Elections Results: News
31 Dec 2018
BangladeshBangladesh polls: Sheikh Hasina registers landslide win, Opposition fumes
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's alliance has won the parliamentary vote with a thumping majority even as the main opposition rejected the "farcical" elections.
11 Dec 2018
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Assembly poll results, Urjit Patel's sudden resignation upset market
Benchmark equity indices opened with heavy losses today, as investors were on edge ahead of the final assembly election results from five states, amid plummeting rupee after RBI Governor Urjit Patel's unexpected resignation.
20 Oct 2018
Jammu And KashmirJ&K polls: BJP fails to open account in Ladakh region
The BJP failed to open its account in J&K's Ladakh region in the urban local body elections held earlier this month.
04 Sep 2018
ElectionsPakistan: Voting in Presidential election concludes; Alvi likely to win
The voting to elect Pakistan's 13th President by lawmakers has concluded.
02 Aug 2018
Imran Khan (Pakistan PM)Imran Khan opts for simple oath-ceremony, not to invite foreign-leaders
Imran Khan has decided against inviting foreign leaders and celebrities to his oath-taking ceremony as Pakistan's new Prime Minister as he wants to keep the event very simple.
26 Jul 2018
Nawaz SharifPakistan polls: Imran Khan inches towards victory amid mass-rigging allegations
Hours before results of the Pakistan general elections are to be officially declared, PTI Chief Imran Khan took a clear lead, even as rivals alleged their agents were being thrown out of polling stations.
17 Jun 2018
Samajwadi PartyUP: Minor reshuffle in BJP's organizational posts after by-poll losses
In a minor reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh BJP has made some changes in the portfolio of some of its organizational secretaries.
14 Jun 2018
ElectionsUse this app to review politicians based on their work
Today, I got to know about a recently-launched rating app for politicians called the Neta App, using which its creator, Pratham Mittal predicted the hung assembly in Karnataka.
06 Jun 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka: Mayawati's BSP gets first minister outside UP
Mayawati, the astute BSP supremo, who was instrumental in uniting Congress and the regional JD(S) for a post-poll alliance in Karnataka, has convinced them to induct her only state MLA N Mahesh into the cabinet.
31 May 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSimplified: The difference between EVM and VVPAT
In April 2017, after allegations of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) tampering, 16 political parties had appealed to the Election Commission (EC) to reintroduce ballot papers in elections.
17 May 2018
KarnatakaCongress leaders blame Siddaramaiah for Karnataka defeat, he gets "emotional"
Following an embarrassing defeat in the Karnataka election at the hands of BJP, Siddaramaiah has become a center of the blame-game inside the Congress.
16 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Result: Congress-JD(S) opportunistic alliance now blaming BJP for poaching
The Congress-JD(S) alliance, that came together after the fractured mandate in Karnataka elections, have now alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to poach its legislators.
15 May 2018
Elections#SemiFinals2019: BS Yeddyurappa to meet PM, just like he foretold
Clearly, subtlety is not BS Yeddyurappa's style.
15 May 2018
Karnataka#SemiFinals2019: CM Siddaramaiah trailing in Chamundeshwari, leading in Badami
Early trends of Karnataka Election results have incumbent Chief Minister Siddaramaiah trailing from Chamundeshwari, but he is leading in Badami constituency.
12 May 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Exit Poll Out: BJP leads in most surveys
Karnataka has voted and according to the exit polls, BJP is leading in most surveys.
05 May 2018
IndiaKarnataka Manifesto: Why urban Karnataka matters?
About 38% of Karnataka's population lives in urban areas.
06 Apr 2018
KarnatakaThree election-related apps, week-long exhibition: Steps taken before Karnataka polls
Three election-related BBMP-developed apps were launched by CEC Om Prakash Rawat yesterday in Bengaluru ahead of the May elections.
06 Mar 2018
TripuraTripura: Cheering BJP supporters bring down Lenin statue
The post-poll violence in Tripura came to a climax when BJP supporters razed a statue of Lenin in Belonia amid 'Bharat Mata Ki Jai' chants, less than 48 hours after results.
05 Mar 2018
ItalyItaly elections: What does a hung parliament imply?
In Italy's parliamentary elections, voters expressed their disdain for the governing pro-Europe Centre-left Democratic Party. Lagging economy and surging migration made them unpopular, prompting voters to give a divided mandate to hard-right and populist forces.
