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21 Mar 2022
UttarakhandNewly-elected Uttarakhand MLAs take oath; CM announcement by evening
The newly-elected Uttarakhand MLAs took the oath of office on Monday at a ceremony held at the Uttarakhand Assembly in Dehradun.
12 Mar 2022
GoaGoa: Pramod Sawant resigns, suspense over CM post continues
BJP leader and Goa CM Pramod Sawant tendered his resignation to Governor PS Sreedharan Pillai at Raj Bhawan Saturday as the party prepared to form the government for a third consecutive time in the state.
11 Mar 2022
Elections ResultsUttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami resigns day after election result
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami and the state cabinet tendered their resignation to Governor Gurmit Singh at Raj Bhawan on Friday.
11 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiModi holds roadshow in poll-bound Gujarat after BJP's election wins
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a massive roadshow in Gujarat on Friday, a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party returned to power in the assembly elections in four of five polling states: Uttar Pradesh, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Goa.
11 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiBattle for India will be fought in 2024: Prashant Kishore
Political strategist Prashant Kishore on Friday said the election results of state assemblies will have no impact on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
10 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiBJP wins 4 states; Modi expresses hope for 2024 elections
The Bharatiya Janata Party has emerged victorious in four of the five states where election results became clear on Thursday.
10 Mar 2022
IndiaYogi Adityanath set to create history in Uttar Pradesh
The counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections 2022 is underway and state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is all set to create history as the official trends showed the ruling BJP has already crossed the halfway mark.
10 Mar 2022
PunjabAssembly Election Results: BJP wins big; AAP's majority in Punjab
As the election results are being announced on Thursday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to win the assembly elections in Goa, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand.
10 Mar 2022
IndiaElection results: EC implements three-layer security, 24x7 CCTV for EVMs
The Election Commission of India has implemented a "three-layered security" to combat any form of "rumor-mongering, disinformation, and breach of protocol" during the counting of votes in five states on Thursday.
08 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiGoa CM to meet Modi in Delhi after exit polls
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is in Delhi on Tuesday to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the state assembly election results.
07 Mar 2022
Narendra ModiUP Assembly elections 2022: Final phase of polling underway
Voting for the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 began at 7 am on Monday.
03 Mar 2022
Yogi AdityanathUP Elections 2022 phase 6: Voting underway in 57 seats
The voting for the sixth phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022 began at 7 am on Thursday.
20 Feb 2022
KanpurUP elections: FIR against Kanpur Mayor for sharing EVM photos
An FIR has been registered against BJP's Kanpur Mayor Pramila Pandey after she took and shared photos of the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) inside the polling booth.
14 Feb 2022
UttarakhandVoting underway for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa today
Voting to elect the representatives of state assemblies in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Goa began on Monday morning.
06 Feb 2022
PunjabCharanjit Singh Channi to be Congress' CM face in Punjab
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday declared Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi as the party's CM face for the upcoming Punjab Assembly elections.
03 Feb 2022
Samajwadi Party150+ candidates in UP elections phase 1 face criminal cases
A whopping 156 candidates contesting in the first phase of upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections have declared criminal cases against themselves, according to a report by UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms.
31 Jan 2022
PunjabEC extends ban on physical rallies, roadshows till February 11
The Election Commission of India on Monday extended the ban on physical rallies and roadshows till February 11 for the upcoming Assembly elections in five states.
20 Jan 2022
GorakhpurUP elections: Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has decided to contest against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the upcoming assembly elections in the state from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat.
30 Dec 2021
Uttar PradeshUP elections not postponed; voting extended by 1 hour: EC
There would be no delay in conducting the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Election Commissioner Sushil Chandra said on Thursday.
28 Nov 2021
TripuraTripura municipal elections: Ruling BJP looks to sweep polls
The counting of votes for elections for the Agartala Municipal Corporation (AMC) and other civic bodies in Tripura is currently underway.
02 Nov 2021
Election Commission of India (ECI)Bypoll results: Congress wins Himachal; NDA's victory in NE
The counting of votes for bypolls in three Lok Sabha constituencies and 29 Legislative Assembly constituencies in 13 states and the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli started on Tuesday.
