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Coronavirus outbreak to delay panchayat polls in Bihar: State govt

The Bihar government has decided to delay the Panchayat elections in the state due to the Covid outbreak. The tenure of Panchayat representatives in Bihar ended on June 15 this year

Netanyahu could lose Israel's PM job as rivals attempt to join forces

A former ally of Benjamin Netanyahu said he would seek to form a coalition government with the Israeli leader's opponents, taking a major step toward ending the rule of the longtime premier

It's not over till it's over

Despite the disastrous handling of the pandemic, Narendra Modi could still bounce back

Counting of votes for Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls underway

Counting of votes for the panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh began on Sunday morning, an official said

May 2 Bengal counting: 108 centres, 256 cos of forces, tight Covid measures

The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes on May 2 for the West Bengal assembly polls

All set for counting of votes, parties in Kerala, TN await outcome

All arrangements are in place for counting of votes on Sunday in tune with Covid-19 guidelines

Polling begins for fourth, final phase of Uttar Pradesh panchayat elections

Voting in the fourth and final phase of the panchayat elections in Uttar Pradesh began on Thursday amid concerns over Covid surge.

Negative Covid report or 2 jabs mandatory to see counting: EC to candidates

No public gathering outside the counting venue will be allowed during the process of counting, state the EC guidelines

Time to have a rethink on multi-phase polls, says ex-CEC T S Krishnamurthy

Krishnamurthy has pitched for single-phase elections

Campaigning wraps up for the final phase of polling in West Bengal

Campaigning for the eighth and final phase of polling for 35 assembly constituencies in West Bengal ended

Polling begins for third phase of Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections

Voting for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections began on Monday following Covid-19 protocols.

Polling begins for second phase of UP Panchayat elections amid Covid-19

Voting for the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Panchayat elections began on Monday with COVID-19 protocols in place.Over three crore voters will decide the fate of the candidates in 20 districts of the state including, the state capital Lucknow.The polls are being held for the posts of members of zila panchayats, and kshetra panchayats.Voting has started from 7 am and will end at 6 pm where 3,23,69,256 voters will exercise their franchise.The second phase assumes significance as state capital Lucknow and Varanasi will go to polls in this round.People were seen queued up wearing masks on faces to cast vote for the Panchayat polls at Koirajpur Primary School in Varanasi.Apart from Lucknow and Varanasi, polling will be held in Amroha, Azamgarh, Etawah, Etah, Kannauj, Gonda, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Budaun, Baghpat, Bijnor, Muzaffarnagar, Mainpuri, Maharajganj, Lakhimpur Kheri, Lalitpur and Sultanpur districts.The first phase of the polls was held on April 15. While ..

Syria to hold presidential election on May 26, nominations begin April 19

The Parliament of Syria has announced that the country will hold its presidential election on May 26, while the candidate registration is to begin on April 19

Bengal polls: Central forces allegedly open fire in Deganga constituency

The fifth phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections took place on Saturday

UP Panchayat polls: BKU asks farmers to choose candidates 'other than BJP'

The Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) has issued a statement asking people to choose any candidate, other than those from the BJP in the Panchayat elections that begin on Thursday

UP Panchayat elections begin today amid deteriorating Covid-19 situation

The four-phased elections that began on Thursday morning will elect around eight lakh rural representatives

UP Panchayat polls: BJP takes disciplinary action against rebel candidates

After facing a problem of plenty when it came to applicants for various posts in the ongoing Panchayat elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party is now saddled with rebel candidates

Second Covid wave: Migrants going back can spice up panchayat polls in UP

The UP panchayat polls will be held in four phases in 75 districts from April 15. Return of migrants has added another dimension

76.16% turnout in fourth phase of West Bengal assembly elections

West Bengal registered a voter turnout of 76.16 per cent till 5 pm during the fourth phase of polling on Saturday in 44 assembly constituencies spread across five districts

Kerala assembly polls: State records 74.06% turnout in April 6 election

Kerala recorded 74.06 per cent polling in the April 6 elections to the 140 seats in the state assembly.