NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj chief Prashant Kishore on Sunday announced that his party will contest on all 243 seats in Bihar assembly elections, scheduled in 2025.Poll strategist-turned-politician Kishore also said that his party will field 40 female candidates.“Jan Suraaj is fighting on 243 seats in 2025. At least 40 female candidates will be there. In…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday ruled out any violation of the model code of conduct (MCC) in the ongoing recruitment process for public services in poll-bound Haryana but directed that the results be declared only after the elections to “maintain a level playing field”.The poll panel’s action came on a complaint filed by…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi will start a two-day tour of J&K on Wednesday to take stock of the party’s preparations for the upcoming assembly elections. They will visit Jammu and Srinagar, and hold meetings with party workers and office bearers.The new J&K Congress president, Tariq Hameed Karra, has said that…
NEW DELHI: Former minister from Jammu and Kashmir Taj Mohiuddin declared his decision to quit the Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) led by Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday. Mohiuddin also said that he is set to return to the Congress party.“I have intentions of ‘ghar wapsi (homecoming)’ but there was no question of doing it…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission, while announcing polls in J&K and Haryana, said it is keeping Maharashtra for later as the state is still dealing with heavy rain and has a long festive season and streak of religious events ahead. Besides, the EC added, the high requirement of forces in J&K did not leave scope…
SRINAGAR: Political parties in J&K applauded Friday the announcement of assembly elections, calling it a big leap towards restoring democracy after six years of central rule and abrogation of special status in 2019.Former CM Omar Abdullah of the National Conference (NC) described the announcement of the three-phased polls from Sept 18 as the end of…
NEW DELHI: The stage is set for the first big electoral faceoff between the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led INDIA bloc after the 2024 Lok Sabha elections with the Election Commission on Friday announcing dates for assembly elections in Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir.The BJP has a lot at stake, especially in Haryana, where it…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Friday announced that it has decided to hold assembly elections together in only two states – Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir – and not all the four where polls are due by the end of this year. Ironically, this comes a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s strong pitch…
SRINAGAR: Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar Friday said Election Commission was committed to holding assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir at the earliest, but the suspense over poll dates continued as he underscored that the timeline would be finalised only after a final security assessment in New Delhi.Addressing a presser in Jammu on the…
NEW DELHI: Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Thursday gave an update on preparedness for holding the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls stating that the election commission is working on it as political parties recognised in the state are “battling strongly” for it.“We are committed to conducting polls in Jammu and Kashmir at the earliest…
