ELECTION COMMISSION

EC functioning like an “agent of BJP”, says Cong

8:25 pm September 27, 2019

Bengaluru: The Congress in Karnataka on Friday said the Election Commission was functioning like an “agent of BJP” and termed its move to defer bypolls to 15 assembly segments in the State till the Supreme Court decides on the case of disqualified Congress-JD(S) legislators as “arbitrary.” In the country’s history,this is the first time the […]

Party workers are like mother, they should not feel slighted: Modi tells BJP MPs

10:17 pm August 3, 2019

New Delhi: Underlining that the BJP’s ideology and thoughts brought it to its current position and not the legacy of any family, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked party lawmakers on Saturday to remain connected with party workers and not forget their contribution in making them MPs and ministers. Addressing more than 380 party MPs of […]

SC junks PIL to ensure maximum voting in polls

7:13 pm August 2, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Friday junked a PIL seeking directions to the Centre and the Election Commission to frame guidelines to ensure that more citizens cast their votes in polls. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi dismissed the plea filed in 2014 which had also sought directions for ensuring that maximum number […]

PM Modi to chair meeting of CSIR society on Friday

Modi likely to attend key party meeting with J&K leaders

7:16 pm July 28, 2019

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend a meeting of BJP’s Jammu and Kashmir core group called here on Tuesday, with top party leaders, including its chief Amit Shah, set to discuss political atmosphere and party’s preparedness for assembly elections whenever they are held, sources said. The likely presence of Modi and […]

Modi wish Naveen Patnaik on his 73rd birthday

Patkura assembly poll prestige battle between BJP and BJD

2:29 pm July 6, 2019

Bhubaneswar: With the Election Commission (EC) announcing July 20 as the date of polling in Patkura assembly segment, Odisha’s three major political parties have begun gearing their machineries for the high-voltage fight in coastal Kendrapara district. According to political analysts, election to Patkura seat, currently held by the BJD, will be a prestige battle for […]