Assembly Bypolls

BJP Sweeps Karnataka Bypolls, Resignations In Congress: 10 Points

Karnataka News | Reported by Maya Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday December 9, 2019

The ruling BJP swept the Karnataka assembly bypolls on Monday, winning 12 of 15 seats to give the party a big boost after its Maharashtra setback. Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa's four-month-old government -- formed with a narrow majority after defections from the previous Congress-Janata Dal Secular coalition -- needed only seven seats for a majori...

Karnataka Assembly Bypolls Live Updates: Candidates Step Out To Vote

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Thursday December 5, 2019

Karnataka Assembly Bypolls: Polling began at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm. As many as 37.78 lakh people are expected to cast their votes.

Congress, JDS Wary Of Maharashtra Impact In Karnataka Bypolls, BJP Confident

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Tuesday December 3, 2019

Bypolls to 15 Assembly seats in Karnataka will be held on Thursday - a week after Uddhav Thackeray was sworn-in as Maharashtra Chief Minister. The question now is if events in Maharashtra could impact the Karnataka bypolls

Lacked Experience, Couldn't Take Lok Sabha Win Forward: BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday November 30, 2019

West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh said on Saturday that the party's failure to take forward its success in the Lok Sabha elections to the recent assembly bypolls in the state was due to the lack of experience.

"BJP's Arrogance Rejected": Mamata Banerjee As Trinamool Sweeps Bypolls

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Thursday November 28, 2019

Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress score a three-on-three, winning all three seats in assembly bypolls in West Bengal. "The BJP's arrogance has cost them," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

West Bengal Bypoll Results LIVE Updates: Trinamool Congress Wins Kaliaganj, Leads In Other Two

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Thursday November 28, 2019

West Bengal Bypoll Results LIVE Updates: "The Trinamool Congress was leading by a comfortable margin in all three seats in assembly by-polls in West Bengal. "Politics of arrogance will not work. People have rejected the BJP," Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said congratulating her party members.

"I'll Heal, What About Bengal?": BJP Candidate After Shocking Attack

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie | Tuesday November 26, 2019

A senior BJP leader was heckled, slapped, pushed and kicked into bushes by the side of a road in Islampur amid bypolls to three assembly seats in West Bengal on Monday. Jay Prakash Majumdar, also the party candidate for the Karimpur assembly seat, was visiting polling stations when the incident occurred near a local school around 10:30 am.

On Camera, BJP Candidate Kicked Into Bushes As Bengal Votes For 3 Bypolls

India News | Written by Monideepa Banerjie, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 25, 2019

Bypolls to three Assembly seats in West Bengal are being held today, exactly six months after the BJP pulled off a shock result in Lok Sabha elections in the state

BJP Expels Rebels For Contesting Election As Independents In Karnataka

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday November 21, 2019

The Ruling BJP in Karnataka on Thursday expelled from its primary membership rebels Sharath Bachegowda and Kaviraj Urs, contesting the coming assembly bypolls as independent candidates, for anti-party activity.

Objective Of Congress, JDS Is To Defeat Rebel Ex-MLAs: Siddaramaiah

Karnataka News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday November 20, 2019

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday said the main objective of the Congress and its former ally Janata Dal Secular in the coming assembly bypolls is to defeat the defectors, who are now BJP candidates.

As Karnataka Bypoll Nears, BJP Faces Rifts Over Tickets For Rebel MLAs

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday November 18, 2019

The deadline for filing nominations for the 15 Karnataka Assembly seats that will see bypolls on December 5 ends today

Congress Announces 6 Candidates For Karnataka Assembly Bypolls

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday November 17, 2019

The Congress on Saturday released a list of six candidates for the December 5 assembly bypolls in Karnataka.

Resentment Grows In Karnataka BJP As Disqualified MLAs Get Bypoll Tickets

India News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 14, 2019

A four-time Karnataka BJP MLAjoined the Congress on Thursday amid mounting resentment over several disqualified lawmakers being fielded by the ruling party in the upcoming assembly bypolls as a reward for bringing down the HD Kumaraswamy government.

Congress, BJP Claim Wins In Local Body Polls Ahead Of December Bypolls

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday November 14, 2019

The results of local body elections in Karnataka have given both the Congress and the BJP something to cheer about ahead of next month's bypolls

Day After Supreme Court Verdict, 16 Disqualified Karnataka MLAs Join BJP

Karnataka News | Written by Maya Sharma, Edited by Arun Nair | Thursday November 14, 2019

A day after the Supreme Court paved the way for them to contest the December 5 assembly bypolls in Karnataka, 16 disqualified Congress-Janta Dal (Secular) legislators on Thursday joined the BJP.