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6:34 PM

I thank people of Gujarat for reposing their faith in BJP: Party president J P Nadda

6:06 PM

Gujarat civic polls results indicate Gujarat firmly with BJP’s agenda of development, good governance: PM Modi

6:05 PM

BJP set to better its 2015 tally in Gujarat local body polls

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is headed to better its 2015 tally in the Gujarat local body polls. As per the results received for all the municipalities till 2 pm on Tuesday, BJP captured 1,182 seats, followed by Congress (214), Independents (73), Aam Aadmi Party (2), Bahujan Samajwadi Party (2), and others (10).

 

In the district panchayat polls, 382 seats went to the BJP, 84 to the Congress, and one each to Independents, AAP, BSP and others.

 

In the tehsil polls, 1,636 seats went to the BJP, 625 to the Congress, 51 to Independents, 16 to AAP, 5 to BSP and 6 to other candidates. The AAP opened its account in the Junagadh tehsil panchayat. Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said that it looks like the BJP will form more than 60 municipal bodies.

5:39 PM

Election Commission issues notification for first phase of Assam Assembly polls

The Election Commission on Tuesday issued the notification for the first phase of the elections in 47 Assembly constituencies of Assam, officials said. Elections for the 126-member Assam Assembly will be held in three phases as per Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora. The counting for all phases will take place on May 2.

 

Phase one will see polling for 47 constituencies on March 27 while in the second phase polling would be held for 39 seats on April 1 and the remaining 40 constituencies will go to the polls on April 6.

 

In all 2,32,44,454 voters are eligible to cast their votes in three phases this time while the number of eligible voters was 1,98,66,496 in the last Assembly polls in 2016. Election officials said that a little over 80 lakh voters can exercise their franchise in the first phase.

5:33 PM

Workers' union of Toyota Kirloskar Motors plant in Karnataka calls off ongoing strike against management

5:24 PM

Congress will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam if voted to power in assembly polls: Priyanka

Senior Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that her party, if voted to power in Assam, will bring a new law to "nullify" the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.

 

Gandhi, during a public meeting in Tezpur, launched the 'Five Guarantees' campaign, and said her party, if given a chance to form government in the northeastern state, will dole out Rs 2,000 every month to homemakers across the state, and provide free electricity up to 200 units to all households.

4:58 PM

We will create 500,000 new govt jobs: Priyanka Gandhi in Assam

4:48 PM

Ghazipur border closed again

The Delhi Police on Tuesday afternoon closed the Ghazipur border again, hours after it reopened a portion of NH-9 for traffic movement, officials said. The stretch was closed since January 26 when violence broke out during the farmers' tractor parade in the national capital on Republic Day. The one side of the road which goes towards Ghaziabad from Delhi was opened for traffic in the morning.

 

Thousands of farmers, mostly from Punjab, Haryana and western Uttar Pradesh, have been camping at the Delhi border points -- Singhu, Tikri and Ghazipur -- demanding a repeal of the three farm laws enacted by the Centre in September last year.

4:22 PM

LIVE: Priyanka Gandhi addresses a public rally in Assam

4:10 PM

No CAA implementation in Asam when Congress comes into power: Priyanka Gandhi

3:57 PM

Gujarat local body polls: BJP leading 1,636 seats, Congress on 625

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading on 1,636 seats, Congress on 625 and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on 16 seats as the counting of votes for Gujarat local body election is underway.

 

As per the latest trends till 2 pm, out of 4,772 seats in 231 taluka panchayats in the state, the Independents are leading on 51 seats, BSP on 5 and others in 6 constituencies.

 

Out of 980 seats in 31 district panchayats, BJP is leading on 382 seats, Congress on 84. BSP, AAP, Independents and other are leading on one seat seach. In municipalities, BJP is leading on 1,182 seats, Congress on 214, Independents on 73, AAP on 2, BSP on 2 and others on 10.

3:42 PM

People of Bihar living in West Bengal will vote for development: Manoj Tiwari

Delhi BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Tuesday said the people of Bihar living in West Bengal will vote for "development", paying no attention to RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, who has voiced support to Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) in the upcoming Bengal polls.

 

The Northeast Delhi MP, who hails from Bihar, said leaders from the state should stop treating its people as their vote bank in other states.

 

"Tejashwi should have learnt his lesson from the Bihar polls, where people voted in favour of the BJP and the JD(U) due to their development aspirations. His appeal to the people from Bihar living in Bengal to support the TMC will fail as they will vote for the BJP and development," Tiwari said.

3:38 PM

West Bengal govt unable to stop cow smuggling and love jihad: Yogi Adityanath

3:27 PM

LIVE: 'Love Jihad' incidents happening in Bengal, says Yogi at Malda rally

3:07 PM

India's February trade deficit widens to $12.88 billion

India's trade deficit in goods widened to $12.88 billion in February from $10.16 billion during the same period a year earlier, preliminary data released by the government on Tuesday showed.

 

Merchandise exports fell 0.25% in February from a year earlier to $27.67 billion, while imports were up 6.98% to $40.55 billion, the data showed.