Nov 24, 2024, at 02:14 am
New Delhi: The emphatic triumph of the ruling Maha Yuti in Maharashtra and the impressive showing of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) in Jharkhand on Saturday seems to vindicate the observation that the Congress is the weakest link in the I.N.D.I.A.
INDIA bloc dominates bypolls, clinches 10 seats, BJP manages to win 2
Jul 14, 2024, at 12:11 am
INDIA bloc registered a strong show and won 10 out of 13 seats in the recent by-polls held across seven states as results were declared on Saturday.
NDA vs INDIA bloc: 13 Assembly seats in 7 states to go to bypolls
Jul 07, 2024, at 02:37 am
New Delhi: After a high-stakes contest in the Lok Sabha polls, which saw the opposition making a strong comeback, the INDIA bloc and the BJP-led NDA will face off on July 10 as bypolls are held in 13 Assembly constituencies across seven states, including four in West Bengal.
BJP wins 3 out of 7 seats in assembly bypolls across 6 states
Nov 06, 2022, at 09:44 pm
BJP has won three seats and is leading in one out of the seven assembly seats in the by-polls across six states where counting started Sunday morning.
Counting underway for by-polls in 3 Lok Sabha, 7 Assembly seats
Jun 26, 2022, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Votes are being counted on Sunday in three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across five states and Delhi, where by-polls were held on June 23.
Bengal bypolls: TMC leads in both Ballygunge and Asansol
Apr 16, 2022, at 04:22 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) has taken a lead in both Ballygunge assembly constituency and Asansol Lok Sabha seat, where byelections were held on Apr 12.
BJP and ally UPPL win all five seats in Assam bypolls
Nov 03, 2021, at 12:56 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally United People’s Party, Liberal (UPPL) won all five assembly seats in the bypolls in Assam. While the BJP won three assembly seats, UPPL won two.
Congress set to sweep Himachal Pradesh bypolls
Nov 02, 2021, at 09:55 pm
Shimla/UNI: Congress looked all set to sweep the by-elections held on four seats in Himachal Pradesh, as the grand old party won the Jubbal Kotkhai Assembly seat by 6,104 votes, while it was leading on two assembly and one Lok Sabha seat, as final round of counting was on.
Cracker free Diwali in true sense: Abhishek Banerjee's dig at BJP after TMC sweeps bypolls
Nov 02, 2021, at 09:45 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Trinamool Congress national general secretary and MP, Abhishek Banerjee, has taken a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after his party swept the four byelections held in the state last Saturday.
TMC sweeps all four Bengal bypolls by record margins, BJP cries foul
Nov 02, 2021, at 09:17 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In another setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the Trinamool Congress (TMC) won all four byelections, which were held in West Bengal last Saturday, including two seats which were earlier won by the saffron brigade.
Congress increases lead in Madhya Pradesh's Raigaon
Nov 02, 2021, at 05:59 pm
Bhopal/UNI: Madhya Pradesh’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party is leading in Khandwa parliamentary constituency; Prithvipur and Jobat assembly segments while the main opposition Congress increased its lead by a margin exceeding 1,400 votes in Raigaon assembly segment after seven to eight rounds of counting of by-election votes on Tuesday.
Madhya Pradesh bypolls: About 20 percent turnout in first four hours of polling
Oct 30, 2021, at 07:00 pm
Bhopal/UNI: A turnout of approximately 20 percent was recorded in the first four hours of voting Saturday in Madhya Pradesh’s Khandwa parliamentary constituency; Prithvipur, Raigaon and Jobat assembly segments where by-elections are underway.
Assam: EC to do live webcasting from polling stations on Oct 30
Oct 29, 2021, at 12:44 am
Guwahati/UNI: The Election Commission will arrange live webcasting of voting from polling stations during the Oct 30 by-elections in Assam.
TMC delegation to meet ECI today, likely to request for bypolls in West Bengal
Aug 26, 2021, at 05:38 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A delegation of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) will meet the Election Commission of India (ECI) here Thursday with a likely request for the conduction of the pending bypolls in West Bengal.
Madhya Pradesh bypolls: Jyotidatiya Scindia scores, Congress trails
Nov 11, 2020, at 03:06 am
Bhopal/IBNS: Ex-Congressman Jyotiraditya Scindia's power-packed campaign for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) helped the saffron party secure a big lead in Madhya Pradesh as counting of votes was underway for the vacant seats in the state.
