The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Godda, Nishikant Dubey, said all BJP candidates must be supported in the upcoming Jharkhand Assembly polls even if they were ‘handicap’ or ‘criminals’. Dubey was addressing the BJP workers in Jamtara in Deoghar district on Wednesday. “I want to request you all that […]
PM Modi Thanks People of Maharashtra & Haryana for Their Support
“People of Maharashtra have blessed the NDA (National Democratic Alliance) with immense affection,” Modi said in a tweet. “We are humbled to have got the people’s support yet again. Our work towards Maharashtra’s progress continues.” Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday thanked the people of both Maharashtra and Haryana where […]
All opposition parties should unite to form govt in Haryana, says Hooda
Haryana Congress leader and former chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda on Thursday urged all opposition parties to join hands to form the next government in Haryana against the “arrogant” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose chief minister was Manohar Lal Khattar. According to the Election Commission, the BJP was leading in 36 […]
RSS blames economy and lack of regional leadership for Haryana, Maharashtra results
The Bharatiya Janata Party’s performance in the Haryana and Maharashtra assembly elections, which has fallen short of its own expectations and the predictions of most exit polls, has raised concern in the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its ideological mentor, that it signals the return of caste-based politics and indicates a diminishing […]
Assembly election results 2019: Breaking down the verdict
The Maharashtra and Haryana state elections will have implications for the political fortunes of a range of national and state leaders. Here is a snapshot of what it means for them: Narendra Modi PM Modi remains India’s most popular leader. Modi campaigned vigorously in both elections, addressing 16 rallies. He […]
BJP candidate Pankaja Munde trails in Parli against NCP’sDhananjay Munde
Maharashtra’s rural development minister and the BJP’s OBC face Pankaja Munde was on Thursday trailing against her cousin Dhananjay Munde of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the state’s Parli constituency. Pankaja Munde is seeking her third term from Parli, a constituency that was once represented by her father and former […]
Bhupinder Hooda leads from Garhi Sampla-Kiloli
Former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda is leading in the Garhi Sampla-Kiloli constituency by close to 15,000 votes at 11 am as counting of votes continue for Haryana assembly elections. According to the early trends the ruling BJP is still some distance from the half-way mark of 45 seats. […]
Dushyant Chautala’s JJP may prove to be kingmaker
The fledgling Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) of former Hisar member of Parliament, Dushyant Singh Chautala, could prove to be the kingmaker if the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana falls short of a simple majority. Going by the initial trends, the ruling BJP looks to be falling short of […]
‘Bahumat aayega’, predicts Hooda as counting underway in Haryana
Senior Congress leader and former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said on Thursday he was confident that his party will win a majority in the state as counting of votes was underway. “Congress ka bahumat aayega (The Congress will get a majority),” Bhupinder Singh Hooda said while speaking to […]
BJP-Shiv Sena takes big lead in Maharashtra
After the counting of first few rounds, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Shiv Sena have taken a big lead on more than 175 seats clearly indicating of its coming back to the power. Except rural development minister Pankaja Munde, other BJP bigwigs, including chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chandrakant Patil, […]
Seeking 7th term from Baramati, Pawar’s nephew Ajit leads in initial trends
Ajit Pawar, Sharad Pawar’s nephew and number two in his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), who is seeking a seventh term from the Baramati assembly constituency this year, is leading in the initial voting trends, according to data provided by CVoter. The 60-year-old Ajit won by a margin of 90,000 votes over […]
Devendra Fadnavis visits Kedarnath before Maharashtra election result
Taking a leaf out of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s book, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, ahead of state assembly results, offered prayers at the famous Himalayan shrine of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. In May, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, just days before the Lok Sabha results, offered prayers at the […]
CBI books former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in horse-trading case
The CBI has filed a case against former Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat in connection with a 2016 sting video that showed him negotiating a deal to buy the support of rebel MLAs. The Uttarakhand HC had in September last week given a go-ahead to the agency to register a case […]
Haryana Assembly Election 2019: Re-polling being held in five booths on Wednesday
Re-polling was underway in five polling booths in as many assembly constituencies of Haryana on Wednesday. Some “shortcomings” had been noticed after which re-polling was ordered in these booths, state’s joint chief electoral officer Dr Inder Jeet had said on Tuesday. The re-polling is being held in booth number 71 of […]
Haryana Assembly Election 2019: At 73%, northwestern districts record highest turnout in state
The three districts of Hisar, Fatehabad and Sirsa that form northwestern Haryana and comprise 15 assembly seats registered the highest voter turnout among all regions of the state at about 73% during the polling for the assembly elections held on Monday. The turnout in eight districts of southern Haryana having […]