Elections 2024
- India
LS polls witnessed polarisation on caste, religious lines: Experts
New Delhi: As India waits with bated breath for the Lok Sabha poll results, political analysts say this year’s election was “one of the most polarised” with parties using caste and religion…
- News
Entire counting process was robust, works similar to precision of clock: CEC
New Delhi: Amid the opposition parties raising concerns over the counting process of the votes, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday, June 3, said that the entire counting mechanism is robust…
- India
ECI responds to ‘Laapata Gentlemen’ memes over lack of action against poll violators
A day before counting day, the Election Commission of India reacted to the various memes on social media on the lack of action against poll violators. One meme that caught their attention…
- Bangalore
Voting underway for 6 Karnataka Legislative Council seats
Bengaluru: Voting is underway on Monday in the biennial elections to six seats in the Karnataka Legislative Council from teachers’ and graduates’ constituencies. Seventy-eight contestants are in the fray. Counting of votes…
- India
Arunachal CM Khandu resigns, Guv advises to continue till new govt takes office
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu resigned from his post after his party BJP on Sunday retained the power for the third consecutive term with a thumping majority in the Assembly…
- India
BJP won’t win any seat in Tamil Nadu, says VCK leader
Chennai: Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader and Member of Parliament, Thol Thirumavalavan, said on Sunday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would not win any of the 39 Lok Sabha seats in…
- Andhra Pradesh
NDA will emerge ‘indisputable & unquestionable winner’: Chandrababu Naidu
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu on Sunday exuded confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will emerge as the ‘indisputable and unquestionable winner in the elections. He…
- India
Sandeshkhali post-poll violence: ‘Worried’ Guv asks Mamata to intervene
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose on Sunday said he was worried after getting reports about post-poll violence in Sandeshkhali, and asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to intervene immediately and…
- Technology
Google Meet now lets you use features like polls, Q&A during live streams
New Delhi: To make it easier for users to interact with people during a live stream, Google has rolled out features like “polls, Q&A, and reactions” on its video conferencing app Meet…
- India
LS polls 2024: Vote counting preparations complete in Tamil Nadu
Chennai: The Election Commission has completed all the preparations for vote counting in Tamil Nadu which will commence at 8 am on June 4, an official said. He said that postal votes…
- India
Cong’s state leaders confident of much better results than exit polls
New Delhi: The Congress leaders on Sunday exuded confidence that the party will do much better than what was projected in the exit polls in states such as Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab, Haryana,…
- India
Bengal: BJP approaches ECI seeking re-election in two constituencies
Kolkata: West Bengal BJP on Sunday approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking re-election for certain booths in two Lok Sabha constituencies which went to polls in the seventh phase on…
- India
‘Modi’s fantasy polls,’ says Rahul Gandhi on exit poll predictions
Soon after the conclusion of Lok Sabha’s seven-phase polling on June 1, several exit polls indicated a comfortable win for BJP and a possible third term for Narendra Modi as India’s Prime…
- India
Kharge, Rahul hold key meet with party’s LS polls candidates
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former AICC chief Rahul Gandhi held a meeting on Sunday with the party’s Lok Sabha candidates, legislative party leaders and state unit chiefs via video…
- India
BJP returns to power in Arunachal, secures 33 seats in 60-member assembly
Itanagar: The BJP on Sunday returned to power in Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in a row, as the party secured majority by winning 33 seats in the 60-member assembly, Election…
