Bihar election: Political churning before polls dates are announced
4 years, 4 months ago

Bihar election: Political churning before polls dates are announced

India Today  

After the Election Commission issued detailed guidelines last week for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election, there is hardly any doubt that the state polls will happen on time. Some political observers continue to believe that the spreading Covid-19 pandemic in Bihar presents an optimum opportunity for the BJP to defer the assembly election and impose the President's Rule in Bihar. They believe if Bihar goes to the polls under the President's Rule, it would benefit the BJP more than incumbent Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. At least five MLCs and six MLAs have quit the party since July -- when talks of holding Bihar assembly election on time gained currency -- to join the JDU.

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Prashant Kishor's Political Startup: Can It Make a Difference in Bihar?
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Prashant Kishor's Political Startup: Can It Make a Difference in Bihar?

Hindustan Times  

A new political party, Jan Suraaj, has entered the Bihar assembly polls. Prashant Kishor, a seasoned strategist and politician, aims to disrupt the existing political landscape with his party's focus on civic politics and development-driven agenda. While the party's success remains uncertain, it will undoubtedly draw attention and analysis in the state's political landscape.

Haryana Election: As BJP Seeks Poll Delay Due To Weekend Overlap, Congress & AAP See ‘Fear Of Defeat’
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Haryana Election: As BJP Seeks Poll Delay Due To Weekend Overlap, Congress & AAP See ‘Fear Of Defeat’

ABP News  

The Haryana unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party has requested the Election Commission to consider postponing the upcoming assembly elections scheduled for October 1, citing concerns over potential low voter turnout due to overlapping holidays. A member of the BJP's state election management committee, Varinder Garg, said, "We have reasoned that the Assembly election date of October 1 is preceded …

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras
4 months, 1 week ago

State Braces For Poll Fest Amid Shravan, Ganpati Buzz: Of Alliances & Yatras

News 18  

As Maharashtra gears up for its upcoming Assembly elections, likely to happen in mid-October, the political temperature in the state has risen significantly. The state is witnessing a surge in political yatras, with Ajit Pawar’s ‘Jan Sanman Yatra’, Sharad Pawar and Jayant Patil’s ‘Shiv Swarajya Yatra’, Raj Thackeray’s ‘Navnirman Yatra’, Prakash Ambedkar’s ‘Arakshan Bachao Yatra’, and Congress’s ‘Mumbai Nyay Yatra’ …

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: List of constituency-wise winning candidates and parties

India TV News  

Bihar Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: The counting of votes for the 40 seats in Bihar was held on June 4. The voting in the state was held in all seven phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect members of the 18th Lok Sabha. While the four constituencies went for polls in the first phase on April 19, …

Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 7: Voting date, number of seats, candidates, full schedule
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bihar Lok Sabha Election 2024 phase 7: Voting date, number of seats, candidates, full schedule

India Today  

The democratic carnival continues to unfold across the diverse landscape of India as Bihar braces itself for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. Here's a detailed overview of what to expect in the upcoming Lok Sabha Election phase in Bihar: VOTING DATE AND NUMBER OF SEATS: The voting date for the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha …

Campaigning ends for 12 Raj LS seats going to polls in phase 1
8 months ago

Campaigning ends for 12 Raj LS seats going to polls in phase 1

Hindustan Times  

The high-decibel campaign by the parties for the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Rajasthan’s 12 constituencies came to an end on Wednesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party focusing on the guarantees of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Congress attacking the former over issues such as unemployment and inflation. The party’s national president Jagat Prakash Nadda, Union …

No graft taint on him: Rajnath on decision to have Nitish back in NDA fold
8 months, 1 week ago

No graft taint on him: Rajnath on decision to have Nitish back in NDA fold

Deccan Chronicle  

Explaining the rationale behind the BJP welcoming back former partner Nitish Kumar and his party, the JDU, into the NDA fold, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said his party was happy to have a leader with no 'graft' taint on him back in the mix.After a brief dalliance with the RJD, Congress and other parties in the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, Nitish, …

