Tag: Election
AAP Sweeps Punjab, BJP To Retain Power In UP, Uttarakhand, Goa And Manipur
The latest counting trend shows that the Aam Aadmi Party is heading for a landslide victory in Punjab assembly elections while the BJP is to retain power in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur with a comfortable margin, according to the Election Commission's latest update at 5 p.m. ....
PM Modi Congratulates AAP For Punjab Sweep, Assures Centre's Help
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday congratulated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) for its clean sweep in the Punjab Assembly elections, and assured the party of all possible help from the Centre. ....
EC Imposes 7-day Campaign Ban On Trinamool MLA For Threatening Voters
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has banned Trinamool Congress MLA Narendranath Chakraborty in West Bengal from campaigning or holding meetings for seven days effective from Wednesday following a complaint from the BJP for threatening voters in Asansol bypoll. ....
France's Emmanuel Macron Wins Second Term, Defeats Far-right Leader
Thousands of Parisians assembled near the iconic Eiffel Tower - where a giant television screen broadcast live updates about the polls - cheered as an official preliminary declaration of the result of the French presidential election declared President Emmanuel Macron winner within minutes of balloting coming to an end. This without use of electronic voting machines, which are banned in France because of their established unreliability. ....
'Tearing Urgency, Lightning Speed', SC Questions Centre On Appointment Of Election Commissioner
The Supreme Court on Thursday grilled the Attorney General R. Venkataramani, representing the Centre, on the appointment of Arun Goel as the Election Commissioner, saying what was the "tearing urgency, haste", and why was the appointment made at a "lightning speed". ....
Delhi's Verdict A Message For Nation To Do Positive Politics: Kejriwal After AAP's MCD Win
After the Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday clinched a clear majority in the Municipal Corporation election, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the verdict was a message for the whole country to do positive politics. ....
'Important Issue': SC Notice To Centre On Plea Claiming Use Of Undisclosed Software For Voter Profiling
The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to Centre and others on a plea claiming that the Election Commission (EC) has indulged in "voter profiling" by deploying an "undisclosed software" to link voter records to Aadhaar. ....
Smriti Irani Re-establishes Her Connect With Amethi
Union minister Smriti Irani will be visiting her parliamentary seat of Amethi soon to hold a ‘Jan Samvad’ (public dialogue) programme.....
Centre Forms Panel To Study 'one Nation One Election' Proposal Under Ex-President Kovind
The Central government on Friday announced the setting up of a high-level panel to study the proposal of 'one nation, one election'. Former president Ram Nath Kovind will head the panel and submit a report on the proposal.....
CWC Meeting In Hyderabad To Discuss Assembly Polls In 5 States: Kharge
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday said that the Congress Working Committee (CWC) in Hyderabad will deliberate on upcoming Assembly elections in five states.....
