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Six Months After Defeat In Odisha, BJD Questions Integrity Of Poll Process

December 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: After the Opposition parties belonging to the INDIA bloc, Odisha’s opposition Biju Janata Dal or BJD has red-flagged the unexplainable variances in the voting figures from the Lok Sabha and state assembly elections held earlier this year. Former Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik’s party has made it clear that they are not against Electronic…

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The Election That Defied Explanations

December 18, 2024 admin

India on the Move by Marya Shakil and Narendra Nath Mishra; Pages 174; Price Rs 699 First, a disclosure. One of the authors of the book India on the Move is a friend I have known and admired for years. I urge you to keep that in mind while reading this review. The book is…

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Former MLA From Andhra Pradesh Vandalised EVM During Polls, Arrested

June 26, 2024 admin

A former MLA from Andhra Pradesh has been arrested for allegedly damaging an Electronic Voting Machine unit during the elections in the state. Pinnelli Ramakrishna Reddy, then MLA from YSR Congress, was arrested after the Andhra Pradesh High Court turned down his appeal for pre-arrest bail. While hearing his appeal, the High Court said those…

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First Reactions From First-Time MPs

June 24, 2024 admin

280 new MPs will take oath in the 18th Lok Sabha. New Delhi: The 18th Lok Sabha convened today, where 280 first-time MPs are set to take oath. The momentous occasion elicited a medley of reactions from them — goosebumps to nervousness and everything in between. NDTV spoke to six new MPs. Here’s what they…

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BJP Backs Party’s Maharashtra Leadership After Poll Review Meeting In Delhi

June 18, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The BJP has ruled out any change in its leadership in Maharashtra, where the party had its second worst setback after Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections. “There will be no change in leadership in Maharashtra,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal told reporters this evening after key leaders of the Maharashtra unit met…

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2 Days Before Lok Sabha Results, A Case Of Two Petitions Before Poll Body

June 2, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Lok Sabha election over, both Opposition INDIA bloc and the ruling BJP knocked at the doors of the Election Commission today in tit-for-tat moves. While the Opposition asked the Commission to ensure that all guidelines are followed during Tuesday’s counting, the BJP warned the poll body against “coordinated attempts” by the Opposition to…

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Extra Security For Bengal, Andhra Pradesh After Counting Of Votes, Say Sources

June 1, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Election Commission has arranged for massive security during counting and after, for two states that have made headlines with poll-related violence. Central forces will be stationed Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal for 15 days after the votes are counted on Tuesday, sources said. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh have been provided…

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PM Narendra Modi Hat-Trick, Powered By Bengal, Bihar, South, Predict Exit Polls

June 1, 2024 admin

New Delhi: A historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi — that’s what exit polls are predicting as the seventh and the last phase of Lok Sabha election concluded this evening. None, though, have yet carried the NDA across its dream score of 400 of 543 Lok Sabha seats. The BJP, too, has been…

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Lok Sabha Election 2024 Phase 7: Punjab’s 13 Seats, 44 Others Go To Polls In Last Phase Today: 10 Points

May 31, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The long-drawn 7-phase election in the world’s largest democracy — in which the BJP is hoping for a historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi — comes to a close today, with voting on 57 seats. The counting will take place on Tuesday. Here are the Top 10 points in this big…

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Amit Shah Mocks Congress Over Exit Poll Boycott

May 31, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Congress’s decision to skip exit poll debates has provided fresh ammunition to the BJP ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election, in which the party is hoping for a historic third term for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After the announcement by senior Congress leader Pawan Khera, both…

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