Page 16 - Assembly Elections 2017

Rijiju's remark on declining Hindu population is irresponsible: Congress

Hindu population was decreasing because there were no conversions, Rijiju had claimed on Twitter

EC cracks whip, orders FIR against Hindi daily for running exit poll

The offence under is punishable by imprisonment for up to two years or fine or both

Modi replies to Akhilesh's taunt, says people of UP are not fools

PM Modi also accused the ruling Samajwadi Party for not fulfilling its promises in the state

Brand Akhilesh Yadav and the American style of campaigning

Apart from our elections, even the campaign machinery has also become more American

Publication of exit polls is a violation of election laws, says EC

EC official says a Hindi daily had published exit poll results in violation of the Representation of the People Act

UP: Woman who accused SP MLA of rape found dead in Sultanpur

The body of the woman, who went missing on Saturday, was found near a primary school in Jaisinghpur

Uttarakhand elections: Rahul Gandhi, Harish Rawat perform Ganga aarti

With just two days left for the Uttarakhand assembly polls and the state Congress striving hard to woo voters in the last leg of the election campaign, vice-president Rahul Gandhi and Chief Minister Harish Rawat took part in Ganga Aarti at Haridwar's Har Ki Pauri late night on Sunday.Rahul also held a 75-km long road show and a Nukkad Sabha in the city.A day before, tearing into Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'real' motives behind demonetisation, Rahul Gandhi branded the move as a tool to waive off loans worth crores taken by some 50 rich families, instead of an initiative against black money as the Prime Minister has projected."He claimed that black money is in Swiss bank accounts, and that he would bring the money back from Swiss banks. The Swiss government has given him the names of Swiss account holders. I want to ask Prime Minister Modi, why have you not revealed those names in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha? Why have you kept those thieves away from us?" Gandhi said while ...

How Azam Khan turned Rampur into his political bastion

Abdullah Azam Khan, son of SP's Mohammad Azam Khan, prepares for his political debut in Suar-Tanda

Periscope: Western UP goes to polls

Among 12 reserved seats in this phase, the SP had won nine while the BSP secured three

Employment on voters' minds

2.5 million voters will cast their vote for the first time in the 2017 elections

Uttarakhand polls 2017: Turncoats of Congress, BJP can turn the tables

The two main parties have fielded rebels but are silent on unemployment and fall in the growth rate

PM Modi accuses Cong govt in Uttarakhand of having no vision for growth

Accuses the Congress govt in the state of having no vision for growth

Deoband's Muslims back vikas over politics

A majority in the constituency, community to abjure issues specific to itself for the bigger picture

UP Assembly elections: Voter turnout for first phase at 64%, says EC

Sensitive areas of Shamli, Aligarh, Muzaffarnagar, Mathura, Bulandshahr and Agra go for poll

Vote BSP or suffer atrocities: Mayawati to minorities, Dalits

She said Shivpal was 'disrespected' over putra moh (love for son) which led to groupism in the party

Modi hails missile test, mocks Congress by saying it will ask for 'proof'

PM Modi also lashed out at the Akhilesh-led SP govt saying that it sheltered criminals

BJP sweeps legislative council polls in Uttar Pradesh

BJP candidates won the graduate constituencies of Kanpur, Gorakhpur-Faizabad and Bareilly-Moradabad

Punjab polls 2017: Rahul Gandhi to address rallies with Sidhu, Amarinder

Rahul will campaign in Rampura Phul, Talwandi Sabo, Bathinda Urban and Majitha

UP polls: SP, Congress haggle over seats in Amethi, Rae Bareli

Sources said Cong was perturbed as none of the 5 candidates declared by SP has been withdrawn

AAP confident of winning Punjab, Goa polls: Manish Sisodia

Elections in Goa and Punjab are slated to take place on Feb 4