Amid heightened security for local body elections, Naxal insurgents struck again in Southern Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Tuesday, injuring a CRPF jawan in a targeted IED blast. The attack, which occurred in the Aranpur police station area, has reignited concerns over Naxal violence disrupting democratic processes in the Bastar region.
District Election Officer and Deputy Commissioner, Ankita Anand, has announced the commencement of the distribution of Voter Information Slips (VIS) across the North West Delhi district.
With just couple of weeks to go for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, BJP's Parvesh Verma and Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit, who are contesting from New Delhi assembly constituency ,have intensified their efforts to woo voters.
Justin Trudeau has resigned after more than nine years as Canada’s 23rd prime minister. Parliament will be prorogued and will resume sitting on March 24. Trudeau says he made his decision over the holidays after discussions with his family.
With the announcement of the date of the poll, the model code of conduct (MCC) has now come into effect in the national capital.The term of the 70-member Delhi Assembly will end on February 23.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, while asking BJP cadre not to be on the back foot after the Lok Sabha debacle, said the opponents were successful in conspiring against the party in the run-up to the elections.
BJP President J.P. Nadda will preside over the State Executive meeting of the party in Lucknow on Sunday, a party spokesman said.
Around 79 per cent voting was recorded at the Amarwara State Assembly seat in Chhindwara district of Madhya Pradesh, where voting for the bypoll was conducted yesterday.
The by-election to the Ranaghat South Assembly seat in Nadia witnessed a moderate voter turnout, with 65.37 per cent of the 2.3 lakh electorate casting their votes by 5 pm on Wednesday.
Will the BJP be able to retain the three Assembly seats, Ranaghat Dakshin, Bagdah and Raiganj amidst the ruling Trinamul Congress' electrifying victory, winning 29 out of 42 seats in the recently-held Lok Sabha (LS) polls in West Bengal?
