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Government approves 22nd tranche of electoral bonds; sale from October 1-10

Ahead of assembly elections in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, the government on Thursday approved issuance of 22nd tranche of electoral bonds that will open for sale on October 1. Electoral bonds have been pitched as an alternative to cash donations made to political parties as part of efforts to bring transparency in political funding. State Bank of India (SBI), in the 22nd phase of sale, has been authorised to issue and encash electoral bonds through its 29 authorised branches from October 1-10, the finance ministry said in a statement. The authorised SBI branches include those in Lucknow, Shimla, Dehradun, Kolkata, Guwahati, Chennai, Patna, New Delhi, Chandigarh, Srinagar, Gandhinagar, Bhopal, Raipur, and Mumbai. Assembly election dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh are likely to be announced in few weeks. The 21st tranche of bond sales took place from July 1-10, 2022. Sale of the first batch of electoral bonds happened from March 1-10, 2018. SBI is the only authorised bank

BJP's expenses on assembly polls in five states up 58% to Rs 344 cr

In 2017, BJP had spent Rs 218.26 crore on the elections in the five states. In 2022, the expense was Rs 344 crore. Congress's bill rose from Rs 108.14 crore to Rs 194.80 during the same period

Some life in Oppn: For first time, Left parties & Mamata on the same stage?

It doesn't bear thinking about. But Nitish Kumar may have managed the impossible feat of bringing the two together

As 2024 LS polls approach, Oppn parties are chopping and changing strategy

Experts and politicians are divided over who the challenger to the NDA/BJP is really going to be: the Congress or regional parties

MP local body polls: Contemplation call for BJP as Cong gains vital thrust

The BJP entered the elections with all 16 incumbent mayoral seats, but only won nine of them. Two of its mayoral candidates won by a razor-thin margin

First President from a tribal community: Why did it take so long?

The most dismaying fact is that tribals have a very high dropout rate

BJP CMs, Dy CMs to meet top central leaders, PM Modi likely to attend

Chief Ministers and Deputy CMs of BJP-ruled states will hold a meeting with senior party leaders to present their report on welfare schemes as party gears up for assembly polls and Lok Sabha election

LIVE: Droupadi Murmu surges ahead of Yashwant Sinha in Presidential polls

Of total 748 votes of MPs, NDA's Droupadi Murmu gets 540, Opposition's Yashwant Sinha gets 208, says Returning Officer

LIVE: Cryptocurrency poses risk to Indian economy, says Sitharaman in LS

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Jagdeep Dhankhar vs Margaret Alva: Lawyer vs lawyer in vice-president polls

It is now definite that the post of vice president of India will be held either by NDA's Jagdeep Dhankhar or the opposition's Margaret Alva, both lawyers

2023 polls my last, won't contest from Chamundeshwari, says Siddaramaiah

Senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Sunday strongly reiterated that the 2023 Assembly election would be his last, and that he would not be contesting that poll from Chamundeshwari segment

News LIVE: Heavy rains lash Mumbai leading to water logging, traffic snarls

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LIVE: Ilaiyaraaja, P T Usha among four nominated to Rajya Sabha, tweets PM

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Opposition's presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha to file nomination today

Yashwant Sinha was chosen as the consensus candidate for presidential polls from the Joint Opposition in a meeting on June 21

Ban people from contesting from more than one seat, says EC to govt

The EC has made a push for a law to bar people from contesting more than one seat and said that if it cannot be done, then a fine should be imposed on vacating the constituencies and forcing a bypoll.

Sonia Gandhi meets party leaders for feedback on organisational matters

The Congress has started preparing for the state elections in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls but before that, it is taking feedback of the important leaders of the states concerned

UP Polls: Not in politics to grab power, but build nation, says Rajnath

Ahead of the polling for phase four of Uttar Pradesh elections, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, that the BJP will not allow the trust of the people of the country to be broken

44.62% voter turnout till 1 pm in Goa assembly polls: Election Commission

So far, the highest turnout of 54 per cent was reported in Sankhalim (North Goa) Assembly segment, from where Chief Minister and BJP leader Pramod Sawant is contesting

What is the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021?

Last month, the govt passed a bill to amend the law relating to elections. But a change linked electoral rolls with the Aadhaar ecosystem, was in the eye of the storm. This report tells more about it

Exploring tech-based remote voting; political consensus needed for it: EC

The commission had initially explored options with reputed academic institutions for blockchain based internet voting