Election

Darbhanga (Bihar): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Wednesday said there was anger among small shopkeepers, youths, farmers and labourers against Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the national level and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar in Bihar. Addressing his second poll rally of the day at Kusheswar Asthan...

Patna: Over 33.10 per cent voter turnout has been recorded till 1 PM in the first phase of Bihar assembly polls Wednesday, the Election Commission said in its provisional data. A total of 71 assembly segments of the state's 243 constituencies are voting in the...

Darbhanga: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday launched the second leg of his campaign for Bihar assembly elections, raking up the Ayodhya issue and urging the people to defeat the opposition which had ushered in a ‘jungle raj’ in the state and embezzled funds meant for...

Bengaluru: Polling for four legislative council seats got underway in Karnataka Wednesday amid the COVID-19 pandemic situation. The MLC polls are taking place for Karnataka South-East Graduates, Karnataka West Graduates', Karnataka North-East Teachers' and Bangalore Teachers' constituencies, which fell vacant due to the retirement of...

Patna: As campaigning for the first phase of Bihar Assembly elections is slated to end Monday evening, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav will address one dozen rallies across the state in a last-ditch efforts to woo the voters. These rallies are slated to be...

New Delhi: A day after the Bharatiya Janata Party promised 19 lakh jobs and free COVID-19 vaccine in its manifesto for Bihar polls, the Congress attacked the BJP Friday for being critical of the 10 lakh-job promise made by the Rashtriya Janata Dal. Former Finance...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday raised the issue of deadly Galwan Valley clash between India and China troops, scrapping of Jammu and Kashmir state's special status, and even the Pulwama attack in order to woo Bihar voters ahead of the Assembly elections. Addressing...

Patna: In the run-up to the Bihar Assembly elections, the seat-sharing formula in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), is expected to be evolved by September 15. Sources the in Bihar unit of the BJP said party national president JP Nadda may visit Patna soon to...

New Delhi: Stating that COVID-19 cannot be a ground for postponing elections, the Supreme Court Friday dismissed a PIL seeking to defer the Bihar assembly polls till the state is free of the novel coronavirus. The Election Commission of India will consider everything, a bench...

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Tuesday took on the Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, saying it had deprived Bengal in every possible way. The Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief also launched her party's election campaign for the 2021 Assembly elections. "They are...