Congress MP Sukhdeo Bhagat alleged that the government is using the Election Commission for 'vote chori' and the new Bill on removal of arrested ministers as a political weapon to intimidate Bihar and Andhra Pradesh ahead of elections.
Congress MPs in the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday submitted motions seeking a discussion on alleged electoral fraud and concerns over the "credibility and inclusiveness of electoral systems."
"Our endeavour will be to rebuild and strengthen relations with the Government and civic authorities to restore M Chinnaswamy Stadium as India's premier cricket venue. Bring international cricket matches back to this historic ground, reinstating its stature on the global stage," Prasad said
Nagpur and Nashik Police have registered a First Information Report (FIR) against psephologist Sanjay Kumar, co-director of Lokniti-CSDS, following a controversial social media post related to Maharashtra elections.
Addressing a press conference, the Congress leader claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would steal elections in Bihar, West Bengal and Assam.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday said that former Supreme Court Judge B Sudershan Reddy's nomination for the Vice Presidential elections stands as the opposition's firm commitment to restoring fairness, impartiality, and dignity to the functioning of the Rajya Sabha.
In a post on social media X, ICSSR alleged that CSDS had also published media stories based on a biased interpretation of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise being conducted by the Election Commission of India.
Speaking to ANI, Jha described it as a "tactic" that wherever the BJP can't win elections, it will not indulge in horse-trading, but destabilise and topple that government through the bill.
"It has become their habit to talk with disruptive thinking. Bihar is very ahead in political thinking, they understand everything. Bihar is a tourist spot for them. When elections come, they go there, and then they leave like that," the BJP MP told ANI at Parliament premises.
NDA's candidate CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday filed his nomination papers for the Vice Presidential elections in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The BJP leader gave multiple alleged examples of 'Vote chori' by Congress, one them he said by 'hurriedly' calling an election after the assassination of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984. Posting about the allegations on X, he also mentioned that doubts over Rajiv Gandhi's elec
Ahead of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) elections, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday expressed confidence in the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) prospects, highlighting the party's extensive campaign efforts across the region.