Page 21 - Assembly Polls

Assembly byelections 2022: Polls for 7 vacant seats over 6 states tomorrow

Voting will be held on Thursday in bypolls to seven assembly seats in six states - a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the BJP and regional parties. While in Haryana former chief minister Bhajan Lal's family is trying to hold on to its bastion of five decades, Bihar will see the first electoral test for the Nitish Kumar-led 'Mahagathbandhan' government, formed less than three months ago after the JD(U) parted ways with the BJP. The saffron party is seeking to retain Gola Gorakhnath seat in Uttar Pradesh and Dhamnagar in BJD-ruled Odisha, banking on sympathy votes as it has fielded the sons of sitting MLAs whose death necessitated the bypolls. The BJP and the ruling TRS had been campaigning aggressively in Manugoda in Telangana, where the Congress MLA had resigned and is fighting on the saffron party's ticket. The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for polling, including the deployment of 3,366 state police and 15 companies of central security personne

Himachal Assembly polls: J P Nadda to release BJP's manifesto on Friday

BJP president J P Nadda will release on Friday the party's 'vision document' (manifesto) for the Himachal Pradesh assembly polls. The elections to the 68-member assembly is scheduled for February 12. Party sources said Nadda would release the manifesto in Shimla on November 4. They added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address at least two public meetings each on November 5 and 9. On Saturday, he will address rallies in Mandi and Solan, they said. The BJP is in power in the hill state and is pulling out all the stops to remain in the saddle by breaking the precedent of the incumbent being voted out.

INLD eyes revival in 2024 Haryana Assembly polls as mega oppn gathers steam

The INLD is looking to make a comeback in the state riding on the support it extended to farmers when they were struggling against the now-withdrawn three central farm laws

Will travel across Karnataka to strengthen BJP ahead of polls: Yediyurappa

Karnataka BJP strongman B S Yediyurappa on Friday said he would tour the state to strengthen the party ahead of next year's assembly polls. Yediyurappa met Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president J P Nadda here on Friday and held discussions on the political situation in the state and its preparations for the 2023 assembly polls. Talking to PTI, Yediyurappa said his inclusion in the BJP Parliamentary Board, the party's apex decision-making body, has "sent a good message not only in Karnataka but across south India." Thanking Prime Minister Modi and the party's central leadership, Yediyurappa said he would continue to his activities and "from the first week of September, will travel across the state, visit all districts to strengthen BJP and the hands of the state leadership." The former Karnataka chief minister, however, made it clear that he is not going to contest the elections. During his tour across the state in three phases, Yediyurappa s

No race for CM face, Cong to go for K'taka polls with collective leadership

After long deliberations and discussions with the Karnataka leaders in Delhi, the Congress party is all set to move with the collective efforts to win the upcoming Karnataka assembly polls

Aazad Samaj Party(K) plan to fight Rajasthan polls: Chandrashekhar Azad

The Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) has a plan to contest the Assembly elections in Rajasthan due next year end, its founder Chandrashekhar Azad said here on Sunday

After Congress' drubbing in Assembly polls, Sonia revamps Manipur unit

Keisham Megchandra Singh replaces Loken Singh, who has been adjusted in the executive committee of the Manipur Congress

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

UP poll results show people voted for nationalism, development: Yogi

Uttar Pradesh caretaker Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday participated in the traditional Bhagwan Narsingh Shobhayatra at Ghantaghar here

Shashi Tharoor joins Congress rebels meet over assembly polls drubbing

The sources said the meeting was convened to apprise all the members of the G-23 about the decisions taken at the crucial Congress Working Committee meeting on Sunday

Assembly polls: 45% winners in 5 states with criminal cases, says ADR

Of the 690 candidates, 219 (32 percent) winning candidates have declared serious criminal cases against themselves, it said

Gujarat: Modi holds roadshow after BJP victory in Assembly elections

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel and state BJP president C R Paatil flanked Modi as the vehicle passed cheering crowds

Voters send 36 Muslim candidates to 18th UP Assembly, 2 more than earlier

Voters have sent 36 Muslim candidates to the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, two more than the previous Assembly.

Time to reform Congress' organisational leadership: Tharoor on poll results

Shashi Tharoor said it is time to reaffirm the idea of India that Congress stands for and reform the party's organisational leadership in a manner that will reignite those ideas and inspire the people

Manipur sees highest number of women elected to Assembly in 2022 polls

Five women were elected to the 60-member Manipur Assembly in the 2022 polls, the highest-ever in the electoral history of the state

EC lifts ban on victory processions ahead of elections results in 5 states

The Election Commission on Thursday lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently.

Exit polls 2022: BJP set to retain Uttar Pradesh; AAP may win Punjab

The BJP is set to win the most seats in Manipur, say exit polls

BJP commences preparations for upcoming municipal, assembly polls

As state polls come to end on Monday evening, the BJP has started preparing for the next municipal and Assembly elections in several states

Assembly polls: What is at stake for those who are hoping to net top job?

The Samajwadi Party has no doubts at all: If it comes to power, Akhilesh Yadav will become CM

Dynasts are still stuck in old politics of alliances with mafia: PM Modi

Attacking the BJP's rivals, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said these "dynasts" are still stuck in the old politics of alliances with the mafia.