Election News 2019

Uttarakhand: A look at Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat and past CMs

Before Trivendra Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand was ruled by seven chief ministers of the BJP and Congress.

Mar 17, 2017

The case of missing Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane, or how Manohar Parrikar won the Goa floor test with only 16 opposing votes

Congress MLA Vishwajit Rane was incommunicado the entire time the floor test was taking place in the Goa Assembly. He later resigned.

Mar 16, 2017

Punjab swearing-in ceremony: Captain Amarinder Singh sworn in as chief minister

A Cabinet of ministers, which includes Navjot Singh Sidhu, also took oath along with Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.

Mar 16, 2017

Goa Floor Test Updates: BJP wins as 23 MLAs support Manohar Parrikar while 16 oppose; Goa Budget on March 24

The BJP, led by Manohar Parrikar, has proved that it has the support of 23 MLAs in the 40-member Goa Assembly in the floor test ordered by the Supreme Court.

Mar 16, 2017

MCD elections: Delhi CM Kejriwal writes to EC saying EVMs should not be used for civic body polls; Congress behind move?

The MCD elections are to be held in April, and while the BJP looks to return to power, the AAP looks to defeat them in all three corporations.

Mar 14, 2017

Goa government formation by BJP: Supreme Court orders floor test on March 16 over Congress petition

The apex court also took the Congress to task for not presenting its numbers or affidavits, and not opposing the Goa governor's invitation to the BJP to form government.

Mar 14, 2017

Congress caught napping? Parrikar to take oath as Goa CM on March 14; Digvijay apologises, Chidambaram criticises

P Chidambaram has said the party coming second should not get invited to form government, as has happened in Goa and Manipur.

Mar 13, 2017

Assembly elections 2017: In Uttar Pradesh and Punjab Dalits rejected caste-based politics

Dalits voted for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh and Congress in Punjab instead of the Bahujan Samaj Party during the Assembly elections 2017.

Mar 13, 2017

Manipur election ends, politics of numbers begins: Congress says BJP has abducted independent MLA as BJP seeks appointment with governor

It seems the BJP is gearing up to form government in Manipur, and may have already garnered the numbers needed for it.

Mar 12, 2017

BJP reinstates Dayashankar Singh: Was firing a man who equated Mayawati with prostitutes a pre-poll stunt?

Dayashankar returned to the party fold after his wife Swati Singh won the UP Assembly election from the Sarojini Nagar constituency in Lucknow.

Mar 12, 2017

UP Elections 2017: BJP's politics has evolved with time but Narendra Modi's opponents have not; hence this result

The BJP's last major victory in UP had come in 1991 but that win was more driven by the Hindutva force. The BJP's mammoth success in 2017 can no more be defined as the same as the party has changed itself with the changing realities.

Mar 12, 2017

Punjab Assembly election 2017 results: How AAP's mistakes hand state on a platter to Congress for a runaway win

Meanwhile, the SAD-BJP combine did not do as badly as had been predicted in the exit polls, but is effectively out of government for the next five years.

Mar 11, 2017

BJP president Amit Shah reveals the secret behind party's success in Uttar Pradesh

Surprising everyone, BJP won over 300 seats in Uttar Pradesh; party president Amit Shah reveals how they managed it.

Mar 11, 2017

Is Goa headed for a hung assembly after BJP and Congress' neck and neck battle?

Prior to Manohar Parrikar winning the 2012 Assembly election, Congress had been in power for three terms with a small period under President's rule.

Mar 11, 2017

Manipur election results: Irom Sharmila to quit politics after getting only 90 votes; what next for her?

Irom Sharmila forfeited her deposit as she lost to incumbent Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh from the Thoubal constituency.

Mar 11, 2017