New Delhi: BJP leader LK Advani on Sunday strongly pitched for holding simultaneous elections to Lok Sabha and state assemblies which should have a "fixed tenure" and sought the President's initiative in this regard, saying frequent polls affect decision-making process.
"Some time back I had occasion to discuss this matter with the Prime Minister and then Leader of the House in Lok Sabha and now the Rashtrapati Pranab Mukherjee. I found both of them receptive to the suggestion.
"I offered that there should be no midway dissolution of either the Lok Sabha or the state assemblies. Both these institutions must have a fixed tenure," Advani wrote on his blog.
Noting that a lot is being written these days about the need for election reforms to curb the role of money power, he urged the President to take "an initiative" to ensure poll reforms in their totality....
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12:35 PM, Aug 12, 2012
New Delhi: The possibility of mid-term polls looms large on the UPA Government at the Centre as allies like the Trinamool Congress (TMC) speak openly about policy paralysis. TMC leader and Union Railways Minister Dinesh Trivedi on Thursday openly said that "policy paralysis will be more acute", thanks to the 2012 assembly election results. He added, "There is a fear that big ticket reforms will be difficult. The parties have...
07:06 AM, Mar 09, 2012
Kolkata: A defiance born from the rough and tumble of the streets, a long struggle against an entrenched power system, a stunning blow to the world's longest serving elected Communist government...the script of Mamata Banerjee's life would do any Greek dramatist proud. It will now be depicted in a jatra, West Bengal's popular folk theatre form. Titled "Banglar Kshamatay Eibar Mamata" (Mamata-Now at the Helm in Bengal), the play on...
12:33 PM, May 19, 2011
A relaxed Mamata Banerjee painting in her office a day before state assembly election results. ...
08:30 PM, May 12, 2011
BJP has called for a state-wide bandh on Friday. ...
09:21 PM, Feb 12, 2009
Face the Nation debates: Is the Indian voter disenchanted with politicisation of terror? ...
07:28 AM, Dec 10, 2008
Face the Nation debates: Does good governance and clean image pay in elections now? ...
08:17 AM, Dec 09, 2008
Do the election results indicate voters' mood for 2009? ...
06:15 AM, Dec 09, 2008
BJP retained power in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. ...
05:20 PM, Dec 08, 2008
Digvijay says Congress failed to convert anti-incumbency into votes. ...
01:33 PM, Dec 08, 2008
However, Rajnath Singh did term as "surprising" the poll outcome in Delhi. ...
01:07 PM, Dec 08, 2008
Congress has sprung a surprise by retaining power in Delhi. ...
12:29 PM, Dec 08, 2008
BJP leader Prakash Javadekar says selection of candidates was wrong. ...
12:15 PM, Dec 08, 2008
This year's hit number has worked effectively in an election ad campaign in Delhi. ...
10:24 AM, Dec 08, 2008
BJP is leading in 36 constituencies and Congress in 33 in early trends. ...
09:12 AM, Dec 08, 2008
All the 13 counting centres have been declared high-security zones. ...
08:37 AM, Dec 08, 2008
Counting began at 0800 hrs IST and most results are expected by afternoon. ...
07:13 AM, Dec 08, 2008
The terror strike of 26/11 has changed a lot of things, politically. ...
03:29 AM, Dec 08, 2008
BSP's first attempt to enter Delhi assembly; Congress unperturbed. ...
12:41 AM, Nov 24, 2008
Congress is banking on the corruption issue to garner a win. ...
01:15 PM, Nov 22, 2008
