![]() | One MLA from DMK or its allies in Tamil Nadu cast an invalid vote in Presidential electionsOf the 53 invalid votes, 15 came from Parliament followed by five each from Punjab and Madhya Pradesh, and four each in Delhi, West Bengal, Karnataka and Maharashtra. |
![]() | Sri Lanka begins voting to elect new president in three-cornered contestThe only previous occasion when the presidency became vacant mid-term was in 1993 when president Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated. |
![]() | BJP wants to finish off Shiv Sena as it does not want to share Hindu vote bank: Uddhav ThackerayIn a virtual address to party corporators, he said that the common Shiv Sena workers were his 'wealth', and as long as they were with him, he did not care about criticism by others. |
![]() | Votes more crucial for BJP than growth: KTRKT Rama Rao lashed out at the Centre for focusing only on votes. |
![]() | Bypoll Kickstart: Roadshows, campaigns give push to Rajendra Nagar electionTo reach out to more people, parties have been using pictures of film actors to attract a crowd and gain votes from youngsters. |
![]() | Rajesh Bhatia in line for Rajendra Nagar bypollsThe BJP on Saturday declared former councillor Rajesh Bhatia as its candidate for the June 23 Rajinder Nagar Assembly bypoll in the national capital. |
![]() | Parties desperate to get IT professionals on their side with weeks left for Thrikkakara bypollWith barely two weeks left for the Thrikkakara bypoll, the political outfits are leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the votes of the techies and professionals in the constituency. |
![]() | Poll defeat motive behind murder of 2 BJD leadersAddressing mediapersons, Berhampur SP Pinak Mishra said the two BJD leaders, Sudhir Patra and Sudarshan Suar, were murdered due to political enmity. |
![]() | Counting of votes of by-poll for Bochahan assembly seat in Bihar underwayThe stake for the seat is very high despite the fact that it would not affect the prospects of the ruling NDA in the state. However, it has become a prestige issue both for the ruling and opposition. |
![]() | BJP using JDS to split minority votes: CongressWith JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy escalating the attack on the BJP in the past couple of days, the Congress has accused the BJP of “giving JDS the supari to divide the Muslim votebank”. |
![]() | Amid ‘detention’ drama, BJD rebel wins chairperson post of Chhatrapur samitiOpponent Sugyani Sethy backed by MLA Subash Chandra Behera lost out by six votes. |
![]() | RSS Nizam statement furthers BJP narrativeAt face value, Indresh Kumar’s praise of Nizam VII has put saffron party in a fix but it also presents a positive view. |
![]() | UP polls: BJP's caste calculus dominated by non-Yadav OBC communities decimates SPThe OBC communities, which form a formidable chunk of the voters in UP, emerged as a strong pressure group against the socio-economically strong Yadavs. |
![]() | BJD in sweeping mode, Opposition bites dustThe first phase counting for 13 ZP seats saw BJD turning the tables on the saffron outfit. |
![]() | BJP’s Zila Parishad candidate caught with Rs 45K cash before pollsGeneral secretary of BJD Yogesh Singh claimed that on being informed about BJP ZP candidate Pravin Naik distributing money at Kinjirma at around 11 pm, some BJD supporters rushed to the spot. |
![]() | TN local body polls: Cash and gift distribution continues in CoimbatoreThe protestors brought the issue to the notice of officials at a nearby polling station and staged a protest, demanding cancellation of the polls. |
![]() | Bridging conflict, prizes and mobile recharge, BJD does it all in JagatsinghpurMany candidates have also been rampantly using social media platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp to appeal to young voters and overcome the trust deficit. |
![]() | Civic Polls: DMK names candidates, BJP to go soloPolls would be held in a single phase for 12,838 posts of ward members in corporations, municipalities, and town panchayats. The counting of votes would begin on February 22. |
![]() | Shunned during COVID-19, migrants are blue eyed voters for Odisha rural pollsThe power loom at Kendrapara was closed a few years back as a result of which around 4,000 weavers lost their jobs. |
![]() | UP’s Muslim voters in search of lost relevanceMinority votes getting divided since 2014, leading to their declining clout and helping BJP. |
