Election Freebies
- All
- News
- Videos
-
'Vote For Me, Win SUV, Thailand Trip, Gold': Pune Poll Candidates To Voters
The Pune municipal election is three weeks away and aspiring councillors jostling and shoving for the power the seats bring have begun courting voters with a bewildering list of freebies and gifts from foreign trips to expensive cars.
-
"Rs 14,000 Crore World Bank Loan Used In Bihar Polls": Prashant Kishor's Party's Big Claim
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party's reaction came a day after it failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly elections.
-
NDA's Bihar Victory Driven By Freebies: VIP Chief Mukesh Sahani
He was projected by the Mahagathbandhan as its deputy chief minister face, but Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party looks set to draw a blank in the Bihar Assembly elections, underscoring a lack of awareness by the opposition alliance.
-
Cash, Drugs, Liquor Worth Over Rs 100 Crore Seized In Bihar Ahead Of Polls
The Election Commission on Monday said enforcement agencies have seized illegal cash, drugs, liquor and other freebies worth more than Rs 100 crore from poll-bound Bihar and other states where assembly by-elections are scheduled.
-
In Bihar Battle, Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar Slug It Out Over Women Votes
The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday announced pre-election sops for women voters to counter those offered by Bihar's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United alliance.
-
"Are We Not Creating Class Of Parasites?" Supreme Court's Big Remark On Freebies
Making strong observations on the practice of political parties announcing freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court has said people are "not willing to work" because of them and wondered whether a "class of parasites" was being created.
-
Delhi High Court Sends Ex-Judge's 'Freebies Are Corruption' Plea To Top Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition filed by a former judge, Justice SN Dhingra, against freebies that were promised by the AAP, BJP, and Congress before last week's Delhi election.
-
Unemployment, Empowerment Top Priorities For Delhi's First-Time Voters
Unemployment and youth empowerment have emerged as top concerns, surpassing freebies as the key issues driving first-time voters' voting decisions.
-
Freebies For Students In BJP's Delhi Poll Manifesto Part 2, AAP Hits Back
The BJP on Tuesday released the second part of its 'sankalp patra', or manifesto, for the February 5 Delhi election, declaring it would form a team to investigate "corruption" by the AAP and announced sops for students and domestic workers.
-
Opinion | What Really Is A Freebie? Depends On Whom You Ask
The CEC was right when he said defining a freebie was difficult. It is fraught with philosophical challenges, the first of which lies in the subjective nature of value.
-
'Vote For Me, Win SUV, Thailand Trip, Gold': Pune Poll Candidates To Voters
The Pune municipal election is three weeks away and aspiring councillors jostling and shoving for the power the seats bring have begun courting voters with a bewildering list of freebies and gifts from foreign trips to expensive cars.
-
"Rs 14,000 Crore World Bank Loan Used In Bihar Polls": Prashant Kishor's Party's Big Claim
Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party's reaction came a day after it failed to open its account in the Bihar assembly elections.
-
NDA's Bihar Victory Driven By Freebies: VIP Chief Mukesh Sahani
He was projected by the Mahagathbandhan as its deputy chief minister face, but Mukesh Sahani's Vikassheel Insaan Party looks set to draw a blank in the Bihar Assembly elections, underscoring a lack of awareness by the opposition alliance.
-
Cash, Drugs, Liquor Worth Over Rs 100 Crore Seized In Bihar Ahead Of Polls
The Election Commission on Monday said enforcement agencies have seized illegal cash, drugs, liquor and other freebies worth more than Rs 100 crore from poll-bound Bihar and other states where assembly by-elections are scheduled.
-
In Bihar Battle, Tejashwi Yadav, Nitish Kumar Slug It Out Over Women Votes
The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Tuesday announced pre-election sops for women voters to counter those offered by Bihar's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party-Janata Dal United alliance.
-
"Are We Not Creating Class Of Parasites?" Supreme Court's Big Remark On Freebies
Making strong observations on the practice of political parties announcing freebies ahead of elections, the Supreme Court has said people are "not willing to work" because of them and wondered whether a "class of parasites" was being created.
-
Delhi High Court Sends Ex-Judge's 'Freebies Are Corruption' Plea To Top Court
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to hear a petition filed by a former judge, Justice SN Dhingra, against freebies that were promised by the AAP, BJP, and Congress before last week's Delhi election.
-
Unemployment, Empowerment Top Priorities For Delhi's First-Time Voters
Unemployment and youth empowerment have emerged as top concerns, surpassing freebies as the key issues driving first-time voters' voting decisions.
-
Freebies For Students In BJP's Delhi Poll Manifesto Part 2, AAP Hits Back
The BJP on Tuesday released the second part of its 'sankalp patra', or manifesto, for the February 5 Delhi election, declaring it would form a team to investigate "corruption" by the AAP and announced sops for students and domestic workers.
-
Opinion | What Really Is A Freebie? Depends On Whom You Ask
The CEC was right when he said defining a freebie was difficult. It is fraught with philosophical challenges, the first of which lies in the subjective nature of value.
