Tag: election
11 Of 31 CMs Charged With Crimes, 25 Are Crorepatis: Report
As many as 11 out of a total number of 31 Chief Ministers of various states and union territories (UTs) in India have crminal cases against them while 25 of them are crorepatis, an analysis of their self-sworn affidavits furnished during the assembly elections has revelaed.....
Heavy Polling In Nagaland Marred By Violence
Heavy polling of over 56 per cent was recorded in the first five hours in assembly elections in Nagaland on Tuesday which was marred by a clash between supporters of the ruling NPF and the BJP which claimed a life and left two persons injured.....
BJP Leaders Discuss Simultaneous Elections At Delhi Meet
Simultaneous elections from panchayat to Parliament were on Wednesday discussed at a meeting of BJP Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from 19 states, party leaders said.....
Left Sarkar Ousted In Tripura As BJP Surges In Northeast
In a saffron surge in the northeast, the BJP put up a spectacular show in Tripura on Saturday, ending 25 years of the Left rule, and was looking to formation of coalition governments in Nagaland and Meghalaya in the face of hung verdicts.....
Congress Ahead In 17 Meghalaya Seats
The ruling Congress is leading in 17 seats, and the National People's Party in 10 in the vote count for the Meghalaya assembly on Saturday.....
NDPP-BJP Surges Ahead In Nagaland
The National Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP) is leading in 12 seats and its ally, the BJP, in six seats -- just ahead of the ruling Naga Peoples Front (NPF), which is leading in 15 seats -- in the vote count for the Nagaland Assembly on Saturday, as per the Election Commission.....
Working For Emotional Integration Of Northeast: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that policies in the past had led to a feeling of alienation among the people of the northeast but his government has worked with success towards emotional integration of the region.....
Singhvi, Ketkar Among 10 Congress Candidates For Rajya Sabha Polls
The Congress on Sunday announced names of 10 candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections in seven states, including Abhishek Manu Singhvi from West Bengal and senior journalist Kumar Ketkar from Maharashtra.....
Bihar Bypolls: RJD Leads In Araria, Jahanabad, BJP In Bhabhua
The RJD-led Grand Alliance in Bihar took a lead on Wednesday over the BJP in the Araria Lok Sabha and the Jahanabad Assembly seats while the BJP was ahead in the Bhabhua Assembly seat.....
Shock Defeat For BJP In UP, Bihar By-polls
In results that can set the tone for the 2019 general elections, the BJP on Wednesday received a severe drubbing in the Lok Sabha and assembly by-elections in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar losing four of the five seats, including the prestigeous Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies, after non-BJP parties teamed up in alliances against the saffron party in the two states.....
