Haryana civic body polls: BJP cruises to comfortable win, Independents put up good show
2 years, 6 months ago

Haryana civic body polls: BJP cruises to comfortable win, Independents put up good show

Hindustan Times  

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party scored an impressive win in the Haryana’s civic body polls by winning 22 seats of presidents in the 46 municipal committees and councils elections, the results of which were declared on Wednesday. The BJP’s alliance partner Jannayak Janta Party stumbled and won three posts of presidents while the Indian National Lok Dal, the party that once ruled Haryana, managed to win one seat. The BJP’s candidates lost on 11 seats of the total 33 seats the party contested on party symbols for the post of presidents, while the JJP suffered setbacks on five of the total eight seats. Not only the BJP suffered setbacks at chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s home turf Karnal, the party nominees lost presidents’ poll in Ratia, Narnaul, Hodal, Bawal, Hansi and Bhiwani, all represented by BJP MLAs.

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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics
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Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

India Today  

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only
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2 days, 12 hours ago

AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only

New Indian Express  

More than 3,300 candidates contested in the civic body polls and a total of 37.32 lakh voters were eligible to vote in the elections. Voter turnout was 65.85 per cent; polling percentage at Phagwara was 55.21 per cent, Jalandhar 50.27 per cent, Amritsar 44.05 per cent, Ludhiana 46.95 per cent and Patiala 32.95 per cent. Congress secured 25 seats, BJP …

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy
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2 days, 18 hours ago

BJP, Congress Clash Over Dalit Votes, Ambedkar’s Legacy

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election over …

Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress
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Dalit Vote Battle Heats Up Between BJP, Congress

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Behind the ongoing political battle over the alleged insult of B.R. Union home minister Amit Shah’s remark in the Rajya Sabha gave the Opposition an opportunity to whip up anti-BJP sentiments among the Dalits, the objective is clear — the Congress wants to further consolidate the 4 per cent Dalit votes it gained in the last general election …

BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources
4 days, 12 hours ago

BJP to fight Delhi polls without Chief Minister face, candidate list expected soon: Sources

India Today  

The BJP will not field any Chief Minister for the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, party sources told India Today TV on Friday. The list of candidates for the saffron party is expected to be released after the BJP Central Election Committee meeting that is slated to meet soon, they added. All eyes will be on the BJP's pick for …

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar
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AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls
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How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls

India Today  

With the Delhi Assembly elections slated for early February next year, the alleged disrespect of Dr BR Ambedkar by Home Minister Amit Shah during the Constitution debate in Parliament has set a new narrative in the Capital’s politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has struggled to wrest power in Delhi for 26 years — initially from the Congress and more …

Left parties to field candidates in Delhi polls, appeal to INDIA bloc to come together
4 days, 22 hours ago

Left parties to field candidates in Delhi polls, appeal to INDIA bloc to come together

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Left parties will contest some seats in the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi, and have appealed to Congress and Aam Aadmi Party that the INDIA bloc should fight together in the polls. Left parties to field candidates in Delhi polls, appeal to INDIA bloc to come together At a press conference here, state leaders of Communist Party of …

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections
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Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections

India Today  

After historic mandates in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set its eye on Delhi, which is scheduled for elections in February 2025. Around 30 per cent of voters back the AAP in the Vidhan Sabha polls but back national parties — the BJP and the Congress — in the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP got 24 per …

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP announces 17-member State Election Committee for upcoming polls
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Delhi Assembly elections 2025: BJP announces 17-member State Election Committee for upcoming polls

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly elections 2025: The Bharatiya Janata Party has today announced the State Election Committee for the upcoming polls. State election in-charge Baijayant Panda, and co-in-charges Atul Garg and Alka Gurjar are special invitees to the panel, which also includes Delhi BJP Mahila Morcha chief Richa Mishra as an ex-officio member, as per the list issued by the party. Earlier, …

Election Commission holds meeting with representatives of Delhi's political parties ahead of assembly polls
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Election Commission holds meeting with representatives of Delhi's political parties ahead of assembly polls

India TV News  

Ahead of key assembly elections in Delhi, the Election Commission held a meeting with representatives of political parties at Palika Kendra in central Delhi on Wednesday. The Delhi Assembly elections are due in February next year. Sources earlier said the Election Commission also reviewed the preparedness of its poll machinery in Delhi, where assembly elections are due early next year. …

Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far
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Shiv Sena MLAs scramble for berths ahead of Maharashtra cabinet expansion today | What we know so far

