The Senate body's session held under the chair of Senator Mohammad Humayun Mohmand on Tuesday sought details regarding the salaries of the electoral watchdog members and employees, as well as their travel expenses and the expenditures for the February 8 nationwide polls.
A total of 45 candidates are in the fray for assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district after the completion of the nomination process here.
Congress and AAP have started seat-sharing talks for Haryana assembly polls which could lead to continuation of alliance they had in the state during the Lok Sabha polls earlier this year
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday wrote to Delhi state unit presidents of Congress and BJP, seeking positive suggestions for incorporation into the Winter Action Plan aimed at reducing pollution in Delhi.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is expected to release the first list of candidates for at least 50 seats on Wednesday in the run-up to the upcoming Haryana Assembly elections.
Tripura Bharatiya Janata Party president Rajib Bhattacharjee won Rajya Sabha by-polls on Tuesday and said that he will work for the development of the state.
Union Minister and Republican Party of India (Athawale) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Tuesday that his party will contest 16-17 seats in the upcoming Jammu and Kashmir Assembly polls.
Earlier, a Delhi Court had in 2017 convicted Madhu Koda for criminal misconduct and, under the Prevention of Corruption Act for a rigorous imprisonment for a period of three years and also imposed a fine of Rs 5 lakhs.
As Jammu and Kashmir braces for assembly polls after 10 years, BJP candidate from Rajouri Assembly seat, Vibodh Gupta is optimistic about winning the seat and described a potential victory as "historic moment" for the party.
Responding to the reported statement of LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi regarding the alliance for Haryana polls, AAP MP Sanjay Singh welcomed the move and said the party's Haryana in-charge will take a final call on it after informing party AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
Amidst the preparations of the forthcoming assembly polls, the Election Commission conducted the training of the polling staffs in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir while the administration tightened the security measures in the region.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami is scheduled to visit Jammu and Kashmir for the assembly election campaign. BJP's National General Secretary Tarun Chugh has sent a letter to this effect to the Chief Minister. CM Pushkar Singh Dhami will campaign there for three days.