Page 49 - Assembly Elections

UP CM's first cabinet meeting extends free ration scheme by three months

A total of 15 crore people are benefiting from the programme in the state, Adityanath said

76 women won recently-held elections in five states: Govt in Rajya Sabha

According to the data, there were 6,944 contestants in the five states, including 760 women. Seventy-six of them won the polls

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The electoral verdict on farm laws

The Centre should consider reviving the scrapped farm laws but only after involving the states

Biren Singh sworn-in as Manipur chief minister for 2nd term

The BJP, in the February-March elections, had secured a thin majority of 32 MLAs in the 60-member Assembly and returned to the power for second consecutive term

Pushkar Dhami: Lost own seat, gets to play second innings as Uttarakhand CM

On Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party picked him for the CM's post again, this time for the longer version of the game

N Biren Singh takes oath as Chief Minister of Manipur

BJP retained power in the state by winning an absolute majority with 32 seats in the 60-member House in the recently concluded Assembly polls

Numerically stable in Goa, Manipur

This election means less chance of smaller parties dictating terms to BJP state governments

Congress open to all options to keep BJP away from power in Goa: Kamat

The BJP, which won 20 out of 40 seats in the last month's Goa Assembly elections and has secured support of the two Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party MLAs and three Independents

Re-elected MLAs from ruling party added more wealth than others

Analysis also shows average wealth of re-elected candidates was higher than that of elected candidates

PM Modi congratulates Bhagwant Mann as he takes oath as Punjab CM

'Will work together for the growth of Punjab and welfare of the state's people,' tweeted PM Narendra Modi.

After Cong's poll debacle, Sonia asks PCC chiefs of 5 states to resign

The development comes two days after the Congress Working Committee (CWC) discussed threadbare the reasons for the party's debacle in these Assembly polls.

Political parties redeemed Rs 1,212-cr electoral bonds ahead of state polls

Political parties encashed electoral bonds worth Rs 1,212 crore in the run-up to the recent round of elections in five states, taking the total of such bonds redeemed to Rs 9,187 crore since 2018

BJP's victory in Assembly elections spells policy continuity: Analysts

On Thursday, BJP's Yogi Adityanath became the first chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in 37 years to retain power for a second term

BJP likely to pick chief ministers for four states after March 18

UP CM-designate Yogi Adityanath, had a meeting with the PM to discuss the council of ministers

Live news: 35 die in Russia air strike on Ukraine military base near Poland

Live news updates: Troops launch missile attack on a large Ukrainian military facility near the Polish border.

AAP to launch massive membership drive in southern states, take out marches

AAP has decided to launch a massive membership drive in the southern states to build on the momentum of its stupendous victory in the Punjab Assembly polls.

Election results: BJP, AAP prepare for govt formation, Congress sulks

Some leaders from the 'Group of 23' of Congress that had questioned the party leadership met at the residence of Ghulam Nabi Azad

Punjab's people have taken very good decision: Sidhu on state poll result

A day after the Aam Aadmi Party stormed to power in Punjab, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said the people have taken a very good decision and laid a new foundation.

BJP win reflects trust in PM's commitment to inclusive empowerment : Naqvi

Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said BJP's landslide victory in the just-concluded assembly poll reflect the people's trust in PM Modi's commitment to inclusive empowerment for all