Tag: assembly polls
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Political tourism has started in Goa ahead of 2022 polls: Sawant
"We are promoting medical tourism, spiritual tourism, we are promoting hinterland tourism and political tourism. I feel it has started in Goa. Elections are close. I welcome all kinds of tourism so that all my Goan brothers and sisters have access to a new business in Goa. Tourist business should increase in Goa," Sawant told a function in the North Goa district.
September 27, 2021 -
UP Congress extends date for prospective candidates’ application
In a letter sent to all party units, UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu said that applications form from prospective candidates will now be received till October 10.
September 24, 2021 -
Congress insulted Dalits by saying Punjab polls to be fought under Sidhu: BJP
Punjab BJP President Ashwani Sharma told IANS that to control infighting in its party state unit, the Congress leadership made Channi Ji (Charanjit Singh Channi) the Punjab Chief Minister but insulted the Dalit community by not allowing him to lead the party in the upcoming state Assembly polls.
September 20, 2021 -
Charanjit Singh Channi takes oath as new Punjab Chief Minister, Randhawa, OP Soni sworn-in as deputy CMs
Channi's elevation – he is the first from Dalit community to be chief minister – is key to Congress' plans to woo the Dalit community.
September 20, 2021 -
Many lost jobs, many more to become jobless as a result of continued farmers’ stir : Capt
Hitting out the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and former Union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal, the CM said it was evident that the Akalis were trying to divert the farmers’ attention from the Centre to the state, with an eye on the Assembly polls, unmindful of the harm this would cause to the state and to the farmers themselves, he added.
September 15, 2021 -
SAD announces 64 candidates for 2022 Assembly polls, Sukhbir to contest from Jalalabad
As per the list, SAD chief Sukhbir Singh Badal will contest the elections from the Jalalabad Assembly segment in Fazilka. This seat was earlier represented by Sukhbir but after his election to the Lok Sabha from Ferozepur in 2019, he quit the seat which was wrested by the ruling Congress in the bypolls later that year.
September 14, 2021 -
Demand to ‘replace’ Punjab CM gains momentum within Congress again
Interestingly, the bickering within the party came to the fore just a day ahead of state affairs in-charge Harish Rawat's visit to Chandigarh over the growing 'war of words' between Amarinder Singh and state president Sidhu.
August 24, 2021 -
Rawat says submitted note to Sonia as meeting with Sidhu ends
Sources said the Congress was mulling an idea of appointing a Dalit and an upper caste Hindu as the working presidents. But, Amarinder Singh's unhappiness has compelled the party to think otherwise.
July 16, 2021 -
Restore J&K statehood before Assembly polls: PAGD
The PAGD reiterated its commitment to fight together to reverse the changes foisted on the people of J&K on 5th August, 2019, the statement read
July 5, 2021 -
Stuttering start
It is vital for the above backdrop to be kept in mind when trying to assess the impact of the stuttering start of the ‘third player’ in the March- April eight-phase Assembly poll in West Bengal – the alliance between the Left Front, Congress, and Indian Secular Front led by Muslim cleric Abbas Siddiqui. Siddiqui, a bit player at the state-level and a non-entity nationally, publicly undermined the alliance at its first big campaign rally at Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on Sunday when he failed to even mention the Congress.
March 3, 2021 -
Major reshuffle: State govt appoints Soumen Mitra as new CP, Kolkata
In an order issued by the state home department, a total of 24 IPS officers were reshuffled today.Mitra (of 1988 batch) is Additional Director General of Police (Training).
February 7, 2021 -
Challenging A Political Behemoth
Ahead of the Assembly polls next year, several parties in Assam are striving to come together for a united Opposition alliance
September 22, 2020 -
Ahead of 2021 poll battle, Mamata picks key lieutenants
It was learnt that these committees will be responsible for overall supervision, guidance, management and coordination with all district units.
July 24, 2020 -
Former BJP leader Yashwant Sinha announces new party to contest Bihar Assembly polls
Sinha, who held the finance and external affairs portfolios in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government has been severely critical of the Narendra Modi government's policies and style of functioning.
June 28, 2020 -
After conquering Delhi, AAP to strengthen base in UP, launch membership drive
There are around a dozen AAP leaders hailing from various places in UP who have been elected to the Delhi assembly in the just-concluded polls.
February 18, 2020 -
Restraint over language must be maintained in Bihar polls: Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan
The remarks by the BJP ally assume significance as they come after a vitriolic Delhi Assembly polls campaign in which some BJP leaders were rapped by the Election Commission for making inflammatory speeches.
February 16, 2020 -
Arvind Kejriwal takes oath for third time, makes Delhi sing ‘Hum Honge Kamyab’
AAP recorded a massive victory winning 62 of the 70 seats while BJP bagged the remaining eight seats in the assembly polls conducted this month.
February 16, 2020