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Ensure level playing field during Assembly polls: EC to Haryana officials

The Election Commission has directed district election officers and superintendents of police in Haryana to act with complete impartiality and ensure a level playing field for free and fair assembly elections. Underscoring its focus on an inducement-free poll process, the commission directed the enforcement agencies to work in a coordinated manner to curb the inflow of illicit liquor, cash and drugs. The directions were issued by an Election Commission (EC) team led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar. The team is on a two-day visit of Haryana to review poll preparedness for assembly elections, likely to be held later this year. The term of the 90-member Haryana Assembly is due to expire on November 3. The EC team, also comprising election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu, arrived in Chandigarh on Monday. During the visit, the team met representatives of national and state parties such as AAP, BJP, CPI(M), Congress, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) and th

Vote for AAP to build new Haryana: Sunita Kejriwal at Hisar rally

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's wife Sunita Kejriwal on Sunday accused the BJP government in Haryana of "not undertaking any development work" in the last 10 years and asked the people to vote for the AAP in the upcoming assembly polls to build a "new Haryana". Assembly polls in Haryana are due later this year and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has announced that it will contest all the 90 seats in the state. The party has contested several polls in Haryana, but it has yet to taste electoral success in the state. Addressing a gathering here, Sunita Kejriwal asked the people to press the button with the 'jhadu' (AAP's poll symbol) symbol on election day to build a "new Haryana" while asserting that the AAP government in Delhi has "transformed" government schools and hospitals and made electricity free. "In the last 10 years, what development has been done in Haryana by the BJP?" she said, adding that the people of Haryana must ensure that the saffron party does not win even a singl

Haryana Cabinet gives nod to buy 10 more crops at minimum support price

The Haryana Cabinet on Monday gave approval to the proposal of buying 10 more crops at the minimum support price. This came a day after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced at 'Vijay Shankhnad' rally in Kurukshetra that the state government would buy all crops at MSP. Besides this, he had also announced waiving outstanding canal water irrigation charges. These announcements came ahead of the Haryana Assembly polls due later this year. Addressing the media after chairing a Cabinet meeting here on Monday, CM Saini said the Cabinet has given its nod to the proposal of buying crops at the MSP. The state government is already buying 14 crops at the MSP. Saini said 10 more crops, including 'ragi', soybean, 'jowar', and 'moong', will be bought by the Haryana government at the MSP. This move will boost crop diversification, said the chief minister. With this, the state government will buy a total 24 crops in Haryana at the MSP, he said. Haryana will become the first state in the

Give AAP a chance in Haryana Assembly polls: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday asked people to give the AAP a chance at the assembly elections in Haryana, saying voting for the Congress, BJP and INLD has not improved anything in the state. Mann cited the programmes of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governments in Punjab and Delhi and highlighted that party national convener Arvind Kejriwal was born in the state, as he made a pitch to voters for the Haryana Assembly polls due later this year. The AAP has already announced that it will contest all 90 seats in the state, claiming that people want a change in the government. Though the AAP has contested several polls in Haryana, it is yet to taste electoral success in the state. Addressing a gathering here, Mann said, "Haryana gave a chance to the Congress, BJP and INLD. But nothing has improved." In Punjab, he said, people gave the AAP 92 out of 117 seats in the 2022 assembly polls, and in the two-and-a-half years since, his government has given over 43,000 jobs to the ..

AAP launches 'Kejriwal ki 5 guarantee' for Haryana ahead of assembly polls

Like in Delhi and Punjab, all old domestic pending bills will be waived. Power cuts will be stopped, and arrangements will be made for 24-hour electricity like in Delhi and Punjab

Haryana govt announces 10% job reservation for Agniveers; key details

The reservation includes a 10 per cent horizontal quota for Agniveers in the posts of constable, mining guard, forest guard, jail warden, and SPO

Amit Shah appeals to OBCs in Haryana to ensure 'full majority' BJP govt

Addressing a 'Backward Classes Samman Sammelan' in Haryana's Mahendragarh, Shah harped on Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini's OBC identity

Will Congress tie up with AAP for Delhi polls? Jairam Ramesh answers

Jharkhand, Haryana, and Maharashtra are slated to go to the polls later this year, while Assembly elections in Delhi will be held early next year

