Politics
From ‘Attack’ On Mamata to ‘Leaked’ Tapes, 5 Controversies During West Bengal Poll Campaign
The high octane West Bengal Assembly Elections have come to an end and the counting of votes is scheduled to take place on Sunday. The state, that voted in eight phases between March 27 and April 29, witnessed several controversial incidents through the period of campaigning and voting. The...
Examining the Flashpoint of AIADMK’s Downfall in Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is among four other states, including battle ground Bengal, braced for crucial poll results tomorrow as covid-19 pandemic keeps the country on tenterhooks. The exit polls have indicated a win for MK Stalin-led DMK and its allies with at least 160 seats. The All India Anna Dravida...
All Set for May 2 Counting for Bengal Polls
The Election Commission has made elaborate arrangements for counting of votes on May 2 for the West Bengal assembly polls and put in place measures to ensure strict adherence to health safety protocols, amid a raging second wave of COVID-19, an official said on Saturday. A three-tier security arrangement...
Ahead Of Counting Day, Both BJP And TMC Confident Of Victory In High-Profile Nandigram
All eyes are on the election results in West Bengal on May 2 with the high-profile seat in East Midnapore’s Nandigram taking the political centre stage. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee is contesting here against her former lieutenant, Suvendu Adhikari, who has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) camp. Political...
Ahead of Counting Day, Oommen Chandy Confident of Congress Returning to Power in Kerala
The 77-year-old two time former Congress Chief Minister, Oommen Chandy is confident that the electoral history of Kerala will remain intact as in every election, the opposition returns to power. Counting of votes will begin at 8 am on Sunday for the 140-member Kerala Assembly. The veteran leader was...
Jailed SP Leader Azam Khan Tests Covid-19 Positive Along With 12 Other Inmates
Samajwadi Party MP from Rampur, Mohammad Azam Khan, who is lodged in Sitapur jail for over a year now, has tested positive for Covid-19. The jail administration had conducted his Covid test two days ago. Besides Khan, 12 other inmates at the jail have also tested positive for the...
Akhilesh Attacks Centre Over Covid-19 Crisis, Says BJP Govt Tarnished India’s Image Globally
Hitting out at the Centre over mismanagement of the Covid-19 pandemic, Samajwadi Party national chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government was getting infamous around the world, and many countries have banned travel to India while some have issued advisories to their countrymen...
Zero Accountability Even After Two Lakh Dead in Second Covid-19 Wave, Says Rahul Gandhi
File photo of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The death toll increased to 2,08,330 with 3,498 new fatalities, the Union Health Ministry data updated at 8 am showed. PTI New Delhi Last Updated:April 30, 2021, 23:35 IST FOLLOW US ON: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi targeted the central government on Friday,...
Give Financial Aid to Employees Who Died While on Panchayat Poll Duty: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati on Friday demanded that the Uttar Pradesh government provide financial support and government job to dependents of employees who died due to coronavirus while on panchayat poll duty. The four-phase panchayat polls in Uttar Pradesh ended on Thursday. Employee associations have been alleging that several people...
Gruelling West Bengal Elections Come to End, Bigger Battle Ahead for Winner
Blotched by violence, vicious personal attacks and jingoistic fulminations, polling for one of the most gruelling and long-drawn West Bengal assembly elections concluded on Thursday with an estimated around 80 per cent of over 84.77 lakh voters exercising their franchise. Arguably the most bitterly fought in a long time,...
Rahul Gandhi Demands Free Vaccination for All, Tweets Dictionary Meaning of ‘Free’
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi demanded free COVID-19 vaccination for all Indians on Thursday and put out a tweet with the dictionary meaning and usage of the word “free” to stress his point. Gandhi and his party have been demanding free COVID-19 vaccination for all citizens. They have...
CM Vijayan’s LDF Could Return In A Break From Tradition
Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s Left alliance could upset the Congress in the electoral battle for Kerala and come back to power for a second straight term, according to exit polls on Thursday. If the predictions hold true, they would mark a departure from the political tradition of the state...
Stalin Could Become CM, Advantage DMK
MK Stalin’s Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) could return to power in Tamil Nadu after a decade, trouncing the ruling All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK), exit polls said on Thursday. In Puducherry, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s alliance could have an upper hand, they said. TAMIL NADU 2016...
BJP Could Be Headed For Second Straight Term
Voters queue up to cast their votes during the second phase of the Assam Assembly election, at a polling station in Dhekiabari, Morigaon district. (File pic: PTI) The citizenship law has put the BJP at odds with local sub-nationalist politics, but the party is confident that its outreach efforts...
Close BJP-TMC Contest Likely, Some Give Advantage To Mamata
The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are locked in a close contest for West Bengal’s 294 seats, exit polls showed on Thursday, with some of them giving chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s party an upper hand in the fiercely fought election battle. 2016 results: The...
Maharashtra Cong to Give Nearly Rs 2 Crore for Covid-19 Vaccination Drive
File photo of Maharashtra Congress president Balasaheb Thorat. Speaking to reporters here, state Revenue Minister and senior Congress leader Balasaheb Thorat said he will donate a year’s salary, while other Congress MLAs will contribute a month’s salary to the CMRF. PTI Mumbai Last Updated:April 29, 2021, 18:46 IST FOLLOW...
Leaders Who Have Helped BJP Expand Its Dalit Vote Base in Bengal
The Bharatiya Janata Party has gone all out to win the politically and ideologically significant state of Bengal and in the process unseat two-term chief minister Mamata Banerjee and her Trinamool Congress. It’s a prestige battle that the BJP wants to win at any cost, say analysts, and that...
How Caste Politics and Mandal Commission Gained Relevance in Bengal Polls
West Bengal this time has witnessed an election campaign replete with caste-based politics. Both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Trinamool Congress (TMC) have pulled out all stops to woo the nearly 23.5 per cent Scheduled Caste (SC), 5 per cent Scheduled Tribe (ST) and 17 per cent...
