Akali Dal in talks with BJP for Haryana polls
Chandigarh, Aug 16 (IANS) The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) would contest the upcoming Haryana assembly polls with the BJP and negotiations for seat sharing are …
Essence of democracy lies in free & fair polls: Dhankhar
Kolkata, Aug 10 (IANS) Emphasising that free and fair elections represent the essence of democracy, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday said the right …
Vellore polls: DMK workers celebrate
Chennai, Aug 9 (IANS) DMK activists on Friday claimed victory in the Tamil Nadu’s Vellore Lok Sabha seat and started celebrating even as the Election …
BJP names in-charges for Assembly polls in 3 states
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Ahead of the state legislative assembly polls in Delhi, Maharashtra and Haryana, the BJP on Friday appointed election in-charges and …
J&K polls will be transparent, says Modi
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the Assembly elections to elect a new government in Jammu and Kashmir will …
Will quit AAP, fight polls as an Independent: Lamba
New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Aam Aadmi Party’s Delhi MLA Alka Lamba on Sunday announced that she will resign from the party and contest the …
Modi thanks people of Tripura for BJP’s win in panchayat polls
Agartala, Aug 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi has thanked the people of Tripura for their unwavering faith in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which …
Opposition seeks ban on EVMs for Maharashtra polls
Mumbai, Aug 2 (IANS) The opposition parties in Maharashtra on Friday unanimously demanded a ban on the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and a return to …
Army chief meets J&K governor; Assembly polls talk intensifies
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Army Chief General Bipin Rawat called on Jammu & Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik in Srinagar on Thursday in what …
Karzai opposes Afghan presidential polls amid Taliban talks
Kabul, Aug 1 (IANS) Presidential polls in Afghanistan should not be held in the midst of an ongoing peace process with the Taliban, former President …
BJP kicks off preparations for Jharkhand Assembly polls
Ranchi, July 29 (IANS) Speculations are rife that Jharkhand polls, due early 2020, may take place along with Haryana and Maharashtra by the end of …
High voter turnout in Tripura panchayat polls
Agartala, July 27 (IANS) Over 75 per cent of the 8,54,900-strong electorate on Saturday cast their votes in the three-tier gram panchayat elections in Tripura …
TRS may face challenge from BJP in municipal polls
Hyderabad, July 27 (IANS) After a setback in the recent Lok Sabha polls, Telangana’s ruling TRS is gearing up to bounce back in ensuing elections …
Tripura 3-tier panchayat polls on Saturday
Agartala, July 26 (IANS) The elections to the three-tier gram panchayats in Tripura would be held on Saturday in only 994 of the total of …
BJP’s ‘Operation Bengal’ now focuses on Assembly polls
Kolkata, July 25 (IANS) With eyes firmly fixed on the next Assembly polls due in two years, an ambitious Bharatiya Janata Party is now going …
BJD takes early lead in Patkura Assembly polls in Odisha
Bhubaneswar, July 24 (IANS) The ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Wednesday took an early lead in the counting of votes for election to the …
LS polls rout hastened Karnataka’s JD-S-Congress government exit (News Analysis)
Bengaluru, July 24 (IANS) The dramatic fall of the shaky Janata Dal-Secular-Congress coalition government on Tuesday came as a big relief to the people of …
Marathas to contest Maharashtra polls independently
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) Adding to worries of both ruling and opposition alliances in Maharashtra, several pressure groups of the politically dominant Maratha community plan …
BJP bags majority in Calcutta bar polls
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata party on Tuesday came up with a spectacular show in the Calcutta High Court Bar association election by …
Abe wins upper house polls but falls short of majority for reform
Tokyo, July 22 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s political coalition has won the partial legislative election to the upper house of Parliament, though it …
Kim Jong-un votes in local polls with ‘99.98% turnout’
Seoul, July 22 (IANS) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un voted in nationwide local elections that registered an almost 100 per cent turnout rate, the state …
