Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed that the Centre was preparing to pass on the burden of rising fuel costs to citizens once the current phase of “election relief” ends, warning of a fresh wave of inflation.
In election seasons, noise is often mistaken for momentum. Rallies swell, slogans sharpen, and television debates grow louder by the day.
The Assembly election across North Bengal concluded under an apparently calm and peaceful atmosphere, but multiple incidents reported from different districts have raised serious questions about the credibility of a “free and fair” electoral process.
The Election Commission of India on Sunday said enforcement agencies have seized over Rs 650 crore worth of cash, liquor, drugs, precious metals and other inducements since the announcement of the 2026 Assembly elections, underscoring a sweeping crackdown to ensure free and fair polls.
In the run-up to every election in India, political parties roll out a dazzling menu of promises like free electricity, free bus rides, cash transfers, laptops, gold chains, and even pressure cookers.
The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) on Sunday intensified its campaign for the upcoming Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU) elections, scheduled for September 18, with results the next day.
The by-election in Kaliganj Assembly constituency in Nadia passed off peacefully today with the ruling party and Opposition trading charges against each other.
By all accounts, South Korea’s presidential election has been less about political ambition than it has been a referendum on the state of democracy itself.
In a political climate where nationalist fervour is rising across Europe, Romania has chosen a different path ~ one of reasoned progress and democratic resilience.
In a major initiative, the Election Commission of India will soon launch a new user-friendly digital interface for the electors and its other stakeholders including election officials, political parties, and the civil society, the poll panel said in a press statement on Sunday.
