Kolkata, April 11 – The President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in West Bengal, Samik Bhattacharya, made a sarcastic remark about Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday, criticizing her allegations that the main opposition party was bringing people from other states. Bhattacharya...
New Delhi, April 10 – The Delhi BJP on Friday criticized leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), including municipal councillors, for spreading misinformation about the dissolution of the powerful Standing Committee of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD).Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen...
aam aadmi party
civic committees
committee membership
delhi
delhi bjp
financial powers
information dissemination
local government
municipal administration
municipal corporation of delhi
municipal elections
municipal rules
political criticism
politicaldisputes
standing committee
Bengaluru, April 10 A rift within the Karnataka Congress emerged on Friday, a day after the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the state, as a group of Muslim leaders alleged a "conspiracy" by some of their own senior party leaders to defeat the official candidate in Davanagere...
b z zameer ahmed khan
by-elections
congress party
davanagere south
dk shivakumar
karnataka politics
legislative council
muslim representation
politicaldisputes
randeep singh surjewala
samarth mallikarjun
siddaramaiah
Bengaluru, April 9 More than 68 per cent of voters turned out in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday, as the Congress is aiming to retain these key seats, while the BJP seeks to gain ground there.According to the Election...
assembly elections
bagalkot assembly constituency
bharatiya janata party
chief electoral officer
congress party
davanagere south assembly constituency
election commission of india
family politics
fir investigation
indian elections
karnataka by-elections
muslim community
political campaigns
politicaldisputes
polling stations
voter turnout
Coimbatore (Chennai) April 9 Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday criticized the DMK government in Tamil Nadu, accusing it of creating "false excuses" to block the implementation of one-third reservation for women in Parliament and state assemblies.He said that the Centre intends to add...
coimbatore metro
dmk government
election commission
elections
free trade agreements
infrastructure projects
law and order
lok sabha
msmes
piyush goyal
politicaldisputes
reservation for women
state assemblies
state finances
tamil nadu politics
Kolkata, April 9 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP of deleting the names of over 90 lakh people from the voter lists to seize power in the state and asserted that her party will win the upcoming elections.Addressing a public rally in Minakhan, North 24...
New Delhi, April 8 The BJP raised concerns with the Election Commission on Wednesday regarding the alleged "inflammatory" statements of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her associates, stating that an atmosphere of "lawlessness and fear" was being created in West Bengal, and demanded strict...
bharatiya janata party (bjp)
bharatiya nyaya sanhita (bns)
campaign ban
central police forces (crpf)
constitutional institutions
election commission of india
electoral environment
fear and intimidation
fir (first information report)
inflammatory statements
mamata banerjee
model code of conduct
political allegations
politicaldisputes
trinamool congress (tmc)
west bengal assembly election
west bengal elections
New Delhi, April 8 A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday to raise issues related to voter registration in West Bengal saw heated exchanges, with party leaders claiming the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "leave", and the poll panel accusing...
allegations of intimidation
bharatiya janata party (bjp)
derek o'brien
election commission of india
election integrity
election malpractice
election officials
gyanesh kumar
nandigram
political bias
politicaldisputes
trinamool congress
voter registration
west bengal chief minister mamata banerjee
west bengal elections
Mumbai, April 8 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar met Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday to discuss the strategy and campaign for the April 23 Baramati assembly by-election she is contesting.Sources said Fadnavis assured Sunetra Pawar of full support...