04 Mar 2018
TripuraIntroducing Sunil Deodhar: The man behind BJP's landmark Tripura win
With the BJP's historic win in the north-east, it will now rule across 21 Indian states.
03 Mar 2018
NagalandAmit Shah: BJP's footprint is increasing with every election
BJP president Amit Shah addressed a press conference after his party's astounding performance in North-East polls. He thanked people of Tripura and Nagaland for reposing faith in BJP and its alliance partners.
01 Feb 2018
West BengalBypolls results: Congress wins in Rajasthan; TMC in Bengal
It seems Congress's fortunes are changing. In Rajasthan, in a semi-final election of sorts before the state assembly polls, Congress won the LS constituency seats of Alwar and Ajmer and the Mandalgarh Assembly seat.
29 Dec 2017
ElectionsFormer footballer George Weah wins Liberia's presidential election
African nation, Liberia, has a new president. Former 'World Footballer of the Year' George Weah has been elected as Liberia's president.
19 Dec 2017
GujaratGujarat Polls: NOTA was the 4th most popular choice
In Gujarat, the NOTA (None Of The Above) option emerged as the fourth preferred 'party' after the BJP, Congress and Independents, polling 1.8% of the total vote share.
18 Dec 2017
Narendra Modi#IndiaDecidesOn18th: Interesting records of Gujarat elections 2017!
Did you know that during Gujarat election 2017, at 80, Congress won the highest number of seats since 1985?
18 Dec 2017
Gujarat#IndiaDecidesOn18th: What's behind BJP's diminished vote-share?
The BJP is all set to win Gujarat with a lead in about 99 seats (2pm).
18 Dec 2017
Gujarat#IndiaDecidesOn18th: Incumbent Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani wins Rajkot (West)
Leading from front, incumbent CM Vijay Rupani won Rajkot (west) by around 25,000 votes. Though he was initially trailing against Congress's Indranil Rajguru, he made an impressive comeback.
18 Dec 2017
Narendra Modi#IndiaDecidesOn18th: In Gujarat, trends show BJP leading in 98 seats
For Gujarat assembly elections, counting of votes began at 8am.
18 Dec 2017
Himachal Pradesh#IndiaDecidesOn18th: BJP wins in Himachal but Dhumal loses Sujanpur
Counting of votes began at 8am today for the Himachal Pradesh elections. BJP is all set to form government in the hill state with a lead in 44 seats (as of 4:50 pm).
17 Dec 2017
Himachal Pradesh#IndiaDecidesOn18: Himachal elections- Look out for these five fiery battles
Voters in Himachal have alternatively voted for Congress and BJP to keep the parties on their toes.
17 Dec 2017
Narendra Modi#IndiaDecidesOn18: Gujarat elections- Five key battles to watch out for
It's a prestige battle for the BJP as it attempts to retain control of Gujarat, PM Narendra Modi's home state, in the assembly elections.
14 Dec 2017
Himachal PradeshExit polls predict a landslide victory for BJP in Himachal!
Since BJP-Congress have alternatively wrested power in Himachal, it is not much of a surprise that exit polls reveal a massive win for BJP with about 50 seats.
01 Dec 2017
Yogi AdityanathUP civic-polls: BJP heads towards major win, Congress loses Amethi
Counting is on for the UP civic elections, being seen as a crucial test for CM Yogi Adityanath.
15 Oct 2017
PunjabGurdaspur bypolls: Congress candidate wins by over 1.9 lakh votes
The Congress has won massively in Punjab's Gurdaspur, traditionally a BJP stronghold, where votes of bypolls were being counted today.
17 Aug 2017
Shivraj Singh ChouhanMP: BJP wins 25 local bodies, Congress gets 15
Despite the recent farmers' agitation and the ensuing violence, the ruling BJP managed to win 25 of the 43 local bodies in Madhya Pradesh.
20 Jul 2017
IndiaKovind vs Kumar: Counting underway to decide India's next president
Counting of votes in the presidential election started today at 11am, three days after polling was held to decide India's next President.
10 Jul 2017
IndiaVVPATs: Paper trail counting may delay poll results by 3hrs
As the Election Commission prepares for the rollout of VVPATs for elections across India, challenges posed by the process are coming to the fore.