Simultaneous Polls In 2029, Shorter Term for State Govts Elected After 2024: Kovind Panel
9 months, 1 week ago

Simultaneous Polls In 2029, Shorter Term for State Govts Elected After 2024: Kovind Panel

News 18  

2029 could see simultaneous Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in all states if the High-Level Committee Report on ‘Simultaneous Elections in India’ is accepted by the Narendra Modi government. A constitutional amendment bill can be brought by the new government post the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which does not need ratification from the states, as proposed by the committee report. …

Bihar Lok Sabha 2024: Will Nitish's NDA Leap Repeat 2019 Poll Win? Know About Seats, Likely Phases, Schedule
9 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Lok Sabha 2024: Will Nitish's NDA Leap Repeat 2019 Poll Win? Know About Seats, Likely Phases, Schedule

ABP News  

With 40 Lok Sabha seats, Bihar is known for its significant role and position in Indian politics. Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Schedule The Bihar General Elections, known for their significant number of Lok Sabha seats, usually unfold over an extended period. Bihar Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Phases The Bihar General Elections usually unfold across various phases, as scheduled by …

Bihar Legislative Council polls on March 21 for 11 seats, including one held by Nitish Kumar
10 months ago

Bihar Legislative Council polls on March 21 for 11 seats, including one held by Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

The Election Commission on Friday announced biennial polls for 11 seats of Bihar legislative council, including the one belonging to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the terms of which would have ended in two months. Among those whose current tenure ends on May 6 include former chief minister Rabri Devi and her party leader Ram Chandra Purve. Seats held by various …

Assembly polls in five states: What's at stake for BJP?
1 year, 2 months ago

Assembly polls in five states: What's at stake for BJP?

India Today  

With the Election Commission blowing the assembly poll bugle for Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram, the stage is set for a high-octane campaign by the BJP as performance in these crucial contests could make or break its fortunes in the 2024 Lok Sabha election. In 2018, when the BJP lost power in Rajasthan, MP and Chhattisgarh, it was …

Rajasthan: Congress in poll mode, announces committee for upcoming Assembly elections
1 year, 3 months ago

Rajasthan: Congress in poll mode, announces committee for upcoming Assembly elections

India TV News  

Congress party has formed an election committee for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. Other members of the committee include former CM Ashok Gehlot, former deputy CM Sachin Pilot, and several other senior party leaders. The formation of the election committee is a significant step in the Congress party's preparations for the Rajasthan Assembly elections. Here are some of the key …

Special session of Parliament could be precursor to early Lok Sabha elections: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
1 year, 3 months ago

Special session of Parliament could be precursor to early Lok Sabha elections: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar

India TV News  

Special session of Parliament: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asserted that the Narendra Modi government at the Centre has lent credence to his anticipation of early Lok Sabha polls by convening a special session of Parliament. "You need to understand that this special session is a sign that they are thinking of early polls, the possibility of which I have …

Government bats for simultaneous polls as it is rattled over INDIA bloc: Opposition
1 year, 3 months ago

Government bats for simultaneous polls as it is rattled over INDIA bloc: Opposition

The Hindu  

Opposition parties on Friday said the coming together of the INDIA alliance had worried the ruling BJP, forcing it to set up a panel to explore the feasibility of holding Assembly and Lok Sabha elections simultaneously. CPI general secretary Sitaram Yechury said: “It is very clear that the Modi government and the BJP are rattled by the coming together of …

Analysis | Untangling the political implications of Patna HC nod for Bihar’s caste-based survey
1 year, 4 months ago

Analysis | Untangling the political implications of Patna HC nod for Bihar’s caste-based survey

The Hindu  

The Patna High Court’s August 1 judgment, upholding the Bihar government’s decision to conduct a caste-based survey in the State, is likely to boost the political fortunes of ruling coalition parties such as the Janata Dal and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, both of which claim to represent marginalised communities. Through this survey report they would be able to counter BJP’s …

Why Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thinks Lok Sabha election may be held before 2024
1 year, 6 months ago

