Casting aspersions on the Election Commission (EC), veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh chief minister, Digvijaya Singh, on Thursday claimed that there doubts around the unbiased conduct of the poll panel.
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that the interim order by the Election Commission of India (ECI) that allowed veteran leader Sharad Pawar to use 'Nationalist Congress Party--Sharad Chandra Pawar' would continue till further orders.
The ECI held a meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar and Election Commissioner Arun Goel. The ECI team reviewed the poll preparedness of District Election Officers (DEOs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs).
Veteran leader Sharad Pawar of the NCP sought an urgent hearing before the Supreme Court of the plea against the order of the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially recognising the Ajit Pawar faction as the 'real' Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The Apex Court ordered banks to forthwith stop issuing Electoral Bonds and that the State Bank of India (SBI) shall furnish the details of Electoral Bonds encashed by the political parties. The court said that SBI should submit the details to the Election Commisison of India and ECI shall
Sharad Pawar has moved the Supreme Court challenging the decision of the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially recognising Ajit Pawar faction as the 'real' Nationalist Congress Party (NCP).
The Supreme Court dismissed on Friday a petition seeking contempt action against the Election Commission of India for not changing the forms that insist on furnishing Aadhaar numbers to enroll new voters.
The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced that 96.88 crore people are registered to vote for the forthcoming General Elections, marking it the largest electorate.
After Ajit Pawar faction secured the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and symbol, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut said that it is no more Election Commission of India (ECI) but rather Modi-Shah's Election Commission.
After Ajit Pawar faction secured the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) name and symbol on Tuesday, Sharad Pawar faction spokesperson Clyde Crasto asserted that the NCP rightfully belongs to the party supremo while adding that the ECI ruling was not a "surprise".
Ending the tussle with his party founder and uncle Sharad Pawar, the Election Commission (EC), on Tuesday declared Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar-led faction as the "real" Nationalist Congress Party.