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  Live reporting: Chhattisgarh polls, Raman Singh gets a hattrick after daylong suspense

  Politics | December 08, 2013 21:14 IST

  Raipur: Despite impressive gains, the opposition Congress today failed to dislodge the BJP government from power in the Chhattisgarh assembly election, as a see-saw battle ensued for most part of the day. Chief Minister Dr

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  Terrorists may attempt to disrupt Lok Sabha, Assembly polls:PM

  India | November 23, 2013 11:40 IST

  New Delhi : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today warned that terrorist groups may try to disrupt the forthcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly polls and asked security forces to remain alert.Voicing concern over a “substantial increase”

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  Chattisgarh richest Cong nominee ready to fight for Ambikapur again

  Politics | November 17, 2013 17:31 IST

  Ambikapur: Chhattisgarh's richest Congress candidate and a royal family heir, Tribhuneshwar Sharan Singh Dev is going from home to home campaigning for the second phase of upcoming Assembly polls scheduled on Tuesday.Popularly known as 'TS

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  NOTA option in pink for Assembly polls, white during Lok Sabha elections

  Politics | November 04, 2013 20:55 IST

  New Delhi: The ‘None Of The Above' (NOTA) option will be printed in pink on EVMs/ballot papers for the upcoming Assembly polls in five states although for the Lok Sabha elections next year, it will

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  Filing of nominations for Rajasthan polls to begin tomorrow

  Politics | November 04, 2013 17:30 IST

  Jaipur: Filing of nomination papers for 200 constituencies in the ensuing assembly polls in Rajasthan will begin tomorrow, an official of the Chief Election Office (CEO) said today.The process of filing nominations will begin after

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  Police directive to printing press

  India | October 08, 2013 22:22 IST

  New Delhi: Ahead of the assembly polls, Delhi police today came out with an order asking operators of all printing presses not to print anything which is not in line with the guidelines of the

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  Akali, BJP alliance in Delhi assembly polls, says Badal

  Politics | October 07, 2013 11:37 IST

  Moga, Punjab: Punjab Chief Minister and Shiromani Akali Dal patriarch Parkash Singh Badal today said his party would contest the forthcoming assembly elections in Delhi in alliance with the BJP."The SAD will contest the Delhi

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  Will fight polls on basis of work done in last 15 yrs: Dikshit

  India | October 05, 2013 19:15 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today said her party will contest the December Assembly polls based on the achievements of her government and the growth witnessed in the city in the 15 years

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  Assembly polls: 50 lakh young voters in MP

  India | October 05, 2013 14:17 IST

  Bhopal : About 50 lakh young voters in the age group of 18 to 19 years from around one crore new voters in Madhya Pradesh would exercise their franchise for the first time in state

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  Sheila Dikshit confident of fourth straight win in Delhi polls

  India | October 04, 2013 20:04 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today exhuded confidence of a fourth straight victory in the December 4 assembly elections, saying her government's "performance" in the last 15 years will be the main poll

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  Karnataka BJP gets new chief ahead of assembly polls

  Politics | March 22, 2013 7:57 IST

  New Delhi/Bangalore, March 22: The BJP Thursday named Lok Sabha member and long-time RSS activist Pralhad Joshi as the party's Karnataka unit president, ending two weeks of dilly-dallying after incumbent K. S. Eshwarappa quit March

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  Congress probables list for Karnataka assembly polls ready

  Politics | March 17, 2013 21:30 IST

  Bangalore, Mar 17 :  Stepping up preparations for the Karnataka assembly polls due in two months, the Congress said Sunday that it has finalized the list of probable nominees for all the 224 seats.“The list

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  MP Cong wants early ticket distribution for Assembly polls

  Politics | March 08, 2013 11:35 IST

  Bhopal, Mar 8: With Assembly elections due in Madhya Pradesh in November, senior Congress leader Ajay Singh wants the party to distribute tickets to the candidates well in advance."Yes, party candidates in Madhya Pradesh should

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  Assembly polls not to come in way of Union Budget: CEC

  Politics | January 12, 2013 19:02 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: The Election Commission today said the Assembly elections in three states announced today will not have any bearing on the presentation of the Union Budget.Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath said

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  Assembly polls in Tripura on Feb 14; Meghalaya, Nagaland on Feb 23

  Politics | January 11, 2013 18:13 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 11: Assembly elections in Tripura will be held on February 14 and in Meghalaya and Nagaland on February 23 and their results will be out on February 28, the Election Commission announced

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  Congress draws solace from victory in Himachal

  Politics | December 21, 2012 12:24 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 21: Congress leaders Thursday looked at positives from the results of assembly polls after the party scored a clear victory in Himachal Pradesh but failed to check Narendra Modi from scoring a

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  Nepal govt announces constituent assembly polls in April-May

  World | November 21, 2012 9:52 IST

  Kathmandu, Nov 21: The Nepalese government on Tuesday  announced new Constituent Assembly polls for the Nepali month of Baisakh, between mid-April and mid-May 2013, on Tuesday. The exact date  would be decided in ‘consultations with

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  Complete Schedule for assembly polls in Himachal, Gujarat

  Politics | November 03, 2012 17:30 IST

  The following is the schedule for assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat as announced by the Election Commission on Wednesday:Himachal Pradesh:Issue of notification - Oct 10Last date for filing nominations - Oct 17Scrutiny -

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  Congress Lost Due To Own Mistakes In Goa, Says Sardinha

  Politics | April 09, 2012 17:10 IST

  Panaji, Apr 9: Still smarting under its debacle in the Assembly polls, Goa Congress today said that the party had to pay a heavy price at the hustings owing to its own “mistakes”.“The party was

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  Shiv Sena Will Win 2014 Assembly Polls, Says Uddhav

  Politics | March 18, 2012 8:29 IST

  Mumbai, Mar 18: Stating that Shiv Sena's success in the recent civic polls in Mumbai and other places in Maharashtra was only the beginning, Sena executive president Uddhav Thackeray said his party would win majority