In 39 Parliamentary constituencies in Tamil Nadu, as many as 950 candidates are all set to contest the April 19 Lok Sabha polls, Chief Electoral Officer, Satyabrata Sahoo announced. With the last date for withdrawal of candidature ending on Saturday, the CEO said 950 candidates, 874 men and 76 women, are in the fray. On the last date (March 30)… Continue reading "950 candidates in fray in Tamil Nadu for 39 LS seats"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP national president JP Nadda have been named as star campaigners of the saffron party among 40 others in Tamil Nadu which will vote in a single phase of general elections on April 19. A list shared by the Tamil Nadu BJP also features Union Ministers Rajnath Singh, Nitin Gadkari, S Jaishankar,… Continue reading "Amit Shah will campaign in Tamil Nadu on April 4 and 5"
The Election Commission of India is set to visit Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh next week, marking the start of the three-member panel’s review of election preparedness across the country. Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioners Anup Chandra Pandey and Arun Goel are expected to visit Tamil Nadu on January 7 and 8 and Andhra Pradesh on January… Continue reading "Election commission team to visit Chennai on Jan 8 to review Lok Sabha election arrangements"
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government over the suspension of Opposition lawmakers, saying, “Democracy has been strangulated by this government.” Gandhi announced the party’s preparations for the 2024 Lok Sabha election highlighting that “The issues at stake are fundamental” and “We have our task cut out both as a party in… Continue reading "Narendra Modi government has strangulated democracy : Sonia"
As many as eight security personnel were suspended by the Lok Sabha secretariat over the massive security breach that took place at the Parliament on Wednesday. Security measures were stepped up considerably as the Winter Session of Parliament resumed this morning. Chaos ensued in both Houses as Opposition leaders demanded a discussion on the security breach. Both Houses have been… Continue reading "8 Lok Sabha security personnel suspended over lapses"
Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed two bills that seek to extend the provisions of the women’s reservation law to the legislative assemblies of the Union Territories of Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir. Replying to a debate on the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Second Amendment) Bill and the Government of Union Territories (Amendment) Bill, Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai… Continue reading "Lok Sabha passes Bills for women’s quota in J&K, Puducherry"
Ahead of the 2024 general election, the Supreme Court on Tuesday decided to take up petitions challenging the Electoral Bonds Scheme for final hearing on October 31 after petitioners chose not to argue on the scheme being passed as a Money Bill. At the outset, Attorney General for India R Venkatramani told a three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of… Continue reading "SC to decide validity of electoral bonds before 2024 LS elections"
The special session of the Parliament is on its second-last leg today. Apart from starting a new chapter in India’s legislative history by kickstarting its business in new building, majority of the attention was drawn towards the contentious women’s reservation Bill, which was passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday with near unanimity. The historic Bill, termed as Nari Shakti… Continue reading "Lok Sabha passes historic women’s reservation Bill"