FATA polls: Trends show PTI, Independents set to win lion’s share
Islamabad, July 21 (IANS) Polling for election on 16 seats of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly from the erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) of …
Japan goes to polls to elect half of Upper House seats
Tokyo, July 21 (IANS) Japan went to polls on Sunday to elect about half of the seats of Parliament’s Upper House in which the Prime …
Historic polls in FATA, says Pak PM’s media advisor
Islamabad, July 20 (IANS) Pakistan has held polls for the first time for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Provincial Assembly seats in the erstwhile Federal Administered Tribal …
Ahead of Maharashtra polls, Aditya Thackeray hits the road to ‘thank’ voters
Mumbai, July 19 (IANS) Yuva Sena leader Aditya Thackeray has done what no other Thackeray did before him – hit the road in a grueling …
Modi made full use Pulwama, Balakot in winning LS polls: Natwar Singh
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) Former External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh said on Thursday that Narendra Modi got massive mandate due to Pulwama and …
63% winners in LS polls got more than half of votes: ADR
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The recently concluded Lok Sabha elections saw 341 of 542 candidates, including many with criminal records, winning with over 50 …
Dimple Yadav, Jaya Prada may contest UP’s Rampur by-polls
Lucknow, July 16 (IANS) The by-polls on Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur Assembly seat is likely to witness a high profile contest as the BJP and SP …
Over 1,700 foreign observers registered for Ukrainian snap polls
Kiev, July 16 (IANS) The Ukrainian Central Election Commission (CEC) registered over 1,700 official observers from international organizations and foreign countries for the snap parliamentary …
Nadda discusses upcoming Jharkhand polls with state leaders
Ranchi, July 13 (IANS) BJP’s Working President J.P. Nadda on Saturday held discussions with state party leaders about the upcoming assembly polls. Welcomed by party …
BJP wins 83% of 6,646 seats unopposed in gram panchayat polls in Tripura
Agartala, July 12 (IANS) Ahead of the panchayat elections in Tripura, the ruling BJP has won over 5,500 (83 per cent) of the 6,646 seats …
Congress imploding after LS polls?
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The debacle in the Lok Sabha polls appears to be leading to an implosion in the 134-year-old Congress, with the …
Ahead of by-polls, Mayawati, Akhilesh under CBI scanner
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, dates for which are expected to be announced soon, the two …
Ahead of by-polls, Mayawati and Akhilesh under CBI scanner
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) Ahead of the crucial by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, two key opposition leaders, Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, seem to be in …
Jharkhand opposition parties to contest Assembly polls together
Ranchi, July 10 (IANS) The opposition parties in Jharkhand have agreed to contest the Assembly elections together, a senior Congress leader said on Wednesday. A …
Violence reported in Tripura ahead of July 27 panchayats polls
Agartala, July 8 (IANS) Ahead of the July 27 panchayat elections in Tripura, at least 50 political leaders and workers of the ruling BJP, CPI-M …
AIADMK, PMK, DMK nominees file papers for RS polls from Tamil Nadu
Chennai, July 8 (IANS) Former state Ministers A. Mohammed John and N. Chandrasekaran, the two AIADMK candidates, on Monday filed their nomination papers here for …
Use ballot papers in Maharashtra polls, Raj Thackeray tells EC
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 8 (IANS) Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Monday demanded that the upcoming state assembly elections must be held with …
BJP discusses Assembly polls, enrols members
New Delhi, July 7 (IANS) The BJP on Sunday discussed the upcoming Assembly elections in four states amid a nationwide membership drive that saw Haryanvi …
Tejashwi RJD’s CM candidate in 2020 Bihar Assembly polls
Patna, July 6 (IANS) The RJD on Saturday announced that party leader Tejashwi Yadav will be the party’s chief ministerial candidate in the 2020 Bihar …
No outsiders as Congress candidates for Delhi Assembly polls: Kochar
New Delhi, July 4 (IANS) As the Congress gears up for the upcoming Assembly polls in the national capital, the Delhi unit of the party …