NEW DELHI: Interest around assembly byelections is mostly limited to the states, more so, if the contest does not involve heavyweights. However, the assembly bypolls today for 5 seats spread across four states will be keenly watched when the results are out on June 23 – as this will be the first electoral contest post…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Tuesday announced bypolls to six Rajya Sabha seats, including three from Andhra Pradesh and one each from Odisha, West Bengal and Haryana. Polling will be held for the seats, rendered vacant due to resignation of the respective MPs, on December 20.The three seats in Andhra Pradesh became vacant after…
No citizen in UP is safe under CM Yogi Adityanath who has given the slogan ‘batenge toh katenge’, Congress said. Party spokesperson Pawan Khera said, “Western UP, which has been a symbol of goodwill and harmony for years, has today witnessed three people killed and many injured under a well-planned conspiracy.”“The Adityanath administration is squarely…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday demanded suspension of the SHOs of Kakrouli and Ibrahimpur areas in Uttar Pradesh alleging that they were stopping voters from voting in the bypolls.The SP chief shared a video from Kakrouli area in Meerapur assembly seat which showed a police official dressed in riot gear showing…
NEW DELHI: Voting commenced on Wednesday for bypolls in 15 assembly seats across Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Kerala, and Uttarakhand, with results scheduled to be announced on November 23. However, these bypolls are not expected to directly impact the composition of the respective legislative assemblies.In Uttar Pradesh, polling is taking place in Katehari, Karhal, Meerapur, Ghaziabad,…
NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Samajwadi Party chief Shyam Lal Pal on Tuesday wrote a letter to the state’s chief electoral officer accusing the police of misusing their authority during the Lok Sabha elections by forcing Muslim women voters to remove their veils. He said that this caused many women to leave polling stations without casting…