Assembly Polls

Narendra Modi not prime ministerial in his poll campaign: Jairam Ramesh

In an exclusive interview to PTI, Ramesh said for every Amit Shah, the BJP chief, there are 10 Amit Shahs of the RSS practicing covert polarisation. 

Nov 25, 2018, 20:06 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi 'betrayed' people on promises of jobs, 'depositing' Rs 15 lakh in accounts: Rahul Gandhi

The state goes to polls on November 28 and results will be declared on December 11.

Nov 24, 2018, 21:45 PM IST

BJP worked with Congress, MNF, ZPM in the past in Mizoram: Himanta Biswa Sarma

The party is working with MNF as constituents of the North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), which is led by it and he is the convener, and also in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC), said Sarma.

Nov 24, 2018, 20:54 PM IST

KCR worked only for himself and people close to him: Sonia Gandhi in Telangana

"Chief Minister Rao has cared only for himself and his own people leaving the child (Telangana) to suffer," she told an election rally at Medchal near Hyderabad.

Nov 23, 2018, 20:45 PM IST

Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu attacks PM Narendra Modi, calls him puppet of industrialists

Speaking to news agency ANI, Sidhu slammed the prime minister accusing him of acting as a puppet to big business groups and industrialists of the country.

Nov 23, 2018, 14:25 PM IST

BJP, Congress are brothers who can't be believed: Chandrashekar Rao

Rao, who is commonly known as KCR also announced that he will enter into the national politics after the Telangana polls.

Nov 22, 2018, 06:05 AM IST

Telangana polls: Political parties ignore girl power in seat allocation

The Congress, which issued B-form to 100 candidates, gave only 11 tickets to women (11 per cent) while the ruling Telangana Rashtra Samiti offered just four seats (four per cent) as against six during the 2014 polls.

Nov 21, 2018, 11:12 AM IST

Congress candidate rejects allegation of bribe charge hurled by AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi

Reddy who is a candidate from Nirmal constituency termed the charges as "baseless and false" and said he would quit politics if Owaisi proved it.

Nov 21, 2018, 07:07 AM IST

Congress in driving seats in state polls, BJP's bid to return to power in 2019 will fail: Sharad Yadav

The results of the assembly polls, including BJP-ruled Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh, will lay the foundation for the Lok Sabha elections next year, he told PTI in an interview. 

Nov 18, 2018, 20:12 PM IST

Sitaram Kesri, a Dalit, was 'thrown out of office' to make way for Sonia Gandhi: PM Narendra Modi

Modi said four generations of a family ruled the country and "benefitted from being in power", but the country did not benefit from their rule.

Nov 18, 2018, 17:58 PM IST

PM Narendra Modi arrogant, country can't be run by a single person: Rahul Gandhi

Addressing a campaign rally here for the second phase of Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Gandhi said the country can't be run by a single person or a party.

Nov 14, 2018, 19:42 PM IST

No alliance with Congress: Mayawati says BSP will fight Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh polls on its own

Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan have been scheduled later this year.

Oct 03, 2018, 16:32 PM IST

'Assembly polls, crude oil, developments at trade front crucial for equity market this year'

Of late, rupee woes, high crude oil prices, unabated foreign fund outflows and escalating trade tensions between the US and China have dampened the market sentiment.

Sep 20, 2018, 18:22 PM IST

BJP ready to face polls in Telangana anytime: BJP's state unit president K Laxman

Recalling that TRS president and Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had supported the idea of simultaneous polls in the country, he said Rao needs to explain why he has suddenly changed his mind. 

Aug 29, 2018, 11:23 AM IST

Simultaneous Lok Sabha and state polls not possible: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on 'One nation one election'

The BJP-led Centre is currently trying to build a consensus on simultaneous elections for Lok Sabha and state Assemblies.

Aug 14, 2018, 14:55 PM IST

Confident of regaining power with clear majority: Siddaramaiah after exit polls

All the predictions will end on May 15 when the votes cast for the 222 assembly seats will be counted.

May 12, 2018, 22:40 PM IST

Karnataka Assembly elections 2018: BJP to emerge as single largest party, Congress second, claims Republic TV Jan Ki Baat

While the Congress is likely to win 73-82, JD-S will bag 32-42 seats and other will get 2 to 3 seats in Karnataka.

May 12, 2018, 20:55 PM IST

BJD ahead of BJP in early trend in Bijepur Assembly seat

The ruling BJD is ahead of BJP in the by-election for Bijepur Assembly seat as per initial trends, poll officials said.

Feb 28, 2018, 10:58 AM IST

281 CAPF to be deployed for Nagaland Assembly poll

Altogether 281 companies of central force will be deployed in Nagaland to ensure free and fair Assembly polls in the state on February 27, the state chief electoral officer said.

Feb 12, 2018, 11:03 AM IST

Arun Jaitley to release BJP's 'Vision Document' for Tripura

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will on February 12 release the Bharatiya Janata Party's "Vision Document" for Tripura here ahead of the February 18 assembly polls, a party leader announced on Thursday.

Feb 02, 2018, 00:49 AM IST