The Election Commission of India today said it is ready and willing to act on the subject of increased disclosure related to funding of electoral promises. Chief Election Commission of India Rajiv Kumar made the announcement after declaring the dates for the upcoming state assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram. Kumar […]
The Election Commission of India will announce the dates and time-table for elections into the legislative assemblies of five Indian states – Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram – at 12 noon today. These elections are significant because as they as seen as a semi-final before the national elections that will be held in […]
The upcoming 2024 general elections in India have major implications for infrastructure, capital goods and construction sector stocks in the country. The infrastructure and housing segments are key areas that will likely see policy action and initiatives to support economic growth in the run-up to elections. Infrastructure Spending Push The ruling BJP is expected to […]
Initial trends from exit polls suggest that the Trinamool Congress will retain West Bengal with around 165-170 seats, while the BJP will be just over the 100 seat mark. The first two results are from P-MARQ and ETG Research. Other results are expected to come out in the next few minutes for state assembly elections […]
Even as one survey after another predict a win for the incumbent Left Front alliance in Kerala, an opinion poll conducted by the Media One news channel has thrown up some interesting figures on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s support levels among various religious communities. Pinarayi Vijayan, an atheist and a communist, is four times as […]
Prashant Kishor, the political branding and communications consultant credited with crafting several highly successful election campaigns, said he will leave his profession if the BJP manages to win 100 seats (29.4%) in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections. “I will quit the work I’m doing.. I will cease to exist as a political aide, what […]
The first opinion poll ahead of Kerala’s assembly elections in April next year has predicted a narrow win for the ruling Left Democratic Front, while also forecasting a 20% increase in vote share for the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance. The opinion poll, conducted between June 18 and 29 among 10,409 persons, predicts that the Left […]
The only survey conducted on the government response to the COVID-19 in Kerala has thrown up encouraging insights for the Left Front, while giving the BJP and the central government reasons for introspection. According to the survey of 10,409 persons conducted by C fore for Asianet News between June 18 and 29, a whopping 84% […]
The first exit poll on the Delhi Assembly elections has called it a win for the Aam Aadmi Party with 44 out of 70 seats. The BJP will win all the remaining 26 seats, the poll said. AAP BJP CONG TIMES NOW 44 26 0 REPUBLIC 55 15 0 INDIA NEWS NATION 55 14 1 […]
Uddhav Thackeray, the head of political party Shiv Sena, confirmed today that his party has begun official talks with the Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party on forming a government in Maharashtra. The statement indicates that the Congress Party and the NCP have reached some kind of consensus on what to expect and demand from […]
While the Left Front was expected to lose Hindu votes due to the Sabarimala issue, a closer look at voting numbers from Kerala reveals that Sabarimala hit both LDF and UDF, but the UDF was able to sail through with increased support from minorities. Even as Hindu voters shifted their votes to the BJP to […]
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to break new ground in Kerala, a state that it has found notoriously difficult to conquer despite trying for nearly half a century. The saffron party, which is now ruling in 16 out of 29 states in India, has largely failed to make electoral inroads in the state […]
Close to ten exit polls are set to announce the results of the most highly anticipated and tightly fought elections in Indian history in recent decades. Among those offering exit poll results today are India Today group, which has tied up with polling agency Axis, News18, which has signed on international agency Ipsos and NewsX. […]
“I will leave you in suspense” is what Congress President Rahul Gandhi said eight days ago when asked about rumors of his sister’s candidature in Varanasi. Now, with just four days remaining to file nominations in Varanasi, it looks like Gandhi is willing to end the suspense According to reports of multiple TV channels, including […]
Every vote counts and every voter matters: this is the motto of the Election Commission of India (ECI). This may sound like a catchy slogan for us, but for the organization that conducts the world’s largest elections, it is a lived reality. It not only walks the proverbial extra mile, but a full 70 kilometres […]
Telecom operator Bharti Airtel updated its TV app by adding a new section for election coverage and incorporating content from the ‘Editor Ji’ platform founded by former NDTV CEO Vikram Chandra. Airtel TV app users will now have access to exclusive election news bulletins from the video news app, Editor Ji, which is funded by […]
Prominent psephologist and founder of Swaraj India party, Yogendra Yadav said that Swaraj India, the party he cofounded with others such as Prashant Bhushan, will lend its support to Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Taking to Facebook, Yadav wrote that Swaraj India will support the party for 40 Lok […]
The picturesque district of Wayanad has attracted the attention of political pundits and media ever since the announcement that Congress President Rahul Gandhi will contest from the place in addition to his traditional stronghold of Amethi. National interest in the constituency shot up after the announcement made by senior Congress leader and former Defence Minister […]
Retired Supreme Court judge Markandeya Katju, known for his frank and often outrageous political statements, has forecast chaos and instability after the upcoming 2019 general elections. The elections, he said, would create conditions similar to the mid 1990s and 1977, when no single party had the critical mass to form a stable government at the […]
The curious case of TRAI’s implementation of the its 2017 Tariff Order, which threatens to add yet another negative factor for NDA in upcoming polls, can be an excellent case study of what ails India’s legal and regulatory system. The saga started almost two years ago with four companies — Star India, Discovery Communications, Tata […]
