Assembly Polls

Congress president Sonia Gandhi reconstituted the party's Manipur unit on Wednesday and appointed Keisham Megchandra Singh as its new president. She has replaced all the four working presidents in the reconstituted committee. Keisham…

After a landslide victory in the state legislative assembly, the BJP would be eying to win the majority of 36 seats in the state Legislative Council where biennial elections will be held on April 9. The 36 seats of UP's Upper House are…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that the trust in BJP due to 'effective delivery on promises made to the people' and 'transparent governance' helped the party retain power in four states. He said women and the youth had…

Over 55 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the seventh and last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday. Voting started at 7 am. It ended at 4 pm in the Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and the Duddhi…

With the Election Commission stepping up vigil, more than Rs 1,000 crore worth of cash, drugs, liquor and freebies have been seized so far in the ongoing assembly polls in five states, a nearly four-fold increase in such seizures over the…

The Election Commission on Tuesday further eased Covid-induced restrictions imposed on campaigning in assembly polls by allowing road shows with prior permission of…

The Election Commission on Saturday further relaxed COVID-19-induced restrictions on the assembly poll campaign in five states, allowing padayatras with a limited…

The BJP and Captain Amarinder Singh are non-players in Punjab, says Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal. In an exclusive interview with Nidhi Sharma, Badal speaks on how Congress is crumbling due to infighting, why Aam Aadmi…

Defections are de rigueur in election season as leaders move to other parties when denied a ticket or in search of greener pastures as they feel the opponent is likely to form the government. Parties on the rise also poach leaders to…

The chief priest of the Ram temple on Monday said it is good that Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath is not contesting the state Assembly polls from Ayodhya seat as he would have faced a lot of opposition. Acharya Satyendra Das said he had…