Haryana Polling

With the Lok Sabha and Haryana Assembly polls on the horizon next year, the wresters' protest has stoked discomfort within the BJP.

The results of Haryana Panchayat polls were declared on Sunday with the candidates of the BJP, AAP and INLD registering victory on several seats of zila parishads in the state.

Polling to elect sarpanches and panches in the second phase of the panchayat polls in nine districts of Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said.

Haryana schools and colleges in the four poll-bound districts -- Faridabad, Palwal, Fatehabad and Hisar, will remain closed on November 22 and 25.

A newly-elected woman sarpanch has been arrested for her alleged involvement in 'booth capturing' in the November 2 panchayat elections here, police said on Monday.

The second phase of elections to the PRIs in Haryana will be held in nine districts on November 9 and 12. Haryana schools and colleges in those nine districts will remain closed on November 9 and 12.

The Adampur seat has been held by the Bhajan Lal family since 1968, with the late ex-Chief Minister representing it on nine occasions, his wife Jasma Devi once, and Kuldeep Bishnoi on four occasions.

Voting began on Thursday in the by-election to seven assembly constituencies in six states - a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the BJP and regional parties.

A fierce fight broke out between two groups at a polling booth in Haryana's Jhajjar during voting for the panchayat election. An electronic voting machine, or EVM, was damaged during the free-for-all, which was captured on camera.

Haryana Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today.

The BJP has shifted its newly elected councillors out Madhya Pradesh ahead of tomorrow's election for the chairperson of the civic body's council, apprehensive that the Congress will induce them to cross-vote for its candidate.

Haryana's Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was expelled from all party positions by the Congress after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls in June, is all set to join the BJP on August 4.

Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was expelled from all party positions by the Congress after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, on Sunday met BJP chief JP Nadda and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and discussed political issues with them.

Shortly after being removed from all positions in the Congress on Saturday, Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi slammed the party, saying it has "rules for some leaders and exceptions for others".

The BJP clinched victories in three of the four states where a close contest for the 16 Rajya Sabha seats saw cross-voting and alleged breach of election rules. The Congress won three seats in Rajasthan, but suffered setback in Haryana.

With the Lok Sabha and Haryana Assembly polls on the horizon next year, the wresters' protest has stoked discomfort within the BJP.

The results of Haryana Panchayat polls were declared on Sunday with the candidates of the BJP, AAP and INLD registering victory on several seats of zila parishads in the state.

Polling to elect sarpanches and panches in the second phase of the panchayat polls in nine districts of Haryana began on Saturday morning, officials said.

Haryana schools and colleges in the four poll-bound districts -- Faridabad, Palwal, Fatehabad and Hisar, will remain closed on November 22 and 25.

A newly-elected woman sarpanch has been arrested for her alleged involvement in 'booth capturing' in the November 2 panchayat elections here, police said on Monday.

The second phase of elections to the PRIs in Haryana will be held in nine districts on November 9 and 12. Haryana schools and colleges in those nine districts will remain closed on November 9 and 12.

The Adampur seat has been held by the Bhajan Lal family since 1968, with the late ex-Chief Minister representing it on nine occasions, his wife Jasma Devi once, and Kuldeep Bishnoi on four occasions.

Voting began on Thursday in the by-election to seven assembly constituencies in six states - a contest symbolic of the fierce turf war between the BJP and regional parties.

A fierce fight broke out between two groups at a polling booth in Haryana's Jhajjar during voting for the panchayat election. An electronic voting machine, or EVM, was damaged during the free-for-all, which was captured on camera.

Haryana Congress leader Bhupinder Hooda met Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi in Delhi today.

The BJP has shifted its newly elected councillors out Madhya Pradesh ahead of tomorrow's election for the chairperson of the civic body's council, apprehensive that the Congress will induce them to cross-vote for its candidate.

Haryana's Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was expelled from all party positions by the Congress after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls in June, is all set to join the BJP on August 4.

Adampur MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi, who was expelled from all party positions by the Congress after he cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, on Sunday met BJP chief JP Nadda and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and discussed political issues with them.

Shortly after being removed from all positions in the Congress on Saturday, Haryana MLA Kuldeep Bishnoi slammed the party, saying it has "rules for some leaders and exceptions for others".

The BJP clinched victories in three of the four states where a close contest for the 16 Rajya Sabha seats saw cross-voting and alleged breach of election rules. The Congress won three seats in Rajasthan, but suffered setback in Haryana.