On Monday, RJD MLA from Mohania (Reserved) constituency in Kaimur district Sangeeta Kumari, Congress MLA from Bikram in Patna district Siddharth Saurabh Singh, and former JD(U) MP from Sitamarhi Sunil Kumar Pintu joined the BJP.
The poll panel said the parties can file claims and objections to the Electoral Registration Officer (ERO) concerned by September 1.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday held talks with Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati as part of its initiative to promote greater and regular engagement with various stakeholders, including political parties, the poll panel said in a statement.
A day after the Central government decided to conduct caste census across the country along with national population count next year, political parties in Bihar are vying with each other to take credit for the move.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday hit out at the Opposition for criticizing the move to make Hindi a mandatory third language for students in classes 1 to 5 in Marathi and English-medium schools across the state.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday asked its officials, including CEOs and DEOs, to work transparently following the existing legal framework and be approachable and responsive to political parties.
Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Delhi ,R Alice Vaz, on Wednesday urged the political parties to maintain transparency in campaign finances and submit expenditure details within the stipulated timelines, a day after the announcement of Assembly elections in a single phase on February 5.
Cutting across party lines, all political parties met with the visiting Election Commission of India (ECI) in Srinagar on Thursday and called for immediate Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, besides seeking a level playing field in the polls.
The political parties have given party tickets to around 27 per cent candidates with criminal cases in the Odisha Assembly Elections 2024.
While Haryana Chief Minister Khattar asserts that SYL would be constructed after the Supreme Court decision, Punjab parties pledge not to share a drop of water with the riparian state.
