While speaking to reporters on the Cabinet Sub-Committee on reservations in recruitment, Abdullah said, "When Mehbooba Mufti needed votes, she strictly banned her party members from even talking about reservation... When contesting elections from Anantnag and needing votes from Rajouri an
Speaking to the mediapersons in Baramati, Pawar said, "We have not decided anything yet about the local body elections. The Supreme Court has given its verdict. Normally, the elections will take 3 months, but we have not discussed it yet."
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) national president and Member of Parliament Upendra Kushwaha on Friday claimed that he received death threats from individuals claiming to be members of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang.
Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor accused PM Narendra Modi of using Bihar's public funds for political rallies ahead of elections, questioning why factories aren't set up in Bihar to curb migration. He also challenged Nitish Kumar's mental fitness, daring the state to prove otherwise.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) successfully implemented several new electoral initiatives during bye-polls in five Assembly Constituencies across Gujarat, Kerala, Punjab, and West Bengal. Key reforms included mobile deposit facilities at polling booths, faster voter turnout reporting
The Nilambur Assembly by-election in Kerala recorded a voter turnout of 70.76% as of 5 PM, according to data from the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Kerala.
The polling began at 7 am on five seats across four states, including the Nilambur seat in Kerala, the Ludhiana West seat in Punjab, the Kaliganj seat in West Bengal, and the Visavadar and Kadi seats in Gujarat.
Voter turnout in the Assembly by-elections saw varied participation by 11 am, with Kaliganj leading at 30.34%, followed by Nilambur (30.15%), Visavadar (28.15%), Kadi ( 23.85%), and Ludhiana West at 21.51%, as per the Election Commission of India.
Voter turnout in the Assembly by-elections saw varied participation by 9 am, with Nilambur leading at 13.15%, followed by Visavadar (12.10%), Kaliganj (10.83%), Kadi (9.05%), and Ludhiana West at 8.50%, as per the Election Commission of India.
"There will be a good victory in this election. For the last nine years, the state government has totally neglected the Nilambur area. Many tribals have not been rehabilitated. There is also human-animal conflict here," Shoukath told ANI.
Congress candidate Bharat Bhushan Ashu, after casting his vote at booth numbers 72-76 at Malwa Senior Secondary School, urged voters to participate actively in the democratic process.