Election

Patna: In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections, the seat-sharing formula in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is expected to be evolved by September 15. Sources the in Bihar unit of the BJP said party national president JP Nadda may visit Patna soon to...

New Delhi: Stating that COVID-19 cannot be a ground for postponing elections, the Supreme Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking to defer the Bihar assembly polls till the state is free of the novel coronavirus. The Election Commission of India will consider everything, a bench...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday took on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying it had deprived Bengal in every possible way. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief also launched her party's election campaign for the 2021 Assembly elections. "They are...

New Delhi: Two petitions have been filed in the Delhi High Court challenging the election of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia for allegedly violating poll campaign norms in the recent Assembly elections in the national capital. Justice VK Rao issued notice...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Sunday congratulated Arvind Kejriwal on taking oath as Delhi chief minister and extended him best wishes for a fruitful tenure. Kejriwal thanked Modi for the wishes and said the Centre and the AAP government must work together to make...

New Delhi: A multi-level security arrangement will be in place Sunday for the oath-taking ceremony of chief minister-elect Arvind Kejriwal at the Ramlila Maidan here, officials said. The ceremony is scheduled to begin at 10 am and traffic regulations will be in place in the...

New Delhi: A day before taking oath as the Delhi chief minister for the third time, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal has called a dinner meeting of his ministers-designate to discuss a roadmap for Delhi's development. According to party functionaries, Kejriwal will discuss with his...

Patna: With the Assembly elections in Bihar slated to be held later this year, there appears to be no consensus on who will lead the grand alliance as the task to resolve the leadership issue is proving to be a hard nut to crack for...

New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah said Thursday hate speeches like ‘goli maro’ and ‘Indo-Pak match’ should not have been made by BJP leaders during the recent Delhi Assembly election campaigns and that such remarks may have resulted in the party’s defeat. Shah, however,...

New Delhi: A day after the party’s rout in the Delhi polls, the knives are out in the Congress with leaders blaming each other and raising questions on whether the grand old party has outsourced the task of defeating the BJP to others. The party...