Why Bihar CM Nitish Kumar thinks Lok Sabha election may be held before 2024

Hindustan Times  

Two days after Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s big claim that the Lok Sabha elections may be held before its 2024 schedule, the Janata Dal chief has revealed the reason behind his prediction. “Therefore, all opposition parties must come together to defeat the BJP in the coming Lok Sabha polls. Read: BJP's 'super EC' jibe at Nitish's 'early Lok Sabha …

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Opposition meet on June 23, Congress brass to take part
1 year, 6 months ago

2024 Lok Sabha elections: Opposition meet on June 23, Congress brass to take part

Hindustan Times  

The much-anticipated strategy meeting of Opposition parties for 2024 will take place in Patna on June 23, Bihar’s ruling grand alliance leaders announced on Wednesday. In a hurriedly called presser, JD national president and MP Rajiv Rajan Singh alias Lallan Singh and deputy chief minister Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said the meeting to form a combined anti-BJP front will be held …

Formation of district, state level committees in Bihar suffers setback
1 year, 8 months ago

Formation of district, state level committees in Bihar suffers setback

Hindustan Times  

Even as the Rashtriya Janata Dal and Congress, the mahagathbandhan government in Bihar, are gearing up for next year’s parliamentary polls, the delay in the formation of state and district committees in the two parties has come as a dampener for leaders who are waiting to gain a spot in such bodies. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar RJD’s state and …

Maharashtra unit of BJP wants Assembly election with Lok Sabha poll, Delhi deliberates
1 year, 9 months ago

Maharashtra unit of BJP wants Assembly election with Lok Sabha poll, Delhi deliberates

The Hindu  

The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Central leadership is mulling a proposal from its Maharashtra unit to advance the Assembly elections in the State from October 2024 to coincide with the Lok Sabha poll due in April-May next year. While the State’s Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Devendra Fadnavis has presented a please-all Budget for 2023-24, the party’s State think tank …

PM Modi to inaugurate key BJP meet on Monday
2 years ago

PM Modi to inaugurate key BJP meet on Monday

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a two-day national office-bearers meeting of the BJP on Monday, which will lay down the party's political agenda as it readies for the next round of state polls and the all-important Lok Sabha elections in 2024. The party said in a statement that Modi will arrive in the national capital after casting …

Over 55 Lakh Voters Eligible to Exercise Their Franchise for 68 Assembly Seats in Himachal Pradesh Polls 2022
2 years, 2 months ago

Over 55 Lakh Voters Eligible to Exercise Their Franchise for 68 Assembly Seats in Himachal Pradesh Polls 2022

News 18  

Assembly polling in Himachal Pradesh will be held on November 12 and the counting of votes will be held on December 8, CEC Rajiv Kumar announced on Friday. Congress Central Election Committee meeting to take place tomorrow at 10, Janpath in Delhi to finalise the candidates for Himachal Assembly elections. While the elections for Gujarat’s 182 seats were held in …

Why Himachal elections matter
2 years, 2 months ago

Why Himachal elections matter

Hindustan Times  

The Great Indian Election Season has begun. The announcement of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh by the Election Commission of India on Friday kicked off an electoral cycle that will see state polls across seven large states over the next 18-odd months, culminating in the general election in 2024. These seven states — Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat this year, Karnataka, …

Himachal Pradesh elections on November 12, results on December 8: EC
2 years, 2 months ago

Himachal Pradesh elections on November 12, results on December 8: EC

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: Elections to the 68-seat Himachal Pradesh assembly will be held on November 12, and the votes will be declared on December 8, the Election Commission announced on Friday. The Haryana state election commission has asked the Manohar Lal Khattar government to extend the date for conducting panchayati raj institutions polls up to November 30. Kumar said the decision …

Bihar BJP seeks Governor's intervention in deferment of civic polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Bihar BJP seeks Governor's intervention in deferment of civic polls

The Hindu  

A delegation of Bihar BJP leaders has met Governor Phagu Chouhan and sought his intervention in the deferment of civic polls in the light of the Patna High Court declaring "illegal" reservation of seats for Other Backward Classes and Extremely Backward Classes. In a circular issued on October 4 following the High Court Order, the State Election Commission informed all …

