Tag: polls
EC Censures Sakshi Maharaj For Population Boom Remarks
The Election Commission on Thursday censured BJP MP Sachchidanand Hari Sakshi, better known as Sakshi Maharaj, for his controversial statements in which he blamed 'Muslims' for India's population boom.....
Punjab Polls: Will 'Rahu Kaal' End For Congress?
Although two opinion polls have given different findings about which party will be the winner in Punjab, conventional wisdom is that the ruling Akali Dal-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) combine will have a hard time overcoming the anti-incumbency factor. ....
Congress Forms Alliance With Samajwadi Party For UP Polls
The Congress party on Tuesday said it will contest the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls in alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party.....
Akhilesh Meets Father Twice As Mulayam Mulls Next Move
Even as SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is believed to be mulling his next move subsequent to the EC declaring his son and UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav as the party President, the latter has already called on his father twice since Monday evening.....
Punjab Polls: No Cake-walk For Badals This Time
With the Punjab assembly polls turning into a three-horse race for the first time, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son and deputy, Sukhbir Singh Badal, face the most serious electoral challenge of their careers.....
SP-Congress Alliance: Will 'hand'-shake Warm Up UP Voters?
The electoral pact between the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress is a done thing now. But as both parties work out the finer details of the alliance, likely to be announced any time now, the winnability of the combination in a state as complex as Uttar Pradesh is in question.....
Priyanka Negotiated Deal With SP, Says Congress
In what could be seen as an announcement of Priyanka Gandhi's arrival, several senior Congress leaders on Sunday acknowledged the role of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in striking an alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pradesh.....
Punjab Contest No Longer Bipolar, But BJP Clear Winner: Jaitley
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said though the contest in the February 4 Punjab assembly elections was no longer bipolar with the "advent of new smaller parties", the BJP will nevertheless emerge clear winner.....
BJP List: Rajnath's Son To Contest In Noida
The BJP on Sunday released its second list of 155 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, fielding Home Minister Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh from Noida.....
BJP Releases List Of 31 For Manipur Polls
The BJP on Monday released its first list of 31 candidates for the Manipur assembly elections on March 4 and March 8.....