Hindustan Times  

The swearing-in ceremony of the Maharashtra cabinet is expected to be held in Nagpur on Sunday evening, just a day before the winter session of the assembly begins. The announcement will come after weeks of intense discussions between Mahayuti alliance partners - BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP - that registered a resounding victory in the Maharashtra assembly elections on …

BJP state executive meet in Shirdi on Jan. 12
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BJP state executive meet in Shirdi on Jan. 12

Deccan Chronicle  

Confirming the date of convention, which coincides with Swami Vivekanand’s birth anniversary, state BJP president Chandrashekhar Bawankule said, “There will be 10,000 delegates at the meet including party’s office-bearers and youth activists from all over Maharashtra. Mr. Bawankule said that the event will be important for BJP’s upcoming plans, in which a special campaign will be implemented to increase contact …

Delhi election: Congress names 21 candidates | Check full list
1 week, 4 days ago

Delhi election: Congress names 21 candidates | Check full list

Hindustan Times  

The Congress on Thursday released its first list of 21 candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly election. Congress CEC meeting proceedings underway ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections, at AICC headquarters in New Delhi on Thursday. Notably, the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in Delhi, which is also part of the Oppositon's INDIA bloc, has ruled out the possibility of an alliance …

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls
1 week, 5 days ago

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls

India Today  

The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, naming 21 contenders. Bawa 13 33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri 14 40 New Delhi Sandeep Dikshit 15 42 Kasturba Nagar Abhishek Dutt 16 46 Chhatarpur Rajinder Tanwar 17 48 Ambedkar Nagar - SC Jay Prakash 18 50 Greater Kailash Garvit Singhvi 19 57 Patparganj Ch. …

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls
1 week, 5 days ago

Sheila Dikshit's son Sandeep in first list of 21 candidates released by Congress for Delhi polls

India Today  

The Congress on Thursday announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, naming 21 contenders. Bawa 13 33 Dwarka Adarsh Shastri 14 40 New Delhi Sandeep Dikshit 15 42 Kasturba Nagar Abhishek Dutt 16 46 Chhatarpur Rajinder Tanwar 17 48 Ambedkar Nagar - SC Jay Prakash 18 50 Greater Kailash Garvit Singhvi 19 57 Patparganj Ch. …

AAP to contest Delhi elections solo: Kejriwal rules out alliance with Congress
1 week, 6 days ago

AAP to contest Delhi elections solo: Kejriwal rules out alliance with Congress

New Indian Express  

Senior AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said, “The AAP national convenor has clarified that there is no alliance happening with the Congress in Delhi. In the last three elections, the party has decisively defeated the BJP.” Meanwhile, MP Raghav Chadha said, “I want to categorically state that the AAP will fight the upcoming Delhi election based on …

AAP, BJP Engage in Pushpa-Style Poster Battle Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections
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2 weeks ago

AAP, BJP Engage in Pushpa-Style Poster Battle Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections

Deccan Chronicle  

Both the parties have been hitting out at each other through various media, including social media, with posters, slogans, and memes. The AAP has raised the law and order issue in the national capital, launching an attack on the Centre and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Delhi Assembly elections are scheduled to take place in February 2025, and the parties …

BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar re-elected as the Speaker of 15th Maharashtra Assembly
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar re-elected as the Speaker of 15th Maharashtra Assembly

Live Mint  

Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Rahul Narwekar was on Monday elected unopposed as the Speaker of the 15th Maharashtra legislative assembly. Narwekar, during his tenure as Speaker of the 14th Maharashtra Assembly for two and a half years, he had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and real Shiv Sena after a split in the Uddhav …

Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti govt sails through trust vote in Maharashtra assembly
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti govt sails through trust vote in Maharashtra assembly

Hindustan Times  

The Devendra Fadnavis-led Mahayuti alliance government on Monday sailed through a confidence vote in the Maharashtra assembly. The trust motion tabled by Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena MLA Uday Samant, NCP's Dilip Walse Patil, BJP's Sanjay Kute and others and others, was passed by a voice vote. Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis arrives during the Special session of Maharashtra Assembly, at …

BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra assembly Speaker
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2 weeks, 1 day ago

BJP's Rahul Narwekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra assembly Speaker

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: BJP MLA Rahul Narwekar was on Monday elected unopposed as the speaker of the 15th Maharashtra legislative assembly. During his tenure as Maharashtra assembly speaker, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and 'real Shiv Sena' after a split in the Bal Thackeray-founded party. In the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti …

Maharashtra: CM Devendra Fadnavis wins trust vote in Assembly with support of 237 MLAs
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Maharashtra: CM Devendra Fadnavis wins trust vote in Assembly with support of 237 MLAs

