Page 26 - Assembly Elections

Jharkhand to vote in 5 phases between Nov 30-Dec 20; result on Dec 23

The BJP is in power the state, which has a large tribal population, and an alliance of opposition parties, mainly the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, is determined to oust the govt

Jharkhand polls: BJP announces 52 candidates, CM to fight from Jamshedpur

Jharkhand will vote in five phases, with the first one on November 30 and the last on December 20. Results will be declared on December 23

SC refuses to allow Jharkhand ex-CM Madhu Koda to contest Assembly polls

The poll panel had disqualified Koda from contesting elections for three years

Jharkhand polls: Priyanka's name missing from Congress star campaigner list

The 81-member Jharkhand assembly will go to polls in five phases between November 30 and December 20

Delhi Assembly elections 2020: Parties may not push hard for full statehood

The demand for full statehood had also been a poll promise for BJP and Congress

EC notifies for 1st of 5-phase polling in Jharkhand; voting on Nov 30

The last date for filing of nomination papers is November 13 and for withdrawing nominations is November 16

India's two poles

'It is quite trivially true that the BJP dominates the political sphere in much of India the way the Congress once did', says the author

'Cong, BJP are not untouchables': Chautala keeps cards close to his chest

Chuatala said he had so far not spoken to either the BJP or the Congress on the matter

Election results: BJP-Sena retains Maharashtra, hung House in Haryana

PM Modi indicated Maharashtra CM and Haryana CM would continue

Assembly election results: BJP may take Haryana after tough fight

The BJP was set to form the government with some of the independents and small parties

Son rises for the Sena: Aaditya Thackeray wins from Worli Assembly seat

Aaditya Thackeray has been given charge of the Yuva Sena and is tussling with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad

Haryana, Maharashtra election results show local issues, economy matter

In Haryana, a predominantly rural state, crop prices have been constantly falling for the past two years

Election results: Fadnavis' homeland rejects BJP, richer areas shock Sena

The Congress, which had won 10 seats in the region in 2014, won 17 this time

By-election results throw up a rude surprise for some turncoats

There was good news for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, with the party winning seven of the 11 seats that had bypolls

People in Maharashtra, Haryana have reposed faith in BJP, says PM Modi

In Maharashtra, Modi said that a chief minister has completed full term for the first time in 50 years

Haryana Assembly polls: BJP's vote share falls by 22% from LS polls

Latest Election Commission trends said the saffron party had won or was leading in 40 seats. It had won 47 seats in the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls.

AIADMK bags 2 bypolls seats in Tamil Nadu, Congress 1 in Puducherry

The AIADMK candidates won the Vikravandi and Nanguneri Assembly seats while the Congress bagged the Kamaraj Nagar seat in Puducherry

Telangana bypoll results: TRS takes early lead in Huzurnagar Assembly seat

S Saidi Reddy of TRS established a lead of 2,476 votes in the first round over his nearest rival Padmavathi Reddy of the Congress party

PM Modi urges voters in Maharashtra, Haryana to turn out in record numbers

Besides the two states, assembly bypolls are underway in 51 seats and Lok Sabha by-elections in two constituencies across India

Haryana, Maharashtra polls: Stakes high for BJP, Cong; counting starts soon

The exit polls have predicted the ruling BJP-Shiv Sena alliance getting elected in Maharashtra but have differed in their projection of a number of seats.