Page 24 - Assembly Elections

45% of MLAs who switched parties between 2016 and 2020 joined BJP: Report

As many as 170 MLAs deserted the Congress during the elections held between 2016 and 2020, while only 18 BJP legislators switched parties to contest the polls

Ahead of polls, Puducherry LG takes a ride on public bus with locals

Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday travelled in a passenger bus along with locals to check the public transport facilities in the union territory

Pattali Makkal Katchi to go it alone in Puducherry Assembly elections

The PMK on Tuesday announced its decision to go it alone in the Assembly polls in Puducherry scheduled to be held on April 6

BJP to conduct extensive in-depth survey in Puduchery ahead of elections

The BJP is planning to conduct extensive and in-depth surveys in poll-bound Puducherry and has commissioned a national level agency for the same

Provide adequate time to staff engaged in poll works to cast votes: HC

The Madras HC on Wednesday directed the Election Commission to ensure that govt staff and teachers engaged in election works are provided adequate time to exercise their votes through postal ballot

Ahead of Assembly polls, oil companies hold back price hike in March

It appears that the Centre has informally conveyed to the three major OMCs to not revise fuel prices for the time being, two people in the government said

Budget session of Parliament may conclude before 1st phase of state polls

Houses will resume normal timing of 11 am from today

Hand gloves for voters, PPEs for Covid-19 infected in TN assembly polls

Covid-19 infected voters would be given personal protective equipment (PPE) kits while others hand gloves for casting their votes in the elections to Tamil Nadu assembly next month

TMC seeks adjournment of Parliament session, cites elections in 5 states

The Trinamool Congress on Monday sought an adjournment of the Parliament session citing assembly elections in five states of the country

Amit Shah meets heads of various Hindu mutts in poll-bound Kerala

Union Home Minister Amit Shah offered prayers at Sri Ramakrishna Ashram here and met the heads of various Hindu mutts in Kerala during his visit to the poll-bound state on Sunday.

Curtailment of Parliament session on cards amid assembly polls in states

The curtailment of Budget Session of Parliament is on the cards with parties across the aisle in agreement on this idea, sources said on Sunday.

Demand for campaign merchandise low this year amid Covid-19: Traders

Traders selling election campaign merchandise said that Covid-19 pandemic and restrictions by the Election Commission have kept the demand for campaign material for WB Assembly polls this year low

LIVE: BJP's Central Election Committee meet underway at party's HQ

PM Modi is also attending the CEC meeting at the party headquarters. Stay tuned for latest LIVE news

LIVE: Red Fort incident planned by BJP, says Kejriwal at farmers' rally

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LIVE: Mamata questions rationale behind 8-phase assembly polls in Bengal

Election 2021 schedule: ECI has announced election dates for West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry Assembly elections. Stay tuned for Assembly elections 2021 LIVE updates

The Prime Minister is right. It is time to debate simultaneous elections

Three changes that can help us achieve the difficult goal of simultaneous polls for Parliament and state assemblies

Family-run parties biggest threat to India's democracy: PM Narendra Modi

Modi also said those who cannot fight the BJP democratically have resorted to murdering the party's workers

AIMIM ready to contest Assembly polls in Bengal: Owaisi after Bihar gains

West Bengal Assembly elections are scheduled to be held in 2021

Bypoll counting: BJP poised to sweep over 40 of 59 Assembly seats

BJP readies for easy win in Madhya Pradesh

UP bypoll results indicate BJP victory in 2022 assembly polls: Adityanath

He further said that the lead margins for the candidates in Uttar Pradesh by-polls is very high: 17,000 to 32,000