India TV News  

Maharashtra Assembly session: The Devendra Fadnavis-led government in Maharashtra won the trust vote in Assembly with support of 237 MLAs. Rahul Narvekar elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Earlier in the day, BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. Notably, in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly elections, the Mahayuti coalition …

Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term
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Rahul Narvekar, BJP MLA, elected unopposed as Maharashtra Assembly Speaker for second term

India TV News  

BJP MLA Rahul Narvekar was elected unopposed as the Speaker of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on Monday. During his tenure as Maharashtra assembly speaker, Narwekar had ruled that the party led by Eknath Shinde was the legitimate and “real Shiv Sena” after a split in the Bal Thackeray-founded party. Maharashtra Assembly election results Notably, in the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly …

‘Accept defeat’: Devendra Fadnavis on Sharad Pawar's Maharashtra poll comparison
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Accept defeat’: Devendra Fadnavis on Sharad Pawar's Maharashtra poll comparison

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis responded on Sunday to Nationalist Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar’s remarks on the Mahayuti alliance’s win in the Assembly elections. File photo of the President of NCP Mr. Sharad Pawar and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during 61st Birthday celebration of Mr.Dilip Walse Patil and Gauravgranth Prakashan at Ravindranatya Mandir, Prabhadevi in Mumbai. “Let's see …

‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies
2 weeks, 2 days ago

‘Accept defeat’: CM Fadnavis counters Sharad Pawar’s remark on vote-seat discrepancies

New Indian Express  

The BJP hit back at Pawar with the state party president Chandrashekhar Bawankule asking the senior politician to accept the people's mandate gracefully instead of misleading them. He posted voting data from previous elections on X to reject Pawar's claim of fewer seats won by opposition MVA allies despite securing more votes in the assembly polls. The NCP chief said …

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP's election office for polls inaugurated
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi Assembly polls: BJP's election office for polls inaugurated

The Hindu  

The BJP’s election office for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls was inaugurated on Saturday at the Pant Marg headquarters of the party’s state unit in the presence of senior leaders. Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva performed a 'havan' along with his wife with the party's state election in-charge Baijayant Panda, election coordination committee chairman and Union minister Harsh Malhotra, MPs, …

Devendra Fadnavis dials Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar after taking oath as Maharashtra CM: How they responded
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Devendra Fadnavis dials Uddhav Thackeray, Sharad Pawar after taking oath as Maharashtra CM: How they responded

Live Mint  

Devendra Fadnavis took oath as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday with Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar as his deputies. The senior BJP leader later revealed that he had garnered good wishes from all quarters — including political rivals Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. Most prominent opposition leaders were conspicuous by their absence at the glittering event and Fadnavis …

BJP forms committees to strategise on Delhi assembly election campaign
2 weeks, 6 days ago

BJP forms committees to strategise on Delhi assembly election campaign

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Delhi assembly elections scheduled for February 2025, the Delhi BJP has set up 47 committees, comprising former and current leaders, sitting MPs, and former ministers, to shape the party’s election campaign. In mid-November, the BJP formed its Election Steering Committee, which includes prominent members like Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, Union minister Harshdeep Malhotra, BJP …

Opinion: After Haryana, Maharashtra — How RSS Propelled BJP Wins & What It Means Ahead Of Sangh Centenary
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Opinion: After Haryana, Maharashtra — How RSS Propelled BJP Wins & What It Means Ahead Of Sangh Centenary

ABP News  

The massive victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Maharashtra shouldn’t be read as just another electoral achievement. ‘Sajag Raho’ Campaign Though the RSS is avowedly apolitical and does not directly endorse any political party as a matter of principle, its influence in encouraging citizens to participate in the electoral process significantly bolstered the BJP’s performance in the Maharashtra elections. …

Unhappy with results, this Maharashtra village plans re-poll with ballot papers
3 weeks ago

Unhappy with results, this Maharashtra village plans re-poll with ballot papers

India Today  

A village in Maharashtra's Solapur has planned to conduct a re-vote today using ballot papers after residents were unhappy with the Election Commission of India's results for the recently-concluded Assembly polls in the state. In the Assembly polls, Malshiras NCP candidate Uttam Jankar defeated BJP's Ram Satpute. The results have caused outrage among villagers, who are largely supporters of the …

U.P. BJP rolls out organisational election process to select new state president
3 weeks ago

U.P. BJP rolls out organisational election process to select new state president

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has initiated its month-long organisational election process, which will culminate in the selection of a new state president. The party aims to complete the mandal and district-level elections by the end of December, followed by the election of the new state president in January. The party aims to complete the mandal and district-level elections by the …

