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J-K elections: Did Vaishno Devi constituency repeat Ayodhya fate for BJP?

Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Assembly constituency falls in the Reasi district of Jammu division. It had entered into the poll in the second phase of the Assembly elections on September 25

J-K Assembly elections: BJP's Rana leads Nagrota, but Raina trails Noushera

Early trends in Jammu and Kashmir election results show BJP's Ravinder Raina trails behind NC's Surinder Kumar Choudhary

Haryana elections: Why early counting trends may not reflect real picture?

The early trends showed that in Haryana, the Congress was leading in 60 of the 90 seats. In Jammu-Kashmir, the Congress and the National Conference alliance was leading on at least 40 of the 90 seats

J&K results: Vote counting begins for first Assembly polls in a decade

Counting of votes began on Tuesday morning for 90 Assembly constituencies in Jammu and Kashmir, the final lap of an electoral exercise that will give the union territory its first elected government since 2019 when Article 370 was abrogated. These are also the first assembly elections in J-K since 2014. The Congress-National Conference alliance, the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are the main parties in the fray in the keenly watched assembly election that comes five years after the erstwhile state was bifurcated into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The counting of votes commenced at 8 am simultaneously amid a three-tier security cover at 28 counting centres set up for 90 assembly constituencies in all the 20 districts, election officials said. J&K Chief Electoral officer P K Pole said adequate checkpoints have been set up within a 100-meter perimeter of each counting centre and CCTV cameras have been installed in all .

Party will win 30-35 seats: J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina ahead of counting

Former Deputy CM and BJP leader Kavinder Gupta asserted that the BJP would emerge as the largest party in the Union Territory and would win the elections

Haryana exit polls: Congress leading over BJP; JJP, INLD face wipe out

The polling for all 90 seats in Haryana was held on Saturday, in which about 61% voter turnout was recorded till 5 pm. Both the Congress and the BJP have exuded confidence about winning the polls

The shrinking presence of smaller parties in Haryana Assembly polls

The trend of smaller parties witnessing a decline in their vote shares has been sharper in the Lok Sabha polls, but it is noticeable in the Assembly polls too

SC is right: Onus on politicians to refrain from weaponising religion

Over the years, the judiciary and the ECI have tried, but largely failed, to check dog-whistle politics

Cong govts in Himachal, K'taka and T'gana in financial mess: Kishan Reddy

Congress governments in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh are in a deep financial crisis and not able to fulfill poll promises, while the regime in Telangana is also likely to fall into the same situation, Union Minister and Telangana BJP chief G Kishan Reddy claimed on Thursday. Addressing a press conference here, Reddy assured that the BJP will stand by the poor people whose houses are allegedly being demolished by the authorities in the name of "Musi River beautification". He further claimed that the Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy-led government is extorting money from business people and real estate companies in the name of "RR Tax". The BJP termed the word "RR Tax" as "Rahul Gandhi, Revanth Reddy Tax". "The Congress has given several guarantees in Himachal Pradesh. Now the situation is that it is not able to pay salaries to MLAs and government employees also. It is in a miserable state. "The Himachal and Karnataka governments are grappling with a financial crisis. The Karnataka

Assembly polls 2024: Importance of Dalit votes in Haryana politics

In the 17 Assembly segments reserved for SCs, the Congress led in 11 in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, and its INDIA bloc ally, Aam Aadmi Party, in two more

Out again: Dera Sacha Sauda chief out on parole ahead of Haryana elections

Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh requested parole for his father's death anniversary on October 5, the same day as voting in Haryana, and proposed staying in Baghpat, Uttar Pradesh, if released

Over 20 booked for cow slaughter in Prayagraj; meat sample sent for testing

According to the complainant Vanshika Gupta, evidence of cow slaughter, including meat, skin, and blood, was discovered at the scene. Photographs and videos were taken to support the claims

'Haryana needs govt for farmers, not industrialists': Rahul Gandhi. Updates

Haryana Assembly elections: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party belongs to big industrialists and the state of Haryana does not need such a government

DTC mandates removal of all political posters from buses, depots in Delhi

Following this order, posters featuring former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will now be taken down from DTC buses

Days ahead of Haryana elections, 'layoffs' grip Congress, BJP; 31 expelled

Ahead of Haryana Assembly elections, Congress expelled 10 leaders for alleged anti-party activities, following the expulsion of 13 others. BJP also expelled eight leaders, including Ranjit Chautala

BJP leaders target Delhi polls in 'Chintan Baithak' at Ranthambhore

The two-day 'Chintan Baithak' of extended core committee of the Delhi BJP held at Ranthambhore in Rajasthan concluded on Sunday, with a resolution to better the result in the upcoming assembly polls. A collective decision was made in the two days 'Chintan Baithak' that the Delhi BJP will contest the 2025 assembly elections with the aim of performing better than the Lok Sabha polls, state president Virendra Sachdeva said in a statement. The BJP won all the seven parliamentary constituencies in Delhi in the elections in this year. The party got more votes than the AAP and its alliance partners Congress in 52 out of 70 Assembly segments that comprise the seven Lok Sabha seats. "This sentiment was clearly reflected in the results of the Lok Sabha elections, when the BJP won in 52 assembly constituencies, including eight reserved for Scheduled Castes," Sachdeva said. In the meeting held at Ranthambhore on September 28-29, the discussions took place on strengthening the organization bef

Ranjit Singh Chautala among eight rebels expelled by BJP in Haryana

Former Haryana minister Ranjit Singh Chautala and seven other leaders were expelled by the BJP for six years on Sunday, after they decided to contest the October 5 state Assembly polls as independent candidates. The Haryana BJP said its chief Mohan Lal Badoli has expelled these leaders for a period of six years with immediate effect. Besides Chautala, Sandeep Garg (contesting the polls from Ladwa), Zile Ram Sharma (Assandh), Devender Kadian (Ganaur), Bachan Singh Arya (Safidon), Radha Ahlawat (Meham), Naveen Goel (Gurugram) and Kehar Singh Rawat (Hathin) have been expelled from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Chautala decided to quit the saffron party after he was denied the poll ticket from Rania, the seat he represented in the Assembly when he was an independent MLA. Chautala quit the membership of the Assembly before joining the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha polls held earlier in the year. He had unsuccessfully contested the parliamentary polls from Hisar. The 90-member Haryana

PM Modi's visit to Pune cancelled amid heavy rains; Metro launch put off

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was set to inaugurate a new Pune Metro line along with several other development initiatives but he visit was cancelled due to heavy rainfall

Haryana elections: BJP's manifesto a 'copy-paste of Congress', says Hooda

Former Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said that the election manifesto released by the BJP is merely a 'copy & paste' of their previous promises

Haryana has become 'ghotala-mukt', 'vikas-yukt' under BJP rule: JP Nadda

BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday claimed that under the party-led government's rule during the past decade, Haryana has become "ghotala mukt" (scam-free) and "vikas-yukt" (development-oriented), as he appealed to the people to "renew" their "licence" by voting the party back to power. The BJP on Thursday released its manifesto for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, promising a monthly assistance of Rs 2,100 for women, two lakh government jobs for the youth and guaranteed government job for Agniveers hailing from the state. Addressing a gathering during a party workers meeting after releasing the manifesto in Rohtak, Nadda said, "The state has become ghotala-mukt and vikas-yukt and is marching on the path of progress." The Union minister said under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi "we formed government at the Centre for the third time". This election is not only to bring back BJP government in Haryana, but this poll is about maintaining the state's growth traject