09 Sep 2021
West BengalElection Commission declares bypolls to seven Rajya Sabha seats
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday announced dates for by-polls to seven Rajya Sabha seats that have fallen vacant due to various reasons like resignations, death, and end of the tenure of members.
06 Apr 2021
Tamil Nadu20 crore people from 4 states, 1 UT vote today
More than 20 crore people from four states and one Union Territory - West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry - are today voting to elect candidates for 475 Assembly seats, in what can be seen as the biggest election day in the country since the 2019 Indian general elections.
26 Feb 2021
West BengalEC announces election dates in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, TN, Bengal
The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for Assembly polls in five states/union territories.
21 Feb 2021
Narendra ModiPM Modi inaugurates BJP national office bearers' meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated a meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national office bearers at the NDMC Convention Centre in Delhi.
28 Jan 2021
Election Commission of India (ECI)Delhi: Municipal ward by-polls to be held in February
The by-elections to fill vacancies in five municipal wards in the national capital will be held on February 28 with all COVID-19 safety precautions, the State Election Commission of Delhi said on Wednesday.
16 Nov 2020
BiharCongress not effective alternative anymore: Kapil Sibal after Bihar verdict
Following the Congress's abysmal performance in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly Elections and bypolls in the country, senior party leader Kapil Sibal said people don't see the Congress as an "effective alternative" anymore.
19 Aug 2020
BiharWatered-down rallies, restrictions in booths: EC plans polls in pandemic
Faced with an immense challenge to conduct polls, particularly Bihar Assembly elections, as coronavirus cases spike in the country, the Election Commission is finalizing the fine print while keeping social distancing norms in mind.
02 Jul 2020
Sitaram YechuryGovernment allows people above 65 to vote via postal ballots
In light of the coronavirus outbreak, the government has now allowed people over the age of 65 to vote by postal ballots.
09 Mar 2020
BiharThis London-based woman is running for CM in Bihar elections
On Sunday, International Women's Day, newspapers across Bihar were plastered with advertisements for a new woman-led political party, Plurals.
07 Jul 2019
MumbaiMumbai Congress chief Milind Deora resigns; to play 'national role'
Mumbai Congress President Milind Deora has announced his resignation from the post on Sunday, only months ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly elections scheduled to take place in October this year.
25 Jun 2019
Narendra ModiPM Modi speaks in Lok Sabha, slams Congress, remembers Emergency
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi stood up in Lok Sabha to reply to the Motion Of Thanks on the President's address.
26 May 2019
IndiaAfter BJP's win, UP Muslim woman named son 'Narendra Modi'
After the Bharatiya Janata Party's landslide victory in the recently held 2019 Lok Sabha elections, a Muslim woman in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district has named her newborn son 'Narendra Damodardas Modi'.
25 May 2019
West BengalDon't want to continue as Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
After facing a setback in West Bengal in the recent 2019 Lok Sabha elections, state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee stated that she doesn't wish to continue as CM.
23 May 2019
IndiaElections 2019: All candidates endorsed by Swara Bhasker are losing
Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker is known for never shying away from voicing her political opinions on Twitter.
23 May 2019
Madhya PradeshCongress' Ratan Singh dies of heart attack at counting center
While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rejoices amid yet another huge majority for them in the Lok Sabha elections, tragic news emerges from Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), where Sehore district chief of the Indian National Congress, Ratan Singh, died of a heart attack.
20 May 2019
BollywoodVivek Oberoi trolled for Salman Khan, Aishwarya Rai elections meme
While everyone's waiting for the results of the 2019 general elections on May 23, Bollywood actor Vivek Oberoi is out here disappointing his measly fanbase.
18 May 2019
Madhya PradeshDecoding PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi's election campaigns
While this two-month-long election season awaits conclusion, campaigning for the seventh phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections wrapped up on Friday.
10 Apr 2018
IndiaIs your name on voter-list? Here's how to check online
India is the largest democracy in the world where "voting" plays an important role in shaping the country's destiny.
21 Mar 2019
Lok SabhaHow to get Voter-ID card ahead of Lok Sabha elections
With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections just two months to go, it's time to gear up.