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  Priyanka Gandhi to hold virtual meet with UP congress leaders today

  News | July 12, 2021 11:20 IST

  Priyanka Gandhi to hold virtual meet with UP Cong leaders to discuss strategy for 2022 Assembly polls.

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  PM Modi addresses public meeting in Assam's Baksa

  Elections | April 03, 2021 12:47 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed an election rally in Assam's Baksa. Here are some highlights from his address: The 'Mahajhooth' of 'Mahajot' (grand alliance) has been disclosed. On the basis of my political experience, and audience love, I can say that people have decided to form the NDA govt in Assam. They can't bear those who insult Assam's identity and propagate violence.

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  Congress should project chief ministerial candidate in elections to counter BJP: Harish Rawat

  News | March 16, 2021 10:29 IST

  Amid the concerns of 'Congress becoming weak', Congress General Secretary Harish Rawat has come up with new formula to revive Congress to win elections.

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  Congress had partial engagement with Gupkar alliance for J&K local polls: Salman Khurshid

  News | November 17, 2020 23:40 IST

  Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on November 17 said that there was partial engagement with Gupkar alliance to join hands in local elections.

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  NDA will form govt with 2/3rd majority, Nitish will become Bihar CM: MoS Nityanand Rai

  News | October 27, 2020 16:01 IST

  Speaking to ANI in Patna on October 27, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home Affairs and Member of Parliament (MP) from Bihar's Ujiyarpur, Nityanand Rai spoke on upcoming Bihar polls and Tejashwi Yadav.

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  Rajya Sabha polls need to be interesting: Hemant Soren after Congress candidate files nomination

  Politics | March 14, 2020 12:23 IST

  Shahzada Anwar has filed his nomination as Congress candidate for Rajya Sabha from Jharkhand.

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  Shivraj Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh joins Congress

  News | November 03, 2018 14:42 IST

  Shivraj Chouhan's brother-in-law Sanjay Singh joins Congress

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  Black money in polls: EC orders strict vigil across Tamil Nadu

  India | April 24, 2016 22:25 IST

  New Delhi: Election Commission (EC) has directed for a stepped up vigil across Tamil Nadu in order to curb use of black money and other illegal inducements during the forthcoming Assembly polls in the state

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  Tamil Nadu polls: 'Captain' Vijaykant may find the sailing in Ulundurpettai rough

  Politics | April 23, 2016 13:08 IST

  Villupuram (Tamil Nadu): The non-descript small town Ulundurpettai in Villupuram district with agriculture and trading as its main economic activity has now turned into a star assembly constituency. The reason? Actor-turned-politician and DMDK founde

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  AAP to announce candidates for 2017 Punjab assembly polls by June end

  Politics | April 11, 2016 6:57 IST

  Chandigarh: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) today said it will announce the names of its all candidates for the Punjab assembly election to be held in early next year by June end. "The names of all

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  Tamil Nadu polls: For alliance with Vijayakant's DMDK, DMK offered Rs 500 crore, 80 seats, alleges Vaiko

  Politics | March 26, 2016 9:37 IST

  Durai: MDMK leader Vaiko on Friday alleged that the DMK and the BJP had made offers, including money, to DMDK leader Vijayakant, who had rejected them to join the People's Welfare Front (PWF) to fight

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  Not the right time to have state funding of polls in India: Election Commission

  India | December 15, 2015 16:21 IST

  New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (EC) today said the time was not ripe to go for state funding of elections in the country unless "radical reforms" like de-criminalisation of politics and enactment of

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  Congress losing spree continues:BJP after winning Port Blair polls

  Politics | September 23, 2015 16:00 IST

  New Delhi: Latching on to BJP's victory in Port Blair's local body elections, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu has taken a dig at Congress saying its "losing spree" continues from mainland to islands."Losing spree of

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  Delhi varsity polls: It's between ABVP-AAP youth wings

  Politics | September 07, 2015 7:35 IST

  New Delhi: This year the high-profile Delhi University Students' Union (DUSU) election - which routinely defaces the capital's walls and public utilities every year with ugly posters - is expected to witness a direct fight

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  JD(U)-RJD to work hard for upcoming Bihar polls: K C Tyagi

  Politics | July 12, 2015 17:53 IST

  New Delhi: After BJP's victory in the recent legislative council election in Bihar, senior leader K C Tyagi today said that the JD(U)-RJD alliance will have to work hard and closely with each other for the

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  BJP-led NDA trounces Lalu-Nitish alliance in Bihar, wins 13 out of 24 seats in Council elections

  Politics | July 10, 2015 18:04 IST

  Patna: In a major setback to RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance, the BJP-led NDA alliance  has won 13 out of 24 seats in Bihar Legislative Council elections.RJD-JD(U)-Congress alliance could manage to win just 10 seats.An independent candidate Ritlal

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  Nitish Kumar sounds poll bugle with 'Har Ghar Dastak'

  Politics | July 02, 2015 16:38 IST

  Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today began JD(U) campaign for upcoming Assembly elections through a programme called “Har Ghar Dastak” to seek feedback about the work done by the state government in the past.

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  Hillary Clinton on course to win 2016 presidential election: Poll

  World | June 24, 2015 17:34 IST

  Washington: Hillary Clinton is the firm favourite to be chosen as the Democratic Party nominee for 2016 US presidential polls and go on to be elected as the first woman president of America, according to

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  Peaceful voting in Tripura tribal council polls

  Politics | May 03, 2015 10:32 IST

  Agartala: Elections to the 30-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) began on Sunday on a peaceful note."Weather is very pleasant all over. Voting has been peaceful so far. Long queues of men and

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  Shiv Sena gloats over Narayan Rane's by-poll debacle

  Politics | April 16, 2015 13:04 IST

  Mumbai: "We can defeat a thousand (Narayan) Ranes... It is not easy to challenge us...This is a party of machos. Anyone who dares us, will be reduced to dust," the Shiv Sena said on Thursday.The