SDPI to contest majority of seats in 2027 Gujarat polls; open to alliances, says chief FaizyThe Social Democratic Party of India plans to contest most seats in the 2027 Gujarat assembly elections. The party aims to build its grassr...
02 Jun, 2026, 04.10 PM IST
Congress' UP script sees SP's 'limits' & 'restive' Maya baseCongress is crafting a strategy for Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. The party aims to reach voters beyond Samajwadi Party's reach. Rahul ...
22 May, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
After Bihar, will Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM become a factor in West Bengal too?AIMIM is targeting the 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls after a notable performance in Bihar. The party faces challenges from electoral roll...
29 Apr, 2026, 03.00 PM IST
If Chankaya was alive, he would've been startled by your political shrewdness: Priyanka to ShahPriyanka Gandhi Vadra lauded Home Minister Amit Shah's political acumen, calling him 'startlingly shrewd' like Chanakya. She accused the go...
16 Apr, 2026, 08.48 PM IST
True intent of bills brought by govt mischievous, have to be rejected completely: CongressNew Delhi. The Congress party has strongly criticized the government's proposed women's reservation bills. Party leader Jairam Ramesh state...
16 Apr, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
End of Nitish Raj, for now: Bihar's longest-serving Chief Minister resignsBihar's longest-serving Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, has stepped down after a decades-long political career. He formally submitted his res...
15 Apr, 2026, 01.20 PM IST
UP's Panchayat polls on hold over new OBC panelAs per Supreme Court directives, a dedicated OBC commission must be constituted before local body elections. The existing panel's tenure en...
14 Feb, 2026, 11.22 PM IST
Desertion of OBC ministers, MLAs will have no impact on BJP's UP poll prospects: Keshav MauryaDismissing any challenge from rivals in the high-decibel seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, which begins next month, Deputy Chie...
23 Jan, 2022, 05.42 PM IST
Assembly polls: BJP to send LED raths to all 403 seats in UP, outreach begins todayThe party has also set up a war room at the West UP regional office in Meerut, as west UP will go for polls in the first two phases. Around...
11 Jan, 2022, 07.44 AM IST
MVA ministers, Opposition BJP urge Maharashtra Election Commission to postpone local pollsWhile the NCP minister Nawab Malik has warned of a law-and-order problem if the State Election Commission goes ahead with the elections wit...
18 Dec, 2021, 12.22 AM IST
UP polls: Amit Shah’s big OBC pitch at rally with NishadShah said Congress, BSP and the SP worked only for ‘their own castes’ and no work was done by them either for the welfare of the Nishad com...
17 Dec, 2021, 11.43 PM IST
BJP opposes local body polls sans OBC seats, writes to Maharashtra election commissionMaharashtra State Election Commissioner U P S Madan had on Tuesday announced that elections to zilla parishads, panchayat samiti and gram p...
08 Dec, 2021, 03.48 PM IST
BJP kick-starts OBC meetings across Uttar PradeshThe BJP kick-started a series of OBC sammelans or meetings of other backward classes in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday to strengthen its appeal a...
31 Aug, 2021, 11.12 PM IST
Ahead of 2019 polls, BJP forms panel to examine quota within OBC quotaThe commission would examine the extent of inequitable distribution of reservation benefits among caste and communities included in the bro...
24 Aug, 2017, 12.46 AM IST
Quota for OBC candidates in Goa civic polls raised to 27%There will be a 27% reservation for candidates from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in municipal polls in Goa scheduled on October 25, up fro...
07 Sep, 2015, 10.50 PM IST
UP polls 2012: Cong fearing OBC backlash over Muslim quota pledge?The manifesto promises to "work towards" carving out quota for minorities in proportion to their population within OBC list.
02 Feb, 2012, 11.49 AM IST
UP elections: BJP banking on upper caste and most backward castesThe ticket distribution indicates BJP's strategy of banking on a coalition of the two groups to help it revive in politically crucial state.
26 Jan, 2012, 04.22 PM IST