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Jharkhand lone outlier as youth voter share declines, shows ECI data

Chhattisgarh, Mizoram, Rajasthan, Sikkim, West Bengal, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh witnessed some of the sharpest declines of young electors

Jharkhand lone outlier as youth voter share declines, shows ECI data
Updated On : 13 Feb 2025 | 11:14 PM IST

SC asks Election Commission response on pleas for EVM verification

The bench asked the poll panel to file its response within 15 days and explain the procedure adopted and posted the matter in the week commencing March 3

SC asks Election Commission response on pleas for EVM verification
Updated On : 11 Feb 2025 | 9:00 PM IST

Mamata rules out alliance with Cong for 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls

Addressing her party's lawmakers at a meeting ahead of the Assembly's budget session, the TMC supremo also expressed confidence about winning the elections next year with a two-third majority

Mamata rules out alliance with Cong for 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls
Updated On : 10 Feb 2025 | 11:33 PM IST

With Delhi win in the bag, BJP targets major Bihar Assembly victory

Delhi's victory has given the NDA a significant boost, with political discussions already gaining pace in Bihar. The NDA has set an ambitious goal of winning 225 seats in the 243-member Bihar assembly

With Delhi win in the bag, BJP targets major Bihar Assembly victory
Updated On : 09 Feb 2025 | 11:32 AM IST

EC used power of technology to strengthen people's power, says PM Modi

The EC has modernised and strengthened the election process from time to time, Modi asserted

EC used power of technology to strengthen people's power, says PM Modi
Updated On : 19 Jan 2025 | 9:42 PM IST

Delhi polls: Within 5 yrs, slums in Delhi will be demolished, says Kejriwal

The AAP national convener claimed that the BJP does not intend to build houses for the slum dwellers

Delhi polls: Within 5 yrs, slums in Delhi will be demolished, says Kejriwal
Updated On : 12 Jan 2025 | 3:30 PM IST

As India nears 1 bn electors, it seeks solutions to freebies, black money

Estimates of election related expenditure of political parties and candidates, and EC's seizures, reveal barely the tip of the total election spends of candidates and political parties

As India nears 1 bn electors, it seeks solutions to freebies, black money
Updated On : 08 Jan 2025 | 11:40 PM IST

Milkipur by-election to take place on February 5, results on Feb 10

The Milkipur Assembly seat fell vacant following the resignation of Awadhesh Prasad, who was elected MLA from the constituency during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections

Milkipur by-election to take place on February 5, results on Feb 10
Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 4:26 PM IST

Politics of funding religious outreach: Examining nationwide schemes

As the AAP govt promises salaries to temple and gurudwara priests, a look at other parties nationwide that have made similar announcements or rolled out such schemes

Politics of funding religious outreach: Examining nationwide schemes
Updated On : 05 Jan 2025 | 10:57 PM IST

2024: A year of challenges for incumbents and traditional political parties

Internationally, 2025 will be far less frenetic than 2024, which saw more than 60 countries, including India, hold their national electio­ns

2024: A year of challenges for incumbents and traditional political parties
Updated On : 05 Jan 2025 | 10:35 PM IST

Delhi, Bihar Assembly elections in 2025 to test the fate of freebies

This year will have the fewest elections of any in the current five-year electoral cycle. What does that mean for welfare schemes?

Delhi, Bihar Assembly elections in 2025 to test the fate of freebies
Updated On : 05 Jan 2025 | 10:30 PM IST

Parl winter session: 39-member House panel set up to scrutinise ONOE Bills

The committee will have 27 members from the Lok Sabha and 12 from the Rajya Sabha

Parl winter session: 39-member House panel set up to scrutinise ONOE Bills
Updated On : 21 Dec 2024 | 12:54 AM IST

In every country, elections are held only once: BJP MP Hema Malini on ONOE

Malini argues that simultaneous elections would conserve resources, which could then be allocated to vital sectors like education and health

In every country, elections are held only once: BJP MP Hema Malini on ONOE
Updated On : 18 Dec 2024 | 7:19 AM IST

Govt introduces ONOP bills, says they will be referred to House panel

Meghwal introduced the Constitution (129th Amendment) Bill after a nearly 90-minute debate, followed by a division of votes. As many as 269 members voted in favour of the Bill and 198 against it

Govt introduces ONOP bills, says they will be referred to House panel
Updated On : 17 Dec 2024 | 11:34 PM IST

Punjab: Elections to 5 MCs, 44 councils to be held on December 21

Addressing the media here, State Election Commissioner Raj Kamal Chaudhuri said polling for five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and Nagar panchayats will be held from 7 am to 4 pm

Punjab: Elections to 5 MCs, 44 councils to be held on December 21
Updated On : 08 Dec 2024 | 7:24 PM IST

BJP manifesto committee meets in Delhi ahead of Assembly elections

Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva on Sunday expressed confidence that the party would secure a similar victory in the national capital

BJP manifesto committee meets in Delhi ahead of Assembly elections
Updated On : 26 Nov 2024 | 7:07 AM IST

Kejriwal highlights achievements, promises completion of pending projects

Kejriwal announced that India's largest sports university, with an estimated cost of Rs 2,100 crore, will be constructed in Mundka

Kejriwal highlights achievements, promises completion of pending projects
Updated On : 24 Nov 2024 | 6:46 PM IST

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

He accused the opposition party of misleading the Backwards and Dalits by allying with the BSP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and the Congress in 2024

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
Updated On : 24 Nov 2024 | 12:49 PM IST

BJP's UP bypoll triumph bridges gap between organisation and governance

Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary credited the win to the policies and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

BJP's UP bypoll triumph bridges gap between organisation and governance
Updated On : 23 Nov 2024 | 10:50 PM IST

People again endorsed PM Modi's leadership, development vision: Nadda

Nadda also took on Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray and said that the BJP-led NDA had won in the 2019 Maharashtra assembly polls but Thackeray "betrayed and insulted" the people's mandate

People again endorsed PM Modi's leadership, development vision: Nadda
Updated On : 23 Nov 2024 | 10:20 PM IST