Nov 20, 2024, at 06:47 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Ahead of the crucial Maharashtra polls, a retired police officer, Ravindranath Patil, has accused Sharad Pawar's daughter Supriya Sule and state Congress chief Nana Patole of being involved in a 2018 fraud case related to cryptocurrency. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was quick to pick up the issue and said the opposition has been "exposed".
Omar Abdullah dares BJP to hold assembly election in J&K along with Lok Sabha poll
Feb 02, 2024, at 03:43 am
Srinagar/IBNS/UNI: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah Thursday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to hold an assembly election along with the Lok Sabha poll in Jammu and Kashmir.
BJP continues deliberating on picking chief ministers for 3 states, no consensus yet
Dec 08, 2023, at 02:27 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is still working on selecting the final names of the chief ministers in the three states where the party won the recent assembly elections, reports said.
'Not aware': Mamata Banerjee to skip upcoming INDIA bloc meeting
Dec 05, 2023, at 02:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will not attend the next INDIA alliance bloc meeting on Wednesday.
Oct 10, 2023, at 02:38 am
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge Monday said women's reservation, including extending reservation to OBC women, would be implemented if the party is voted to power in the Lok Sabha election in 2024.
23-year-old woman gives birth at polling station while voting in Karnataka assembly elections
May 11, 2023, at 04:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A 23-year-old woman gave birth at a polling station in Karnataka's Ballari on Wednesday while exercising her right to vote in the state assembly elections.
Himachal Pradesh to vote for 68 assembly constituencies tomorrow
Nov 12, 2022, at 05:07 am
Shimla/UNI: After a high-pitched campaign by political heavyweights, Himachal Pradesh is set to vote on Saturday with political commentators predicting a close contest.
Counting of votes in seven assembly seats across six states underway, BJP leads in four
Nov 06, 2022, at 05:47 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The counting for results of elections in seven assembly seats across six states is underway on Sunday.
UP: Yogi's swearing-in after Holi
Mar 13, 2022, at 07:12 am
Lucknow/UNI: The swearing-in of Yogi Adityanath as 23rd Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh is likely to be after Holi with BJP making preparations to make it a grand event.
Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath to meet PM Modi on Sunday to discuss new cabinet
Mar 13, 2022, at 07:03 am
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to visit Delhi on Sunday to discuss the new cabinet with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, media reports said.
Counting of Votes: BJP leads in UP, Punjab witnesses Cong Vs AAP close fight
Mar 10, 2022, at 02:49 pm
Lucknow,Chandigarh: IBNS/UNI: Counting of votes for 690 Assembly constituencies across five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab -- has begun. According to early trends, BJP is leading in UP so far while the Congress and AAP are in a close fight in Punjab as per early trends.
Only double engine govt can ensure UP's development: Modi
Feb 13, 2022, at 05:30 am
Kannauj (UP)/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday termed better coordination between the Centre and state government the main reason being the success of megaprojects like expressways and appealed to the people of Uttar Pradesh to vote for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) again.
Campaigning ends for second phase of UP polls, polling on Feb 14
Feb 13, 2022, at 04:58 am
Lucknow/UNI: Campaigning on 55 seats spread over nine districts for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections ended on Saturday.
Election Commission appoints 15 special observers for poll-bound states
Feb 02, 2022, at 05:34 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India Tuesday organised a briefing meeting with the special observers who have been appointed for the current general elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh 2022.
SP's alliance with RLD will last only till counting: Amit Shah predicts in UP poll rally
Jan 30, 2022, at 03:22 am
Muzaffarnagar/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is campaigning in Western Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, today predicted that Samajwadi Party (SP) will abandon its poll ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) if it won the assembly polls, adding that the future of the alliance is evident from the candidate list.
Jan 16, 2022, at 04:10 am
Lucknow/IBNS: A public meeting at its Lucknow office attended by hundreds has landed the Samajwadi Party in the soup just ahead of the Uttar Pradesh election.
NCP joins hands with SP for UP polls
Jan 16, 2022, at 01:13 am
Mumbai/UNI: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has made an alliance with Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh for forthcoming assembly elections.
7 phases polls in UP: Model Code of Conduct enforced
Jan 09, 2022, at 04:23 am
Lucknow/UNI: With the announcement of dates for the much-awaited Assembly elections, the Model Code of Conduct has come into effect immediately in all poll-bound states, including Uttar Pradesh.
UP polls: BJP will garner 80 pc votes, others 20, says Yogi Adityanath
Jan 09, 2022, at 03:21 am
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday dubbed the upcoming elections a contest between "80 versus 20", implying that the BJP will emerge victorious with 80 percent of the votes while the opposition will have to bite the dust with just 20 percent votes.
EC should conduct free & fair polls in 5 states: Mayawati
Jan 09, 2022, at 01:32 am
Lucknow/UNI: Welcoming the announcement of Assembly poll dates of five states on Saturday by the Election Commission of India, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati asked ECI to fulfill its responsibility of conducting this election free, fair, smooth and peacefully according to the aspiration of the people.
Yogi Adityanath welcomes announcement of Assembly polls dates
Jan 08, 2022, at 11:34 pm
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiyanath has welcomed the Assembly election dates announced by the Election Commission on Saturday.
Amit Shah attends BJP war room meeting ahead of upcoming assembly polls next year
Oct 14, 2021, at 02:15 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah attended a 'war-room' meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to discuss the upcoming round of state elections early next year.
EC requests Madras HC to restrain media from covering oral conversations
Apr 30, 2021, at 06:49 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Days after it was rebuked over its handling of assembly elections amid Covid-19, India's poll body on Friday requested the Madras High Court to restrain media from covering oral conversations in the courtroom, media reports said.
Apr 28, 2021, at 09:32 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Election Commission of India has made negative Covdi-19 test or two doses of coronavirus vaccine compulsory for the candidates and their agents who want to enter the vote counting halls in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry.
Will attend oath-taking ceremony of BJP government in Bengal: PM Modi
Apr 03, 2021, at 10:59 pm
Sonarpur: PM Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed confidence when he said his Bharatiya Janata Party will form the government in West Bengal after winning the assembly polls and he will attend the oath-taking ceremony of the new CM.
Mithun Chakraborty in Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, to share stage with PM Modi
Mar 07, 2021, at 06:44 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actor Mithun Chakraborty on Sunday reached Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground to share the stage with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-organised mega rally.
Assam polls: BJP denies tickets to 11 sitting MLAs, Sarbananda Sonowal to contest from Majuli
Mar 06, 2021, at 03:35 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday released its 70-candidate list out of 126 assembly seats in the eastern state of Assam for the upcoming elections.
Shiv Sena to not contest Bengal polls, extends support to Mamata Banerjee's TMC
Mar 05, 2021, at 02:02 am
Kolkata/UNI: The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has welcomed Shiv Sena supremo Uddhav Thackeray's decision to back out from the poll and extend his support to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the 294-seat elections.
Mamata Banerjee slams EC’s announcement of 8-phase Bengal polls, BJP welcomes decision
Feb 27, 2021, at 01:45 am
Kolkata/IBNS: As the Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced the dates for Assembly polls to be held in four states including West Bengal and a Union territory starting March 27, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee slammed the poll body for scheduling an eight-phase election process in her state.
Amit Shah, JP Nadda to visit Bengal every month to oversee party organisation: Dilip Ghosh
Nov 19, 2020, at 02:49 am
Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh, who went to New Delhi on Wednesday to attend Standing Committee (Home Affairs) meeting, said Union Home Minister Amit Shah and party national president J P Nadda will visit the state every month to oversee the party organisation ahead of the coming Assembly elections.