NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday put out a point-by-point clarification dismissing Congress’s concerns regarding the “inexplicable” increase in voter turnout between 5 pm and 11.30 pm on poll day in Maharashtra and also ruling out any “arbitrary” deletions and additions in the state’s electoral roll.The party had approached EC after its drubbing in Maharashtra…
NEW DELHI: A Congress delegation raised concerns with Election Commission on Tuesday over alleged anomalies in updation of electoral rolls and post-poll surge in electoral turnout in Maharashtra elections, leading the poll panel to respond with a point-by-point clarification on all the doubts expressed by the opposition party. The Congress delegation, comprising Rajya Sabha MP…
NAGPUR: The Sangh Parivar unleashed its well-oiled machinery to power BJP-led Mahayuti to a landslide victory. The Nagpur-headquartered organisation quietly mobilised its vast network of cadres, organising over 60,000 voter meetings statewide to counter opposition narratives and consolidate support under the campaign banner – ‘Sajagraho’ (Be vigilant, be awake).Deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, in an…
RANCHI: Several political parties, including JMM, Congress, RJD, BJP, Ajsu-P, JD(U), LJP(R) and newly formed JKLM along with 1,128 candidates in total are anxiously awaiting the outcome of the battle of ballots, which will be declared on Saturday. Of two political camps – the BJP-led NDA – has been favoured by most exit polls to…
Kamala Harris (File photo) An Indian American Democratic fundraiser on Thursday launched a digital video to encourage South Asian voters in critical battleground states to support Kamala Harris and her running mate, Tim Walz.The video inspired by Bollywood music, uses the instrumental version of AR Rahman‘s tune “Dil Hai Chhota Sa, Chhoti Si Asha” from…
Farooq Abdullah (PTI/File) National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Saturday appealed to the Kashmiri Pandits to “come back home”. The Kashmiri Hindu community faced a mass exodus in the early 1990s when armed insurgency and terrorism peaked in the Valley, forcing them to flee Kashmir.In an assurance to the Kashmiri Pandits, Abdullah, who is…
NEW DELHI: In the Faridabad Assembly constituency, Vipul Goel of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading with 19,828 votes, holding a significant margin of 8,126 votes over his closest rival, Lakhan Kumar Singla of the Indian National Congress (INC), who has garnered 11,702 votes. Narender Pal Singh Baghel of the Indian National Lok Dal…
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump departs after speaking at a campaign event at the Butler Farm Show, Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Donald Trump returned today to the Pennsylvania fairgrounds, where an assassination attempt was made on his life in July, to hold a major rally before a…
CHANDIGARH: Haryana’s single-phase assembly elections ended peacefully Saturday, with voter turnout reaching nearly 67% by midnight – lower than the 76% recorded in 2014 and 69% in 2019, both years when BJP won the polls.EC officials estimated that the final figure could climb. The highest turnout was recorded in Fatehabad district at more than 74%,…
NEW DELHI: The overall turnout in the J&K Assembly election, spanning all three phases, was 63.8%, surpassing the 58.6% voter turnout recorded in the Union Territory during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. However, it was lower than the approximately 65.4% polling recorded in the 2014 assembly polls, excluding the four assembly seats that were then…
