Revolt in Lahaul-Spiti Congress ahead of ticket allotment for bye-poll
There is disenchantment among the Congress cadre amid reports that the party may field former BJP MLA in the by-election.
There is disenchantment among the Congress cadre amid reports that the party may field former BJP MLA in the by-election.
Padamsen Chowdhary and Manvendra Singh were declared elected defeating their Samajwadi Party rivals.
A meeting of the community was held at Nawala in Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday where the decision was announced.
Congress candidate polled 861 votes against BJP candidate Dorjay Namgyal’s 588 votes. 67.36 percent polling was recorded for the seat on Tuesday.
From upmarket Ballygunge to semi-urban, if predominantly industrial Asansol, the outcome of the two by-elections has been a morale booster for the ruling party at a critical juncture, specifically when Central agencies are investigating a welter of cases related to corruption and law and order.
The BJP needed six seats in the 15 seats bye-election to form majority government in the state as currently is has 105 seats in the 224 seats Assembly.
As per a Kannada news channel, Power TV, a minimum of eight and a maximum of 12 Assembly seats for BJP is predicted in the exit polls. For Congress, it predicted three to six seats and zero to two seats for JD(S).
According to the early trends, Devti Karma of Congress was leading by a margin of 2,778 votes against her nearest rival Ojaswi Mandavi of the BJP.
In a communication to the Chief Electoral Officer, Tamil Nadu, the EC on Sunday said the notification calling upon Thiruvarur to elect a member of the legislative assembly shall stand rescinded forthwith.
The Delhi High Court has sought the stand of the Election Commission (EC) on a plea alleging delay in issuing…
