Chhattisgarh assembly elections 2003

On the last day of poll campaign, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced that this was going to be his last election and “all is well that ends well”. “ Parso chunav hai aur y eh mera aakhiri chunav hai…aur ant bhala to sab bhala (the poll is day after tomorrow and it is my last election…all is well that ends well)”, said Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar while addressing a public meeting at Dhamdaha in Purnia district of northeast Bihar. Also read: Bihar Assembly elections | Nitish Kumar hits out at Yogi Adityanath over CAA remark Mr. Kumar, 69, is facing huge anti-incumbency in the polls as he seeks the fourth consecutive term as Chief Minister. RJD takes a dig RJD leader Mrityunjay Tiwari said, “Our leader Tejashwi Yadav has been saying for long that farewell for Nitish Kumar is guaranteed on November 10.” “ Yeh to aise bhi unka last chunav hi tha [Even otherwise, it was his last election],” Mr. Tiwari said. Also read: Bihar Assembly … [Read more...] about Bihar Assembly Elections | This is my last election: CM Nitish Kumar

The Election Commission of India on Friday announced the dates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The election will be held in three phases — Oct. 28, Nov 3 and 7 — while the counting of votes will be on November 10. The term of the 243-member Bihar legislative assembly ends on November 29. For the first time, the Commission is extending postal ballot facility to people aged over 85 years, as well as to COVID-19 suspects and patients. Here are the live updates: 1.14 pm Phase 3 Issue of Notifications October 13 Last Date of making nominations October 20 Scrutiny of nominations October 21 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 23 Date of Poll November 7 Counting of Votes November 10 1.13 pm Phase 2 Issue of Notifications October 9 Last Date of making nominations October 16 Scrutiny of nominations October 17 Last date for withdrawal of candidatures October 19 Date of Poll November 3 … [Read more...] about Bihar elections in three-phases from October 28; counting on Nov.10

With an eye on the upcoming Assembly elections in the State , due later this year, the ruling Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) government in Himachal Pradesh on May 26 doled out sops for its residents, as the Cabinet approved a 50% concession in fare to women traveling on the state roadways buses, besides deciding to give free domestic water supply in rural areas. The Cabinet meeting was held in Shimla, chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, in which it was decided to provide a 50% concession in fare to women passengers in Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) ordinary intra-state buses. An official statement said the Cabinet also decided to provide a free domestic water supply facility to the people in the rural areas of the State from May 1, 2022. The Cabinet also gave its nod to the ‘Mukhya Mantri Bal Suposhan Yojna’ – the scheme would be run through joint efforts of the Centre and State government, which aims improvement in nutritional status of mothers and children … [Read more...] about Himachal’s BJP govt doles out sops with eye on Assembly polls

Ahead of the Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) election, scheduled to be held in June, Gorkha Janmukti Morcha ( GJM) president Bimal Gurung on Saturday wrote a letter to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee seeking transfer of the rest of the residual departments to the GTA, the regional autonomous body of the Darjeeling hills, and the inclusion of the 396 Gurkha majority mouzas into it. Mr. Gurung, in his letter, pointed out that in October 2020, the GJM had snapped all ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party and allied with the Trinamool Congress. Mr. Gurung who founded the GJM in 2007, said his party had never wavered in its alliance with the Trinamool. He sought talks with Ms. Banerjee to discuss the issues before the election. “The State government in consultation with the State Election Commission has decided to hold elections to the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad and Gorkhaland Territorial Administration in June,” the West Bengal government said in a statement, … [Read more...] about Bimal Gurung seeks talks with Mamata before Gorkhaland Territorial Administration election

Pakistan’s National Assembly on May 26 passed a bill to abolish the former Imran Khan government’s election reforms giving expats the right to vote through I-Voting and the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the country. The Elections (Amendment) Bill 2022 presented by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Murtaza Javed Abbasi was passed with a majority vote in the lower house, with only members of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA) opposing it. Mr. Abbasi, before presenting the bill, presented a motion to allow the bill be sent directly to the Senate for its approval, bypassing the relevant standing committee. The bill is expected to be sent to the Senate on May 27. The current National Assembly would complete its five-year term in August next year, which would be followed by the general elections. However, the prime minister can dissolve parliament any time and call fresh elections. Describing the bill of “immense significance”, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s National Assembly approves bill to bar overseas citizens’ from voting, stop use of EVMs

