Urged EC to hold polls in J&K this year, hopeful to form govt: Ram Madhav
5 years, 6 months ago

Urged EC to hold polls in J&K this year, hopeful to form govt: Ram Madhav

Hindustan Times  

BJP’s national general secretary Ram Madhav on Monday said that the party has requested the Election Commission to hold assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir this year. Addressing media persons in Jammu after Congress leader Iqbal Malik joined the BJP along with his supporters, Madhav said, “J&K had peaceful local body polls, block and parliamentary polls as well and we hope that assembly elections are also held. The future of J&K and this nation lies in BJP.” ‘Article 370, 35-A illegal should be abrogated’ Ram Madhav said that whatever process required for the abrogation of Article 370 and 35-A will be initiated. ‘Hurriyat can’t dictate terms’ Ram Madhav made it clear that Hurriyat Conference has no authority whatsoever to dictate terms and conditions to the government of India for holding talks.

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Ram Madhav back as BJP in-charge for J&K polls
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Ram Madhav back as BJP in-charge for J&K polls

The Hindu  

The BJP on Tuesday appointed former party general secretary Ram Madhav as election in-charge for the coming Assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir, a return to the State for him as he had handled the State in the past on behalf of the BJP and was instrumental in the BJP forming a coalition government there in 2015 along with the …

Election Commission likely to announce poll dates for Maharashtra, J-K and 2 other states at 3pm today
5 months ago

Election Commission likely to announce poll dates for Maharashtra, J-K and 2 other states at 3pm today

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for assembly elections on at 3pm Friday, August 16. ECI to announce Assembly polls schedule today at 3pm An invitation to the media from the Election Commission for a press conference at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhawan around 3pm did not mention the states for which the election schedule would be announced. …

Adequate security to be provided for elections in J&K, home secy tells EC
5 months ago

Adequate security to be provided for elections in J&K, home secy tells EC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs is learnt to have assured the Election Commission of India that it is ready to provide adequate security personnel to conduct free, fair and peaceful assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Wednesday. The Home Secretary, the officials said, was “on the same page” with the EC’s security assessment of …

J&K leaders positive of timely assembly polls after ECI meet
5 months ago

J&K leaders positive of timely assembly polls after ECI meet

Hindustan Times  

Political leaders from Jammu and Kashmir demanded early assembly elections while meeting the Election Commission of India team led by the chief election commissioner. The three-member team of ECI led by CEC Rajiv Kumar, accompanied by commission members Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir to hold meetings with administrative and …

J&K Assembly Polls: EC Team to Visit UT on August 8 to Check Preparedness
5 months, 1 week ago

J&K Assembly Polls: EC Team to Visit UT on August 8 to Check Preparedness

News 18  

An Election Commission of India team, under the leadership of Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir between August 8 and 10, News18 has learnt. Earlier this week, the EC wrote to the Chief Secretary and Chief Electoral Officer of the Union Territory that “polls to the legislative assembly of UT of J&K are due in the …

Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness
5 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission to visit Jammu and Kashmir next week to review assembly polls preparedness

Live Mint  

The Election Commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will visit Jammu and Kashmir from August 8-10 to review preparedness for assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in the Union Territory. In March, Kumar -- who was then the sole member of the three-member commission to visit the Union Territory -- had …

Jammu: Ahead of assembly polls, BJP leaders discuss strategy at executive meet
6 months, 1 week ago

Jammu: Ahead of assembly polls, BJP leaders discuss strategy at executive meet

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, Union minister G Kishan Reddy, who is in-charge for the poll bound J&K, along with state in-charge Tarun Chugh, chaired the first day of BJP’s two-day long executive committee meet that began here on Friday evening. BJP national president JP Nadda, Union minister Dr Jitendra Singh and several other senior BJP and …

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Election Commission to Initiate Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Polls Soon: CEC Kumar

The Hindu  

Encouraged by the voter turnout in Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha polls, the Election Commission will "very soon" initiate the process of holding assembly polls in the Union Territory, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said on Saturday. Responding to a question on the turnout in various seats of Jammu and Kashmir and if assembly elections could be held …

Plan in place to ensure peaceful elections in border areas: Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer
8 months, 1 week ago

Plan in place to ensure peaceful elections in border areas: Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir chief electoral officer Pandurang K Pole said the authorities were working towards ensuring peaceful Lok Sabha elections in the border areas, assuring that a plan-B is in place if there are attempts to disrupt elections. Pole, who visited the northern district of Bandipora on Sunday to review poll preparations, said they have planned the elections in border …

