Page 15 - Assembly Elections

Plea in SC to deregister parties not divulging criminal cases of candidates

The plea argued that the consequences of permitting criminals to contest, become legislators are extremely serious for democracy and secularism

Plea in SC asking political parties publish criminal history of candidates

A PIL has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to EC to take steps to ensure that every political party publishes the details regarding criminal cases of each candidate

Statsguru: Six charts explain challenges for five poll-bound states

The five-year moving average growth rate is significantly lower than it was in 2009-10

Punjab polls: Here're average assets of candidates, elected MLAs since 2004

Interestingly, the average assets of male and female candidates and elected representatives vary widely

Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections: Observing road safety, virtually

The mainstream political parties, especially the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Samajwadi Party (SP), and Congress have set up their digital war rooms to pilot their canvassing road map

UP Assembly polls: Here're the strategies and prospects of the main actors

Voting in Uttar Pradesh will be held in 403 Assembly seats over seven phases from February 10 to March 7

Shiv Sena, NCP to form alliance for Goa polls, seat sharing talks on Jan 18

Shiv Sena and the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have decided to contest the upcoming Goa Assembly elections together in alliance, Shiv Sena leader and MP Sanjay Raut said on Sunday.Speaking to ANI, Raut said, "Shiv Sena and NCP will contest together in Goa assembly elections. There will be a discussion on seat sharing on January 18. NCP's senior leader Praful Patel will discuss seat-sharing formula in Goa on January 18. Only after that, it will be clear who will contest on how many seats.""Political dynamics are different in Maharashtra and Goa. NCP, Shiv Sena, Congress are in alliance in Maharashtra. However, at the moment Congress has decided to contest alone without forming an alliance with any other party in the state," he said.Goa elections are set to be held in a single phase on February 14. The counting of votes will be held on March 10.In view of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Shiv Sena leader did not comment much on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's decision to ...

Punjab polls: CM's brother to fight as independent from Bassi Pathana seat

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi's brother Manohar Singh, who was eyeing a Congress ticket from Bassi Pathana assembly seat, said he will contest as an independent from the constituency

Arvind Kejriwal holds door-to-door campaign in poll-bound Goa

Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday held a door-to-door campaign in Cortalim village of Goa, which is scheduled to go to polls this February.

Uttarakhand polls: Samajwadi Party releases first list of 30 candidates

Samajwadi Party (SP) on Sunday released the first list of candidates on 30 assembly seats of Uttarakhand for the upcoming polls.

UP polls: Former BJP Minister Dara Singh Chauhan joins Samajwadi Party

Former minister in the Yogi Adityanath Cabinet, Dara Singh Chauhan, on Sunday joined the Samajwadi Party (SP) in the presence of its national president Akhilesh Yadav.

Parties hope to gain from lucky number 7' in seven-phase UP polls

Some politicians in Uttar Pradesh are making much of the number 7 in the seven-phase assembly elections, saying the "auspicious" numeral will help them win.

LIVE: Karnataka sees 32,793 cases, issues new rules for hospitalisation

Only sick patients requiring emergency care may visit hospitals and autonomous institutions for next two weeks, says Karnataka govt amid big Covid spike

EC relaxes norms for registration of new parties in 5 poll-bound states

The Election Commission on Friday announced reducing the notice period for registration of new political parties in the five poll-going states from 30 days to 7 days

Assembly elections: MHA instructs CAPF to strictly follow Covid protocols

Worried over soaring COVID-19 cases, the Ministry of Home Affairs has instructed Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) on election duty in five poll-bound states to strictly follow safety protocols.

Uttarakhand elections: Congress to give preference to sitting MLAs

Congress is likely to give preference to sitting MLAs while selecting candidates for the polls that are due next month, according to the party's screening committee chief Avinash Pandey

Cong appoints Mohan Prakash as its senior observer for Uttarakhand polls

The Congress appointed senior party leader Mohan Prakash as observer for overseeing its election campaign management in Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand polls: Final decision on Congress candidates for 50 seats today

Congress Screening Committee held deliberations candidates for 50 constituencies in Uttarakhand Assembly elections in its meeting

Competitive populism

Promises of freebies are not sustainable

Kejriwal a political tourist, his 'Punjab Model' a copycat one: Sidhu

Hours after AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal unveiled his party's "Punjab Model" of governance after the Feb 14 polls, state Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu attacked him dubbing him a "political tourist" and his model a Copy-Cat Model". "Political Tourist @Arvind Kejriwal who was absent in Punjab for the last 4.5 years claims to have a Punjab Model. AAP's campaign & agenda is a joke on the people of Punjab. A list of 10 pointers written by people sitting in Delhi with zero knowledge of Punjab can never be Punjab Model!, Sidhu tweeted. Besides dubbing Kejriwal's post-poll governance template for Punjab as a "Copy-Cat Model", Sidhu went on to describe it also as I am very insecure Model, Liquor Mafia Model, Ticket for Money Model, I am very sorry Majithia Ji: the Cowardice Model, Writing free cheques model, Electricity to Ambani's Model and 450 jobs in five years Model. Sidhu, who had earlier shared his roadmap for ruling the state after polls, said the resurrection of Punjab is a ...