The BJP on Sunday announced the names of three candidates for the Maharashtra Legislative Council by-elections scheduled for March 27.
This is the first such conference to be held since Gyanesh Kumar assumed charge as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC). Kumar took over as the 26th CEC on February 19.
Gyanesh Kumar took over as the 26th Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) on Wednesday and said the Election Commission of India was, is and will always be with the voters.
Newly appointed Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Wednesday took charge and in his message to the voters said that the first step for nation building was voting.
The Supreme Court is likely to hear on Wednesday a batch of petitions challenging the validity of the Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners (Appointment, Conditions of Service and Term of Office) Act 2023, that excludes the Chief Justice of India from a panel for the selection of the Chief Election (CEC) Commissioner and the Election Commissioners (ECs).
The appointment of Gyanesh Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India has intensified hostilities between the Central government and the Opposition. After Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed his displeasure over the appointment.
The Congress on Tuesday released posters on social media criticizing the BJP-led government at the Centre over the appointment of the new chief election commissioner (CEC).
With Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar set to retire on February 18, a three-member selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet on Monday to pick his successor.
After casting his vote at a polling station in New Moti Bagh, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar on Wednesday acknowledged the efforts of election officials and security forces in ensuring the smooth conduct of the Delhi Assembly elections.
In a letter to the CEC, the AAP’s National Convenor urged the Election Commission of India (ECI) to intervene in the matter and ensure a free and fair electoral process in the national capital.
