Lok Sabha Speaker Election: All Updates
The Indian Lok Sabha will witness a rare contest for the election of the Speaker on Wednesday with BJP's Om Birla, eyeing his second term, facing a challenge from INDIA alliance backed Congress MP K Suresh. K Suresh is the eight-time MP from Kerala's Mavelikara. Though NDA sought support from the INDIA bloc, the government and opposition failed to reach a consensus after the incumbent refused to give up the Deputy Speaker's post, which was demanded by the rival parties. The Speaker's election scheduled on Wednesday is expected to go in favour of the government with the numbers stacked up for the ruling NDA alliance.
Live Blog: BJP leads in 3 states, Congress ahead in Telangana
Amid a tight security cover, the counting of votes in the recently held assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Telangana commenced Sunday in what is seen as a semi-final contest ahead of the general elections in less than six months. The Congress, which is in power in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is ruling Madhya Pradesh, are locked in a straight fight in these three states, while K Chandrashekar Rao-led Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) is hoping for a hat-trick in Telangana.
Gujarat Polls 2022: All updates from final phase of voting
The second and final phase of polling in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2022 is underway on Monday. The voting is underway in 93 seats across 14 districts of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's homestate Gujarat. Apart from the apparent silent Congress, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is challenging Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party, which is defending its 27-year-old government. The election results will be declared on Dec 8.
Rajasthan political crisis: All Updates
The Rajasthan Congress once again fell into a crisis after over 90 of its MLAs loyal to Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot threatened to quit. The rebel MLAs demand either Gehlot, who is set to contest the Congress presidential elections, or his pick to be the Chief Minister of the state. Reports claimed the Congress top brass want former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot to replace Gehlot if the latter is elected to the Congress chief's post.
Rajasthan Floor Test: LIVE Updates
After a month-long tussle within the Congress party, a special session of Rajasthan assembly will be held. The Congress, led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, will move a trust vote while the BJP will counter it with a no-confidence motion. The Congress is likely to win the trust vote after the merger of the Gehlot and Sachin Pilot camps.
Jyotiraditya Scindia set to join BJP: All Updates
After quitting Congress, former Union Minister and parliamentarian, Jyotiraditya Scindia, is likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. After meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Scindia on Tuesday sent his resignation letter to Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. In the letter, the former Guna MP said he was not able to work for people staying in the party. Along with Scindia, 22 Congress MLAs of Madhya Pradesh also sent their resignations to Governor Lalji Tandon placing the Kamal Nath government in a spot of bother. If the resignations of the MLAs are accepted, the Congress will lose its majority paving the path for the BJP to return to power after losing the assembly elections in December 2018. For all the updates, follow the LIVE Blog.
Madhya Pradesh Political Crisis: LIVE Updates
Madhya Pradesh fell into a political crisis after more than 17 Congress MLAs including six ministers, all loyals to party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, flew out to Bengaluru, Karnataka. Following the development, Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Sunday held a cabinet meeting following which 20 ministers had resigned to allow a cabinet rejig to resolve the crisis.
Parliament Budget Session: LIVE Updates
The Parliament is expected to witness a heated business on Friday as the Congress is fuming over the government after the opposition party's seven MPs were suspended by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla a day ago for their unruly behaviour. The Congress MPs were demanding an immediate discussion on the Delhi riot which has claimed 53 lives.
Parliament Budget Session: Updates
The third day of the second and final leg of Parliament's Budget session is also expected to witness a faceoff between the government and the Congress-led Opposition. In the last two days, there was hardly any business as both the Houses- Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha- were adjourned amid the ruckus created by the Opposition over the deadly Delhi violence. While the Opposition is demanding an immediate discussion over the violence, the government wants it after festival Holi. Catch all LIVE Updates from Parliament here.
Parliament Budget Session: LIVE Updates
The Congress-led Opposition is gearing up to corner the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over the deadly Delhi violence as the second half of the Budget session of Parliament resumed on Monday. The Opposition is set to demand the resignation of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. In the Delhi violence over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), at least 46 people (as per last update) were killed and more than 300 people were injured.
Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: All Updates
After a heated-up campaign for weeks, Delhi, the national capital of the country, is voting to elect its new government. While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is seeking a third term, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had fielded a battery of saffron leaders to campaign along with Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is trying to unseat the ruling party. Amid the fight between the AAP and BJP, Congress is trying to stay relevant in Delhi which was once a stronghold of the grand old party. The results will be declared on Feb 11.
Jharkhand Assembly Poll Results: All Updates
The results of five-phase assembly elections in Jharkhand are coming out on Monday. In the elections, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Congress and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) stitched an alliance to take on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP, however, went solo in the elections after breaking up with Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM).
Assembly poll results in Maharashtra and Haryana: All Updates
The counting of votes for the Assembly polls held in Maharashtra and Haryana are taking place today. For the first time since the conclusion of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition are face-off in an electoral battle. Polling took place on Monday. While the BJP is eyeing an easy return to power, the Opposition, mainly the Congress is trying to make a comeback particularly after its devastating Lok Sabha poll results.
Assembly polls in Maharashtra, Haryana: All Updates
For the first time since the conclusion of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition will have face-off in an electoral battle in Maharashtra and Haryana as the assembly polls in the two states are underway on Monday. While the BJP is eyeing an easy return to power, the Opposition, mainly the Congress is trying to make a comeback particularly after its devastating Lok Sabha poll results.
LokSabhaElections2019: All the Updates
Couting of votes of the Lok Sabha polls is currently going on. The key battle is between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.