Page 13 - State Elections

Are hashtags really political ads?

A "hashtag" makes for "highly-polarised political narratives", opined a panel set up under an ex-IRS officer, Harish Kumar, to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms

Govt officials can't work as state poll commissioners: Supreme Court

Says state polls must be headed by independent persons

Will ask farmers in poll-bound states to defeat BJP: Union leaders

The protesting farmers will also block the KMP (Western Peripheral) Expressway on March 6 as the anti-farm law protest at Delhi borders completes 100 days

5 assembly polls to begin Mar 27, WB to have 8 phases, counting on May 2

As many as 186 million voters will be eligible to cast their votes at 270,000 polling stations for 824 assembly seats across Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry

'Are poll dates announced as per suggestions of BJP?': Mamata questions EC

Addressing a press conference at her residence in Kalighat, Banerjee said the Election Commission should not look at the state 'through the eyes of the saffron camp' -- a reference to the BJP

EC announces election schedule for five states: Here are the key dates

A total of 824 assembly seats with 186 million electors will vote in 270,000 polling booths, says CEC Sunil Arora

4 states, a UT will go to polls in 2021: What do they expect from Budget?

West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Poducherry will go to the polls in April-May this year

Assembly elections to cabinet reshuffle: Action-packed 2021 for govt, Oppn

This year wasn't exactly politically quiet, but the next promises to be far more intense with assembly elections, poll preparation and data protection on the cards

Opposition concerned over free, fair polls, says West Bengal Guv Dhankhar

Leader of Opposition Abdul Mannan called on Jagdeep Dhankhar, following which the Bengal governor said the Congress leader expressed apprehension over holding of free and fair elections in the state

How Bihar mandate could impact slew of state elections next year?

West Bengal to be first test case; power balance in ruling alliance could change equations

The 2020 vision

Without economic growth, Mr Modi will struggle to fulfil his agenda

Jharkhand Assembly polls: 1 killed in violence, 58.8% votes cast till 3 pm

While the voting exercise in 18 seats will end at 3 pm, voters in Jamshedpur (East) and Jamshedpur (West) constituencies can vote till 5 pm, an Election Commission release said

Markets not yet factoring a major upset for BJP in upcoming state elections

The polls are being viewed as a run-up to the general elections scheduled for May 2019 and will test the popularity of the government and its policies amid rising crude oil prices