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TDP, BJP and Jana Sena alliance march ahead in 165 out of 175 seats

The TDP had won only 23 seats and the Jana Sena only one seat during the last assembly polls

Bhaichung Bhutia loses to SKM's R D Dorjee in Barfung Assembly constituency

Former India Football captain and Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) vice president Bhaichung Bhutia lost the Barfung Assembly constituency in Namchi district to SKM's Rikshal Dorjee Bhutia on Sunday. The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) candidate bagged 8,358 votes while Bhutia got 4,012 votes. The Citizen Action Party - Sikkim candidate in the Barfung constituency Dadul Lepcha got 656 votes while BJP nominee Tashi Dadul Bhutia received only 298 votes. Bhaichung Bhutia joined the SDF before the Sikkim Assembly elections. He also merged the erstwhile Hamro Sikkim Party with the SDF. The Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) on Sunday returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second consecutive term by a landslide victory, winning 31 seats in the 32-member assembly. The opposition Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF), which ruled the state for 25 years in a row till 2019, could manage only one seat, though its president Pawan Kumar Chamling lost in the two constituencies he contested.

People's trust, hard work of SKM behind landslide victory: Sikkim CM Tamang

Sikkim Krantikari Morcha supremo Prem Singh Tamang on Sunday gave credit for the party's landslide victory in the assembly election in the state to the hard work of the SKM cadre and the trust of the people in his government. The SKM returned to power in the Himalayan state for the second time in a row by securing 26 seats till now in the 31-member assembly. Counting is underway and the party is leading in five other seats. After the landslide win, Tamang who is also the chief minister, congratulated the party supporters and the voters of Sikkim. "It is because of the love and trust of the people which we have managed to secure in the past five years in government. Besides, party cadres worked very hard. Now we have the next five years to give our 100 per cent for the people of Sikkim," he said at a gathering in Paljor Stadium in Gangtok. Tamang won from both Rhenock and Soreng-Chakung constituencies that he contested. In 2019, the SKM had won 17 seats and unseated the Sikkim ...

Between hard rock & an election

From its hard rock triumphs to its geographical proximity to China, to the aspirations of its youth, all will play a role in Sikkim's electoral dynamics and the outcome on June 2

LS polls: BJP manifesto promises protection to rights of Sikkimese people

The BJP on Thursday released its Sikkim election manifesto which promised to ensure the protection of the rights of the Sikkimese people and to make the Himalayan state an educational hub, if the party wins the Assembly elections. BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday released the party's Sikkim Assembly election manifesto here in the presence of BJP Sikkim incharge, Dilip Jaiswal, Sikkim state president, DR Thapa and other party leaders. "Enough is enough, it is time Sikkim comes to join the mainstream. We have had enough of regional parties in Sikkim. We have to say goodbye to regional parties and corruption which these regional parties are involved in" said Nadda. He said that the BJP wanted a people-oriented, progressive and development-oriented government in Sikkim. "We want the lotus to bloom even in the mountains. Our manifesto ensures that every Sikkimese gets the best from the schemes and policies being given to the citizens. We want a clean government in Sikkim. Development

Arunachal CM Pema Khandu, 4 others set to get elected to assembly unopposed

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu and four other BJP candidates are set to get elected as MLAs unopposed as no other candidate has filed nomination from their assembly seats on the last day of filing papers on Wednesday. Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh will be held along with Lok Sabha polls. Voting for the 60-member assembly and two Lok Sabha constituencies -- Arunachal West and Arunachal East -- will be held on April 19. Fifteen candidates will also try their luck for the two Lok Sabha seats in the northeastern state. Scrutiny of nomination papers will be done on Thursday and the last date for withdrawal of candidature is March 30. The counting of votes for the Assembly polls will take place on June 2, while the Lok Sabha election results will be declared on June 4. "Single nomination paper has been filed in five assembly constituencies. We hope that a few more (seats) will be added by the last day of withdrawal," Khandu told PTI over the phone. This will be

Lok Sabha elections 2024: EC requests deployment of 340k central forces

Election Commission has forwarded a proposal to the Ministry of Home Affairs requesting 3,400 companies to ensure peaceful general elections and Assembly polls in four states

340,000 central forces to be deployed for upcoming LS, Assembly polls

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) would decide to deploy the CAPF following consideration of a proposal sent by the Election Commission seeking the deployment of around 3,400 companies

Mid, Smallcap indices stay afloat in a choppy January; analysts cautious

The BSE Midcap and Smallcap indices have gained up to 4 per cent this month, as of Jan 25, while the benchmark BSE Sensex has declined over 2 per cent.

Election code impacts commercial vehicle sales in post-festival period

When asked about this, a company executive of a leading CV player said that the figures for only one month were down due to some stock correction happening at the retail end

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: BJP leadership in talks to decide CM face

The Bharatiya Janata Party has came back to power in the recently held Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh by winning 54 out of 90 seats

Election for the final seat in Rajasthan Assembly to be held on January 5

Polling for the Karanpur Assembly seat of Rajasthan has been adjourned following the death of the incumbent MLA and Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar

TMS Ep578: Pre-election rally, JSW, Reliance & Tata e-commerce, My Lord

Will Assembly poll outcome trigger a pre-election market rally? What's behind JSW's entry in auto sector? Why're Reliance & Tata struggling in e-commerce? Why are judges called 'My Lord'? Answers here

Rumbles in INDIA bloc as Congress fails to deliver in state elections

On the first day of Parliament, BJP members greeted the PM with slogans of "teesri baar Modi sarkar" as he entered the Lok Sabha

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Sensex, Nifty end at record highs as BJP clinches 3 state polls; banks soar

Closing Bell on December 4, 2023: The S&P BSE Sensex zoomed over 1,400 points intraday to hit a new record high of 68,918. The Nifty50, on the other hand, hit a fresh lifetime high of 20,703

Owaisi thanks voters after AIMIM secures win in 7 seats in Telangana

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday thanked people for electing seven of the party candidates in the recently concluded Telagnana assembly polls. In post on X, he also congratulated the Congress party, which is set to form the government in Telangana. I thank the people of #Hyderabad for trusting AIMIM again in our 7 constituencies. Inshallah, we will strengthen our grassroots work and ensure that Majlis's legacy is taken forward. I would also like to thank all our party functionaries for their hard work. My best wishes are with Congress party. AIMIM will continue its role as a constructive opposition, Owais said. The All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), continued to hold sway over its traditional bastion of the Old City of Hyderabad as it retained the seven seats held by it in the outgoing Telangana Assembly. The AIMIM candidates won from seven out of the nine seats it contested in the Assembly elections. The party which held these seven segments in the outgoing ..

TMS Ep577: Assembly election results, PMGKAY extension, Santa rally, COP28

What do the five assembly election results reveal? Has the govt budgeted enough for free foodgrain scheme? Will Indian equities see a Santa rally this December? What is COP28? All answers here

Rajasthan election results: Infighting throws Ashok Gehlot off perch

Issues like paper leak scams, instances of atrocities against Dalits, high prices, and unemployment had plagued the state, and the opposition caught on to all the protests during Congress' tenure

Assembly election results 2023: Congress and INDIA go back to square one

The meeting follows a hurriedly arranged Congress event last week, held to celebrate the release of a book by party President Mallikarjun Kharge, marking his 60-year political career