Ahead of Haryana polls, 23 IPS officers transferred with immediate effect

In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of assembly polls, the Haryana government Wednesday transferred 23 IPS and 27 Haryana Police Service officers with immediate effect. Among the Indian Police Service (IPS) officers who have been shuffled included some district police chiefs. According to a government order, among the IPS officers transferred included Satender Kumar Gupta, Inspector General of Police, Karnal Range, who has been posted as Sonipat Police Commissioner replacing B Satheesh Balan. Balan has been posted as Commissioner of Police, Jhajjar. Jashandeep Singh Randhawa, Superintendent of Police, Ambala, and Kurukshetra SP Surinder Singh Bhoria will swap places. Hisar SP Mohit Handa will be the new SP of Karnal in place of Deepak Saharan, who will be the new SP of Hisar. Vijay Pratap, DCP, Crime, Gurugram, has been posted as SP, Nuh in place of Narendra Bijarniya, who has been made SP, Special Task Force and DCP, Crime, Gurugram. Gaurav, DCP (East), Sonipat has been p

Haryana CM Saini along with cabinet ministers to visit Ayodhya today

"Today we have also got this opportunity that today all the ministers of our cabinet are going to Ayodhya to have darshan of Lord Shri Ram," CM Saini said while addressing a press conference

Can Congress be third-time lucky in upcoming Haryana Assembly polls?

Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janta Party is outvoted by NOTA as Congress secures five Lok Sabha seats. ARCHIS MOHAN writes

EC begins J&K Assembly polls prep, electoral roll expected by Aug 20

State and UT Assembly elections will be conducted in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Haryana, Jharkhand, and Maharashtra, along with 47 by-polls

BJP leaders meet to discuss election strategy for Haryana Assembly polls

Senior BJP leaders held a meeting on Monday to discuss the party's strategy for the assembly elections in Haryana, due later this year. Home Minister Amit Shah, Union ministers Dharmendra Pradhan, Manohar Lal Khattar and Krishna Pal Gurjar were present at the meeting, presided over by BJP chief JP Nadda at the party's headquarters in the national capital. The BJP's Haryana core group leaders, including Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini, were also present. The meeting came within hours of Nadda appointing Pradhan as the party's election in-charge for Haryana, setting in motion its preparations for the assembly polls. Former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb was made the party's co-election in-charge. Nadda also appointed the party's election in-charges and co-incharges for assembly polls-bound Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Jammu and Kashmir. Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Bhupender Yadav was appointed as the party's election in-charge for Maharashtra while Railway Minister

Lok Sabha Elections 2024 Exit Polls: What do they predict about Haryana?

In 2019, BJP had won all 10 seats in the state with a vote share of 58.02 per cent

Phase 6 turnout reaches 63.36%; ECI releases data for all completed phases

Lok Sabha elections 2024: West Bengal recorded the highest voter turnout in Phase 6 at nearly 83%, Uttar Pradesh had the lowest at 54%

Lok Sabha polls 2024 Phase 6: Over 10.8% voter turnout recorded till 9 am

The sixth phase will see voting in 58 of 543 Lok Sabha constituencies, including all seven seats in Delhi

LS polls phase 6: Rohtak's independent candidate declares assets worth Rs 2

Lok Sabha elections: According to a report by the Association of Democratic Reforms, Master Randhir Singh is the candidate in phase 6 to have declared the lowest assets of Rs 2

Haryana: BJP, JJP face dissent as candidates campaign under police cover

Several BJP and JJP nominees have had to call off rallies due to protests, prompting heightened vigilance by intelligence agencies to prevent potential unrest

Haryana crisis: Trust vote looms over Saini govt; what numbers say. Updates

The BJP govt in Haryana led by Nayab Saini is short of two MLAs in the 90-member assembly after three Independent MLAs withdrew their support to the govt

BJP govt not in trouble, working strongly, says Haryana CM

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Wednesday said his government is not in trouble and is working strongly, a day after three Independent MLAs withdrew support to the BJP dispensation in the state. MLAs Sombir Sangwan (Dadri), Randhir Singh Gollen (Pundri) and Dharampal Gonder (Nilokheri) on Tuesday withdrew support to the BJP government and announced that they would back the Congress, reducing the Saini government to a minority in the state assembly. "The government is not in any trouble, it is working strongly," Saini told reporters in Sirsa when asked to comment on the withdrawal of support. Saini was campaigning for BJP's Sirsa Lok Sabha candidate Ashok Tanwar. The government which has the support of two other Independents is now two short of the majority mark in the 90-member House which has a current strength of 88.