Tag: Bypolls
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Karnataka bypoll results: Yediyurappa govt set to continue as BJP leads in 12 seats
The seats fell vacant after the political drama took place four months ago where 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties defected to BJP in a bid to bring down the coalition government.
December 9, 2019 -
Karnataka bypolls: Voting in 15 constituencies to decide fate of Yediyurappa govt
The seats fell vacant after the political drama took place four months ago where 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and Janata Dal (Secular) parties defected to BJP in a bid to bring down the coalition government.
December 5, 2019 -
Congress, JDS tie-up talks ‘Don’t have any value’: Yediyurappa
JDS leaders have already dropped enough hints about the party being open to such a possibility.
December 1, 2019 -
Bypoll results: Congress wins in Rajasthan’s Mandwa, BJP registers maiden victory in Sikkim
A moderate turnout of 57% was recorded in the by-elections held on October 21. Among the states ruled by the BJP and its allies, counting is being held for the maximum 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh, followed by six in Gujarat, five in Bihar, four in Assam and two each in Himachal Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
October 24, 2019 -
Voting for bypolls in 51 assembly, 2 Lok Sabha seats across 17 states, 1 UT begins
The BJP and its allies had nearly 30 of these assembly seats, while the Congress had won 12 and the rest were with regional parties.
October 21, 2019 -
BJP in a fix over candidates for Uttar Pradesh bypolls
Though the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced candidates for all these bypoll seats, the Congress for most and the Samajwadi Party (SP) for some of them, the Bharatiya Janata Party is yet released its list of candidates.
September 22, 2019 -
SC rejects Gujarat Congress plea against separate bypolls for 2 Rajya Sabha seats
The EC had already scheduled the elections for the two seats on 5 July.
June 25, 2019 -
SC notice to EC over Gujarat Congress’s plea against separate bypolls for 2 RS seats
A separate ballot paper makes the chances of the ruling party’s candidate winning significantly higher because each MLA will be voting twice as opposed to the preferential ballot system where each MLA’s vote is counted once.
June 19, 2019 -
Lok Sabha, Assembly bypoll results: Full list of winners
The rhetoric of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' ( collective effort, inclusive growth) by BJP seems to have fallen flat with public, as the saffron party faced major setback in the results, while the united opposition made significant gains.
May 31, 2018 -
BJP loses big in bypolls, united opposition flexes muscles ahead of 2019 elections
Seen as a litmus test of the mood of the electorate as the nation heads to polls early in 2019, the bypolls revealed a changing picture of the political landscape whose canvas has been increasingly dominated by the saffron colour since 2014.
May 31, 2018 -
Shahkot bypoll: 73 pc turnout sealed fate of 12 candidates
The turnout was very low (38 per cent) till 1 pm due to the acute hot weather conditions, however, it picked up steadily after 4 pm and there was no report of any violence during the polling.
May 28, 2018 -
Faulty EVMs mar Kairana, Noorpur bypolls
Soon after the polling started at 7 am, reports of malfunctioning of EVMs started pouring in from different polling booths
May 28, 2018 -
Campaigning for Kairana, Noorpur bypolls end; voting on Monday
It is being talked that the BJP is working hard to take maximum voters to the polling booths and ensure a good polling percentage
May 26, 2018 -
Kairana, Noorpur bypolls: RLD, SP join hands to take on BJP
Tabassum Hasan will be the RLD candidate from Kairana (LS seat) while Naeemul Hasan will be the SP candidate from Noorpur assembly seat
May 5, 2018 -
UP bypolls: Stakes high for ruling BJP, outcome crucial for opposition
The upcoming Lok Sabha byelection for the Kairana constituency and the Assembly bypolls for the Noorpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh will once again put to test the prestige of the BJP and its rivals the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party. Elections to both the Kairana and the Noorpur seats will be held on May …
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April 28, 2018 -
Over 5,500 dead voters in MP’s Kolaras constituency: CEO to EC
Kolaras assembly constituency had witnessed bypolls on February 24
April 24, 2018 -
Rahul Gandhi hails BSP founder Kanshi Ram on his birth anniversary
A day after Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party ran riot in Uttar Pradesh bypolls for Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday in a tweet remembered Kanshi Ram, the late founder of the BSP on his 84th birth anniversary. Gandhi seems to be warming up to BSP as he …
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March 15, 2018