A week after Nepal’s Constituent Assembly got dissolved without delivering a constitution, the political stalemate in the country shows no signs of being resolved. On Sunday morning, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai spoke exclusively to The Hindu about the events of May 27 and the future roadmap. Excerpts: Q. When you took over, your stated agenda was peace and constitution. The Constituent Assembly is gone, and Nepal does not have a constitution. What went wrong? A. I am highly disappointed that I couldn’t fulfill my promises in the given timeframe. My focus was on the completion of peace process and making the constitution by May 27. On the peace front, my party and I took some unilateral measures and virtually completed the peace process though it is yet to be completed in essence. About the constitution, the problem was the very retrograde and status-quoist thinking of major political parties like Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal – Unified Marxist Leninist … [Read more...] about There is no alternative to elections: Baburam Bhattarai

The by-election to three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats across six states will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The three Lok Sabha seats are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh — vacated by Samajwadi Party leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Mohd Azam Khan respectively after winning the assembly polls — and Sangrur in Punjab vacated by Bhagwant Mann who became the chief minister of the state after the Aam Aadmi Party won the recently-held assembly polls there. One of the seven assembly seats where by-election will be held is Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, vacated by Raghav Chadha of the AAP who became a Rajya Sabha member recently. The remaining assembly seats where bypolls will be held are Mandar in Jharkhand, Atmakur in Andhra Pradesh, and Agartala, Town Bordowali, Surma and Jubarajnagar in Tripura. Votes will be counted on June 26 and the notification for the bypolls will be issued on May 30, the EC said in a statement. The bypolls will help the poll … [Read more...] about Bypolls to Three Lok Sabha, Seven Assembly Seats on June 23, Counting of Votes on June 26

Reiterating that the party will 150 seats in the coming Assembly elections, State BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel has said that the BJP will form the government again and serve the people with a new vision for development. He was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone for a new building for the party office in Yadgir on Monday. Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has been implementing many key programmes and taking the State on the path of development. Leaders of the party have been working with him for the welfare of the State. Therefore, undoubtedly, the BJP will definitely come to power again, winning the 2023 Assembly elections. The party has decided to take guidance from the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa and face the elections under the leadership of Mr. Bommai. “Thus, we have the full confidence of coming to power again by winning 150 seats,” Mr. Kateel said. Targeting Congress leaders, Mr. Kateel said that the Congress has already lost credibility … [Read more...] about Kateel reiterates BJP will win 150 Assembly seats in State

By-elections to three Lok Sabha and seven Assembly seats across six States will be held on June 23, the Election Commission said on Wednesday. The three Lok Sabha seats are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh — vacated by Samajwadi Party leaders Akhilesh Yadav and Mohd. Azam Khan respectively after winning the Assembly polls — and Sangrur in Punjab vacated by Bhagwant Mann who became the Chief Minister after the Aam Aadmi Party won the recently-held Assembly elections in the State. One of the seven Assembly seats where by-election will be held is Rajinder Nagar in Delhi, vacated by Raghav Chadha of the AAP who became a Rajya Sabha member recently. The remaining are Mandar in Jharkhand, Atmakur in Andhra Pradesh, and Agartala, Town Bordowali, Surma and Jubarajnagar in Tripura. Votes will be counted on June 26 and the notification for the bypolls will be issued on May 30, the EC said in a statement. The bypolls will help the poll panel fill up vacancies in the electoral college … [Read more...] about Bypolls to three Lok Sabha, seven Assembly seats on June 23

State Congress president D.K. Shivakumar on Monday said the party’s national general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has agreed to campaign for the State Assembly elections next year. Speaking to reporters in New Delhi, he said: “We have said that she should spend time for the State during Assembly elections and she has agreed to it.” This comes amid speculation that a section of the State Congress leaders, including Mr. Shivakumar, want Ms. Priyanka to contest the June 10 Rajya Sabha polls from the State, as they consider it may benefit the party during the Assembly polls next year. Mr. Shivakumar had recently said the party wants Ms. Priyanka to concentrate on the South, where elections are coming up. Mr. Shivakumar’s visit to the national capital came amid talks about differences between him and Congress Legislature Party leader Siddaramaiah regarding probable candidates recommended to the high command for upcoming MLC polls in the state. Mr. Shivakumar said he had come to … [Read more...] about Priyanka Gandhi to campaign for State Assembly polls next year