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Kerala CM opposes 'one nation, one election'; criticises BJP-led Centre

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday criticised the BJP-led Union government's "one nation, one election" idea alleging that such a move was meant to give supremacy to the Centre. He said the concept of India, the parliamentary democratic system and the constitutional values are under "serious threat". In a hard-hitting statement, the CPI(M) veteran also said the present slogan of "one nation, one election" raised by the Sangh Parivar is making that threat further severe. "The slogan of one nation, one election is the agenda to give supremacy to the Centre... The democratic society should come up against it," Vijayan said. The Sangh Parivar has an "hidden agenda" of undermining the federal system to give all dominance to the Centre, he further charged. The Kerala CM's statement came days after the BJP-led Centre set up a high-level committee headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to make recommendations on the possibility of holding simultaneous elections. The ..

Surprise election outcome in May can see markets tank 40%: Morgan Stanley

The defining moment, Desai said, could be if and when the 26-party opposition alliance, known as I.N.D.I.A., is able to strike a seat-sharing deal

What will common man get from one nation-one election concept: Kejriwal

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday questioned the rationale behind the 'One nation, One election' concept, wondering what the common man will get from such an arrangement. "What is important for the country? One Nation One Election Or One Nation One Education (Rich or poor, equal good education for all). One Nation One Treatment (Rich or poor, equal treatment for all) "What will the common man get from One Nation One Election?" he posted on X in Hindi. The Centre on Saturday notified an eight-member high-level committee to examine and make recommendations at the earliest on the issue of holding simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, state assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. Kejriwal, who will be visiting Haryana's Bhiwani along with Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann for a party programme, also said that like Delhi and Punjab, said the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will provide free and world-class education and free power in Haryana too. A day earlier, Haryana Chief

CM Dhami interacts with public, seeks votes ahead of Bageshwar bypoll

Addressing the roadshow, the CM said, "I have no doubt that we will win with more votes than we did last time."

'One nation, one election needs five amendments but will yield savings'

Holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies would need at least five constitutional amendments and a large number of additional EVMs and paper-trail machines costing "thousands of crores of rupees", but will yield a huge long-term saving to the public exchequer, officials said on Friday. A parliamentary panel had examined the issue of simultaneous elections in consultation with various stakeholders, including the Election Commission. The committee made certain recommendations in this regard, the officials said. The matter now stands referred to the Law Commission for further examination to work out a "practicable road map and framework" for simultaneous elections, they said. Simultaneous elections, the officials noted, would result in huge savings for the public exchequer and avoid replication of effort on the part of administrative, and law and order machinery in holding repeated elections. It would bring considerable savings to political parties and candidate

Amit Shah to inaugurate call centers nationwide on Friday to engage voters

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate a comprehensive campaign to establish nationwide call centers across the country to engage with voters

Jammu-Kashmir elections can take place at any time now: Centre tells SC

Article 370 hearing: Centre tells SC polls in J-K can take place at any time, decision depends on Election Commission, state poll panel.

Chhattisgarh Assembly Elections 2023: All you need to know about the state

Formed on November 1, 2000, here is everything you need to know about Chhattisgarh ahead of the assembly elections 2023

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: CM Baghel asks PCC to prepare to fight BJP

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel asked the new general ministers of the PCC to focus on four key points to attack the BJP in the upcoming polls

600 BJP MLAs visit 4 poll-bound states to ensure win in assembly elections

As the BJP is working on a war footing, out of these 600 MLAs, 50 were from Uttar Pradesh, and others were from Delhi, Gujarat, and Haryana

Cong will retain power in Rajasthan after assembly elections: Gaurav Gogoi

Congress leader and MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday said the party will retain power in Rajasthan after the assembly elections due to pro-people schemes of the Ashok Gehlot-led government. Gogoi, who is the chairman of the Congress' screening committee for Rajasthan, arrived here for a meeting with senior leaders of the party. "The atmosphere for the party is good in Rajasthan. The state government is doing good work in the state and the government will repeat," he told reporters. Screening committee members Abhishek Dutt and Ganesh Godiyal accompanied Gogoi. The MP from Assam will hold the meeting with senior party leaders at the Pradesh Congress Committee war room here. State ministers Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, B D Kalla and Mahesh Joshi and other party leaders will attend the meeting. The assembly elections in Rajasthan will be held later this year.

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: Senior citizens, disabled can vote from home

Voters above the age of 80 and persons with disabilities (more than 40%) will have the facility to cast their votes from home; such voters will be provided with a pick-up and drop-off facility

Chhattisgarh election: EC team arrives in Raipur to review poll preparation

Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel, along with other senior officials of the Election Commission of India, arrived in Raipur to review election preparations

Not so BIMARU now: Amit Shah says MP has shed the tag. What does it mean?

Amit Shah said that the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh brought the state out of the BIMARU tag and put it on the path of development by implementing various welfare schemes

Mizoram polls: Lone BJP legislator B Chakma to retire from active politics

Chakma, a doctor by profession, said that he would continue his work in education as well as his medical practice

Chhattisgarh elections 2023: Congress sets up four panels ahead of polls

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Congress approved the constitution of election manifesto committee, election management committee, disciplinary committee, and planning and strategy committee

Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi in 2024 LS elections, says state chief

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi lost the Amethi seat at the hands of Union minister Smriti Irani by a margin of around 55,000 votes

'Baghel vs Baghel' fight: BJP fields Bhupesh Baghel's nephew on Patan seat

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections 2023: Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's nephew Vijay Baghel defeated the CM in the 2008 Assembly elections from the same seat

Russia opens investigation into prominent leader of election watchdog

The Russian authorities have opened a criminal investigation into one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group, his lawyer said Thursday. The case against Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of Russia's leading election watchdog Golos, is the latest step in the months-long crackdown on Kremlin critics and rights activists that the government ratcheted up after sending troops into Ukraine. Melkonyants' lawyer Mikhail Biryukov told The Associated Press that his client is facing charges of organising activities" of an undesirable group, a criminal offense punishable by up to six years in prison. Golos has not been labelled undesirable" a label that under a 2015 law makes involvement with such organisations a criminal offence. But it was once a member of the European Network of Election Monitoring Organisations, a group that was declared undesirable in Russia in 2021. Police raided the homes of a further 14 Golos members on Thursday in eight different cities, ...

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: BJP announces first list of 21 candidates

The list was announced a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of the BJP's Central Election Committee (CEC)