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.
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar has reaffirmed the role of the Election Commission of India in capacity building programmes for election management bodies (EMB) of countries around the globe.
Sources in the poll panel stated, “As per procedure, any Constitutional body, including the ECI, will formally respond only when Rahul Gandhi writes to them. It is very strange that even after 24 hours, he has neither submitted a written complaint nor requested a meeting.”
While the DMK-led INDIA bloc appears to have a fairly settled understanding on seat-sharing, the situation remains fluid in the AIADMK camp.
This is also a step to make the voting process more accessible and streamlined for citizens.
BJP spokesperson Jaiveer Shergill said the Gandhi scion suffers from what he called "Entitled Child Syndrome."