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter
9 months, 4 weeks ago

DC Edit | Make LS polls freer, fairer; also try to make it shorter

Deccan Chronicle  

The curtain is officially up on a 44-day-long festival of democracy that has visited India after five years. In the biggest democratic exercise in the world, around 97 crore Indians will elect 543 members to the Lower House of Parliament with a mandate to run the country for the next five years. From the below-sea-level booths in Kuttanad in Kerala …

Election Commission team to visit Bihar on Feb 20 to review LS polls preparedness
11 months, 1 week ago

Election Commission team to visit Bihar on Feb 20 to review LS polls preparedness

Hindustan Times  

A team of Election Commission of India officials will be visiting Bihar on February 20 to review the election preparedness for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls scheduled in April-May, officials in the state election department said. According to people aware of the details, the team of ECI officials will comprise of chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and two election commissioners …

Amit Shah Telangana Rally Priyanka Gandhi Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Panchayat Polls
1 year, 7 months ago

Amit Shah Telangana Rally Priyanka Gandhi Madhya Pradesh West Bengal Panchayat Polls

ABP News  

Bolstered by its win in Karnataka, the Congress is now gearing up for the upcoming polls in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, and Telangana. PRIYANKA GANDHI TO KICK-OFF CONGRESS'S MADHYA PRADESH POLL CAMPAIGN Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is set to kick off the party's campaign for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls in Jabalpur. Explaining the choice of …

Amit Shah’s J&K visit assumes \'great significance\'
2 years, 3 months ago

Amit Shah’s J&K visit assumes \'great significance\'

Deccan Chronicle  

SRINAGAR: Security has been beefed up further across Jammu and Kashmir for Home Minister Amit Shah's three-day visit which began on Monday night. Analysts say that the Home Minister’s visit assumes ‘great significance’ as it comes at a time when various political parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party are gearing up for campaigning for the J&K Assembly elections. Nevertheless, some …

Election Commission team in Gujarat to review Assembly poll preparations
2 years, 3 months ago

Election Commission team in Gujarat to review Assembly poll preparations

The Hindu  

A team from the senior officials of the Election Commission of India, led by the Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, arrived on two-day visit to review the poll preparedness in Gujarat that goes for the Assembly elections in the next two months. On Monday, the Commission held a meeting with all District Election Officers and law enforcement officials to take …

Rajnath Singh asks J&K BJP leaders to be in ‘ready-mode’ for assembly polls
2 years, 5 months ago

Rajnath Singh asks J&K BJP leaders to be in ‘ready-mode’ for assembly polls

Live Mint  

Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday, after discussing the political situation in the Union territory, asked the Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party leaders to be in “ready-mode” for the assembly elections here, said party sources as reported by news agency PTI. Singh held a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader to discuss various issued, including security and …

Assembly Elections 2022 Updates: SP Releases 1st List for UP, Akhilesh to Contest from Karhal
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly Elections 2022 Updates: SP Releases 1st List for UP, Akhilesh to Contest from Karhal

News 18  

Assembly Elections 2022 LIVE Updates: Samajwadi Party MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s Jalalpur, Subhash Rai joins Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Monday. SP’s chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary said, some news channels are showing opinion polls, which violates the model code of poll conduct, misguides the voters, and also influences the poll. Meanwhile, Punjab’s Chief Electoral Officer S Karuna Raju on …

Voting Will be Held from 8am-6pm on Polling Day, Says EC; Only 'Poor Performers' Left Cong, Quips Najot Kaur Sidhu
3 years ago

Voting Will be Held from 8am-6pm on Polling Day, Says EC; Only 'Poor Performers' Left Cong, Quips Najot Kaur Sidhu

News 18  

The Election Commission is set to hold a press conference at 12pm today amid demands to postpone polls due to the Omicron threat. A delegation of the EC had yesterday met district and division level officials in UP to review the preparations for the next year’s state assembly elections. Meanwhile, in an attempt to avoid any case of rebellion after …

BJP ready for virtual rallies amid Omicron threat, says party's polls in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
3 years ago

BJP ready for virtual rallies amid Omicron threat, says party's polls in-charge Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

Firstpost  

The Union minister slammed Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi for accusing BJP of creating panic over the pandemic situation after the rise in COVID cases across the country ahead of Assembly elections New Delhi: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Wednesday said the Bharatiya Janata Party is ready for virtual election rallies and the party will follow the Election …

BJP ready for virtual election rallies: Union minister Shekhawat
3 years ago

BJP ready for virtual election rallies: Union minister Shekhawat

India TV News  

Highlights Political parties in UP have also urged EC not to delay the 2022 assembly polls in the state Assembly elections in five states - UP, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab are due early next year Amid concerns over the new Omicron Covid-19 variant, senior BJP leader and Union minister Gajendra Shekhawat has said that BJP is ready for virtual …

