Tag: EC
After Early Hiccups, BJP Set To Retain Power In Gujarat
The ruling BJP was on Monday set to retain power in Gujarat, with its candidates on the victory lap in 104 of the 182 seats as the Congress again settled for the second place but with an improved showing.....
BJP Ousts Congress In Himachal
The BJP was set on Monday to wrest power in Himachal Pradesh from the Congress, winning 19 seats and leading in 25 in hard fought Assembly elections, although its two top leaders were worsted in the contest.....
Equity Indices Trade Higher As BJP Set To Win
Key indices of the Indian equities markets on Monday went up substantially after counting trends indicated a victory for the BJP in both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections.....
Gujarat Results Would Have Been 'different' If Congress Aligned With NCP: Praful Patel
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Praful Patel on Monday said the Gujarat results could have "been different" if the Congress had aligned with his party.....
Good Governance Led To Impressive Victories: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said the "impressive victories" in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh showed there was strong support for the "politics of good governance and development". ....
Modi In Kerala To Visit Ockhi-hit Villages
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday to visit coastal villages in Kerala that were ravaged by Cyclone Ockhi. He later visited Tamil Nadu.....
Gujarat Result A 'massive Jolt' To BJP: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said the Gujarat election result has dealt a "massive jolt" to the BJP and raised questions about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's credibility because of his silence on corruption charges including BJP chief Amit Shah's son Jay Shah's meteoric business rise.....
Rupani, Patel Likely To Continue As Gujarat CM, Deputy CM
Vijay Rupani and Nitin Patel are widely expected to continue as Gujarat's Chief Minister and Deputy Chief Minister after the BJP retained power in keenly fought elections but some others are said to be eyeing the top post.....
Raja, Kanimozhi Acquitted In 2G Case
A Delhi court on Thursday acquitted all the accused in the alleged 2G scam, giving a major relief to former Telecom Minister A. Raja and DMK MP Kanimozhi who were jailed on charges of taking kickbacks to issue the telecom spectrum and licenses in 2008 at throwaway prices.....
Tendulkar Fails To Make Maiden Speech Amid Uproar
Cricket maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday could not make his maiden speech in the Rajya Sabha amid uproar by Congress members over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and over the 2G spectrum case. ....
