October 24 was the last day for filing of nomination papers for the first phase. Till the last day of filing the nomination for 18 constituencies which are going to poll in the first phase in Chhattisgarh, total 421 nomination papers had been filed by more than 250 candidates. On the last day, three hundred … Read more
During the visit, the EC team will and hold separate meetings with all political parties, district collectors, superintendent of police and other senior officials to review poll preparedness in Telangana. The team would meet the Director General of the Income Tax Department and other senior officials before leaving for the national capital on October 24. … Read more
The BJP central election committee meeting was attended among others by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah, Organisational Secretary Ram Lal and central ministers including J P Nadda, Thawar Chand Gehlot, Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj. Briefing reporters after the meeting, J P Nadda, secretary of BJP central election committee, said out of … Read more
Lucknow: In Uttar Pradesh, campaigning for by-elections to the Kairana Lok Sabha and Noorpur Assembly seats will come to an end this evening (Saturday, May 26). Both ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and joint opposition have put their maximum strength to woo the voters. Twelve candidates are in the fray from Kairana seat and ten are … Read more
In the May 12th polls, BJP emerged as the single largest party with 104 members, while Congress secured 78, the JDS 37 and others three. Hardly 24 hours after a daybreak hearing that saw the Supreme Court allow BJP leader B.S. Yeddyurappa to be sworn in as Karnataka Chief Minister, the court on Friday ordered … Read more
Udaipur : Veteran lawyer and former speaker of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly Shantilal Chaplot began an indefinite hunger strike on Wednesday on the 31st day of the lawyers strike going on here over their long pending demand for a permanent High Court bench in Udaipur. Roshanlal Samota, president of Ration dealer’s association also joined him in the … Read more
There are no specific guidelines in the Constitution on what the Governor should do or whom he or she should invite in case there is a face/off between parties or coalition allies. In this matter, the Sarkaria Commission recommendations, which were affirmed by a Constitution Bench of the SC in Rameshwar Prasad vs Union of India in … Read more