By-elections for 7 Assembly seats across 6 States to be held on 3rd November, results on 6th November
2 years, 2 months ago

By-elections for 7 Assembly seats across 6 States to be held on 3rd November, results on 6th November

India TV News  

By-Elections 2022: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the upcoming by-elections for 7 assembly seats across the 6 states. The by-poll will take place in Maharashtra- Andheri East, Bihar- Mokama and Gopalganj, Haryana- Adampur, Telangana- Munugode, Uttar Pradesh- Gola Gokrannath, and Odisha- Dhamnagar Election Schedule Date of nominations- October 14 Date of withdrawal of candidatures- October 17 …

Bihar Civic Polls for 224 Bodies to be Held in October, Nominations Close on Sep 24
2 years, 3 months ago

Bihar Civic Polls for 224 Bodies to be Held in October, Nominations Close on Sep 24

News 18  

Civic polls in Bihar will be held in two phases on October 10 and 20, the State Election Commission announced. All the 17 municipal corporations, including that in Patna, will go to the polls in the second phase on October 20, according to the notification issued by the SEC on Friday. For the second phase, the nominations can be filed …

Bihar political upheaval unlikely to have nationwide impact: Prashant Kishor
2 years, 3 months ago

Bihar political upheaval unlikely to have nationwide impact: Prashant Kishor

Firstpost  

Sitamarhi: Political strategist-turned-activist Prashant Kishor on Monday asserted that the recent upheaval in Bihar, which stripped the BJP of power in a trice, was a “state-specific” phenomenon and unlikely to have nationwide ramifications. Talking to reporters in this north Bihar district, Kishor also claimed that the latest volte-face by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was symbolic of the “political instability” that …

Bihar Political Crisis All Eyes On Bihar As Nitish Kumar Calls Meeting With Party MPs, MLAs Today Key Highlights So Far
2 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Political Crisis All Eyes On Bihar As Nitish Kumar Calls Meeting With Party MPs, MLAs Today Key Highlights So Far

ABP News  

New Delhi: All eyes are now on Bihar politics as Chief Minister and Janata Dal chief Nitish Kumar calls for a meeting of party MPs and MLAs today which is scheduled to take place at 11 am amid speculations of a rift between JD and Bharatiya Janata Party in the ruling NDA government. Meanwhile, Tejashwi Yadav has also called for …

BJP announces to contest 2024 Lok Sabha, 2025 Bihar assembly elections with JD(U)
2 years, 4 months ago

BJP announces to contest 2024 Lok Sabha, 2025 Bihar assembly elections with JD(U)

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, after the conclusion of its two-day national executive meet, has decided to contest the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and 2025 Bihar Assembly elections in alliance with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal. Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh also shared similar sentiments while speaking to India Today where he asserted that the saffron party would …

Assembly polls: Key takeaways
2 years, 9 months ago

Assembly polls: Key takeaways

Hindustan Times  

In a little over a month, about a fifth of India’s population has voted to elect their lawmakers and next government, an exercise that ends with the seventh phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. The relatively smooth poll season, in which the Election Commission progressively relaxed curbs on physical campaigning, stood in stark contrast to the Delta-ravaged round …

Bihar MLC Elections To Be Held On April 4, Counting Of Votes On April 7
2 years, 9 months ago

Bihar MLC Elections To Be Held On April 4, Counting Of Votes On April 7

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced the polls to 24 seats of the legislative council in Bihar will be held on April 4. In Bihar’s National Democratic Alliance, the Bharatiya Janata Party is contesting on the 12 seats of Rohtas, Aurangabad, Saran, Siwan, Darbhanga, East Champaran, Kisanganj, Katihar, Saharsa, Gopalganj, Begusarai and Samastipur. The Janata Dal will contest …

UP Elections for saving democracy, Constitution: Akhilesh
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Elections for saving democracy, Constitution: Akhilesh

India TV News  

Highlights Akhilesh Yadav said UP assembly polls are for saving democracy and the country’s Constitution SP President said both will be "destroyed" by the BJP if it returns to power in the state The results will be declared on March 10 UP Election 2022: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls are for saving …

