Page 7 - Assembly Election

Raj elections: Mock poll at Hanumangarh gets delayed due to EVM malfunction

After a 20-minute delay, the mock poll was conducted, said District Magistrate Hanumangarh Kuldeep Sharma

Raj polls: Ignore mistakes, keep state's interest in mind, says CM Gehlot

Gehlot said that his government's schemes would only be continued if the Congress regained power, otherwise, the BJP would slash down all schemes once it came to power

Rajasthan polls 2023 LIVE: PM Modi, Shah, CM Gehlot address final rallies

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Populism: The only game in town

As political parties indulge in competitive populism, why do voters accept it?

Rajasthan polls 2023 LIVE: Congress, BJP gear up for elections on Nov 25

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Telangana elections: Congress will not win more than 20 seats, says KCR

KCR praised his government's work in the state and said people can have free eye check-ups. The government is also supplying 8 million spectacles to people in the state

PM Modi diverts attention, Adani dupes people: Rahul Gandhi in Rajasthan

Rahul Gandhi calls PM Modi "Panauti Modi", a term associated with bringing bad luck, with reference to the Prime Minister's presence at India vs Australia ICC World Cup final

ECI seized Rs 1,760 cr worth of items since announcement of state elections

Detailing the seizures, the Commission said that EC action included the seizure of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals, whose market value stood in crores, and freebies, among other items

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Rajasthan polls: Low demand of campaign merchandise dashes traders' hopes

Polling in Rajasthan will be held on November 25 and the results will be out on December 3

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: Sops cast a shadow on paddy sale

Even as 15 days have passed since the state government started procurement at minimum support price (MSP), just about 400,000 tonnes of paddy has reached the centres

Wind of change in Rajasthan: UP CM Yogi confident of BJP's win in polls

Rajasthan assembly polls: Rajasthan is set to undergo assembly polls on November 25 and the counting of votes will be done on December 3.

State elections: AAP knocks EC's door against BJP's 'poll code violations'

The Aam Aadmi Party has sought swift action against the BJP to "uphold the integrity of the election", currently happening in five states of India.

Political harvest: Promises galore, but what is the mood in the fields?

The second and concluding part of the MSP series looks at farmer sentiment in poll-bound states

Rajasthan polls: Pak Hindu migrants still await promised changes post 2018

Gamu Ram (40) and his family, who migrated here for a better life from Pakistan a decade ago, face daily struggles while waiting for citizenship and rehabilitation as the ruling Congress' promise to resolve these issues remains unfulfilled and Rajasthan heads to polls again. Ram lives with his family at a temporary settlement in Bheel Basti, nearly 10 kilometres from Jodhpur city, on Gangana Road. They are among thousands of Pakistani Hindu migrants living in the city holding onto hopes of a better life. Jodhpur has the state's largest population of migrants from Pakistan. Not being Indian citizens, they don't have a vote but have high expectations from political parties. "I came to India from Pakistan nearly 10 years ago. There were no issues in Pakistan but we had come here for a better life. We do not have Indian citizenship and no permanent land for a house," Ram, who has a dozen family members living with him, said. Before the last assembly election in the desert state in 2018,

I-T raids at residences, offices of T'gana Cong candidate Srinivas Reddy

Ahead of November 30 assembly polls, the Income Tax department officials on Thursday carried out searches at the residences and offices of Congress candidate P Srinivas Reddy here and in Khammam, sources said. Reddy is contesting from Palair assembly segment in Khammam District. Media reports suggested that Reddy was scheduled to file his nomination papers today. Followers of the Congress leader raised slogans protesting the searches in Khammam. Reddy, at a press conference, on Wednesday indicated that the Central agencies such as Income Tax Department and Enforcement Directorate may conduct raids aiming at him. Reddy alleged that during the past several days, the Central agencies were focusing their 'searches' on Congress leaders. The ruling BRS government in Telangana and BJP colluded in the "attacks" on Congress party leaders, he further alleged. "I request all my followers not to resort to any activity as they (Central agencies) may trouble me and my companies also," Reddy

Mizoram Assembly elections 2023: State registers over 77% voter turnout

Serchhip in central Mizoram registered the highest polling percentage of 84.49, followed by Hnahthial (84.16)

PM Modi seeks votes on caste basis, but neglects OBCs: AIMIM chief Owaisi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is appealing for votes on caste identity, but does not want to do justice to the Other Backward Classes (OBCs), AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said on Wednesday. PM Modi on Tuesday night in a post on "X" said the countdown to a BJP chief minister of Telangana who belongs to the Backward Communities began from Lal Bahadur Shastri stadium in the city where he addressed a poll rally. Reacting to that, Owaisi on "X" also said PM Modi promises to remove reservations for backward Muslims, opposes the 27 per cent OBC quota and did not remove the 50 per cent ceiling on reservations. "PM is appealing for votes on caste identity, but does not want to do justice to OBCsWhen I say that Muslims are underrepresented in Indian politics, I am called anti-national & communal. Modi is desperate and it's showing," the Hyderabad MP said. Hitting out at the alleged 'parivaarvad' mindset of the Congress and BRS, Modi on Tuesday here said these parties will never make a ...

A new poverty conundrum

If India's poverty level has declined significantly, why should free food be available to more than half its population?

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