The petitioner's counsel contended that his client was initially declared elected by 7,791 votes. However, the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) conducted a recount at the request of the respondent, Nahra, after which he was declared victorious with a margin of 3,100 votes, Dawn reported
The Election Commission of India has directed the Andhra Pradesh government that the Model Code of Conduct will be applicable to the private advisors to the state government mutatis mutandis (with necessary changes) as applicable to ministers of the government, sources told ANI.
"A lot of work has happened here. Seeing this, everyone has made up their minds in Arunachal that they will be voting for the BJP this time as well. This is confirmed. Polling is only a formality. People have already decided whom they will vote for," the Chief Minister said on Tuesday.
After the arrest of Chanpreet Singh, who allegedly 'managed' the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) funds for the Goa assembly elections, the party accused the Enforcement Directorate (ED) of running a "politically motivated investigation".
In a blow to the TDP ahead of the assembly elections in the state, two-time sitting TDP MLA from Visakhapatnam south constituency, Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar, joined the ruling YSRCP on Sunday.
Some key features of the BJP's manifesto for the Arunachal Pradesh are the construction of a 22,000-kilometre frontier highway to boost infrastructure, provision of jobs to 25,000 youth and increasing the income of farmers from Rs 6,000 to Rs 9,000 per month, said BJP Arunachal spokesperson
The city of Jaipur, which acts as both a constituency and the capital of Rajasthan, presents an intriguing electoral battleground following the BJP's triumph in the state assembly elections, given its historical allegiance to both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday assured that the Centre is committed to restoring statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, adding that assembly elections will also be held soon.
"The time is not far when assembly elections will be held in Jammu and Kashmir also. Jammu and Kashmir will get back its state status. You will be able to share your dreams with your MLAs, and your ministers," PM Modi said while addressing a public rally in Udhampur.
While speaking to ANI, the CPI(M) candidate said, "In Kerala, people want Modi to be out. The choice is between Congress and CPM. BJP had around more than 20 per cent of the votes in the last parliament elections but the vote share came down sharply to 16 per cent in the assembly election
Odisha Chief Minister and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik announced the fourth list of 9 candidates for the Odisha Assembly Elections and one candidate for Lok Sabha Elections.