Congress condemns attack on Arvind Kejriwal

New Delhi, May 5 (UNI): Condemning the slapping of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, Congress on Sunday said this was something very wrong and all political parties should deal with this firmly.

BJD has already got majority, says Naveen Patnaik and invites Modi to oath-taking ceremony

Balasore, Apr 24 (UNI): BJD Supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today claimed that his party had won the people’s mandate to form the next government after the third phase of the ongoing election.

EC orders repoll in nine Odisha booths on April 25

Bhubaneswar, Apr 23 (UNI): Re-polling will be held in nine booths of Odisha on April 25, chief electoral officer Surendra Kumar said here today.

Cancelling election 'murder of democracy', says DMK leader

Chennai, Apr 16 (UNI): Minutes after the Election Commission (EC), after getting the approval of President Ram Nath Kovind, countermanded the election to Vellore Lok Sabha seat following seizure of a huge sum of money, DMK treasurer and former minister Durai Murugan termed it "a murder of democracy" and threatening tactics of the BJP-led NDA at the Centre.

Odisha: Polling on in 4 Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies

Bhubaneswar, Apr 11 (UNI): Amid tight security the polling in the first phase elections to four Lok Sabha and 28 Assembly constituencies in Odisha began at 7am.

CM Naveen Patnaik says Centre has neglected Odisha

Jeypore (Odisha), Apr 5 (UNI): BJD supremo and Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik today launched a marathon election campaign in the southern part of the state attacking the central government for its apathetic attitude towards the development of the state and appealing people to vote for the BJD in the 2019 election.

Arunachal Assembly Election: CM Pema Khandu becomes richest candidate

Guwahati, Apr 5 (IBNS): The Arunachal Pradesh assembly election will see 131 crorepati candidates in the electoral fray out of 184 candidates with Chief Minister Pema Khandu becoming the richest one.

Congress manifesto is full of lies: Narendra Modi

Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh, Apr 3 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched a scathing attack on the Congress and said their manifesto was nothing but an eyewash.

Mayawati blames BJP, Congress and BJD for plight of Dalits and minorities

Bhubaneswar, Apr 2 (UNI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati today blamed the BJP, Congress and the BJD for the plight of the backward and minorities people.

BJP to win two Assembly seats uncontested in Arunachal Pradesh

Guwahati, Mar 26 (IBNS): A fortnight before voting for the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party got its first victory in the North Eastern frontier state by winning two its MLAs uncontested.

CM Naveen Patnaik, other state leaders file nominations in Odisha

Bhubaneswar, Mar 25 (UNI): Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, leader of Opposition Narasingha Mishra, BJP Odisha state president Basanta Panda, former railway minister Bhakta Charan Das were among several others who filed their nominations for the Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Odisha.

BJP announces list of candidates for Arunachal, Sikkim Assembly polls

New Delhi, Mar 21 (IBNS): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced the list of candidates for the upcoming Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim Assembly elections.

Senior Citizens to be given special emphasis in Elections : CEO

Shimla, Mar 15(UNI) Chief Electoral Officer of the State, Devesh Kumar on Friday said that in the view of relevance and special needs of the senior citizens in the State, participation of this important category in the Lok Sabha Election-2019 would be enhanced through various awareness programmes.

Remove PM Modi's hoarding at petrol pumps, airports, railway stations, Congress to ECI

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI) A Congress delegation on Friday approached the Election Commission with a complaint that the BJP has violated Model Code of Conduct by putting up hoardings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi across the country.

2019 Battle: Change & ‘new faces’ are talk of the town in Odisha politics

New Delhi, Mar 15 (UNI): The political scenario in Odisha is heading for major surprises and virtual topsy-turvy turnaround and this is bound to happen for reasons more than one.