India assembly elections

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

In 1955, the great Indian sociologist M.N. Srinivas published his celebrated essay, ‘The Social System of a Mysore Village’, based on fieldwork that he carried out in 1948 in a village which he called Rampura. This fieldwork, carried out in the year of Gandhi’s death, had influenced Srinivas’s thinking profoundly. It would lead to the beautiful reflection titled ‘The Remembered Village’ two decades later, when a fire started by anti-war arsonists in a U.S. university destroyed his material, and Srinivas had to reconstruct, through memory, the life and dynamics of the village. But that was to come later. In his 1955 essay, Srinivas used the term ‘vote bank’ for the first time: “The coming of elections gives fresh opportunities for the crystallization of parties around patrons. Each patron may be said to have a ‘vote bank’ which he can place at the disposal of a provincial or national party for a consideration which is not mentioned but implied.” Role of money The formulation … [Read more...] about Costs of Democracy: Political Finance in India review: Following the money trail

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

Do we really believe that the police, the bureaucracy and the media do not know how the political class has looted India (July 30)? Everyone knows that the web of politicians, bureaucracy and corporates is well woven. As all of them make money, the law-enforcement authorities are rendered powerless. How to break this nexus should be the point of analysis: how it loots the nation is well known. The best suggestions to stem this rot can come from politically neutral employees of various government departments and concerned citizens. They need a forum to express their views fearlessly. Politically unaffiliated media can help by forcing the government to put the problem in the public domain and seek suggestions. P. Ramani, Chennai Anyone familiar with the process of decision-making in the government knows (as does the author of this letter, an 80-year-old pensioner) that no action can be taken against corruption unless the bureaucrat concerned puts up a supporting note on the … [Read more...] about Looting India

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

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

The Election Commission of India has announced a byelection on June 23 for the Atmakur Assembly Constituency seat in the State on Wednesday. According to a press release, a gazette notification for the conduct of the byelection would be issued on May 30 and nominations would be received up to June 6. The last date of withdrawal of candidatures is June 9. Model Code of Conduct will come into force with immediate effect in Nandyal district, according to the release. Election would be conducted on June 23 and votes would be counted on June 26. Electronic Voting Machine (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) machines would be used for the polling. Atmakur Assembly constituency seat fell vacant following the death of YSRCP MLA and Minister Mekapati Gowtham Reddy on February 21 this year. … [Read more...] about ECI announces bypoll for Atmakur Assembly seat

The Indian benchmark indices may open on a subdued note on Tuesday, August 17, following mixed global cues. Wall Street ended higher, while Asian peers are trading mixed. In the interim, the SGX Nifty was trading 18.50 points or 0.11 percent lower at 16,544.50 at 7:15 am, indicating a flat start for the broader index in India, cncbctv18.com reported. Top stocksto look for the day: Infosys: The IT major will make an added investment of USD 0.45 million in the software-defined-server technology start-up TidalScale Inc, taking its total investment to USD 3.45 million. Coal India: The maharatna firm will procure new equipment worth over Rs 9,000 crore in FY22. Hero MotoCorp: Two-wheeler major said it retailed over one lakh units on a single day on August 9, the day when it also celebrated its 10th anniversary. Lupin: The drug maker received tentative nod from the United States Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) to sell its generic Brivaracetam tablets used for the treatment … [Read more...] about Top Stocks for Investors on August 17: Infosys, Lupin, Coal India

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

Tata Motors has commenced the bookings of the Altroz DCA – the Dual-Clutch Automatic version of India’s premium and safest hatchback. The Altroz DCA is an advanced Dual-Clutch Technology that is designed for the Indian consumer. It comes with a wet clutch transmission, which ensures the best performance for all Indian driving conditions. Those interested can now book their Altroz automatic at any authorized Tata Motors dealerships at just Rs 21,000 with deliveries starting from mid-March 2022. Commenting on this much-awaited product, Rajan Amba, Vice President, Sales, Marketing and Customer Care, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. said, “India’s safest hatchback, the ALTROZ, has carved a niche for itself in the premium hatch segment with more than 1.25 lakh happy customers. Taking our success story further, we wanted to delight our customers by introducing a world-class automatic transmission to the line-up in the form of the Altroz DCA. We are confident that the Altroz DCA will set … [Read more...] about Tata Altroz Dual-Clutch Automatic Variant Bookings Open Ahead of Launch in India