Tag: Assembly
RJD Releases Manifesto Ahead Of Bihar Polls, Reiterates Promises
As lakhs of Bihar voters are poised to exercise their franchise in the first phase of Assembly elections, the RJD on Saturday released its manifesto or vision document, reiterating the promise to recruit 10 lakh persons in government jobs if the party returned to power. ....
EC Refutes RJD's Allegation On Poll Fraud, Says It Doesn't Work Under Anybody's Pressure
The Election Commission on Tuesday said it has never worked under anybody's pressure and refuted the RJD's allegations about not giving winning certificates to candidates of the Grand Alliance. ....
BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha Elected Bihar Assembly Speaker
BJP's Vijay Kumar Sinha was elected as the new Speaker of the Bihar Assembly by a voice vote here on Wednesday. ....
Himachal Makes Law Against Forced Religious Conversion
Over a year after the legislation was passed by the Himachal Pradesh Assembly, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state has made a law to check "forcible religious conversions". ....
JP Nadda Launches Rice-collection Drive To Woo Rural Voters In Bengal
At a time when the national capital is abuzz with the ongoing farmers' protest against new farm laws, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president JP Nadda on Saturday kick-started a door-to-door rice collection programme in West Bengal's Burdwan district with an aim to woo farmers to the saffron party.....
Amit Shah Accuses Congress Of Trying To Open Assam To Infiltrators
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday alleged that the Congress and its electoral ally AIUDF in Assam wanted to open the gates for the infiltrators in a bid to increase their "vote bank". ....
UP Assembly Session From Feb 16, Budget Presentation On Feb 17
The Budget session of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly will begin from February 16, with Finance Minister Suresh Khanna slated to present the 2021-22 Budget on February 17, official sources said on Tuesday. ....
Rajib Banerjee Resigns As MLA From Bengal Assembly
Hours before Union home minister Amit Shah's two-day visit to Kolkata, Trinamool Congress legislator Rajib Banerjee on Friday resigned from the West Bengal legislative Assembly. Earlier, Banerjee had resigned as state forest minister on January 22. ....
Bihar's RJD Keen To Contest Assam Polls
Bihar's main opposition party Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said that his party would contest the upcoming Assam Assembly polls in alliance with "like-minded" parties. ....
Shiv Sena Out Of Bengal Polls, To Back Mamata Banerjee
The Shiv Sena has decided to opt out of the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections, but the party has decided to 'wholeheartedly' support All India Trinamool Congress leader and Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, a top official said here on Thursday. ....
