The Election Commission announced the schedule of the assembly elections to be held in five states on January 8.Five states, including the country’s most populous and political crucial Uttar Pradesh, will face the poll test. The other four states are Punjab, Manipur, Goa and Uttarakhand. Stay updated with Times of India to get all the live updates of Assembly Election News, Manifestos, Candidates List and Nomination Dates.
We welcome ECI’s decision to postpone the Punjab Assembly election. He (Ferozepur Rural candidate Ashu Banger, who quits Aam Aadmi Party) will be joining the Congress party.
EC should give demo on poll campaigning amid Covid, says Bhupesh Baghel, alleges polls panel’s ‘bias visible’
Day after an FIR was registered against Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel for flouting Covid-19 norms during his recent visit to poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, he asked Election Commission to give a demo on how to do election campaigning amid the pandemic. He alleged that “EC’s bias is visible at the beginning” of the polls. Read full story
Punjab assembly elections: EC reschedules polling date, voting now on February 20
The Election Commission on Monday rescheduled the voting date for Punjab assembly elections to February 20. Punjab was earlier scheduled to vote on February 14 in the second phase of the polls.
Punjab Assembly election will be held on 20th February
We have announced names of candidates for 100 seats for the upcoming UP Assembly elections; more candidates for other phases will be announced. We’ve made arrangements to conduct virtual rallies, as per the Election Commission’s guidelines: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad
If he (expelled Uttarakhand BJP Minister Harak Sing) will accept his mistake of leaving the Congress party, then we’re ready to welcome him: Former Uttarakhand CM & Congress leader Harish Rawat
I don’t want to make any statement on this. He has not joined the Congress party yet. Party will decision after considering several angles: Former Uttarakhand chief minister & Congress leader Harish Rawat
The Election Commission of India has allowed the following persons to exercise their franchise using the postal ballot facility for the upcoming assembly elections in five states.
The election commission should give a demo on how to do election campaigning. We will do it exactly like that. BJP has been campaigning door-to-door for 5 days in Amroha, why are there no actions on that? I campaigned only y’day. EC should be fair: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Why was the FIR only against me? How will election campaign happen like this? Why was there no FIR against BJP’s election campaign in Amroha? EC’s biasness is visible at the beginning itself. I will again go to UP, what will we do if not campaign?: Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel
Congress will win Uttarakhand polls, claims expelled BJP minister Harak Singh Rawat
Ahead of assembly elections, expelled Bharatiya Janata Party Minister Harak Singh Rawat said that Congress Party will form government in Uttarakhand. Speaking to ANI today, HS Rawat said, “Congress Party will form government in Uttarakhand. I will work for the Congress party.” “BJP will never understand the problems of the common man. I know that party very well. I understand their approach. I will continue to work for the welfare of people,” he said.
Punjab CM face will be announced tomorrow at 12pm: AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal
A PIL is filed in SC seeking direction to ECI to take steps to ensure that every political party publishes the details regarding criminal cases of each candidate along with reason for such selection on the Home Page of its official website in the spirit of the apex court judgment
The PIL, filed by Advocate Ashwini Upadhyay, also seeks directions to the ECI to de-register the political party which violates the directions of the apex court.
Manohar Parrikar contributed to Goa’s development, but his family faced disrespect after his demise. Utpal Parrikar, his son, must be given a ticket from Panaji. Every political party contesting polls must support him & bring him to power: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut in Mumbai
Punjab power minister Rana Gurjit Singh’s son to contest as independent candidate from Sultanpur Lodhi
The request to postpone the Punjab Assembly polls is being discussed by the Election Commission of India.
Under Priyanka Gandhi, Congress hopes to break Agra’s 26-year jinx
For the past 26 years, Congress has not won a single assembly seat in Agra district. Now, under the leadership of party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi, the party hopes to break the jinx. This time round, the Congress has given preference to fresh faces who have cut their teeth in politics. So far, the party has declared candidates for seven of the nine seats.Shikohabad’s ex-MLA quits SP, joins BJP
Contest in Goa between Congress & BJP, choice before voters clear: Chidambaram
Asserting that the contest in Goa is between the Congress and the BJP, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday said his assessment that the AAP and the TMC will only “fracture” the non-BJP vote has been “confirmed” by Arvind Kejriwal.
EC to discuss Punjab parties’ demand to postpone assembly polls in view of Ravidas Jayanti
The Election Commission is meeting on Monday morning to discuss demands by various political parties to defer the February 14 assembly polls in Punjab in view of Guru Ravidas Jayanti. Punjab chief minister Charanjit Singh Channi had urged the EC to defer the polls by six days in view of the Jayanti.
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