Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP N K Premachandran will again contest from the Kollam Lok Sabha constituency as the UDF candidate in the upcoming general election, said RSP state secretary Shibu Baby John on Sunday.
Even as Pakistan political parties are deliberating to form their government, the Pakistan electoral body is yet to notify the victory of most of the independent candidates who won the National Assembly (NA) seats in general elections, Dawn reported on Sunday.
Leaders from a coalition of Baloch, Pashtoon and Hazara nationalist parties accused the process of being marred by corruption, and called for a wheel-jam strike today (Sunday), as reported by Dawn.
Exiled human rights activist from Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) Amjad Ayub Mirza emphasised that Pakistan now faces a severe crisis, not just about elections, and and poll rigging but, "morality."
The Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUIF) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter rejected the poll results and announced a protest campaign against alleged rigging in the February 8 general elections, The News International reported.
In a stunning turn of events, Rawalpindi Commissioner Liaquat Ali Chatha claimed that the results of the February 8 general elections were 'manipulated' under his supervision, Dawn reported, adding that he tendered his resignation immediately after making the revelation.
Expressing concern that the development and commerce in Coastal Karnataka had taken a beating over the years, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday hoped that the people would vote for a change in the upcoming general elections.
In the run upto Lok Sabha elections, Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Saturday called upon the Congress cadre to go from door to door to mobilise the party workers for the general elections.
"After coming to power, we will not take any political revenge, but we will take the country and the nation forward for the sake of development of the country and the nation," Ali Muhammad Khan quoted Imran as saying.
Amid rigging accusations in Pakistan's general elections by political parties and individuals, caretaker Prime Minister, Anwar ul-Haq Kakar said that whoever harbours any concerns regarding electoral irregularities is encouraged to pursue legal recourse through the available channels.
Amid the frenetic power play and uncertainty around the formation of the new government in Pakistan, former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, said the politics of grabbing power has always been harmful to the country and its people.
Chief Electoral Officer Dr BVRC Purushottam took a high-level meeting regarding law and order, deployment of police forces and central security forces Uttarakhand in view of the upcoming general elections.