Presidential Elections
- World
Bangladesh to hold presidential election by Feb 23: Poll body
Dhaka: Bangladesh will hold the presidential election by February 23, the country’s poll body announced. The announcement was made by the Election Commission (EC) Secretary Md Jahangir Alam at a news conference…
- World
‘They tried to bury me and I am here’: Brazil’s new Prez Lula
From being imprisoned and banned from contesting elections in 2018 to winning over the far-right leader Jair Bolsanaro, Brazil’s new President-elect Lula da Silva on October 31 scripted a dramatic come back.…
- Bangalore
Cong prez poll: Party’s Karnataka unit celebrates Kharge’s win
Bengaluru: The Karnataka unit of Congress on Wednesday celebrated the victory of veteran party leader from the state, Mallikarjun Kharge, in the Congress presidential election — polling for which was held on…
- India
After losing UN Secy general race in 2006, Tharoor faces opposition from Congress
Thiruvananthapuram: If in 2006, Shashi Tharoor suffered a jolt when the US vetoed his candidature to the UN Secretary general post, 16 years later his political fate in India will be decided…
- India
It’s secret ballot, no one will know who voted for whom: Tharoor on Cong prez poll
Thiruvananthapuram: In an apparent bid to encourage more Congress delegates to vote for him as he makes an aggressive bid for the party’s top post, senior leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said…
- India
Writing letters to Soniaji, only major contribution: Vallabh slams Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress leader Gourav Vallabh on Thursday hit out at Shashi Tharoor over his probable AICC president poll bid, saying his “only major contribution” to the party was to send letters to…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress Prez election on Sept 16
Raichur: The election for the post of Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President (KPCC) will be held on September 16, chief of the party’s state unit, D K Shivakumar said on Monday. Addressing…
- India
About 9K voters to elect Cong Prez; row over electoral list deepens
New Delhi: Over 9,000 Congress members would vote to elect the next party President, election for which would be held after a long gap 22 years on October 17. In the last…
- India
No one doubted Congress President’s election process: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress, which on Sunday announced that the process of elections for its President will begin on September 22 and the voting will be held on October 17, said that…
- India
Azad casts aspersions on Cong presidential election, in 2017 it was Poonawalla
New Delhi: Ahead of the announcement of the Congress presidential poll schedule, its former senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has cast aspersions on the election process, calling it a sham. The same…
- India
After cross-voting, Gujarat Congress fears poaching of MLAs
Gandhinagar: After seven Gujarat Congress MLAs reportedly cross-voted in the Presidential election, senior party leaders have started fearing poaching of party candidates in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled later this year.…
- India
Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
- India
Murmu’s victory is a reply to those who paid only lip service to tribal empowerment: Amit Shah
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Droupadi Murmu’s victory in the presidential election was a reply to those who only talk about tribal empowerment but divide communities through their politics.…