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi urge people to come out and vote in Phase I of polling
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Assembly Elections 2022: Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi urge people to come out and vote in Phase I of polling

Firstpost  

Polling for 58 Assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state began in the morning New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged people eligible to vote in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls to participate in the exercise enthusiastically. उत्तर प्रदेश विधानसभा चुनाव में आज पहले चरण की वोटिंग है। …

‘Vote before breakfast’: PM urges people to cast their vote as UP polls kick-off
2 years, 10 months ago

‘Vote before breakfast’: PM urges people to cast their vote as UP polls kick-off

Live Mint  

As the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh begin today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged all the voters in the state to participate in the "holy festival of democracy" by exercising their franchise. "Today is the first phase of voting in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Voting for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections on 58 assembly seats …

How elections are won and lost in India
2 years, 10 months ago

How elections are won and lost in India

Hindustan Times  

There is a cliché that elections are won and lost during campaigns. Elections are won over accumulated factors — the sentiment in favour the incumbent, credibility of leadership, the political narrative, organisational resources of parties, and social coalition on the ground, among others. For example, the Congress’s campaign in the 2017 Gujarat assembly elections came with a strong narrative, filled …

Assembly poll campaign: BJP to hold rallies in hybrid mode
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly poll campaign: BJP to hold rallies in hybrid mode

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The BJP has formulated a fresh campaign strategy for the assembly polls in five states keeping COVID-19 guidelines in mind and will hold small physical rallies that will also be streamed live on various social media platforms, party sources said on Tuesday. BJP president J P Nadda deliberated with several leaders on the campaign strategy and it was …

UP Election 2022: 3-Day BJP Core Committee Meeting To Start Today, Deliberation Over UP Poll Candidates
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Election 2022: 3-Day BJP Core Committee Meeting To Start Today, Deliberation Over UP Poll Candidates

ABP News  

New Delhi: As the countdown for the UP election 2022 begins, a meeting of the core committee members of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party with the central leadership of the party will take place in Delhi today. The meeting comes a day after the Uttar Pradesh BJP’s Election Committee held a meeting on Monday. It is …

Assembly election 2022: Election Commission to announce dates of polls for five states at 3:30 pm
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly election 2022: Election Commission to announce dates of polls for five states at 3:30 pm

Firstpost  

The model code of conduct will come into effect from today following the announcement of the dates. The Election Commission will announce the dates for assembly polls in five states at 3.30 pm Saturday. Citing the latest surge in COVID-19 cases, the Congress has announced that it would not hold any rallies in Uttar Pradesh and urged Prime Minister Narendra …

Assembly Election 2022 Updates: EC announces poll dates, March 10-BJP govt, tweets Sambit Patra
2 years, 11 months ago

Assembly Election 2022 Updates: EC announces poll dates, March 10-BJP govt, tweets Sambit Patra

India TV News  

After the Uttar Pradesh Congress called off its rallies and woman's marathons in the poll-bound state due to the surge in COVID-19 cases, the party's General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra launched a virtual campaign from today. Priyanka addressed the "Ladki hun Lad Sakti hun" campaign through the social media platforms like Facebook and YouTube where she interacted with the public …

Bengal BJP demands civic polls to be postponed due to Covid surge
2 years, 11 months ago

Bengal BJP demands civic polls to be postponed due to Covid surge

India Today  

The Bengal BJP had demanded civic polls in the state scheduled for January 22 to be postponed in view of the surge in Covid cases in West Bengal. The BJP has requested that the polls be deferred by a month, saying the Covid situation is grim and the state government must first save the lives of people. "The way the …

All parties want elections in UP with protocols: CEC
2 years, 11 months ago

All parties want elections in UP with protocols: CEC

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India is committed to holding free and fair assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh with strict implementation of the Covid-19 protocol, chief election commissioner Sushil Chandra on Thursday said, adding that all political parties in the state wanted elections as per schedule. Samajwadi Party state unit president Naresh Uttam Patel said, “The SP delegation on December 28 …

