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BJP's Rajinder Rana loses to Congress's Ranjit Singh in Himachal's Sujanpur bypollBJP's Rana lost to Congress's Ranjit Singh by 2,440 votes in Himachal Pradesh by-elections. Rana and Singh swapped parties. Sujanpur by-ele...
Odisha: BJP announces names of 21 Assembly candidates, Dilip Ray to contest from RourkelaOdisha Assembly and Lok Sabha polls in the state will be held simultaneously in four phases on May 13, 20, 25 and June 1. . While releasing...
Sikkim BJP terms SKM govt as 'corrupt', rules out a post-poll allianceBJP broke alliance with corrupt SKM in Gangtok. BJP trusts Sikkim people to elect them for development. Sherpa accuses SKM of selling hydel...
Haryana: BJP aims for 2019 repeat, faces challenge from Congress-AAP allianceBJP in Haryana replaces CM Khattar with Saini, breaks JJP coalition before assembly polls. Saini, from OBC group, to consolidate non-Jat vo...
Kovind-led panel aims at “minimum possible” amendments to Constitution and election-related lawsThe Kovind-led panel is aiming at “minimum possible” amendments to the Constitution and various other election-related laws, to enable a sw...
‘One nation, One election’ through the decades‘One nation, One election’ is back in the news with the Centre forming a panel under former President Ram Nath Kovind to look at the bigele...
One Nation One Election Committee: Amit Shah, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Ghulam Nabi Azad among eight-member panelThe Law Ministry has formed a High-Level Committee to examine the issue of simultaneous elections in India. Former President Ram Nath Kovin...
State's nod necessary for 'one nation, one election': Kamal NathMadhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath has stated that it is not possible to hold simultaneous elections without the approval of state as...
Reverse migration a serious issue for West Bengal BJPMany feel that the reverse migration to the Trinamool Congress post-assembly polls is more serious than the exodus to the saffron party bef...
SDF announces candidates for Oct 21 Sikkim bypollsThe Pawan Chamling-led SDF had ruled Sikkim for five successive terms between 1994 and 2019.
Paper trail matching: EC says will implement SC directions with immediate effectThe top court said its direction was issued keeping in mind confidence of voters and credibility of the electoral process.
EC plans for ‘normal’ Lok Sabha, state pollsThe Election Commission remains focused on preparations for the general election in April-May 2019 and a few state polls due around the sam...
Why India should give up its lengthy poll schedule and hold elections on a single dayIt is utterly farcical to spread elections over weeks or even months, as has become common practice. Many large countries hold elections on...
CPM opposes simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly pollsThe recommendation of the Aayog assumes significance as former president Pranab Mukherjee and PM Narendra Modi have pitched for simultaneou...
Niti Aayog favours simultaneous Lok Sabha, assembly polls from 2024It has made the Election Commission the nodal agency to look into the suggestion and set a "timeline" of March 2018 for this purpose.
Niti Aayog for simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls from 2024The draft report was circulated among the Governing Council members (consisting of chief ministers of all states and others) of the Niti Aa...
Holding state and central polls simultaneously is feasible: Nasim ZaidiIf current establishment can build political consensus and make necessary amendments, India has no problems in organising state and parliam...