The Election Commission of India (ECI) has lifted the Model Code of Conduct after the completion of the election process in Bihar, as well as the bypolls in six States and one Union Territory.
Karnataka Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao on Saturday criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) following the NDA's landslide victory in Bihar, alleging that the poll body favoured the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
In a pointed political slogan aimed at energising party workers, Yadav, in a post on X, said: "Looks like someone's learned to rename things, competing with Lucknow's renaming spree! They're calling the Election Commission 'Vikas' (Development) and claiming it's the reason for their impen
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday blamed "vote chori" for Mahagathbandhan's defeat in the Bihar Assembly election, calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the Election Commission "masterminds" behind it.
Meanwhile, according to the Election Commission, as of now, the NDA has secured the majority mark of 122 seats, winning 197 seats. The BJP has won 88 seats. The JDU has won 82, LJP (RV) has won 18, RLM has won 4, and HAM has won 5.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that Bihar election has strengthened people's trust in the Election Commission as he backed the exercise of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls being conducted in different states of the country by the Election Commission, statin
Shashi Tharoor said, "It's a question of leading at the moment. They are leading by a rather large margin. But let's wait for the Election Commission to discuss and disclose the results."
While the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) crossed the halfway mark of 122 in leads as per the Election Commission of India, prominent hoardings with slogans "Bihar Ka Matlab Nitish Kumar" surfaced near the Chief Minister's residence in Patna.
"Even before the elections began, it was said that JD(U) would win around 80 seats. This became possible due to the charismatic leadership of Nitish Kumar. RJD+ sometimes says that they will score a bumper victory in Bihar, but when the results come, they say that the Election Commission
As early trends showed the ruling NDA leading in the Bihar Assembly elections, Congress leader Udit Raj blamed the Election Commission and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of voter lists for his party's poor performance.
The ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has crossed the halfway mark of 122, while the Opposition's Mahagathbandhan is trailing behind as per the Election Commission of India.