Stop telecast of new sting tapes on Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat, Congress urges EC
The Congress today urged the Election Commission to pull off the air, a purported sting operation being shown by a private news channel here accusing Chief Minister Harish Rawat of bribing a former BJP MLA to break ranks with his party.
Feb 14, 2017, 14:39 PM IST
Assembly Elections: Arvind Kejriwal says Punjab EVMs being moved; officials deny charge
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday accused officials in Punjab of trying to move EVMs from a strong room in Punjab where polling was held on February 4. Officials denied the charge.
Feb 13, 2017, 23:49 PM IST
Uttarakhand Assembly polls: Congress is a sinking ship being deserted by all, says Rajnath Singh
Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi for comparing rebel Congress leaders joining BJP with "garbage", Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said Congress was a sinking ship.
Feb 13, 2017, 23:44 PM IST
Congress asks four UP candidates to withdraw in favour of SP
Worried at the confusion in over a dozen seats where both it and alliance partner had named candidates, the Congress on Monday asked four of its candidates to back out in favor of the Samajwadi Party.
Feb 13, 2017, 23:02 PM IST
Blazing guns fall silent as campaign ends for UP phase-2 polls
Blazing guns fell silent as campaigning drew to a close this evening in 67 constituencies of western Uttar Pradesh figuring in the second phase of the seven-phase Assembly election in the state on February 15.
Feb 13, 2017, 17:06 PM IST
Prakash Javadekar confident BJP will form ministry in Manipur
Manipur is going to elect a new 60-member Assembly in two phases on March 4 and 8.
Feb 13, 2017, 14:39 PM IST
Woman, who accused SP MLA Arun Verma of rape, found dead; police suspect strangulation
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had kicked off Samajwadi Party's election campaign in January with a rally in Sultanpur.
Feb 13, 2017, 12:15 PM IST
Uttarakhand polls: BJP candidate Mahendra Bhatt attacked
Mahendra Bhatt is contesting elections from Badrinath constituency.
Feb 13, 2017, 11:39 AM IST
Assembly polls bring Goa's 'Wanarmare' tribe into mainstream
The ethnic 'Wanarmare' tribe in Goa which was living in near total obscurity, recently put forward a step to join the mainstream and crossed a major milestone in their lives when they voted for the first time in the State Legislative Assembly Elections held on February 4.
Feb 13, 2017, 11:36 AM IST
Uttarakhand Assembly Elections 2017: Rahul Gandhi, CM Harish Rawat attend Ganga Aarti at Haridwar’s Har Ki Pauri
Rahul Gandhi on Sunday held a 75-km roadshow ahead of February 15 polls in Uttarakhand.
Feb 13, 2017, 11:07 AM IST
Samajwadi Party family feud: Shivpal Yadav takes U-turn, says no new party after March 11
In yet another sign of his weakening grip over the Samajwadi Party, Shivpal Yadav - the Uttar Pradesh unit chief of the ruling party and the estranged uncle of Chief Minister Akhilesh – took a U-turn on Monday and said no new political outfit will be floated after state assembly elections.
Feb 13, 2017, 10:13 AM IST
UP Assembly Elections 2017: Campaigning for Phase 2 ends today
The first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections passed off "peacefully" on Saturday with over 64 percent polling recorded.
Feb 13, 2017, 09:24 AM IST
Parties claim they swept the first phase of UP polls
A day after the first phase of polling, major parties in Uttar Pradesh claimed that they have swept the round and were on the road to form government in the politically crucial state.
Feb 12, 2017, 22:22 PM IST
Winners and losers in first-phase of UP election: Highlights
Uttar Pradesh recorded 64 percent polling in the first of the seven-phased elections on Saturday. Various permutation and combinations have been projected by political commentators with some asserting Samajwadi Party will be wresting power while others suggesting there may be windfall for BJP.
Feb 12, 2017, 21:27 PM IST
BJP releases fifth list of candidates for UP polls
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday released its fifth list of candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
Feb 12, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
People wave BJP flags, chant PM Narendra Modi's name in Rahul Gandhi's road show - Watch Video
Thousands of BJP supporters waived the party`s flag on Sunday during Rahul Gandhi`s road show in Uttarakhand`s Haridwar city.
Feb 12, 2017, 19:33 PM IST
Uttarakhand Assembly elections: Punish those who ruined your future, says PM Modi
Asserting that he will not rest till those who looted the country paid back, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked the voters in Uttarakhand to give exemplary punishment in the polls to people who ruined their future.
Feb 12, 2017, 18:59 PM IST
JD(U) to support SP in Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
Janata Dal (United), former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureishi and Raj Ratn Ambedkar, the great grandson of Bhim Rao Ambekdar, today came out in support of the SP-Congress alliance in the Assembly polls.
Feb 12, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
People gather on rooftops to listen to PM Narendra Modi in Uttarakhand - Watch video
Prime Minister said on Sunday in Uttarakhand that game was over was those who had looted the country for seventy years.
Feb 12, 2017, 16:56 PM IST
Uttarakhand Polls: BJP supporters waive party flags, chant PM Narendra Modi's name in Rahul Gandhi's road show
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi`s road show and nukkad sabha in Uttarakhand`s Haridwar city turned flop as thousands of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters waived the party`s flag and raised slogans in favour of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Feb 12, 2017, 15:22 PM IST
