Page 14 - Assembly Polls

Congress demands national status for ERCP, begins yatra in Rajasthan

Congress kicks off Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) yatra with hopes to secure 83 Assembly seats in the region

Rs 63 cr worth drugs, liquor, cash seized after MCC enforced in Rajasthan

Drugs, liquor, gold and cash worth more than Rs 63 crore have been seized in since the state election's model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in Rajasthan

KCR briefs candidates ahead of polls, asks them to reach out to grassroots

Telangana Chief Minister and BRS president K Chandrasekhar Rao on Sunday asked the party candidates to reach out to cadres during their poll campaign for the assembly elections to be held on November 30. Addressing the contesting candidates before handing over the B Forms, KCR said that except five or six, all sitting MLAs have been given tickets to contest the assembly polls. B-Forms is proof that a particular candidate is put up by a political party in the election. K Chandrasekhar Rao is popularly known as KCR. In August, KCR announced the candidates for 115 out of the total 119 assembly seats. "Except five or six sitting MLAs, all were given tickets to contest the polls. I am happy about that. There will be several opportunities for those who did not get MLA tickets," the BRS president said. Rao asked the candidates to utilise the services of legal experts and auditors while filling the nomination papers.

May introduce fresh leadership in Rajasthan, says BJP Rajyavardhan Rathore

BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore stated that the party's focus is on good governance, women's safety, addressing farmers' and youth issues, and creating a secure environment for all citizens

AAP releases third candidate list with 11 names for Chhattisgarh polls

The Aam Aadmi Party has now declared a total of 33 candidates in the state for the Assembly elections that will take place in two phases on November 7 and 17

Not in the run for CM in Rajasthan, says BJP MP Gajendra Shekhawat

The Union minister predicts that BJP will cross its record 2013 tally of 163 seats in the 200-member Rajasthan House this time

Protests over party tickets in Rajasthan, BJP begins damage control

The BJP had released its first list of 41 candidates for the Rajasthan assembly elections, fielding MPs and Union Ministers

Mizoram elections 2023: ZPM fields candidate for Tuichawng constituency

A former Chief Executive Member (CEM) of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), Shanti Jiban Chakma was the chief of the BJP unit of Chakma district

'Lotus' BJP's face in Rajasthan elections: State party president CP Joshi

This time Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's entire political career is at stake in the polls, CP Joshi said

TMS Ep540: Polls strategies, Asian Games achievers, neutral athletes & more

Will state polls find the winning formula for General elections? What next for India's Asian Games achievers? How long will retail investors' love for IPOs last? Who are neutral athletes? Answers here

Mizoram polls timed early to weaken Congress: Former Rajya Sabha MP

Ronald Sapa Tlau claimed that the BJP is extending support to the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) as the saffron party's popularity is waning

Ahead of Mizoram Assembly polls, five Mizoram independent MLAs resign

The MLAs originally belonged to the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) but contested as independents in 2018, as ZPM was not registered as a political party

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot approves 90% discount on bus fares for women

The conversion of 510 schools into Government Mahatma Gandhi English Medium Schools and the upgrading of 47 upper primary schools to higher secondary schools have also been approved

BJP releases first candidate list for Rajasthan; Vasundhara Raje missing

BJP's first list of candidates includes 41 names, including seven Members of Parliament (MPs)

Election Commission announces dates for polling in five states; check here

Assembly elections 2023: The polling in five states will take place from November 7 to November 30, and the results will be announced on December 3

Congress will end tradition of alternating govt in Rajasthan: Gaurav Gogoi

MP Gogoi stated that the Congress party would release its candidate list after the election schedule was declared

Ahead of polls, Rajasthan and Haryana to strengthen border security

Rajasthan state Assembly elections are slated for November 23 with the results expected on December 3

Mizoram polls: Snubbed by MNF, Speaker Lalrinliana Sailo set to join BJP

Reports suggested that Assembly speaker Lalrinliana Sailo had been denied a ticket by the party over his remarks on the MNF-BJP alliance

CWC meet to focus on caste census, poll strategy for upcoming polls

The CWC meet comes at a time when some opposition leaders are facing heat from central probe agencies and the latest in a series of arrests is of AAP's Sanjay Singh in the Delhi excise policy case

Rajasthan assembly polls: 80-plus voters allowed to cast ballot from home

In a first-of-its-kind move, people above 80 years of age and persons with more than 40 per cent disability will be able to vote from their home, the Election Commission said on Monday. More than 18.05 lakh voters will be able to get this facility as an option in the assembly poll due later this year. The Model Code of Conduct has come into force in Rajasthan, as has a ban on transfers of officers and employees. "With the announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission, the Model Code of Conduct has also come into force in the state with immediate effect," Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said Monday. In case of emergency, the state government will be able to transfer officers and employees only after obtaining approval from the Election Commission. Voting for all 200 seats in the state will be held on November 23 and counting of votes will take place on December 3, Gupta said. A total of more than 5.27 crore voters in the state will be able to exercise thei