Page 25 - Assembly Polls

Assembly polls: 32,000 central forces for Gujarat, 10,000 for Himachal

As per EC requirement, around 320 companies of central armed police forces are likely to be deployed in Gujarat

Despite aggressive campaigning, Punjab Congress keep fingers crossed

Congress members say they need to be "humble" and not be "brash" like the AAP.

Assembly Elections 2017: Can Congress halt Kejriwal's Punjab charge?

AAP could be on the cusp of creating history in Punjab but Congress could play spoilsport

Assembly Polls 2017: Rs 80cr cash, 3 lakh litres liquor seized in 5 states

Over Rs 80.44 crore of cash, 3 lakh litres of liquor and narcotics valued at Rs 6.55 crore have been seized, with the maximum from Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, by EC-appointed surveillance and expenditure monitoring teams in the five poll-bound states. As per official data compiled till yesterday, UP has witnessed the maximum seizure of Rs 71.32 crore (Rs 31.65 lakh in old notes) followed by Rs 8.81 crore from Punjab, Rs 25.54 lakh in Uttarakhand and Rs 6.95 lakh in Manipur. In other illegal inducements suspected to be used to lure voters in these states, a whopping 2.71 lakh litres of liquor worth Rs 7.71 crore has been seized by Election Commission appointed police and state excise teams in UP followed by 1,1809 litres spirits worth Rs 20.04 lakh seized in Punjab and 6,284 litres worth Rs 16.53 lakh on Uttarakhand. Drug seizures by the anti-narcotics agencies and police teams was seen maximum in Punjab as the haul valued at Rs 5.54 crore, followed by Rs 68.14 lakh seized in UP, Rs

Assembly polls 2017: Key dates to remember

All results will be declared on March 11

EC teams to be on lookout for drugs, liquor and cash ahead of Punjab polls

Static surveillance teams and flying squads have been made operational across the state to check misuse of money power

With eye on Punjab and UP polls, govt mulls reforms in agri sector

Centre planning to increase MSP of rabi cereals by 5-10%; chana might get a Rs 250-475 per quintal bonus

State Assembly polls: Income, assets and criminal records of ministers

Kerala's ministers had least average assets and the state also had least number of crorepati ministers

Only nine out of over 3,500 independents won Assembly polls

Of those successful, the maximum six won from Kerala

Digvijay backs Gandhis, says Cong 'only thread' that can bind India

Blames the Sangh parivar for criticising the Gandhis, says it has historically hated the family

Five predictable results make for an uncertain 2019

BJP's leadership has earned itself a post-Bihar reprieve, but it hasn't brought them a more convincing nationwide claim in 2019

Assembly elections 2016 results: BJP spreads wings, Congress shrinks

BJP wins in Assam, opens account in Kerala; Congress loses two states; Left sweeps Kerala; Mamata decimates Opposition in West Bengal

Assembly Elections 2016: 5 stars who made a difference

A look at key faces who helped their parties cross the finish line

Congress voices disappointment over poll trends

Spokesperson Manish Tewari says results were 'not unexpected'

Poll results may trigger knee-jerk reaction

Analysts say markets to be impacted by monsoon, inflation trajectory

Impressive voter turnout in Assam, Bengal polls

An estimated 79.51 per cent polling was recorded in West Bengal and 82.21 per cent in Assam, Election Commission sources said in Delhi

'Confident' Jaitley reiterates PM Modi's call for 'Congress-mukt Bharat'

Union Minister of Finance Arun Jaitley also expressed confidence of the BJP emerging victorious in the upcoming Assembly polls

In election season, alliances can't be far behind

Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are getting ready for Assembly polls. Who is doing deals with whom and what do they all mean? Business Standard decodes the politics

Assembly polls: Maoists in whispering campaign against TMC govt

Maoists have been trying to regroup for past two years, especially near the areas along the Jharkhand and Odisha borders

Govt rushes 20K paramilitary troopers for pre-poll duties in

Each company of these forces has about 100 personnel