Indian Parliamentary Election News 2018

SC to hear BJP plea seeking forces for Bengal rural polls

Posted On : Apr 06,2018

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it will hear a BJP plea seeking the deployment of Central Paramilitary Forces in West Bengal for the panchayat elections alleging that its candidates were...

Opposition raring for contest to post of RS Deputy Chairman

Posted On : Apr 06,2018

New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The opposition is raring for a contest for the post of Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman as it sees a realistic chance of beating the ruling BJP-led NDA when election is held after incumbent P.J....

EC unveils 3 mobile apps for Karnataka Assembly elections

Posted On : Apr 06,2018

Bengaluru, April 6 (IANS) Chief Election Commissioner Om Prakash Rawat and Election Commissioners Sunil Arora and Ashok Lavasa on Thursday launched three mobile applications for voters ahead of the May 12 Karnataka ...

Shah slams Naveen, promises development under BJP government

Posted On : Apr 05,2018

Bhubaneswar, April 4 (IANS) BJP president Amit Shah on Wednesday slammed Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, saying he has failed to carry out development work in the state.

SC to hear in July plea for bar on contesting from two seats

Posted On : Apr 05,2018

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed for listing in the first week of July for final hearing a public suit that sought to bar candidates from simultaneously contesting from two constitue...

Bengal Police sufficient to conduct free and fair panchayat: ADG

Posted On : Apr 05,2018

Kolkata, April 4 (IANS) Additional Director General of West Bengal Police (Law and Order) Anuj Sharma on Wednesday said the state police force was sufficient to conduct the Panchayat polls peacefully in the state.

EC reviews Karnataka Assembly polls preparation

Posted On : Apr 05,2018

Bengaluru, April 4 (IANS) Tne Election Commission on Wednesday held meetings with top state officials to review the preparations for the May 12 Karnataka Assembly elections, an election official said.

UP bypoll: BJP leading in Gorakhpur, Phulpur

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) Counting of votes for the Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary seats in Uttar Pradesh began amid tight security on Wednesday, a poll official said. In the initial rounds of counting, BJP is l...

In Kerala, ally says it won't back BJP in by-election

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 (IANS) The BDJS, the BJP's strongest ally in Kerala, announced on Wednesday that it won't back the Bharatiya Janata Party in the soon to be announced Assembly by-election at ...

14 candidates for 10 Rajya Sabha seats in UP

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Lucknow, March 12 (IANS) Fourteen candidates, including 11 from the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), field their nomination papers for the biennial polls to the Rajya Sabha, scheduled for March 23, officials sai...

Two Telangana Congress MLAs disqualified for unruly behaviour

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Hyderabad, March 13 (IANS) The Telangana Assembly Speaker on Tuesday disqualified two senior Congress legislators due to their unruly behaviour during Governor E.S.L. Narasimhan's address at the joint session the pr...

JD-S nominee richest in Karnataka Rajya Sabha polls

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Bengaluru, March 13 (IANS) Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) candidate B.M. Farooq with a declared assets of around Rs 770 crore is the richest of the five aspirants in the fray for biennial elections to the four Rajya Sabh...

RJD leads in Araria, Jahanabad, BJP in Bhabhua

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Patna, March 14 (IANS) The RJD-led Grand Alliance in Bihar took a lead on Wednesday over the BJP in the Araria Lok Sabha and the Jahanabad Assembly seats while the BJP was ahead in the Bhabhua Assembly s...

SP leads, BJP set for shock defeat in UP Lok Sabha by-elections

Posted On : Mar 14,2018

Lucknow, March 14 (IANS) In a huge blow to the ruling BJP, the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday took winning leads in both the Lok Sabha seats of Gorakhpur and Phulpur which were vacated by Chief Minister Yo...

Narayan Rane among 18 BJP candidates announced for Rajya Sabha polls

Posted On : Mar 12,2018

New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday announced the names of 18 candidates, including former Maharashtra Chief Minister Narayan Rane, for the biennial elections to the Rajya Sabha fro...