Election

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday agreed to examine statements made by political leaders violative of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) after the Election Commission admitted it was ‘toothless’ and ‘powerless’ vis-a-vis hate speeches made during the election campaign. The court will take up...

Aska: The Aska Lok Sabha seat in south Odisha, considered a pocket borough of the ruling Biju Janata Dal (BJD), is witnessing a keen contest between the Naveen Patnaik-led party and the BJP this time. The BJD has nominated Pramila Bisoi, a 68-year-old woman self-help...

Bargarh: The Bhatli Assembly constituency in this district is the second largest after Padmapur. This constituency was once a citadel of the Congress and the BJP, but slipped into the BJD bag with its candidates winning twice. Observers said that farmers’ problems like continuous crop...

Bolangir: With only three days left for the second phase of polls, nominees of all political parties have intensified their campaigns in Bolangir Lok Sabha seat and the seven Assembly seats under it. The parliamentary seat is likely to see a tough fight among the...

Kantamal: With campaigning for the second phase election in full swing, the Kantamal Assembly segment in Boudh district is all set for a triangular fight among the BJD, BJP and the Independent contestants. The BJD has fielded Mahidhar Rana, but his problem is that Sesh...

New Delhi: The net approval rating of the Narendra Modi government has dropped 12 points between March 12 and April 12, according to the CVOTER-IANS tracker. The performance rating of the Central government had peaked in the days after the Balakot air strike February 26,...

Mumbai: The prosperous, politically-dominant region of Western Maharashtra, which has seen a huge turmoil in recent weeks, is all set for edge-of-seat contest in its nine Lok Sabha constituencies here. These are: Pune, Baramati, Madha, Sangli, Satara, Kolhapur and Hathkanangale that will vote in Phase...

New Delhi:  With some poll surveys predicting that BJP-led NDA may fall short of numbers in the Lok Sabha elections, the role of regional political parties can become crucial in deciding who forms the government at the Centre, if the predictions prove correct. Particular focus...

Bhubaneswar:  With the campaign for Lok Sabha and Assembly elections in Odisha picking up, central leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are descending on the state to woo the voters in favour of their party candidates. Odisha is one of the key eastern states...

New Delhi: The net approval rating of the Narendra Modi-led government has dropped 12 points between March 12 and April 12, according to the ‘CVOTER-IANS’ tracker. The performance rating of the Central government had peaked in the days after the Balakot air strike, February 26,...