Despite Omicron threat, parties urge Election Commission to hold UP elections on schedule
3 years ago

Despite Omicron threat, parties urge Election Commission to hold UP elections on schedule

India TV News  

Highlights The ECI is on a three-day visit to Lucknow to assess the ground situation. Parties urged the ECI to hold the polls as scheduled amid strict Covid-19 protocols There has been a significant surge in Covid cases in India All major political parties in Uttar Pradesh have urged the Election Commission of India not to delay the 2022 assembly …

Hold UP elections as per schedule, political parties urge ECI
3 years ago

Hold UP elections as per schedule, political parties urge ECI

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW In view of rising concerns over the possible third wave of Covid-19 pandemic, all political parties urged the Election Commission of India to hold the 2022 Assembly election in Uttar Pradesh as per schedule. The BJP delegation led by party’s state unit vice-president JPS Rathore, SP delegation led by the party’s state unit president Naresh Uttam Patel, BSP delegation …

Assembly Polls 2022: BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of UP, Pralhad Joshi gets Uttarakhand
3 years, 4 months ago

Assembly Polls 2022: BJP makes Dharmendra Pradhan in charge of UP, Pralhad Joshi gets Uttarakhand

Firstpost  

Union ministers Hardeep Singh Puri and Meenakshi Lekhi have been named co-incharges for the Punjab polls along with MP Vinod Chavda New Delhi: Gearing up for the upcoming state assembly polls, the BJP on Wednesday named its organisational spearheads for the elections, putting Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Pralhad Joshi, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Bhupender Yadav in charge for the contest …

BJP, RSS to meet in Lucknow today ahead of 2022 UP polls, CM Yogi Adityanath likely to join
3 years, 5 months ago

BJP, RSS to meet in Lucknow today ahead of 2022 UP polls, CM Yogi Adityanath likely to join

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh will be holding a crucial coordination meeting today in Lucknow. RSS general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale will be chairing the meeting along with joint secretary Arun Kumar, who was recently made the liaison and synergy man with the BJP. According to sources, the meeting is expected to be attended by UP Chief Minister …

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states
3 years, 6 months ago

Top BJP leaders discuss preparations for assembly polls in 5 states

India TV News  

Preparation for the assembly polls in five states early next year was the main agenda of a meeting of senior BJP leaders, including several Union ministers, on Saturday as they deliberated on political and governance issues linked to these states. Party president JP Nadda and Union ministers Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman, Narendra Singh Tomar, Smriti Irani, and Kiren …

Shifting Focus From Bihar Election Body To Conduct All-party Meeting To Dicuss Bengal Assembly Polls
4 years, 2 months ago

Shifting Focus From Bihar Election Body To Conduct All-party Meeting To Dicuss Bengal Assembly Polls

News 18  

Election Commission of India has called for an all-party meeting on Monday, to discuss the preparedness of upcoming West Bengal assembly election to be conducted in early 2021. The party meeting will be chaired by the Chief Electoral Officer Aariz Aftab to discuss poll preparedness amid the pandemic, while the state’s Electoral Officer Sunil Kumar Gupta will join the meeting …

Post-EC guidelines, BJP gears up for Bihar polls
4 years, 4 months ago

Post-EC guidelines, BJP gears up for Bihar polls

The Hindu  

The BJP will be plunging into full-scale political action, especially in Bihar, as the Election Commission unveiled its broad guidelines for the conduct of polls on Friday, with national president J.P. Nadda scheduled to visit Patna on August 28. “National general secretary in charge of the State, Bhupendra Yadav, will be in Patna on August 22, former Maharashtra Chief Minister …

In poll-bound Bihar, parties vie for more seats, explore new formations
4 years, 5 months ago

In poll-bound Bihar, parties vie for more seats, explore new formations

The Hindu  

With the Election Commission asserting that the Assembly elections in Bihar would be held on time, political parties are now putting pressure for more seats and exploring new formations to suit their electoral prospects. LJP’s demand The LJP’s repeated demand for the deferment of elections and its consistent attack on Chief Minister Nitish Kumar widened rift between the NDA partners …

Amit Shah wants 2/3rd majority in 3 states
5 years, 4 months ago

Amit Shah wants 2/3rd majority in 3 states

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah has given party leaders a target of securing a two-thirds majority in the upcoming Maharashtra, Hary-ana and Jharkhand Asse-mbly polls while the Delhi unit has been tasked with dislodging the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital. The meeting, Mr chaired by Shah, was also attended by BJP working president …

We have asked Election Commission to hold assembly election in J&K as early as possible: Ram Madhav
5 years, 9 months ago

