Assembly Elections

Congress Issues 10-Point Norm For Haryana Ticket Aspirants

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday September 23, 2019

The Congress has issued 10-point criteria for the ticket-seekers for the Haryana Assembly elections to be held on October 21. The party also extended the deadline for submission of forms for party tickets from September 23 to September 25.

Hope To Win 10 Seats For My Party In Maharashtra Polls: Ramdas Athawale

India News | ANI | Monday September 23, 2019

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Sunday said he is hoping to get 10 seats for Republican Party of India (RPI) in the BJP-led alliance for Maharashtra Assembly elections.

"Congress Sees Politics, We See Patriotism": Amit Shah On Kashmir Move

India News | Reported by Purva Chitnis, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 22, 2019

Home Minister Amit Shah today played up the centre's "historic" decision on Jammu and Kashmir at an election rally in Mumbai, declaring the BJP had fought for "one nation, one Prime Minister and one constitution".

In Madhya Pradesh Bypoll, Congress Eyes Jhabua To Inch Closer To Majority

India News | Written by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Sunday September 22, 2019

Assembly bypolls in Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will be held on October 21, has sparked a race between the Congress and the BJP in these two states

AAP Announces 22 Candidates For Haryana Assembly Polls

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday September 22, 2019

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday announced the names of 22 candidates for Assembly elections in Haryana.

BJP Took Maharashtra, Haryana To "New Heights," Says Amit Shah

India News | ANI | Saturday September 21, 2019

Welcoming the Election Commission's (EC) announcement of Maharashtra and Haryana Assembly elections, Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday urged the people in both the poll-bound states to vote in huge numbers and re-elect the BJP with a huge majority.

Sharad Pawar Once "Made And Broke Parties": Devendra Fadnavis

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 21, 2019

Launching a sharp attack on Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the "breaking and making parties" kind of politics practiced by Mr Pawar has struck the Nationalist Congress Party.

In First Election Since Kashmir And NRC, BJP Targets Haryana, Maharashtra

India News | Reported by Sanket Upadhyay, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 21, 2019

Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, announced today by the Election Commission for October 21, will be the first in the country since Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the BJP to success in Lok Sabha polls in May. Nearly 11 crore people will vote across the two states in an election that is also the first since PM Modi's government pushed...

Maharashtra Election 2019: Know Full Schedule, Voting And Result Date

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Saturday September 21, 2019

Maharashtra election date: Maharashtra assembly election term ends on November 9. The state has 288 seats; of these 29 are reserved for Schedule Caste and 25 for Schedule Tribes.

Haryana Election 2019: Know Full Schedule, Voting And Result Date

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Saturday September 21, 2019

Haryana election date: The Haryana assembly election term ends on November 2. The state has 90 seats; of these 17 are reserved for Schedule Caste and none for Schedule Tribes.

Amid Defections, Congress-NCP Faces Fight To Beat BJP-Sena In Maharashtra

India News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Saturday September 21, 2019

Assembly elections in Maharashtra, where the opposition Congress and the NCP has been weakened after key leaders defected to the BJP, will be held in a single phase on October 21, the Election Commission said today

"Any Doubt?": Devendra Fadnavis On 2nd Term As Chief Minister After Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 21, 2019

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis reiterated today that the BJP and the Shiv Sena will contest next month's assembly election together. The Chief Minister also said he is confident that he will retain the post after the elections.

In Haryana Fight, BJP Banks On Citizens' List, Congress Weighs Options

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Debanish Achom | Saturday September 21, 2019

An exercise to filter out illegal immigrants similar to the one carried out in Assam is likely to be one of the major political issues in Haryana as parties step up their state election campaign in the northern state. At least 1.82 crore people will vote in Haryana on October 21; the results will be out three days later.

Maharashtra, Haryana Election Dates Announced. All You Need To Know

India News | Edited by Richa Taneja | Saturday September 21, 2019

Assembly Elections 2019 Dates: Haryana, Maharashta election dates. The states will vote in single phase on October 21 and the result will be announced on October 24.

Maharashtra, Haryana Polls On October 21, Results 3 Days Later: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Arvind Gunasekar, Edited by Debanish Achom | Sunday September 22, 2019

Maharashtra and Haryana will vote for new assemblies on October 21 and the results will be out three days later, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The last date for filing nominations is October 4 and the deadline for withdrawing them is October 7. These are the first state polls after the national election, which the BJP won by a landslide...