Favourable results in Bihar, UP are people's stamp on PM Modi's policies: Yogi Adityanath
Nov 11, 2020, at 01:19 am
Lucknow/UNI: The results of bypolls in Uttar Pradesh have put a stamp on the development-oriented approach of the government in Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi Adityanath said on Tuesday.
Jharkhand Assembly: Voting begins for bypolls on Dumka, Bermo
Nov 03, 2020, at 03:03 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Voting on Tuesday morning commenced for the bypolls on Dumka (ST) and Bermo Seats of the Jharkhand Assembly.
Constitution under danger in BJP regime: Akhilesh Yadav
Nov 03, 2020, at 12:57 am
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that Bharatiya Janata Party has made a mockery of guiding principles of Constitution through inflicting atrocities to Dalits and backwards.
Uttar Pradesh: Prof Ram Gopal Yadav files nominations for biennial RS polls
Oct 21, 2020, at 07:26 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Prof Ram Gopal Yadav filed his nomination papers here on Wednesday for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh for which polling is slated for November 9.
UP bypolls: Notification issued for seven Assembly seats
Oct 09, 2020, at 06:42 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Notification for the November 3 by-elections to seven Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh was issued on Friday.
Supreme Court upholds disqualification of 17 K'taka MLAs but allows them to contest by-polls
Nov 13, 2019, at 11:39 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the disqualification of 17 Karnataka MLAs by then Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar but allowed them to contest the upcoming by-elections due to be held on Dec 5.
BJP declares candidates for by-polls in West Bengal
Nov 02, 2019, at 09:43 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: BJP on Saturday declared its candidates for West Bengal assembly by-polls scheduled for Nov 25.
UP by-polls: 155 candidates file nominations
Sep 30, 2019, at 07:21 pm
Lucknow, Sept 30 (UNI ): A total of 155 candidates have filed their nominations for the by-polls of 11 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh to be held on Oct 21.
JD(S) candidates' list for Karnataka bypolls will be announced within 2 days: H D Kumraswamy
Sep 24, 2019, at 02:39 pm
Mysuru, Sept 24 (UNI): JD(S) leader H D Kumraswamy on Tuesday said the list of candidates for Oct 21 bypolls to 15 constituencies in Karnataka will be announced within two days.
Congress to contest upcoming bypolls independently: Siddaramaiah
Sep 24, 2019, at 02:34 pm
Hubballi, Sept 24 (UNI): The Congress which fought the Lok Sabha elections recently in an alliance with the JD(S) has now decided to go it alone in the Oct 21 byelections to 15 Assembly seats in Karnatkaka, Congress Legislative Party leader, Siddaramaiah said on Tuesday.
Assembly elections in Maharashtra, Haryana on Oct 21, counting on Oct 24
Sep 21, 2019, at 01:52 pm
New Delhi: The assembly elections in two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states, Maharashtra and Haryana, will be held in a single phase on Oct 21, Chief Election Commissioner of India Sunil Arora announced on Saturday.
Meghalaya: Campaigns for South Tura and Ranikor by-polls end
Aug 21, 2018, at 08:28 pm
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IBNS): The high-voltage campaigning for the by-elections to South Tura and Ranikor assembly constituencies in Meghalaya ended on Tuesday evening at 5 pm.
Narendra Modi will again become PM in 2019: BJP's Sambit Patra
Jun 01, 2018, at 02:01 pm
New Delhi, May 31 (IBNS): Despite a dismal show in the by-polls against a united Opposition in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is exuding confidence in returning to power in 2019 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Opposition unnerves BJP in by-polls; saffron outfit saves face in Maharashtra, Uttarakhand
Jun 01, 2018, at 01:42 pm
A collective opposition-backed Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate Tabassum Hasan has upset the BJP in much-talked Uttar Pradesh's Kairana Lok Sabha seat. Hasan is leading by a margin of nearly 40,000 votes in the constituency, which was earlier won by the BJP.
44 pc polling in Nagaland and 40 in AMeghalaya in bypolls till 11 am
May 28, 2018, at 05:59 pm
Kohima (Nagaland) /Ampati (Meghalaya), May 28 (IBNS) : An average 42 percent of the electorate have voted till 11 am as polling is underway for byelectios to Nagaland Lok Sabha and Ampati assembly (Meghalaya) seats on Monday.