The BJP on Sunday returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh, while the ruling Sikkim Krantikari Morcha (SKM) secured a second term in Sikkim. Voting was held for 60 assembly seats in Arunachal Pradesh and 32 assembly seats in Sikkim on April 19. According to the Election Commission, the BJP returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in… Continue reading "BJP, SKM win big in Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim Assembly polls"
Bypolls to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The three Lok Sabha seats are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh vacated by Samajwadi Party leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Mohd Azam Khan respectively after winning the assembly polls and Sangrur in Punjab vacated by Bhagwant… Continue reading "Polls for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states to be held 23 June"
Congress president Sonia Gandhi engaged five senior leaders to assess the post-poll situation in five states and suggest organisational changes following its electoral debacle, a day after the state unit chiefs were asked to resign. Rajya Sabha MP Rajani Patil has been asked to assess the situation in Goa, Jairam Ramesh in Manipur and Ajay Maken in Punjab, where the… Continue reading "Sonia Gandhi appoints five senior leaders to asses post-poll situation in five states"
As voting began for the second and last phase of the Manipur Assembly election, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called upon the voters in the state to vote in large numbers. “Today is the second phase of the Manipur Assembly elections. Calling upon all those whose constituencies are polling today to vote in large numbers and mark the festival of democracy,”… Continue reading "Modi requests people to vote in large numbers for second and last phase of Manipur Assembly election"
With Goa reporting a high voter turnout in Assembly elections held on Monday, the Congress party in the state exuded confidence in forming the government with a full majority.