State Elections

In New Twitter Bio, Devendra Fadnavis Calls Himself....

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Days after he resigned as the chief minister of Maharashtra, BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis today changed his Twitter bio for the second time since the state election results were announced. In the new bio, the former chief minister calls himself "Maharashtra's Sevak".

President's Rule In Maharashtra, Talks For Power Continue: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Saurabh Gupta, Akhilesh Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday November 13, 2019

Maharashtra was placed under President's Rule on Tuesday after a report from Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari to the centre that none of the three parties he had invited since Saturday - BJP, Shiv Sena and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) - could produce enough numbers to stake claim to power even 20 days after the October 24 state election results. ...

Sonia Gandhi, Sharad Pawar Talk As Shiv Sena Waits For Support In Maharashtra: 10 Points

India News | Reported by Sunil Prabhu, Edited by Deepshika Ghosh | Tuesday November 12, 2019

The Shiv Sena's plans to take power in Maharashtra after ending its alliance with long-term partner BJP are on hold with the Congress holding the key. Sharad Pawar's Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), invited yesterday by the Governor to form a government after the BJP and Shiv Sena failed to do so, also waited as Congress chief Sonia Gandhi held co...

Congress Leaders Meet NCP Chief Sharad Pawar To Discuss Strategy

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 31, 2019

While allies Shiv Sena and BJP are bickering over the power-sharing formula even ten days after the state elections, Maharashtra Congress leaders on Thursday met NCP chief Sharad Pawar.

Manohar Lal Khattar Appointed BJP's Legislative Party Leader: Highlights

India News | Edited By Ria Saini | Sunday October 27, 2019

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar was elected the BJP legislative party leader at a meeting in Chandigarh on Saturday. The BJP will form government in Haryana with support from Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), Union Home Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah had announced on Friday, a day after the state election produced a frac...

Haryana Election Results: BJP Seals Haryana Alliance With Dushyant Chautala, Gives Him Deputy Post

India News | Reported by Saurabh Shukla, Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Saturday October 26, 2019

The BJP will form the government in Haryana in partnership with Dushyant Chautala's Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), Union Home Minister and BJP chief Amit Shah announced on Friday, a day after the state election produced a fractured result.

Election Results 2019: Congress's Kiran Choudhry Wins In Haryana, Set For Fourth Term As MLA

India News | Reported by Mohammed Ghazali, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Thursday October 24, 2019

Kiran Choudhry, a Congress MLA and a former minister in Haryana, has retained her seat as votes were counted on Thursday for state elections held four days ago. She is set for her fourth term as MLA in Haryana. The Congress was leading in 33 of the state's 90 seats while the BJP was facing an uphill task of maintaining a majority.

Maharashtra Election Results: BJP's Pankaja Munde Loses To Cousin, Takes "Responsibility For Defeat"

India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Thursday October 24, 2019

Pankaja Munde, a BJP leader and minister in the Maharashtra government, has accepted defeat in the state elections whose results were announced today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. Ms Munde, who contested from Parli, lost toher cousin and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) candidate Dhananjay Munde.

"Don't Need Alliances": Akhilesh Yadav Says Will Fight State Polls Alone

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday October 24, 2019

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has announced that his party will contest the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls alone.

ML Khattar Shares Light Moment With Congress Rival On Polling Day

India News | Edited by Swati Bhasin | Monday October 21, 2019

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who is contesting the state elections from Karnal, shared a light moment with Congress rival Tarlochan Singh as the two leaders met outside a polling booth today. Voting is being held in a single phase across 90 assembly constituencies of the state today.

Himachal Pradesh By-Election 2019: Nearly 40 Pc Polling On Two Assembly Seats Till 1 PM

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2019

About forty per cent polling was recorded till 1 pm for two assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh, a state election official said on Monday.

Himachal Pradesh By-Election 2019: 24 Per Cent Polling Till 11:30 Am

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2019

About 24 per cent polling was recorded till 11:30 am for the two Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh, a state election official said.

Maharashtra Assembly Election 2019: Devendra Fadnavis, Aaditya Thackeray, Harshvardhan Patil, Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, Ajit Pawar And Other Leaders In 2019 Polls

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday October 21, 2019

Nearly nine crore people will chose from 3,237 candidates for 288 Assembly seats in state elections today, with Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray and former Chief Ministers Prithviraj Chavan and Ashok Chavan of the Congress among the big names in play

Haryana Assembly Election 2019: Stats, Facts, Dates - All You Need To Know About The 2019 Haryana Polls

India News | Edited by Abhishek Chakraborty | Monday October 21, 2019

Haryana will vote in a single phase for the assembly election or state election on Monday, October 21. The Haryana Assembly election is due as the incumbent Manohar Lal khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP government in the state has completed its 5-year term, and the next government in the state must be elected and sworn in by November 2, whe...

Watch: Sunny Deol Raises "Dhai Kilo Ka Haath" For BJP's Haryana Campaign

India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Friday October 18, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Sunny Deol, known for his fiery performances on screen, is burning up the campaign trail in Haryana ahead of Monday's state elections, employing some of his most iconic dialogues.