AAP-Congress won senior dy mayor & dy mayor posts. This comes a year after SC reprimanded returning officer, an ex-BJP leader, for tampering with ballot papers in BJP's favour.
AAP & Congress failed to solidify a pre-poll alliance in Haryana due to disagreement over seat-sharing. AAP candidates trailing on almost all seats behind their BJP, Congress opponents.
In an interview, Haryana ex-CM Hooda says Congress-AAP alliance was only for Lok Sabha polls, adds that people have rejected BJP’s divisive politics in Haryana.
As part of seat-sharing deal, in Delhi, Congress will field candidates in 3 seats, leaving 4 for AAP. In turn, AAP will contest Bharuch & Bhavnagar seats in Gujarat, Kurukshetra in Haryana.
AAP has announced plan to field three candidates in Assam for Lok Sabha election, saying ‘we need to contest polls to win, cannot afford to waste time’.
Leaders of at least 26 Opposition parties will converge at a hotel in Bengaluru on 17-18 July as part of their efforts to present a united front against BJP government in Centre.
Sanae Takaichi is no feminist icon—her views on gender roles and same-sex marriage are conservative—but she is seen as resolute, even hardline, on policy.
Rosneft, the Russian state-owned oil behemoth, has large interests in India. Reliance has a contract to purchase 500,000 barrels of crude per day from the firm.
Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.
Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.
Why is Chandigarh such an important city for The Print? It barely covers the municipal politics of Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and many other cities.
But Chandigarh municipal elections get covered in detail. What exactly is the connection?
Is it just a reflection of The Print’s obsession with north-India?
Congress leaders are always saleable. BJP can buy Congress leaders whenever it wishes. Spineless Indian media describes such a win as a great win. Disgusting!
It appears that the BJP will use any and all means to win any election. The earlier election where blatant cheating took place and the concerned official physically defaced vites and disqualified them seems to have been forgotten. Such actions need to be held accountable.
It sets a very poor precendent and surely if things are reduced to very basic then other parties will follow suit.
While it is not certain why cross voting took place, one hopes that it was because the cross voters found a candidate from another party to be suitable and not because of pressure or bribe as has happend so often in the past.
Why is Chandigarh such an important city for The Print? It barely covers the municipal politics of Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata and many other cities.
But Chandigarh municipal elections get covered in detail. What exactly is the connection?
Is it just a reflection of The Print’s obsession with north-India?
Congress leaders are always saleable. BJP can buy Congress leaders whenever it wishes. Spineless Indian media describes such a win as a great win. Disgusting!
It appears that the BJP will use any and all means to win any election. The earlier election where blatant cheating took place and the concerned official physically defaced vites and disqualified them seems to have been forgotten. Such actions need to be held accountable.
It sets a very poor precendent and surely if things are reduced to very basic then other parties will follow suit.
While it is not certain why cross voting took place, one hopes that it was because the cross voters found a candidate from another party to be suitable and not because of pressure or bribe as has happend so often in the past.