Election

Kalyani (WB): A 23-year-old BJP worker has been shot dead in Nadia district, police said Saturday. The incident happened at Chakdaha town around 10 pm Friday, a police officer said. Santu Ghosh (23), a resident of Tapaban area in Chakdaha town was shot at from...

New Delhi: The full Election Commission Saturday called on President Ram Nath Kovind and handed over the list of 542 newly-elected members of the Lok Sabha that will enable him to initiate the formal process of new government formation. Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora and...

Amethi (UP): Lack of organisational network and a strong disconnect with the rural population led to the fall of the Congress stronghold Amethi, which has remained loyal to the Gandhi family since 1980. BJP's Smriti Irani defeated the Congress chief and sitting MP Rahul Gandhi...

Berhampur: Congress candidate from Aska Assembly seat in Odisha's Ganjam district, Manoj Jena who was shot by unknown miscreants three days ago succumbed to injuries during treatment, police said Saturday. At least four motorcycle-borne miscreants fired at the 37-year-old Congress leader in Lanjipalli area under...

New Delhi:  Quite on expected lines, the Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting held here to brainstorm the party's dismal performance in 2019 polls rejected party president Rahul Gandhi’s offer to step down from the helm of affairs. Gandhi offered to resign from the presidentship of...

Bhubaneswar:  Naveen Patnaik may be the most inaccessible Chief Minister in the history of Odisha but he continues to be the darling of the masses as he prepares to rule the state for a fifth consecutive term having won a thumping majority. Already the longest-serving...

Bhubaneswar:  Biju Janata Dal (BJD) President and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's move to reserve 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha has brought rich dividends for the party. Out of the 21 Lok Sabha seats, the BJD had fielded seven women...

New Delhi: Top Congress leaders from across the country Saturday got together to review the Lok Sabha poll drubbing, as the party's highest decision-making body met here. The Congress Working Committee(CWC) meeting, chaired by Congress president Rahul Gandhi, is being attended by UPA chairperson Sonia...

Bhubaneswar:  Even though the Lok Sabha and Odisha Assembly elections were held simultaneously, people have voted in favour of one party in the Parliamentary poll and for another in the state election in many places -  a key factor behind BJP attaining a respectable tally...

Bhubaneswar: Elections are over. Here we bring you the final list of winners for Odisha Assembly elections 2019.   Const. No. Constituency Winning  Candidate Winning Party Trailing Candidate Trailing Party Margin 1 Padampur BIJAYA RANJAN SINGH BARIHA Biju Janata Dal PRADIP PUROHIT Bharatiya Janata Party...