Consult health experts, government on Covid situation, not political parties: Congress tells ECI
2 years, 11 months ago

Consult health experts, government on Covid situation, not political parties: Congress tells ECI

India Today  

Lashing out at the Election Commission, the Congress Thursday asked it to consult health experts, seek data on Covid-19 from the government and take an independent decision on holding elections in five states rather than acting like a "toothless tiger". Taking exception to Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra's remarks in Lucknow that all political parties favoured holding elections on time …

Hold UP elections as per schedule, political parties urge ECI
2 years, 11 months 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 …

From Assembly polls to COVID-19 vaccine drive: BJP's agenda for its national executive meet today
3 years, 1 month ago

From Assembly polls to COVID-19 vaccine drive: BJP's agenda for its national executive meet today

Firstpost  

The last meeting of the national executive took place at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan in January 2019 The Bharatiya Janata Party will hold its national executive meeting on Sunday in Delhi, which will see the attendance of leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and party president J P Nadda. BJP Rajya Sabha MP and national head …

Bihar Panchayat election schedule announced, polling in 10 phases
3 years, 4 months ago

Bihar Panchayat election schedule announced, polling in 10 phases

India TV News  

Bihar Panchayat Election Dates: Panchayat elections in Bihar will be held in 10 phases from September 20 to November 25. The Panchayat polls will be a litmus test for NDA government led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The Janata Dal United led by Nitish Kumar and Bharatiya Janata Party are busy training its party members for the crucial polls while …

Election Commission Confident of Holding Five Assembly Polls in 2022, Says CEC Chandra
3 years, 6 months ago

Election Commission Confident of Holding Five Assembly Polls in 2022, Says CEC Chandra

News 18  

The Election Commission is confident of holding the five assembly polls due early next year, including in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, on time as the poll panel has gained a lot of experience from the electoral exercise in Bihar, West Bengal and four other assemblies amid the coronavirus pandemic, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra has asserted. He was asked whether …

BJP's focus is on UP Assembly polls in 2024, not tackling COVID-19, says Shiv Sena
3 years, 6 months ago

BJP's focus is on UP Assembly polls in 2024, not tackling COVID-19, says Shiv Sena

Firstpost  

An editorial in Saamana said that Centre is working on how to improve its image and win the UP Assembly elections in 2024 after it ‘did not do so well’ in the panchayat polls Mumbai: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday claimed the BJP, instead of tackling the COVID-19 pandemic, was working on how to improve its image and win the …

Bihar Panchayat elections postponed for 15 days due to Covid crisis
3 years, 8 months ago

Bihar Panchayat elections postponed for 15 days due to Covid crisis

India TV News  

The Election Commission has postponed Bihar Panchayat Elections 2021 for 15 days in view of the prevailing Covid situation. Considering COVID-19 surge it has been decided to put off announcement of polls for the rural bodies for now, a statement of the state election office said. A bulletin released by the health bulleting on Tuesday said that after 51 more …

PM ignored Covid-19 crisis to hide his lack of foresightedness: Prashant Kishor
3 years, 8 months ago

PM ignored Covid-19 crisis to hide his lack of foresightedness: Prashant Kishor

India Today  

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor who is looking after the Trinamool Congress' election strategy in West Bengal on Tuesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of ignoring the Covid-19 crisis to hide his lack of understanding and foresightedness. Kishor's statement came after Modi addressed the nation on the coronavirus situation amid a surge in cases. "ModiGovt handling of crisis: #1: ignore problem …

40 Days of Polls: 22 Times Rise in WB COVID Cases, 14 Times in TN
3 years, 8 months ago

40 Days of Polls: 22 Times Rise in WB COVID Cases, 14 Times in TN

The Quint  

As India grapples with a ferocious second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, visuals from across the four states and one Union territory conducting Assembly elections have shown an open disregard towards COVID-appropriate behaviour by political leaders and crowds alike, including the lack of physical distancing and openly flouting laws. Rallies and roadshows held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Rahul Gandhi, …

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