Page 12 - State Elections

State polls: Plane charters lose out to FB, Google as campaigns go digital

Flight charter companies have been badly hit by bans on physical rallies even as Big Tech eyes greater footfalls from digital political campaigns

Goa: Manohar Parrikar's son to contest from Panaji as independent candidate

The ruling party has fielded incumbent MLA Atanasio Monserrate from the Panaji seat, which Manohar Parrikar had represented for a long time

Assembly polls: Goal of CPM to keep BJP away from power, says Yechury

He said his party was also discussing this issue with other Leftist groups as the aim was to stop the division of anti-BJP votes

EC unlikely to postpone five state assembly polls amid Omicron: Report

The commission has asked the government to vaccinate all those on election duty ahead of the polls

Election Commission holds meeting with CEOs of states, UTs on poll issues

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday held a conference with chief electoral officers (CEOs) of all states and union territories here, and reviewed a host of issues related to the poll process

BJP national executive meet to deliberate on upcoming 5 state polls

The party's strategy for the upcoming assembly polls will come up for extensive discussion in the meeting

BJP targets 60 plus seats in Uttarakhand Assembly polls: Madan Kaushik

Notably, Shah visited the poll-bound state last week and attended several meetings and programmes.

India gears up for robot campaigners in 2022 Assembly elections

The states that go to the polls in 2022 are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Gujarat

Chief Election Commissioner Chandra stresses on error-free electoral roll

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Best of BS Opinion: New idea of India, BJP is as safe as a big bank & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

State elections results will provide fodder to the markets for a few days

Election results will keep market participants glued to the political landscape for the next few days - probably the most expensive elections from the point of the view of public health

Best of BS Opinion: The GST puzzle, infecting public health, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

82.33% voting recorded in final phase of Assam Assembly election

An estimated 82.33 per cent of 79.2 lakh electors voted in the third and last phase of Assam Assembly election in 40 constituencies on Tuesday that largely remained peaceful

Infecting public health

Politics and religion are Covid-19 super-spreaders

Five states go to Assembly polls today, may tilt balance of power

With this round of elections, the poll to the legislative Assembly of Assam will have concluded

Raiding opposition is BJP's tool when facing electoral defeat: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said raiding the opposition is the BJP's "coping mechanism" when it is facing defeat in elections.

West Bengal polls 2021 phase two voting: Check schedule, seats, and timings

Elections to the 294-member West Bengal Assembly is being conducted in eight phases

Shekhar Gupta: The missing foreign bogey

Pakistan, Bangladeshis and terrorism are missing from BJP campaign. It seems to have understood the risks of mixing of domestic political motivations with strategic national interests

High-pitched campign for first phase election in Assam comes to end

The poll on Saturday will decide the fate of 247 candidates

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world