Election Commission
- India
EC a slave of those in power; it can never take away Shiv Sena from me: Uddhav
Khed: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday targetted the Election Commission over allotting the party’s name and symbol to the rebel faction and termed the poll body a “slave” of…
- India
Meghalaya polls: NPP emerges single-largest party with 26 seats
Shillong: The ruling National People’s Party (NPP) in Meghalaya emerged as the single-largest party in the state on Thursday, clinching 26 seats out of the 59 constituencies that went to polls on…
- Telangana
Telangana legislative council biennial election on March 23
Hyderabad: Telangana State Legislative Council has announced the biennial elections will take place on March 23 to fill up three Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) seats. Polling will be conducted from…
- Bangalore
Names of many Muslim voters in a Bengaluru constituency removed
Bengaluru: Names of 9,159 Muslim voters in the Shivajinagar constituency in Bengaluru have been removed from the voters’ list. This removal is done based on a complaint filed by a private agency…
- India
Shiv Sena row: Shinde faction now focusd on ‘ownership’ of Shiv Sena Bhavan, ‘Saamana’
Mumbai: With the Election Commission (EC) recognising Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction as the real Shiv Sena, it remains to be seen whether his group also stakes claim to the party…
- India
In slip of tongue, CM Shinde says he has informed election commission about MPSC students demand
Mumbai: In a mix-up that perhaps showed what is on his mind, Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Wednesday said his government had asked the “Election Commission” to defer the implementation of…
- India
SC refuses to stay EC order recognising Shinde group as official Shiv Sena
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to stay the Election Commission decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena and granted it the party name and symbol…
- India
Thackeray calls for scrapping Election Commission, warns of anarchy after 2024
Mumbai: In a stunning statement, Shiv Sena-UBT President and former Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said the party name-symbol verdict of Election Commission was “unacceptable” and demanded that the poll…
- India
EC failed to discharge duties as neutral arbiter, Uddhav Thackeray in SC
New Delhi: Shiv Sena-UBT chief Uddhav Thackeray has moved the Supreme Court against the Election Commission decision recognising the Eknath Shinde faction as the official Shiv Sena, saying it “has failed to…
- Opinions
Opinion: How Shinde group gets name, symbol of Shiv Sena
By Syed Ishaq, Al-Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia I was not surprised to hear that the Shinde group gets the name and symbol of Shiv Sena. However, the compulsion, helplessness of the…
- Politics
EC decision to allot ‘bow and arrow’ symbol to us victory of truth: Eknath Shinde
Agra: Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said the Election Commission’s decision to allot his faction of the Shiv Sena the “bow and arrow” election symbol was a victory of truth.…
- India
EC test to settle intra-party disputes – majority in legislative, organisational wings
New Delhi: The Election Commission has settled internal disputes in several political parties with the test of majority in their legislative and organisational wings. After it recognised the group led by Maharashtra…
- India
Election Commission’s decision dangerous for democracy: Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Uddhav Thackeray on Friday described as dangerous for democracy Election Commission’s decision to recognise Eknath Shinde faction as real Shiv Sena. “They (Eknath Shinde faction) have stolen…
- India
Shiv Sena (UBT) to challenge EC decision on name-symbol in court
Mumbai: The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Friday said it would move the Delhi High Court to challenge the decision of the Election Commission (EC) on awarding the party’s original name ‘Shiv Sena’…
- India
Eknath Shinde faction real Shiv Sena: Election Commission
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Friday recognised the Eknath Shinde-led faction as the real Shiv Sena and ordered allocation of the “bow and arrow” poll symbol to it. In a 78-page…