Delhi assembly polls: AAP faces tough battle as BJP, Congress gear up for three-cornered fight
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Delhi assembly polls: AAP faces tough battle as BJP, Congress gear up for three-cornered fight

New Indian Express  

The BJP was in power in Delhi between 1993 and 1998 and has given three Chief Ministers — Sahib Singh Verma, Madan Lal Khurana and Sushma Swaraj — during that period. And, with Anna Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal and other activists bursting onto the national scene with their anti-corruption movement in 2011, successfully channelling people’s angst against the then Congress-led central …

Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena MLA says party ‘could have won 90-100 seats if…’
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena MLA says party ‘could have won 90-100 seats if…’

Hindustan Times  

Shiv Sena MLA Gulabrao Patil said that the party could have secured 90-100 seats in the Maharashtra assembly elections if Ajit Pawar's NCP had not joined the Mahayuti alliance. Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena and Ajit Pawar's NCP are a part of the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra. Patil, who retained his Jalgaon Rural seat said that the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv …

‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row
3 weeks, 3 days ago

‘Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Vadra should resign’: BJP's dare to Congress on EVM row

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party took a dig at Congress for questioning EVM's integrity, saying all the chief ministers and other elected representatives from the grand old party like Rahul Gandhi should first resign and declare that they will contest only after the ballot papers are brought back. New Delhi: Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva and BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia …

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Confirmed! BJP-led Mahayuti govt in Maharashtra to be sworn-in on Dec 5 at Azad Maidan, PM Modi to remain present

Live Mint  

Maharashtra goverment formation: Even as suspense continues over the post of Maharashtra Chief Minister, state BJP chief Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Saturday confirmed that the new government will be formed on December 5, in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. A few days ago, caretaker CM and Shiv Sena Chief Eknath Shinde had said that he won't be an obstacle in …

Maharashtra poll: Election Commission rejects Congress claims, invites delegation on December 3
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Maharashtra poll: Election Commission rejects Congress claims, invites delegation on December 3

Hindustan Times  

The Election Commission of India has dismissed the Congress’s complaints about the recently concluded Maharashtra assembly election, citing alleged discrepancies in poll figures and draft electoral rolls. Election Commission of India staff break the seal of an Electronic Voting Machine as polling agents of various political parties look on before starting tabulation of votes at a counting centre for the …

Election Commission agrees to review Congress concerns on Maharashtra polls
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Election Commission agrees to review Congress concerns on Maharashtra polls

The Hindu  

The Election Commission of India on Saturday asserted that a transparent process had been followed as far as Maharashtra Assembly polls were concerned even as it assured the Congress of a review of all their legitimate concerns and invited the party for a meeting on December 3. The Congress’ chief allegations pertained to “Arbitrary deletion of voters and subsequent addition …

Jharkhand's loud message to BJP: Symbolic overtures won't win tribal votes
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Jharkhand's loud message to BJP: Symbolic overtures won't win tribal votes

India Today  

Jharkhand’s Scheduled Tribe constituencies delivered a stunning verdict in the recent elections, handing the INDIA coalition an almost complete victory and marking one of the most decisive rejections of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance in recent history. The BJP’s losses extended to the national level in the general elections this year, where it forfeited all three ST-reserved Lok Sabha seats …

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone
3 weeks, 3 days ago

Delhi elections: Congress reiterates will contest assembly polls alone

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the February 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Congress' city unit chief Devender Yadav on Friday said that the grand old party will contest on all 70 seats and there would be no alliance, ANI reported. Yadav, who led the party's Delhi Nyay Yatra's fourth phase on Friday, said that the residents are "very unhappy" with Aam Aadmi Party and …

Congress top brass meets to deliberate on recent poll reverses
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Congress top brass meets to deliberate on recent poll reverses

The Hindu  

The Congress Working Committee met in New Delhi on Friday to deliberate on the party's performance in the recent elections in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Haryana, as well as to review the preparations for the upcoming Delhi polls. The meeting was chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and attended by former party chief Rahul Gandhi and AICC general secretaries Priyanka Gandhi …

Maharashtra assembly to have 78 first-time MLAs
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Maharashtra assembly to have 78 first-time MLAs

The Hindu  

Seventy-eight first-time poll winners will enter the 288-member Maharashtra assembly, comprising about 27% of its strength. FOLLOW HERE:Maharashtra government formation LIVE updates: CM likely to be decided after Mahayuti meeting in Mumbai While the Shiv Sena has 10 newcomers, six such MLA-elects are from the Congress and four from the NCP. These include Sena candidates Mahesh Sawant, who defeated MNS …

Congress to go solo in Delhi Assembly elections, announces no alliance with AAP
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Congress to go solo in Delhi Assembly elections, announces no alliance with AAP

India TV News  

Delhi Assembly Elections 2025: The Congress party on Friday announced its decision to contest the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections alone, ruling out any alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party. Delhi Congress president Devender Yadav stated that the party will contest all 70 seats in the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections on its own. Earlier this month, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal compared …

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”
3 weeks, 5 days ago

OPINION | “Right if we win, Wrong if we lose!”

