Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged central funds to Tripura for development are being diverted to the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist)'s party fund. ...
11:17 AM, Feb 12, 2013
Leading the Left government since 1998, Manik Sarkar is eyeing a fourth successive victory in poll-bound Tripura. He is also possibly India 's poorest chief minister. His declared assets mention an inherited property worth Rs 2.5 lakh and less than Rs 10,000 in a bank. "Manik Sarkar is like a god for us and our children," says one of his supporters. ...
09:37 AM, Feb 11, 2013
The people of Meghalaya reveal what their expectations are from their leaders. ...
12:09 PM, Feb 10, 2013
A total of 251 candidates, including representatives of 16 political parties and independents, will contest the February 14 elections for the 60-member Tripura Assembly, officials said on Friday. Of the 251 contenders, 14 are women and 25 are independents. In the last Assembly elections in 2008, 313 candidates, including 18 women, had contested the polls. ...
12:53 PM, Feb 01, 2013
With the Tripura Assembly polls hardly a fortnight away, both the ruling Left Front and opposition Congress are holding a series of meetings to woo the voters. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, the star campaigner for the LF, has already addressed 25 poll meetings since the announcement of the polls, CPI(M) state Secretary Bijon Dhar said. ...
12:30 PM, Jan 31, 2013
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and some of his Cabinet colleagues are in the list of 60 candidates announced by the Congress for the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state. Elections for the 60-member state Assembly are expected soon. ...
02:15 AM, Jan 07, 2013
Karnataka's ruling BJP announced on Saturday that Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar would lead the party in the assembly polls due in May, a move clearly aimed at blunting the caste advantage its former leader BS Yeddyurappa was hoping to benefit from. ...
10:40 PM, Jan 05, 2013
Ahmedabad: All eyes are riveted on Thursday's outcome of Gujarat Assembly polls which witnessed record turnout with pollsters predicting a third straight term in office for Narendra Modi. Almost all major poll surveys have predicted a landslide victory for Modi. Speculations are already rife that hardline Hindutva leader may well be projected as BJP's prime ministerial candidate for the 2014 General Election if Modi manages to win by a landslide...
05:39 AM, Dec 20, 2012
Shimla: The fate of 459 candidates vying for the 68 Assembly segments of Himachal Pradesh, sealed in EVMs for past 46 days, would be decided on Thursday with the counting of votes starting simultaneously for all the seats. Over 4,500 security personnel have been deployed at 39 places where 68 centres have been set up for counting and all the results are expected by afternoon. As many as 33.49 lakh...
12:24 AM, Dec 20, 2012
There is a Goliath called Modi looming over the state of Gujarat, in real life as well as in 3-D, who is once again poised ...
12:59 AM, Dec 19, 2012
Chief Minister Narendra Modi in his blog posted on December 17 thanked the people of Gujarat for turning out in huge numbers in the Assembly elections. Here is Narendra Modi's blog: "The second and final round of voting in the 2012 Gujarat Assembly Elections has come to an end. Your unwavering belief in our democracy and the value you attach to your vote has ensured this historic turnout. I congratulate...
05:59 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Congress unit on Monday filed a complaint against Chief Minister Narendra Modi for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by 'campaigning' on the election day at the polling station where he cast his vote. "After coming out from the polling booth, the Chief Minister addressed the crowd outside and by showing the 'V' sign he appealed the voters to make victorious the BJP candidate," alleged advocate and...
05:14 PM, Dec 17, 2012
Ahmedabad: A complaint was filed on Sunday against BJP leader and former Gujarat minister Amit Shah for allegedly violating the model code of conduct by taking out a procession after the poll campaign deadline had ended. Shah is contesting from Naranpura constituency in Ahmedabad. Gujarat Congress legal cell's advocate Nikunj Ballar filed the complaint against the former Minister of State for Home with officials of Election Commission in Gandhinagar. "Shah...
11:21 PM, Dec 16, 2012
On the show Cyrus Broacha also talks about Sharad Pawar, Bollywood movie 'Hobbit', Mamata Banerjee and much more. ...
05:40 PM, Dec 16, 2012
Vadodara: Fifty-four-year-old Saurabh Patel, an MBA from the US and related to the Dhirubhai Ambani family through marriage, is a key face in Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's army of election campaigners. Since the exit and arrest of former home minister Amit Shah in fake encounter cases, it's Saurabh Patel who's seen as Modi's closest aide. And as he campaigns in the Akota constituency in Vadodara, questions are already being...
09:10 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Travelling into Gujarat during election time is like entering the kingdom of an absolute monarch. Never before has a state election been so completely dominated ...
12:14 AM, Dec 14, 2012
Ahmedabad: 7.28 pm: 67 per cent record turnout recorded in first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections. 5.28 pm: Voting ends in phase one of Gujarat Assembly elections. 4.17 pm: 53 per cent voting recorded in the first phase of Gujarat Assembly elections till 3 pm. 2.51 pm: Gujarat Congress chief Arjun Modhwadia casts his vote. 2.15 pm: Thirty eight per cent voting recorded till 1 pm. 1.53 pm: Around 20...
08:00 AM, Dec 13, 2012
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party is set to win a near two-thirds majority of 122 seats in the 182-member Gujarat assembly, according to a survey released on Wednesday. The LensOnNews survey projected 53 seats for the Congress and just one seat for former chief minister Keshubhai Patel's Gujarat Parivartan Party. In the last election, the BJP had won 117 seats. Six other seats could go to independents and other...
05:46 PM, Dec 12, 2012
Muslims are seeking a new narrative in Gujarat beyond victimhood The land of historic Gandhian satyagrahas like Kheda, Bardoli and the Dandi March, Gujarat ...
08:37 AM, Dec 12, 2012
Agartala: Ahead of the assembly polls in Tripura, the main opposition Congress received a jolt with the state party general secretary Pradyot Kishore Debbarman resigning from his post on Monday, citing mistreatment. "My parents had been lifelong Congress loyalists. I too shall remain a Congressman but I can not remain an office-bearer in the present setup. The treatment being meted out to me ever since I became a general secretary...
06:20 PM, Dec 10, 2012
