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Gujarat Assembly elections 2022: BJP's prestige battle to defend its turf

Not just as the home state of PM Narendra Modi, but also as a major producing and exporting state known for its trade and enterprise, Gujarat holds a special place for all political parties

Gujarat Assembly polls: Banks directed to report suspicious transactions

In view of the upcoming Assembly polls in Gujarat, the Election Commission (EC) has directed all banks in the state to keep a watch on suspicious transactions of more than Rs 10 lakh in the accounts, officials said on Sunday. The banks have been instructed to also report transactions of more than Rs 1 lakh in the accounts opened by poll candidates, they said. As per the EC's guidelines, poll candidates cannot spend more than Rs 40 lakh during campaigning and they have to open a separate account for that purpose. All the transactions above Rs 10,000 must be done through cheques, RTGS (Real-Time Gross Settlement) or drafts, a senior state official said. To convey these instructions, nodal officers of the expenditure monitoring cells in all 33 districts of Gujarat convened meetings with senior bank officials in the last two days, said Sahdevsinh Solanki, accounts officer at the office of Gujarat's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO). "As per guidelines of the Reserve Bank of India and the E

EC gets tough on parties fielding candidates with criminal record

As per the rules, both the candidates as well as the political parties have to publish complete details about the criminal antecedents

Funnel of funding transparency: Here're donations made by corporate houses

The ADR said 16 of the 23 electoral trusts submitted details of their contribution for 2020-21 (FY21) to the Election Commission of India

Freebies row: Poll promises should be met via budgetary provisions, says FM

Meanwhile, the apex court has asked a three-judge Bench to review a past order on the issue, which said that such handouts are not a corrupt practice

Legislation or court guidelines? Who will put freebies in a box?

Experts dwell on whether or not there can be a legal definition of the term 'freebies'

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

12.9 mn votes cast for NOTA in last 5 yrs in state, general elections: ADR

About 1.29 crore votes were cast for NOTA option in the last five years in state and general elections, poll rights body ADR said on Thursday.

Opposition parties to soon finalise joint candidate for vice-president poll

The meeting is scheduled to take place at the residence of NCP chief Sharad Pawar at 3 PM, with all major opposition parties expected to attend

NDA presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu to visit Tripura, Bihar on July 5

Droupadi Murmu will meet NDA lawmakers in Bihar around 10 am before leaving for Tripura

Droupadi Murmu meets Puducherry CM, seeks support in presidential election

Murmu has got support from Biju Janta Dal as well as YSR Congress

Presidential election: Droupadi Murmu to campaign in UP on July 8

Draupadi Murmu will meet the MLAs and MPs of BJP as well as allies in Lucknow

Bypolls: BJP wrests Rampur, Azamgarh from SP; AAP suffers jolt in Sangrur

The BJP consolidated its position in Tripura winning 3 of the 4 assembly seats; In Delhi's Rajinder Nagar, AAP's Durgesh Pathak defeated BJP candidate Rajesh Bhatia by a margin of over 11,000 votes

Bypoll wins in UP's Azamgarh and Rampur are historic, says PM Modi

The results of three Lok Sabha and seven Assembly constituencies spread in different states where bypolls were held on June 23 were declared on Sunday

UP Lok Sabha bypolls: 49.43% polling in Azamgarh, 41.39% in Rampur

Over 35 lakh people were eligible to vote in the bypolls in these two constituencies to decide the fate of 19 candidates

Moderate to brisk turnout in bypolls for 3 Lok Sabha, 7 assembly seats

While Punjab recorded over 22% polling till 1 pm in the Sangrur Lok Sabha seat, around 28% voters in Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats in UP exercised their franchise in the first 6 hours of voting

Gopalkrishna Gandhi declines Oppn request to contest Presidential polls

Pawar is chairing the meeting of leaders from 17 Opposition parties on Tuesday amid hopes of further strengthening the anti-BJP coalition

EC issues notification for presidential polls, 11 file nominations

As per the notification, the nominations can be filed till June 29 and the scrutiny of the papers will be held on June 30

Mamata proposes Gopal Gandhi, Farooq names for President at Oppn meeting

As many as 17 opposition parties attended the meeting of opposition parties to build consensus on fielding a joint candidate against the BJP-led NDA in the presidential election

New cabinet to take oath in Odisha today; govt aims 2024 elections

The ceremony will take place in the new convention centre of Lok Seva Bhawan in Bhubaneswar