Tag: Election
BJP Wins In 5 States; Congress Bags Karnataka Seats
The BJP, continuing with its victory streak, on Thursday won five out of 10 assembly by-elections across eight states, including Delhi, with the Congress getting solace from Karnataka where it retained two seats and held on to another in Madhya Pradesh.....
SC Issues Notice On BSP's Plea For EVMs With Paper Trail
The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the Centre and the Election Commission on a plea by the BSP that EVMs should be used in polls along with the Voter Verifiable Paper Trail (VVPAT) as directed by the apex court in 2013.....
Farooq Abdullah Wins Srinagar By-poll By Over 10,000 Votes
National Conference President and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Saturday won the by-poll to the Srinagar-Budgam parliamentary seat, beating his PDP rival Nazir Ahmad Khan by 10,557 votes.....
Row As Dinakaran Accused To Trying To Bribe EC For Poll Symbol
AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran, a nephew of jailed party chief V.K. Sasikala, was on Monday accused of trying to bribe the Election Commission with crores of rupees to reclaim the party's disputed and now frozen "two leaves" symbol.....
BJP, AAP, Congress Leaders Step Up Campaign For MCD Polls
With a day left for campaigning for the municipal polls in Delhi, leaders of various political parties, including the AAP, BJP and the Congress, on Thursday stepped up their efforts to woo voters through rallies, audio-video messages and door-to-door canvassing.....
IS Claims Responsibility For Paris Shooting
Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for the shooting here in the French capital that saw a gunman open fire on a police van, killing one officer and injuring two, media reports said.....
Yechury Meets Sonia, Discusses Presidential Election
After Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury too met Congress President Sonia Gandhi to discuss the upcoming presidential elections and the need to field a joint opposition candidate.....
Modi To Meet BJP CMs On Sunday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a meeting of Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers of 13 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states on Sunday in the national capital.....
Voting For Delhi's Municipal Corporations Ends, 45 % Votes Polled Till 4 Pm
Polling to pick three new Delhi Municipal Corporations ended here on Sunday evening.Over 45 per cent turnout was recorded till 4 p.m. and the final figure was being calculated, an Election Commission official told media, after the voting ended at 5.30 p.m.....
BJP Clean Sweep In Civic Polls, Rout For AAP: Exit Poll
The BJP will make a clean sweep in Sunday's municipal elections in Delhi while the Aam Aadmi Party and the Congress will lag far behind, said an exit poll.....