New Delhi, April 8 A Trinamool Congress delegation's meeting with the Election Commission on Wednesday ended on a contentious note, with the leaders saying the Chief Election Commissioner asked them to "go away" and the commission accusing them of "shouting".A TMC delegation – comprising its...
bharatiya janata party (bjp)
cec (chief election commissioner)
derek o'brien
election commission meeting
election commission of india
election conduct
electoral malpractice
electoral rolls
gyanesh kumar
political allegations
politicaldisputes
trinamool congress
west bengal elections
west bengal politics
x (formerly twitter)
New Delhi, April 8 In response to the Election Commission's tweet about the Trinamool Congress, Arvind Kejriwal, the national convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, said on Wednesday that there was no need to even suggest that the electoral body was working under the BJP and taking direct instructions...
aam aadmi party
arvind kejriwal
election commission of india
election integrity
government accountability
india politics
political communication
politicaldisputes
trinamool congress
west bengal elections
Kolkata, April 8 – A political confrontation erupted in West Bengal on Wednesday following a statement released by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that appeared to directly address the Trinamool Congress regarding their responsibility to ensure that the upcoming two-phase state assembly...
cec gyanesh kumar
derek o'brien
election commission of india
election integrity
electoral process
gyanesh kumar
india politics
political confrontation
politicaldisputespolitical statement
rajya sabha
social media
trinamool congress
voter registration
west bengal elections
New Delhi, April 7 A Trinamool Congress delegation will meet the Election Commission on Wednesday and raise the issue of people being "deprived of their right to vote" due to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal, the party said here and slammed the deletion of around 27 lakh...
Alappuzha (Kerala), April 7 – As the Kerala Assembly elections approach, political temperatures in Ambalappuzha have risen sharply, with the UDF-backed independent candidate, G. Sudhakaran, making serious allegations of a potential breakdown in law and order.A four-time legislator for the...
alappuzha sp mohanachandran
ambalappuzha
cpi-m
election commission of india
election complaints
election law and order
g. sudhakaran
independent candidate
kerala assembly elections
kerala politics
pinarayi vijayan
political allegations
politicaldisputes
sdpi
udf
Wayanad (Kerala), April 7 Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the party's housing project for victims of the Mundakkai-Chooralmala landslides was delayed due to a lack of approvals from the ruling Left government in Kerala.Addressing a UDF meeting in Kalpetta, Priyanka...
corruption
elections
financial debt
government approvals
housing project
human-animal conflict
indian union muslim league (iuml)
kerala
landslides
left democratic front (ldf)
pinarayi vijayan
political allegations
politicaldisputes
udf
wayanad
Shimla, April 6 The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday stayed a decision of the state government that authorized deputy commissioners (DCs) to make modifications in up to five percent of the reserved seats in the roster for the upcoming panchayat polls.The Himachal Government had issued the...
article 243(d)
article 73
census data
constitutional law
deputy commissioners
district councils
government regulations
hamirpur district
himachal pradesh high court
kangra district
kullu district
mandi district
panchayat elections
politicaldisputes
population demographics
reservation roster
shimla district
state government
New Delhi, April 6 Election Commission officials on Monday dismissed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that 200 vehicles carrying CRPF personnel from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh were sent to the election-bound West Bengal.They said the Election Commission's (EC) objective is to ensure...
april 2024
central forces
chief minister mamata banerjee
crpf
election commission of india
election deployment
elections
india
political accusations
political campaigns
politicaldisputes
trinamool congress
uttar pradesh
voter lists
west bengal elections
New Delhi, April 6 Observing that central forces will remain deployed considering recent incidents, the Supreme Court on Monday said that around 60 lakh claims and objections of those removed from voter lists in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound West...
administrative procedures
appellate tribunals
calcutta high court
central forces
claims and objections
election commission of india
electoral rolls
judicial independence
judicial review
politicaldisputes
revision of electoral rolls
supreme court
voter registration
west bengal elections
Mumbai, April 6 The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) launched a sharp criticism of the Maharashtra Congress leadership on Monday, specifically targeting state president Harshvardhan Sapkal, regarding the "strategic blunders" of the past and the seat-sharing disputes for the Rajya Sabha...
New Delhi, April 5 – AAP Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha defended his record of raising issues related to Punjab on Sunday, while responding to recent criticism from within his own party.Chadha shared a video clip on X from the Rajya Sabha in which he is seen addressing issues related to Punjab...