Page 14 - Assembly Elections
LIVE: Gen Rawat awarded Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan for Nadella, Pichai
Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, SII MD Cyrus Poonawalla to be conferred with Padma Bhushan
 "LIVE: Gen Rawat awarded Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan for Nadella, Pichai")
Punjab polls: Cong candidates to accompany Rahul Gandhi to Golden Temple
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and all 117 party candidates in Punjab will pay obeisance at the Golden Temple and sit down for a langar on Thursday.
 "Punjab polls: Cong candidates to accompany Rahul Gandhi to Golden Temple")
BJP likely to change CM in Karnataka ahead of Assembly elections: Report
Sources said BJP high command is unhappy over defeat in by-elections and local body polls, including in Bommai's own constituency Hanagal in Haveri district
 "BJP likely to change CM in Karnataka ahead of Assembly elections: Report")
Uttarakhand polls: Parties battle it out on social media amid rally ban
With Covid curbs in place and less than a month to go for the Assembly polls, both the BJP and the Congress in Uttarakhand are making the optimum use of social media to reach out to voters.
 "Uttarakhand polls: Parties battle it out on social media amid rally ban")
Assembly elections: Koo launches Voters Guide to encourage people to vote
Microblogging platform Koo said it has released a multi-lingual guide on Voter Rights and Responsibilities ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections.
 "Assembly elections: Koo launches Voters Guide to encourage people to vote")
Punjab Assembly polls: 'Amarinder spent cartridge,' says Sidhu
Amarinder Singh said he was told that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan will be grateful if he can keep Sidhu in the govt
 "Punjab Assembly polls: 'Amarinder spent cartridge,' says Sidhu")
Covid LIVE: Delhi's positivity rate falls to 12%; 1,857 new cases in Mumbai
Number of active cases in Mumbai are 21,142; Delhi sees 5,760 new cases
 "Covid LIVE: Delhi's positivity rate falls to 12%; 1,857 new cases in Mumbai")
Elections & 'she' factor: Promises galore as parties put spotlight on women
In the poll-bound states, all parties are aggressively wooing women with promises of cash grants, a bigger voice in policy-making, and greater representation. But is this what women want?
 "Elections & 'she' factor: Promises galore as parties put spotlight on women")
EC to decide on Saturday whether ban on physical rallies should continue
The Election Commission would meet on Saturday to decide whether the ban imposed by it on physical rallies and roadshows to prevent the spread of coronavirus should continue.
 "EC to decide on Saturday whether ban on physical rallies should continue")
Punjab polls: CM Channi is losing from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Kejriwal
AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi will face defeat from his Chamkaur Sahib seat in the next month state assembly polls
 "Punjab polls: CM Channi is losing from Chamkaur Sahib, claims Kejriwal")
Goa polls: Devendra Fadnavis assures good, stable govt; slams opposition
Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday slammed AAP, TMC and the Congress parties ahead of Goa assembly elections.
 "Goa polls: Devendra Fadnavis assures good, stable govt; slams opposition")
Assembly elections: SC to consider hearing PIL challenging use of EVMs
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana heard the submissions of lawyer M L Sharma, who filed the plea in his personal capacity
 "Assembly elections: SC to consider hearing PIL challenging use of EVMs")
BJP to finalise candidates for Assembly polls at CEC meeting today
BJP will finalise the names of candidates for the Assembly elections to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa in the Central Election Committee (CEC) meeting today
 "BJP to finalise candidates for Assembly polls at CEC meeting today")
Manipur MLA Joykisan Singh expelled from Congress for anti-party activities
Manipur MLA Kh Joykisan Singh was expelled from Congress on Tuesday for "anti-party activities".
Former Army chief J J Singh joins BJP ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls
The former army chief had left the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in 2018
 "Former Army chief J J Singh joins BJP ahead of the Punjab Assembly polls")
Another wave, same old politics
India's battle against Covid has been hampered by the government's desire to politicise the vaccine programme and by the arrogance of those in charge of the battle
 "Another wave, same old politics")
Won't tie-up with SP even for 100 seats now, says Chandrashekhar Azad
Azad said his party is open to stitching an alliance with others
 "Won't tie-up with SP even for 100 seats now, says Chandrashekhar Azad")
SC to hear plea seeking disclosure of criminal records of poll candidates
The Supreme Court agreed to hear a PIL seeking a direction to the ECI to deregister political parties that do not disclose details pertaining to criminal cases of election candidates
 "SC to hear plea seeking disclosure of criminal records of poll candidates")
Ratankumar Singh appointed working president of Manipur Congress
Kh Ratankumar Singh, who had submitted his resignation from the post of vice-president of the Pradesh Congress Committee of poll-bound Manipur, has been appointed as its working president
Assembly polls: Goal of CPM to keep BJP away from power, says Yechury
He said his party was also discussing this issue with other Leftist groups as the aim was to stop the division of anti-BJP votes
 "Assembly polls: Goal of CPM to keep BJP away from power, says Yechury")
