Tag: election
Jaishankar Defends His Rajya Sabha Election, SC To Hear Case In Jan
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar has told the Supreme Court that under the Constitution or the election law, there is no provision, which prescribes the mandatory requirement of conducting by-elections to Rajya Sabha seats, which fell vacant on separate dates, through a single poll. ....
Amit Shah Will Reach Bengal Tonight
Union Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive on a two-day visit to Kolkata on Friday night -- his every move seen as building up to the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections. ....
I Performed A Sacred Duty, Says Kiran Bedi
Hours after she was removed as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry, Kiran Bedi said whatever she did was a sacred duty, fulfilling her constitutional and moral responsibilities. ....
It's A Saffron Surge In Gujarat's Six Civic Bodies
The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) achieved overwhelming support in the municipal corporation elections in six cities of Gujarat, polling for which was held last Sunday. BJP, an already ruling party in these six municipal corporations, got reelected with a larger number of seats this time. ....
Bengali Film Actress Payel Sarkar Joins BJP
Star wars continue in poll-bound West Bengal as the Mamata Banerjee-led ruling Trinamool Congress and its arch rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are busy roping in film stars and actors in their respective political folds ahead of the forthcoming state Assembly elections. ....
Mamata Banerjee Showers Sops Hours Before Poll Date Announcement
Hours before the Election Commission announced the schedule for Assembly polls in five states, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee showered sops for the people of Bengal in a bid to garner their support. ....
Mamata Banerjee Questions EC's 8-phase Poll Schedule For Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has questioned the eight-phase schedule for West Bengal Assembly elections that was announced by the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Friday. ....
Bengal BJP Leaders Reach Delhi To Finalise Party Candidates
The BJP leadership in West Bengal, which is fighting a high octane Assembly polls to topple the Mamata Banerjee-led government in the eastern state, reached the national capital on Wednesday evening to finalise the party candidates for the ensuing elections. ....
'Metroman' Sreedharan Begins Political Innings
Thursday will be the last working day in a glittering and distinguished engineering career of one of country's greatest, for E.Sreedharan on the day will also mark his new beginning in a completely different arena -- politics. ....
Assembly Polls: Congress Screening Panels Meet To Shortlist Candidates
The screening committees of the Congress continued their meetings on Thursday to shortlist candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry. ....
