Delhi Assembly Polls
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Personally against forming coalition govt in Delhi: Kejriwal
National | Dec 18, 2013, 10:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal today said that he was personally against the formation of a coalition government but decided to go to people of Delhi for a referendum following a difference of opinion
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BJP, AAP Running Away From Govt Formation in Delhi: Congress
National | Dec 12, 2013, 11:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: As no party has staked claim to form a government in Delhi so far, Congress today took a swipe at both the BJP and AAP for "running away" from government-formation as they will
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BJP will not form govt in Delhi: Harsh Vardhan tells Lt Governor
National | Dec 12, 2013, 11:06 PM ISTNew Delhi: The BJP has informed the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Najeeb Jung that the party will not form the government in the state as it lacks the requisite number in the state assembly.BJP legislature
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Delhi Cong chief mum on Dikshit's accusation of noncooperation
National | Dec 10, 2013, 08:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: Stung by the massive defeat, Congress' Delhi unit chief J P Agarwal today said the party would analyse the reason for the debacle but refused to respond to criticism by Sheila Dikshit who
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Ready to fight election again: BJP
India | Dec 10, 2013, 04:00 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP today made clear its reluctance to form government in Delhi saying it did not have the numbers and that it is ready to face elections. Harsh Vardhan, BJP's chief ministerial candidate in
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AAP wrests reserved seats from Congress
National | Dec 09, 2013, 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: Debutant Aam Admi Party, which gave a scintillating performance in assembly polls, has won nine out of 12 reserved seats, some of them considered to be the stronghold of Congress, in Delhi Assembly
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Let BJP form govt in Delhi, otherwise let there be fresh polls: AAP leader Kejriwal
National | Dec 09, 2013, 10:35 PM ISTNew Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal, who was elected as the leader of Aam Aadmi legislature party today by the newly elected MLAs, today made it clear either the BJP as the single largest party form the
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New force food for democracy : BJP on AAP
National | Dec 09, 2013, 07:17 PM ISTKolkata: It is always good for the health of democracy when a new force emerges, BJP Vice-president Smriti Irani said about Aaam Admi Party (AAP) which made a stellar debut in the country's parliamentary politics
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Kejriwal cautions AAP MLAs against offers by others
National | Dec 09, 2013, 06:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: After a stunning performance in the Delhi assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has asked AAP's all winning candidates to report if any party approaches them for bargain, party sources said
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BJP, AAP should come together in Delhi: Kiran Bedi
National | Dec 09, 2013, 05:51 PM ISTNew Delhi: With no clear winner in the Delhi assembly polls, former IPS officer-turned-activist Kiran Bedi Monday suggested that the BJP and the AAP should come together to form the government in the capital."Why can't
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Delhi polls NOTA: 0.63 per cent of total votes cast
National | Dec 08, 2013, 11:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: Introduced for the first time, the None of the Above (NOTA) option comprised over 0.6 per cent of the total votes cast in the Delhi elections that saw AAP's impressive debut and BJP
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Mission Next: A genuine political alternative in Lok Sabha polls 2014, says AAP
National | Dec 09, 2013, 07:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: Buoyed by its success in the Delhi assembly elections, the Aam Aadmi Party led by Arvind Kejriwal today said, its next mission would be to offer a genuine political alternative in next year's
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Delhi gets hung assembly, many questions
National | Dec 09, 2013, 08:02 AM ISTNew Delhi: The hung verdict in Delhi Assembly polls has raised intriguing questions about government formation in the national capital.With 31 seats, BJP emerged as the single largest party but is still short of the
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Haroon Yusuf wins from Ballimaran
National | Dec 08, 2013, 07:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: As their party suffered a rout in Delhi assembly election, Congress workers in Ballimaran had something to cheer about with Power Minister and four-time sitting MLA, Haroon Yusuf, retaining his seat. Haroon Yusuf
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Arvind Kejriwal, the giant killer who swept Dikshit out of power
India | Dec 08, 2013, 05:02 PM ISTNew Delhi: Dismissed as a political greenhorn, engineer-turned-civil servant Arvind Kejriwal has cemented his place in politics with a stunning political debut for his nascent AAP and emerged as a giant killer to sweep Sheila
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Sheila Dikshit stunned as party failed to read Delhi's mood
India | Dec 08, 2013, 04:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: “Bewakoof hain na (we are idiots, right?)”, retorted Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today when asked if her party failed to read the mood of the city which it had ruled for 15 years.Dikshit,
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Bolt from the blue for Dikshit, stares at uncertain political future
National | Dec 08, 2013, 04:40 PM ISTNew Delhi: After ruling Delhi for 15 consecutive years, three-time Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday stared at an uncertain political future after she bore the ignominy of losing to fledgling AAP's Arvind Kejriwal in
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Harsh Vardhan, the man who brought Delhi BJP factions together
India | Dec 08, 2013, 04:22 PM ISTNew Delhi: Harsh Vardhan, anointed BJP's Chief Ministerial nominee less than a month before the Delhi Assembly polls after a bitter internal squabble, steadfastly united various factions to bring enthusiasm among workers to keep the
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Celebrations erupt outside AAP office
National | Dec 08, 2013, 03:58 PM ISTNew Delhi: Waving brooms - AAP's election symbol- and placards, jubilant supporters of the party today converged outside its office in large numbers after its impressive performance in the Delhi Assembly election. The activists chanted
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Vardhan thanks voters, congratulates Kejriwal for good show
National | Dec 08, 2013, 03:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: BJP's chief ministerial candidate Harsh Vardhan today thanked voters for giving the party the maximum number of seats in 70-member Delhi assembly. “I am confident that we will be able to serve the