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Goa elections: MGP says it will not support Pramod Sawant as chief minister

Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party said it will decide its stand after Goa election results by taking the ally Trinamool Congress in confidence, but will "never support" Pramod Sawant as chief minister.

BJP-led alliance to get 80% seats in Assembly polls: Yogi Adityanath

Attacking the Opposition, he said people have come to know that their sensitivity is only for professional mafia, criminals and terrorists

76.04% voter turnout in Manipur's second and final phase of assembly poll

Polling was marred by violence in some places, as security forces deployed at Ngamju polling station in Karong assembly constituency in Senapati district allegedly shot at two people, the police said

UP polls: Curtain comes down on over-two month long election campaign

The campaigning in the last phase reached its crescendo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the BJP's poll blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts

Will not leave UP regardless of poll results, says Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress leader made the remarks while addressing an election rally here in Ghazipur which goes to the polls on March 7 in the last phase of the seven-phase UP assembly elections

Akhilesh Yadav will leave state on March 10, says UP BJP president

Akhilesh Yadav, who claims to win 400 seats, will leave Uttar Pradesh on March 10 for London and close down his party office, said State BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh

Manipur 2nd phase polls: 67% turnout till 3 pm amid reports of violence

Voting began at 7 am in 1,247 polling stations across six districts amid tight security and strict adherence to COVID-19 protocols

2 killed, few hurt in Manipur polls, over 68% voting till 2 pm

The Police said that one person was killed and another injured in police firing at Karong in Senapati district while a BJP activist succumbed to his injuries in Thoubal district

'Cong misled farmers in name of loan waiver; PM gave them Rs 6k every year'

The BJP leader further asserted that only the saffron party brought the poor, dalits, deprived, exploited sections of the society, women, farmers and youth to the mainstream

Elect candidates who have values of service in their DNA: Shah in UP

The home minister said over the last five years, the BJP worked to remove criminals from politics in Uttar Pradesh and ended the criminalisation of politics in the state

Ration meant for poor usurped by henchmen of SP, BSP in past, alleges UP CM

Yogi made the remarks in reference to the free ration and the vaccine provided by the Central government during the pandemic

Polls in UP 'pro-incumbency', says PM Modi in Varanasi

Varanasi will vote in the last phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections on March 7

Manipur Assembly polls: Over 40% voter turnout till noon

Men, women and first time voters in large numbers queued up in front of the polling stations well before the voting started at 7 a.m. in six electoral districts

Manipur polls: Vote in large numbers to mark festival of democracy, says PM

PM Modi on Saturday called upon the voters in Manipur to vote in large numbers for the second and final phase of the state Assembly elections, exhorting them to "mark the festival of democracy".

Punjab CM seeks blessings at Kamakhya Temple days before poll results

The counting of the votes will take place on March 10.

Polling begins for 22 seats in second phase of Manipur assembly elections

Polling for the second and last phase of assembly elections in Manipur began at 7 am on Saturday in 22 constituencies across six districts, an official said.

Polling begins for final phase of Manipur Assembly elections amid security

The voting for the second and final phase of Manipur Assembly elections began on Saturday morning amid tight security, election officials said.

BJP neither gave jobs to youth nor security to women: BSP's Mishra

Addressing an election meeting at Dhanuha village under the Madiyahon Assembly constituency, he said development is seen only in newspapers and on TV channel

UP elections: Modi holds mega roadshow in Varanasi as final phase nears

Modi stood in an open-roof vehicle as the convoy travelled over three kilometres through the holy city, part of the prime minister's Lok Sabha constituency

Congress leaders meet EC, seek free and fair election in Manipur

The delegation of AICC senior observer for Manipur Jairam Ramesh and party leader Salman Khurshid met the Chief Election Commissioner and two Election Commissioners