JP Nadda to hold meeting on Assembly polls in UP, Punjab, Uttarakhand

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President JP Nadda will hold a meeting on Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand on Monday. Earlier in the day, Nadda reached BJP headquarters in Delhi. Elections for the 403 Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10. The polling in Uttar Pradesh will […]

Harak Singh Rawat dismissed from Uttarakhand Cabinet, expelled from BJP for 6 years

Ahead of the assembly elections, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami dismissed State Minister Harak Singh Rawat from the Cabinet, informed Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) on Saturday. Rawat, a BJP MLA, has also been expelled from the party for a term of six years. The decision to dismiss Rawat from the cabinet was taken […]

BJP core committee discusses candidates for Uttarakhand, Goa polls; CEC meeting on Jan 19

After releasing the candidate list for 105 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday held discussions on all 70 seats of the Uttarakhand assembly polls. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, Uttarakhand BJP president Madan Kaushik, […]

Uttarakhand: 30 BSF personnel, deployed on election duty, test positive for Covid-19

As many as 30 Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, deployed on election duty in Kotdwar Assembly constituency, have tested positive for COVID-19. Kotdwar Circle Officer GL Kholi today told ANI, “In the Kotdwar assembly elections, 30 out of 82 soldiers posted in E Company of 50th Battalion of BSF, who reached for security duty, have been found […]

Uttarakhand:Congress’s first list of candidates to be declared within a week, screening committee to meet on Tuesday

Congress is likely to release its first list of candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls within a week as the party’s screening committee is scheduled to meet on Tuesday to finalize the names, said a party source. According to the source, consensus on more than 45 candidates has been reached during the last screening committee meeting. The announcement will […]

Uttarakhand implements model code of conduct, removes hoardings of political parties

Following the announcement of the Assembly poll dates in five states, the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) came into immediate effect and several cities in Uttarakhand were quick in implementing it as they removed the hoardings and posters of political parties. Uttarkashi Municipal Corporation was seen removing hoardings installed by political parties soon after the announcement of Assembly election […]

Assembly polls dates for Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, UP to be announced today

The Election Commission of India will announce the schedule for the upcoming assembly elections in Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. “Press Conference by Election Commission of India for the announcement of Schedule for General Election to Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh,” reads the official statement. “The press conference will be held in Vigyan Bhawan at 3:30 pm on […]