Page 16 - State Assembly Polls

Kharge trying to do damage control ahead of Rajasthan polls, claims BJP

BJP spokesperson Pratul Shah Deo also criticised Shashi Tharoor's assertion that Kharge could be a potential Prime Minister candidate

After Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, AAP enters poll fight in Mizoram

AAP will also establish a Northeast Coordination Committee and Northeast Cell for expansion, said the party's North-East states in-charge Rajesh Sharma

Congress to EC: Book Amit Shah for 'provocative' comments in Chhattisgarh

Amit Shah accused the Bhupesh Baghel government of lynching Bhuneshwar Sahu for 'appeasement and vote bank politics' during a rally in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh

Health insurance, IPL team: What Congress promised in its manifesto for MP

The Opposition Congress listed 59 promises in its 106-page manifesto, with assurances for all sections of the society

MNF, ZPM instruments for BJP, RSS to enter Mizoram, says Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi said the BJP and RSS were trying to spread an authoritarian and centralised system

Truth cannot be termed 'defamation', argues CM Gehlot in Delhi court

Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat had filed a criminal defamation case against Rajasthan Chief Minister for claiming he had a role in the Rs 900 crore Sanjivani Cooperative Society scam

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Congress will come to power in 2024 if it can retain Rajasthan, says Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addressed the alleged 'red diary' issues and caste census while flagging off the ERCP yatra

Mizoram polls: 9 out of 10 lawmakers are crorepatis, says ADR report

The average value of the assets of a sitting Mizoram legislator is Rs 4.8 crore. The lawmaker with the lowest net worth is TJ Lalnuntluanga, at Rs 43.6 lakh

Obvious for some to get disappointed: Kamal Nath on Congress 1st list

The Congress party on Sunday released its first list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled next month

MP: Yadvendra Singh quits Congress, vows to teach Kamal Nath 'a lesson'

After being denied a ticket for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh polls, Yadvendra Singh slammed Kamal Nath and said that he would teach the latter a lesson

Congress demands national status for ERCP, begins yatra in Rajasthan

Congress kicks off Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) yatra with hopes to secure 83 Assembly seats in the region

Mayawati's party releases 4th list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh polls

Madhya Pradesh elections: The Mayawati-led BSP has so far declared names of 74 candidates for polls to the 230-member House

Rs 63 cr worth drugs, liquor, cash seized after MCC enforced in Rajasthan

Drugs, liquor, gold and cash worth more than Rs 63 crore have been seized in since the state election's model code of conduct (MCC) came into force in Rajasthan

ECI has given less time for 1st phase of Chattisgarh polls: TS Singh Deo

On Sunday, the Congress announced the first list of 30 candidates for the Chhattisgarh Assembly elections

Nadda to hold talks with BJP leaders in Udaipur, Jodhpur ahead of Raj polls

BJP president J P Nadda will hold a meeting with party office bearers of Udaipur division on Monday ahead of the Rajasthan assembly polls. After holding talks in Udaipur, the BJP chief will visit Jodhpur to interact with party leaders and workers. Jodhpur city unit president of BJP Devendra Salecha said Nadda will be interacting with senior party workers, present and former MPs and MLAs, office bearers of different morchas and cells of the party in Jodhpur division. Nadda's visit to Jodhpur holds significance in the run up to the assembly elections slated next month. Party is already faced with unrelenting protests against party candidate Devji Patel from Sanchore constituency, the only name the party has announced so far, from 33 constituencies of Jodhpur division, said a city unit officer bearer who spoke on condition of anonymity. Six mandal presidents of Jalore have resigned to protest the party's decision to rope in Patel from Sanchore assembly constituency. The Jodhpur divi

Statsguru: 6 charts explain economic challenges for poll-bound states

Chhattis­garh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana grew between 4 and 6 per cent in the years after 2018-19

Telangana: BRS manifesto promises free insurance, subsidised cylinders

In Telangana, the BRS, Congress and BJP are locked in a triangular fight, with some early surveys indicating a neck-and-neck battle between the regional behemoth and the Congress

Congress can only give guarantee of loot: Nadda ahead of state polls

BJP president J P Nadda on Monday claimed the Congress can only give a "guarantee of loot" as he accused the party of turning Karnataka into an ATM for collecting money through corruption to fund its poll campaign. Nadda cited the reported recovery of over Rs 100 crore from some contractors in raids by probe agencies in Karnataka, saying it is shameful and an abhorrent joke with voters. It is merely a sample of the Congress' corrupt DNA, he said on X. The same "Congress-supported" contractor dished out lies against the BJP during the recent Karnataka polls, he said, a reference to the charge against then BJP government that contractors were forced to pay hefty commissions under its rule. "The Congress and corruption are two sides of the same coin. Congress governments have made Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan ATMs of corruption. It wants to make Telangana and Madhya Pradesh similar ATMs to loot people's money," he said. Nadda further alleged that the Congress is dreaming of power in Ma

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