Politics
EC Defers Bye-elections Due to Covid Surge
IPA Webdesk File photo of Election Commission of India. The The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday decided to postpone the bye-elections of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in various states and union territories due to outbreak of the second wave of Covid-19 across the country. “The Commission has...
Mamata Takes Oath for 3rd Term, Promises To Stop Violence
IPA Webdesk Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee was sworn in as the chief minister of Bengal for the third time after a remarkable victory in the just-concluded assembly elections. Banerjee, who took the oath in Bengali, later said her first priority was to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic. “I will...
SP Takes Lead in UP Panchayat Polls, Strong Azad Debut
IPA Webdesk The Samajwadi Party is emerging as the frontrunner in the Uttar Pradesh rural polls with counting trends indicating on Wednesday that at least 742 candidates for zilla panchayat membership backed by the opposition party are either leading or have won the bellwether elections, compared to around 679 for the ruling Bharatiya...
BJP Secures Zero Seats, Trails Behind in Palakkad and Nemom
The Bharatiya Janata Party has faced a crushing defeat in the state of Kerala after it secured no seats in the 2021 Vidhan Sabha Elections. The party has trailed behind in Nemom, its only sitting seat as well as the constituency of Pallakad, where ‘Metro Man’ E Sreedharan was...
EC Rejects TMC’s Request For Recount in Nandigram After Suvendu Adhikari Declared Winner
The Election Commission has rejected the appeal of the Trinamool Congress for a recount at Nandigram, where CM Mamata Banerjee lost to Suvendu Adhikari. The Returning Officer said that the result will be officially declared after the VVPAT slips are tallied with the votes on the Electronic Voting Machines....
In a First, Father-in-law Chief Minister and Son-in-law MLA in Kerala Assembly
In a first, a father-in-law and son-in-law duo will make their presence felt together in the Kerala Assembly soon and thus script a new chapter in its decades-long history. The 77-year old father-in-law is no one other than Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan while the lucky son-in-law is P A...
Tamil Nadu CM Palaniswami Resigns, Governor Accepts It; Dissolves Assembly
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami tendered his resignation and that of his cabinet and Governor Banwarilal Purohit accepted it, the Raj Bhavan said here on Monday. “The Governor of Tamil Nadu accepted the resignation of Chief Minister Thiru Edappadi K Palaniswami and his Council of Ministers, with effect...
TRS Sweeps Municipal Polls in Telangana, BJP Comes 2nd
Ruling TRS has swept municipal polls in Telangana and the BJP got second position, while the Congress managed to get only third place. The TRS won the Khammam Corporation and bagged majority of the seats in the Warangal Corporation and other five municipalities — Kothur, Nakirekal, Sidhipet, Jadcherla and...
Miss India 2015 Runner-Up Diksha Singh Fails to Leave Her Mark in UP Panchayat Elections
File photo of Diksha Singh | Image credit: Instagram Diksha Singh had to be satisfied with fifth position and she could get only 2,000 votes in the name of development. News18 New Delhi Last Updated:May 03, 2021, 21:22 IST FOLLOW US ON: Bollywood actress and Miss India runner-up Diksha...
UP Panchayat Elections Take Ruling BJP by Surprise Ahead of 2022 State Assembly Polls
After the results of the state assembly elections in West Bengal, the Uttar Pradesh panchayat election results have again surprised the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as it seems to be struggling in Ayodhya, Mathura and Varanasi, which is also the parliamentary constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. However,...
Rahul Slams Govt for Inaction, Says Full Lockdown Only Option
IPA Web Desk Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday once again attacked the Narendra Modi government for its inaction as “many innocent people” continued to lose the battle against Covid. He said the only way to stop the apocalyptic march of the pandemic was an immediate complete lockdown...
DMK Men Remove Boards With ‘Amma’ Picture in Canteen, MK Stalin Acts Against Them
DMK President MK Stalin (File photo: PTI) DMK filed a police complaint against them and the duo was arrested, DMK leader and former Mayor of Chennai. PTI Chennai Last Updated:May 04, 2021, 16:12 IST FOLLOW US ON: A video clip of two DMK men removing and throwing away two...
Nadda After Visit to Slain BJP Workers’ Homes; Rights Panels Seek Probe
BJP national president JP Nadda on said on Thursday that in the last two days, 11 workers and supporters of the party have lost their lives while two have been gang-raped in West Bengal after Assembly election results were declared giving a thumping majority to the ruling Trinamool Congress....
Several Killed, Homes Vandalised in Post Poll Clashes Between TMC, BJP
By IPA Web Team There were reports of post-poll violence from various parts of West Bengal on Monday, including in the city, barely a day after the result of the hotly contested state assembly poll was declared and rivals TMC and BJP traded charges. Purba Bardhaman district witnessed the...
Left Routed, Denies Match-Fixing Against BJP In Bengal’s Election Battlefield
From 50% in 2006 to 40% in 2011 to 26% in 2016 to just about 6% in 2021. That’s the story of the Left’s plummeting vote share in West Bengal’s assembly elections over the years. In the results declared on Sunday, the Left drew a blank, facing a complete...
Anti-CAA Activist Akhil Gogoi Becomes First MLA in Assam to Win Election from Jail
Jailed anti-CAA activist Akhil Gogoi became the first Assamese to win an election without hitting the campaign trail, as he clinched the Sibsagar constituency, defeating his nearest rival Surabhi Rajkonwari of the BJP by a decisive 11,875 votes. The founder of the newly floated Raijor Dal — arrested in...
In a First Since 2001, 11 Women MLAs Elected to Kerala Assembly, UDF Has Lone Representative
For the first time since 2001, there will be double digit representation of women MLAs in the Kerala Assembly as 11 of them have been elected to the 140 member house in the April 6 polls. A total of 103 women contested in the elections, but only 11 made...
Wishes Pour in as BJP Candidate Chandana Bauri, Wife of Mason, Wins in Bengal’s Saltora
BJP candidate Chandana Bauri was hailed by netizens after winning the assembly election from the Saltora constituency in West Bengal. The wife of a daily wage earner won by a large margin of 4,000 votes by defeating Sontosh Kumar Mondal of Trinamool Congress. The 30-year old’s victory was celebrated...