We have asked Election Commission to hold assembly election in J&K as early as possible: Ram Madhav

India TV News  

Ram Madhav, BJP national general secretary on Wednesday said that his party will ask the Election Commission of India to hold assembly election in the state. “We have asked Election Commission to hold assembly election in the state as early as possible,” ANI quoted Madhav as saying. It is pertinent to mention here that ECI announced Legislative assembly elections in …

J&K Assembly polls likely before Amarnath Yatra
5 years, 10 months ago

J&K Assembly polls likely before Amarnath Yatra

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections can take place ahead of the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on July 1, state government sources said on Thursday. "The general consensus is that the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections can be held with adequate security deployments before this year's Amarnath Yatra which begins on July 1," the sources said. The visit is taking …

Political parties want simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, says CEC
5 years, 10 months ago

Political parties want simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha elections in Jammu and Kashmir, says CEC

Firstpost  

The Election Commission of India Tuesday said that almost all political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed full faith in the ECI and batted for holding state Assembly polls simultaneously with the Lok Sabha elections. Jammu: The Election Commission of India Tuesday said that almost all political parties in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed full faith in the ECI …

EC team to meet key political party representatives in Jammu
5 years, 10 months ago

EC team to meet key political party representatives in Jammu

India TV News  

The Election Commission team headed by Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora will meet key political party representatives, besides senior police and district chiefs on Tuesday to assess the Jammu and Kashmir situation ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Arora and the two poll commissioners, Ashok Lavasa and Sushil Chandra, will meet representatives from seven national and three regional parties here …

Modi’s Kashmir Visit Is Fine But No Signs Of Assembly Polls Yet
5 years, 11 months ago

Modi’s Kashmir Visit Is Fine But No Signs Of Assembly Polls Yet

The Quint  

Given the lukewarm response to the recent municipal and Panchayat elections in Kashmir, restoration of a 2014-like peaceful situation is arguably pivotal to the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections. Good turnout in the polls will happen only after the mainstream politicians fill up the space. EC’s decision to hold by-elections for Srinagar and Anantnag Lok Sabha seats in April 2017 …

J-K governor says state fully prepared to hold assembly polls
6 years ago

J-K governor says state fully prepared to hold assembly polls

Hindustan Times  

Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik said on Friday the administration was ready to hold assembly polls in the state but it was up to the Election Commission to take a call. The EC can hold Lok Sabha and assembly polls simultaneously,” he told reporters after the oath-taking ceremony of newly elected sarpanches in Jammu. Last November, the Election …

Ready for assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir: Governor Satya Pal Malik
6 years ago

Ready for assembly polls in Jammu & Kashmir: Governor Satya Pal Malik

India TV News  

Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Friday said the administration was ready for assembly elections in the state and a call in this direction should be taken by the Election Commission and New Delhi. The Election Commission had in November last said fresh elections in Jammu and Kashmir would be held within the next six months, even as …

'Prepare for Lok Sabha polls alone': Amit Shah tells Maharashtra BJP MPs amid widening rift with Shiv Sena
6 years ago

'Prepare for Lok Sabha polls alone': Amit Shah tells Maharashtra BJP MPs amid widening rift with Shiv Sena

Firstpost  

“Shah gave this message at a meeting with Maharashtra BJP MPs in Delhi on Wednesday,” said an MP who was present. Mumbai: Bharatiya Janata Party president Amit Shah has reportedly asked the party’s Maharashtra MPs to be prepared to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha 2019 elections alone in the state. “The BJP president told us that efforts are on to …

BJP chief Amit Shah to visit poll-bound Chhattisgarh today, likely to lay roadmap for upcoming assembly elections
6 years, 3 months ago

BJP chief Amit Shah to visit poll-bound Chhattisgarh today, likely to lay roadmap for upcoming assembly elections

India TV News  

BJP President Amit Shah will visit poll-bound state of Chhattisgarh on Friday. Shah will later also inaugurate the newly-constructed auditorium based in Kushabhau Thakre premises — the party’s State headquarters situated on Dhamtari. The BJP president would also address the Core Committee members besides State office-bearers, MPs, MLAs, Chairmen of Board/Corporation besides others. Shah's visit holds significance as it is …

Amid Jammu and Kashmir unrest, holding elections will prove a herculean task for state government
6 years, 5 months ago

Amid Jammu and Kashmir unrest, holding elections will prove a herculean task for state government

Firstpost  

The Jammu and Kashmir governor has announced local body and panchayat polls for later this year; the Lok Sabha elections will be held next year; and the Assembly elections will have to be held if the governor dissolves the current Assembly. We want panchayat polls and elections to urban local bodies to be held immediately so that Jammu and Kashmir …

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