected in the April 6 Assembly polls

Best of BS Opinion: BJP's CM candidate in Assam, economic reforms & more

Here are the top BS opinion pieces of the day

Shekhar Gupta: It isn't the economy, genius

Flurry of economic reform suggests Modi realises his muscular nationalism script is getting jaded. Chances are he'll try for economic recovery but stick to what's worked so far

PM calls Congress 'high handed', says they do not see people's faith

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday slammed the Congress as 'high-handed' without an understanding of local sensibilities

PM Modi slams UDF-LDF, says they are twins of misgovernance, corruption

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday described the two fronts as twins of misgovernance, corruption and political violence, among others.

Second phase assembly polls: 80.53% turnout in Bengal, 73.03% in Assam

Assam recorded a voter turnout of 73.03 per cent on Thursday, while the figure stood at 80.53 per cent for West Bengal in the second phase of assembly polls in the two states.

U-turn on interest rate order oversight or poll-driven hindsight: Congress

The Congress hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday after she announced withdrawal of the interest rate-slashing order

You can bring change in West Bengal by defeating Mamata in Nandigram: Shah

The campaigning in the constituency, which will go to polls on April 1, is set to end at 5 pm

Fuel prices remain stable for 3 weeks as crude softens, states enter polls

Fuel prices in the country have remained steady for three weeks now as softening crude and upcoming assembly elections in a few states have kept Oil companies from revising the retail prices

BJP's ally AGP names six candidates for second phase of polling in Assam

Ruling alliance member Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Thursday released its second list of candidates containing six names for the second phase of polling on April 1.

EC doubles broadcast time for parties in 4 poll-going states, 1 UT

This is in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and enhanced relevance of "non-contact based" campaigning

AIUDF announces first list for Assam polls, renominates 7 sitting MLAs

The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), a major constituent of the opposition Congress-led Grand Alliance, on Sunday night released the first list of 16 candidates

Assam polls: Congress issues list of candidates for Titabor, 2 other seats

The AICC on Sunday issued the second list of three candidates for the prestigious Titabor, Dhakuakhana and Naoboicha assembly constituencies of Assam

Alliance partners of Congress in Assam will not get any seat in first phase

The Congress will allot no seats to its six partners of the Grand Alliance in any of the 47 seats that are going to polls in the first phase in Assam, a party source said on Sunday.

BJP CEC meets to finalise party candidates for Assam, West Bengal

The BJP's central election committee (CEC) met on Thursday to finalise party candidates for the initial phases of assembly polls in West Bengal and Assam

Rahul attacks PM over China standoff; says Chinese know PM is 'scared'

Gandhi said Modi's first reaction to the Chinese incursions was "that nobody has come into India."