NCP joins hands with SP for UP polls
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Bihar Assembly polls witness 52 per cent voters' turnout in second phase
Patna/UNI: An estimated 52.11 per cent of the total 2,86,11,164 electorate exercised their franchise in 94 constituencies during second of three-phased Bihar Assembly Elections, sealing fates of 1,463 candidates including the CM candidate of Grand Alliance Tejashwi Prasad Yadav.