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CWC to meet today to chalk out future roadmap, discuss poll preparations

A day before the AICC session, the Congress' highest decision-making body CWC will meet here on Tuesday to deliberate on the party's future roadmap, key national issues, organisational strengthening and preparations for upcoming polls. An extended Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting will be attended by its members, permanent and special invitees, Pradesh Congress Committee presidents, Congress parliamentary party leaders, council leaders, Central Election Committee (CEC) members, office-bearers of Congress parliamentary party office, former chief ministers and deputy chief ministers. Around 170 people are likely to attend the meeting at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Memorial. Sources said the CWC is likely to deliberate on the resolutions to be passed at the session. It is also expected to decide on a slew of measures regarding its organisational rejuvenation, including giving more powers to district congress presidents, and ensuring accountability. The party will also finalise

International Women's Day: Centre, states unveil women-focused schemes

The Delhi government is slated to flag off Mahila Samriddhi Yojana while the Maharashtra Assembly will hold a day long special discussion on women's issues on Saturday to mark IWD

Bangladesh EC moving forward with December 2025, June 2026 poll deadlines

Bangladesh's Election Commission said on Sunday that preparations are underway for the general elections, based on the two deadlines set by the interim governmentDecember this year and June 2026, in case of major reforms. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin made the comments during a discussion with district administration officials in Cox's Bazar, state-run BSS news agency reported. "The interim government has given two deadlines for election, by December or by June next year if there is a major reform," Nasir Uddin was quoted as saying. He said the Election Commission is progressing based on the two deadlines. Asserting that the commission wants to hold a free, fair and neutral election, he said the polls will be "credible" and internationally acceptable. The CEC expressed hope that the final voter list for the next general elections would be available by June this year. For now, the Election Commission's first goal is to prepare an accurate voter list. There are 16 lak

Delhi Election Results: How Congress ate into AAP’s votes

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What are exit polls? Key facts you need to know for Delhi elections 2025

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Delhi elections 2025 highlights: Naresh Yadav, AAP legislator from Mehrauli, resigns from party

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Election rules change row: SC orders EC to preserve video clips of polling

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Election Commission of India to preserve video clips of the polling during the pendency of the pleas against the decision to increase the maximum number of voters per polling station from 1,200 to 1,500. A bench comprising Chief Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar passed the order the counsel for the Election Commission of India (ECI) sought time to respond to the PIL filed by one Indu Prakash Singh. Singh has challenged the panel's communications in August 2024 for increasing the number of voters per polling stations in each constituency. "The counsel appearing for respondent number 1 prays for further time to file affidavit. Let the affidavit be filed within three weeks from today. We deem it appropriate to direct respondent no 1 to maintain the CCTV recordings as they were doing earlier," the bench said. The top court on January 15 sought responses from the Centre and the poll panel on Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's

Chandigarh mayoral poll: High-stakes contest between BJP, AAP-Cong alliance

The Chandigarh mayoral poll is set to witness a keen contest between the BJP and the AAP-Congress alliance with officials stating that all necessary arrangements have been made for the elections, set to take place on Thursday. The elections for the posts of mayor, senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor will be held in the assembly hall of the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation, officials said. Meanwhile, the Chandigarh administration on Wednesday imposed Section 163 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, banning the gathering of five or more persons within 100 meters of the Chandigarh MC building's perimeter. AAP's Kuldeep Kumar Dhalor is the incumbent mayor of Chandigarh. The AAP and Congress are contesting the mayoral elections as an alliance. While AAP is contesting the mayor's post, Congress has put up its candidates -- Jasbir Singh Bunty and Taruna Mehta -- for the posts of senior deputy mayor and deputy mayor, respectively. The AAP has fielded its councillor Prem Lata for the

BJP to strategise for local body polls at Shirdi meet, Amit Shah to attend

The Maharashtra BJP's convention in Shirdi on Sunday, to be attended by Union minister Amit Shah, is expected to fine-tune its strategies for the local body polls, building on its impressive show in the 2024 state assembly polls. The state-level convention is the BJP's first major gathering since its win in the November 2024 assembly polls and formation of government under its leader Devendra Fadnavis. Senior BJP leader Shah is expected to address the party workers during the event, at the Shirdi temple town in Ahilyanagar district, which is likely to see the participation of nearly 15,000 delegates. The BJP has now shifted focus on the local body polls, including in Mumbai, and the convention is aimed at formulating strategies for them, a party functionary said. The convention will focus on strengthening the party's position in 27 municipal corporations by discussing strategies, addressing ground-level challenges, and planning organisational changes, he said. Speaking to reporter

Delhi Assembly elections: CEO meets political parties to ensure fair polls

The purpose of the meeting was to brief the parties on the implementation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) and Election Expenditure Monitoring measures to ensure free, fair, and transparent election

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Congress files writ petition in SC against amendments to election rules

The Congress on Tuesday filed a writ petition in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961 and expressed hope that the apex court will help restore the "fast eroding" integrity of the electoral process. The government has tweaked an election rule to prevent public inspection of certain electronic documents such as CCTV camera and webcasting footage as well as video recordings of candidates to prevent their misuse. AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh, who filed the petition, said, "The integrity of the electoral process is fast eroding. Hopefully the Supreme Court will help restore it." "A writ has just been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the recent amendments to the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961," he said in a post on X. Ramesh said the Election Commission, a Constitutional body charged with the conduct of free and fair elections cannot be allowed to unilaterally, and without public consultation, amend such a vital law in

German Chancellor Scholz to ask parliament to clear way for new elections

The departure last month of the neoliberal Free Democrats from the three-way coalition left Scholz's Social Democrats and the Greens governing without a parliamentary majority

Statsguru: Robust taxes ease burden of freebies on state governments

Often criticised as "revdi culture", these promises have become central to political manifestos across parties, as seen even in the recent Maharashtra and Jharkhand elections

Second-time unlucky: Trump's second term may be more disruptive

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From Ladli Behna to Maiya Yojana: How women voters are shaping elections

Women voters, empowered by schemes like Ladli Behna and Maiya Yojana, are reshaping India's elections, turning welfare initiatives into game-changers in politics