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BJP national executive meet to deliberate on upcoming 5 state polls

The party's strategy for the upcoming assembly polls will come up for extensive discussion in the meeting

Assembly polls next year top agenda of BJP national executive meet on Nov 7

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and six other states next year and current issues top the agenda of the BJP's national executive meeting scheduled to be held on Sunday in a hybrid mode

Transfer officials posted in home districts: EC to five poll-bound states

In the run-up to the Assembly polls in five states, EC has directed to transfer officials posted in their home districts and those who have spent three years in a district in the last four years.

Shah to visit U'khand on Oct 16, 17 to discuss assembly polls: Report

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also visited Uttrakhand on October 7 and inaugurated the Oxygen plant at AIIMS, Rishikesh.

SAD asks Congress to announce CM face for Punjab Assembly polls

Shiromani Akali Dal chief Sukhbir Singh Badal on Wednesday asked the Congress to announce its CM face for the next year's Assembly polls, saying people want to know who is their real leader

Farmer bodies urge political parties to suspend poll campaign in Punjab

Farmer bodies protesting the Centre's agriculture laws on Friday appealed to political parties to suspend their election campaign till the schedule for the Punjab Assembly polls is out

K'taka: Will contest next assembly polls from Badami, says Siddaramaiah

Heaping praise on the people of Badami for accepting him, who had come from Mysuru and electing as their MLA in the 2018 polls, the former Chief Minister said he will always be indebted to them.

BJP central leadership summons U'khand CM to Delhi ahead of Assembly polls

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) high command has called Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat to Delhi today

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states in 2022

Preparation for the assembly polls in five states early next year was the main agenda of a meeting of senior BJP leaders

Nadda to review BJP's 2022 Assembly poll strategy, Covid work at meet

Sources stated that the BJP's performance in the recently concluded polls too is likely to be discussed

It's time to put house in order: Sonia Gandhi to Congress on poll results

To set up group to assess loss; party chief election put off in view of Covid

Congress needs to learn from 'serious setbacks' in elections: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the party has to take note of its serious setbacks in assembly polls, and face the reality to draw the right lessons

N Rangasamy to take oath as Puducherry Chief Minister on Friday

AINRC Chief N Rangasamy will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Union Territory of Puducherry at a brief ceremony here on Friday. Lt Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan would induct Rangasamy as Chief Minister at a brief session on the precincts of Rajnivas here. Official sources said Rangasamy alone would be inducted as Chief Minister tomorrow although he would be heading an NDA dispensation which has the BJP as the other constituent. According to party sources, the swearing in of other ministers, including those from BJP willtake place in the next few days. Usually, the strength of a ministry in Puducherry would be six including Chief Minister. There is however a reported move to have one Deputy Chief Minister now although there is no precedent in this regard. A Namassivayam, who joined the BJP in January after quitting the Congress is tipped for the post of Deputy Chief Minister. The concurrence of the Centre is awaited for the appointment of Deputy Chief Minister, B

Stalin's oath-taking ceremony today, releases list of 34 cabinet ministers

Two women in the Cabinet will include P Geetha Jeevan and N Kayalvizhi Selvaraj

The myths and facts of Assembly elections

Were the election results a victory for national parties or the regional ones?

NR Congress-BJP alliance emerges victorious in Puducherry assembly polls

The NR Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and AIADMK alliance on Monday emerged victorious in Puducherry Assembly polls

Assembly polls: Close fight between BJP, TMC in Bengal, DMK ahead in TN

Early trends show that the TMC and challenger BJP were locked in a neck-and-neck contest in West Bengal, while the DMK had an edge in Tamil Nadu

Assembly polls: EC bans victory processions on or after counting of votes

The Election Commission on Tuesday banned all victory processions on or after counting of votes in states where assembly polls were held, sources said citing an order

WB: Voting begins across 34 constituencies for 7th phase of assembly polls

Amid the massive surge in Covid-19 cases in the country, voting in 34 constituencies spread across five districts of West Bengal began at 7 am on Monday for the seventh phase of the Assembly elections

Infecting public health

Politics and religion are Covid-19 super-spreaders