India TV News  

Maha Vikas Aghadi parties are not ready to accept the recent electoral mandate in Maharashtra. NCP founder Sharad Pawar and Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray met all defeated candidates on Wednesday and instructed them to file election petitions for matching EVM results with those of VVPATs. Probably Congress leaders forgot that in June, 2019, BJP had won all 7 Lok …

BJP to brainstorm Jharkhand Assembly poll loss, review meetings scheduled
3 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP to brainstorm Jharkhand Assembly poll loss, review meetings scheduled

India Today  

After a poor performance in the Jharkhand Assembly polls, the BJP has decided to call a series of meetings from November 30 to brainstorm the reasons that led to a poor poll show in the tribal-dominated state. In the recently concluded Assembly polls, Hemant Soren’s JMM-led alliance got a second consecutive term, winning 56 seats in the 81-member assembly, despite …

BJP top brass to finalise Maha CM today; Fadnavis front-runner, Maratha and OBC faces also under consideration
3 weeks, 5 days ago

BJP top brass to finalise Maha CM today; Fadnavis front-runner, Maratha and OBC faces also under consideration

New Indian Express  

Highly placed sources say that the RSS is pushing for the elevation of a senior BJP leader to the chief minister’s post in Maharashtra, a message that has also been conveyed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Devendra Fadnavis, a Brahmin from Nagpur, where the RSS headquarters is located, is an important candidate for the chief minister’s post, especially with an …

Uddhav Thackeray likely to leave MVA after defeat in Maharashtra polls, may contest local polls alone
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3 weeks, 5 days ago

Uddhav Thackeray likely to leave MVA after defeat in Maharashtra polls, may contest local polls alone

India TV News  

Maharashtra politics: Following its crushing defeat in the Maharashtra assembly elections, all is not well within the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is under increasing pressure from his party leaders to part ways with the alliance and contest upcoming elections independently, particularly the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation polls. However, Congress state president Nana Patole refrained from commenting …

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die
4 weeks ago

Elections Round-up: BJP Dominant but Opposition Must Not Roll Over and Die

The Quint  

As for the Congress, the results present a mixed bag. Again, it showed that the BJP has failed to make much headway even against the Congress when faced with strong local leaders, like Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar, and in Kerala, where it is unable to cross the political firewall created by the United Democratic Front and Left Democratic …

‘Shiv Sena, NCP slaves of Modi, Shah’, says Sanjay Raut; predicts who will be next Maharashtra CM
4 weeks ago

‘Shiv Sena, NCP slaves of Modi, Shah’, says Sanjay Raut; predicts who will be next Maharashtra CM

Hindustan Times  

Amid suspense over the new Maharashtra chief minister pick, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday hit out at BJP's Mahayuti partners Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, calling their parties 'sub-companies of the Bharatiya Janata Party.' Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut argued that this Mahayuti alliance had restricted Shiv Sena and NCP's ability to make decisions. Sanjay Raut on who …

Close contests in Maharashtra polls saw 58 candidates losing despite securing 1 lakh plus votes
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Close contests in Maharashtra polls saw 58 candidates losing despite securing 1 lakh plus votes

Deccan Chronicle  

Mumbai: The fiercely-contested Maharashtra assembly elections where two coalitions and six major players vied for power saw 58 candidates losing despite securing more than one lakh votes, with the NCP bearing the brunt. The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena accounted for seven of these candidates, while the BJP saw four of its nominees losing despite garnering over one lakh votes. Similarly, …

Maharashtra election: Seven reasons for Mahayuti’s unprecedented victory
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Maharashtra election: Seven reasons for Mahayuti’s unprecedented victory

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 25, 2024 15:39 IST - 13 MINS READ The BJP’s slogan Ab ki baar char so paar during the general election backfired like a boomerang. In the 2019 Assembly election, the BJP won 105, Shiv Sena, 56, and NCP, 54—combined, they won a total of 215 seats. If many found this result perplexing, it is because everyone …

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