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400 companies of central forces to be deployed in Tripura's assembly polls

The Election Commission has already launched a Zero Poll Violence' campaign in the northeastern state

Assembly polls 2023: Economic snapshots of 3 poll-bound northeastern states

Let us analyse the economic issues and present a brief political scene of the poll-bound states of Tripura, Nagaland, and Meghalaya

Tripura Assembly elections: TIPRA Motha releases list of candidates

Earlier, on January 27, amid the buzz of a possible alliance with the ruling BJP, Pradyot Deb Barma clarified that 'no alliance' will be formed with anyone in the upcoming state Assembly polls

Tripura polls: BJP releases list of star campaigners including PM Modi

BJP announced its 54 candidates for the Tripura Assembly election on Saturday. Voting for 60 assembly seats is to be held on February 16

BJP releases list of 54 candidates for Tripura Assembly elections on Feb 16

The IPF's power has considerably waned with the rise of TIPRA Motha - a regional party founded by former Congress leader and royal scion Pradyot Deb Barman

BJP top brass meets to finalise candidates ahead of Tripura polls

Top leaders of the BJP including party chief J P Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and others met here on Thursday to finalise candidates for the upcoming Tripura assembly elections

3 EC special observers to visit Tripura today to review poll preparedness

Three special observers - Yogendra Tripathy, Vivek Johri and B Murli Kumar - will hold meetings with officials on Tuesday to take stock of the election preparations and other poll-related issues

EC to host global conference on 'Use of Technology and Elections Integrity'

Representatives from a number of foreign missions located at New Delhi are also expected to attend the conference

NE Assembly elections: ECI appoints observers to monitor poll process

They are general observers, police observers, expenditure observers, micro observers in each polling station, special observers for the special circumstances, and counting observers

Assembly polls in Tripura on Feb 16; in Nagaland, Meghalaya on Feb 27: ECI

The three state assemblies have a strength of 60 members each

ECI to announce poll schedule for Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura today

CEC Rajiv Kumar said that over 13.9 lakh electors are registered in Nagaland and over 30,000 first-time voters are set to participate in the forthcoming state Assembly polls

Assembly polls: Schedule to be announced in three NE states by Thursday

The five year term of assemblies of Nagaland, Meghalaya and Tripura would end on March 12, March 15 and March 22, respectively, and before that period, new assemblies have to be constituted

Gearing up for battle: The BJP is determined to win Karnataka again

With the Jana Sankalpa Yatra covering backward districts such as Raichur and Ballari, the BJP embarked on a house-to-house contact programme

EC to test remote voting machine's prototype with domestic migrant voters

In a major move to increase voter participation, Election Commission said it has developed a prototype of a remote electronic voting machine for domestic migrant voters

Allahabad HC reverses UP government notification on OBC reservation

The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered conduct of urban local body elections in UP without OBC reservation.

Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' takes oath as Nepal's new prime minister

Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" was on Monday sworn in as the Prime Minister of Nepal for a third time, a day after President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointed him as the new premier.

No proposal under consideration to allow proxy voting for NRIs: Govt

It would require changes in the election rules. But the government has so far not taken a call on the issue

What does it take to become a national party?

The recent assembly elections have helped AAP qualify for the national party status. So, what is it to be a national party in India? And what are the benefits of becoming one?

Kejriwal reaches out to PM Modi after AAP's massive win in MCD polls

Says AAP corporators will work with BJP, all other parties to 'make Delhi clean and corruption free'; services of colleagues who had lost would also be utilised

MCD polls: Here's how newly elected councillors will choose Delhi's Mayor

The Section 35 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act mandates that the civic body must elect a mayor at its first meeting of each financial year