Rajya Sabha by-election: Polling for 3 seats in West Bengal on July 24
As per the poll panel's schedule, the notification for the by-elections will be issued on July 7 and the last date for filing of nominations is July 14.
As per the poll panel's schedule, the notification for the by-elections will be issued on July 7 and the last date for filing of nominations is July 14.
While the petition initially referred to three accounts, the Kalighat camp claimed that a total of eight accounts had now been frozen.
The INDIA bloc has escalated its challenge to the Election Commission's Special Intensive Revision process, with 23 Opposition parties and one Independent jointly writing to the Chief Justice of India seeking judicial scrutiny.
The apex court left open the option of an election petition before the High Court as the Congress intensified its protest over the rejection of Natarajan's candidature.
Congress leaders climbed police barricades and several workers were detained as the party intensified its campaign against the rejection of Meenakshi Natarajan's Rajya Sabha nomination.
BJP MP Jagdambika Pal on Monday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of creating confusion in the minds of voters by questioning the conduct of the Election Commission with regard to the recent special intensive revision exercise in poll-bound Bihar.
The meeting was attended by Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi. It formed part of the ECI's ongoing efforts to engage with national and state political parties.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Abhishek Banerjee on Tuesday slammed the Election Commission and said that if the voter list has errors, the entire Lok Sabha and Union Government should be dissolved, as the same list was used to elect the Prime Minister and Union ministers.
Ahead of the march by INDIA Bloc leaders and their subsequent detention by the police in the national capital, Stalin made it clear that he stands shoulder to shoulder with his ‘brother Rahul Gandhi’ on the issue of seeking justice for vote theft.
The move is part of the EC's ongoing efforts to clean up the electoral system and ensure that only active and engaged parties are registered.
