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Mamata labels EC as 'Tughlaqi Commission', alleges BJP influence in electoral listsWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has strongly criticized the Election Commission. She alleges the commission is acting like a "Tu...- Outgoing CEC Rajiv Kumar red flags trend of blaming ECI after poll lossesRajiv Kumar, concluding his tenure as the chief election commissioner, highlighted concerns about the Election Commission being unfairly cr...
- Hearing of long-pending cases questioning electoral processes fuel distrust: Outgoing CEC Rajiv KumarOutgoing CEC Rajiv Kumar emphasizes the need for timely resolution of cases challenging electoral processes, suggesting improved scheduling...
- High time NRIs empowered to vote from their locations: Outgoing CEC KumarOutgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar emphasizes the need for a totaliser system to protect voting confidentiality and advocates...
- TMC is not a political party, but a party of goons, says BJP leader Suvendu AdhikariIn a scathing attack, West Bengal Leader of Opposition and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari labeled Mamata Banerjee's TMC party as a group of go...
- BJP's Agnimitra Paul attacks Mamata Banerjee, says she uses 'police as weapon'Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Medinipore Agnimitra Paul on Sunday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of misus...
- SC flags lack of distinction between 'campaign and electoral funding'The Supreme Court has highlighted the lack of distinction between campaign funding and electoral funding in the legal regime. It emphasized...
- View: Violence needs to stop in Bengal nowThe recent violence on panchayat poll day in West Bengal, with 18 dead, and the state's normalisation of political violence are unacceptabl...
- Any attempt of booth capturing, bogus voting should be dealt with iron hands: SC"The essence of the electoral system should be to ensure freedom of voters to exercise their free choice. Therefore, any attempt of booth c...
- How 1976 seat freeze has altered Lok Sabha representationThe rationale was that family planning was a national imperative and states would have little incentive to pursue it if success meant their...
- Centre, Election Commission at loggerheads in SC on vote counting issueEC tells SC that it was against booth-wise declaration of vote count in polls and asked the Centre to amend rules to introduce cluster coun...
- Does poll panel take orders from PMO: Arvind KejriwalKejriwal is in Goa for three days in the final leg of his election tour. AAP is jostling for power in two of the five states going to polls...
- Booth-wise results to remain a secret in order to shield votersThe proposal has been cleared by the law ministry and amendments will be made to the provisions of the Conduct of Election Rules, 1961.
- Centre sets up team to decide on voter secrecy machineThe move comes against the backdrop of the Supreme Court asking the Centre to decide on the issue by next month.
- Election Commission for new machine to enhance voter secrecyThe EC has approached the Law Ministry with a proposal to introduce 'Totaliser' machine for counting of votes.
- Amit Shah takes dig at Mulayam Singh YadavBJP general secretary Amit Shah today took a dig at Mulayam Singh Yadav, saying the SP supremo harboured prime ministerial ambitions.
- After Muzaffarnagar riots, Jats gravitating towards BJP in Western UP; SP real loserThe SP’s aim of winning 40 LS seats in UP and thereby playing a larger role at the Centre after general election looks distant after Muzaff...
- Advani woos govt, PSU staff with better pay packageBJP turned its gaze on employees of the central and state govts.
- Only a stitch in time can save 2009At the crossroads, right path awaits UPA govt, but will it take the plunge?
- Growing violence in elections is worrisome, says CECReaders wrote in to congratulate the CEC on the good show in Uttar Pradesh. We also received thousands of letters from people spread all ov...
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