Page 25 - Assembly Elections

Bhabanipur by-election result LIVE: Mamata Banerjee wins, breaks own record

Bhabanipur byelection results 2021 live: In a must-win bypoll, Mamata Banerjee beat her nearest rival with more than 58,000 votes. With this, Banerjee will continue as West Bengal chief minister

Top BJP leaders to meet morcha chiefs ahead of Assembly polls in 5 states

BJP National President JP Nadda, party's General Secretary BL Santosh and other key office-bearers of the party will meet the presidents of all morchas of the organisation on September 26

With eye on assembly polls, UP BJP to enroll over 15 million new members

With an eye on the Assembly elections scheduled in Uttar Pradesh next year, the BJP is planning to enroll over 15 million new members in the politically important state.

BJP names in-charge for polls; Pradhan for UP, Shekhawat for Punjab

Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis has been given the charge of the Goa polls

Population control fiasco

The ill-advised two-child policy must be reviewed

'Gupkar gang' will not throw the match in Jammu & Kashmir

The participation of the J&K political parties should not be seen as an endorsement of state reorganisation any more than their participation in the District Development Council elections was

Cabinet reshuffle likely on Wednesday; to focus on bringing in young faces

Ministerial probables Sonowal, Scindia, Rane, Paras arrive in Delhi

Elections before statehood in Jammu & Kashmir: Can a cart pull a horse?

The demand for restoration of statehood before elections is likely to have popular support both in Jammu and in the Kashmir Valley

India gears up for robot campaigners in 2022 Assembly elections

The states that go to the polls in 2022 are Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Goa and Gujarat

Best of BS Opinion: New idea of India, BJP is as safe as a big bank & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Tuesday

BJP: As safe as a big bank

After West Bengal, Narendra Modi and Amit Shah have recognised the next run on their bank might come in Uttar Pradesh

Mamata's payback time? TMC is now upping the ante to take battle to UP

The West Bengal CM's 'outsider' pitch in her state may constrain her moves in UP

Congress battles growing restlessness ahead of Assembly elections

Around this time the party was to hold elections to the post of party president. Amid Covid-19, the exercise was cancelled indefinitely after the CWC put its seal of approval on the cancellation

Assembly elections: BJP takes stock of state of affairs after setbacks

Party President J P Nadda held a discussion with senior party leaders and office-bearers over the weekend and parallel consultations were held last week by B L Santhosh

Congress Committee submits report to Sonia Gandhi on Assembly Polls debacle

A five-member Congress Committee has submitted an initial report to the Sonia Gandhi in which they have stated their assessment on the party's performance in the recently concluded assembly elections

PM Narendra Modi's public presence during two Covid-19 pandemic waves

Three charts look back at the Prime Minister's engagements through the two Covid waves and series of lockdowns since March 2020

Today, what really is essential?

We've cheered "Essential Workers", as the light has been shone on the people in the shadows, who actually make the world go round

Story in Numbers: 70+ for MLAs - Tamil Nadu, Kerala elect older leaders

West Bengal, on the other hand, has elected fewer above 70 and a larger number in the age group 25-40

New assemblies, govts: How finances of states that went to polls look like

Business Standard looks at three of them - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and WB - in terms of their financial and fiscal situation, and their growth prospects

Congress not to participate in TV debates on election on counting day

The Congress on Saturday decided that it will not participate in election debates on television on Sunday when the results for assembly polls for five states are out. Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said in view of the serious coronavirus situation in the country, the party's spokespersons will not participate on the TV debates after poll results are out. The results for assembly elections in states of Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala would be declared on May 2. "At a time when Nation is facing an unprecedented crisis, when Govt under PM Modi has collapsed, we find it unacceptable to not hold them accountable and instead discuss election wins and losses. We @INCIndia have decided to withdraw our spokespersons from election debates," he said on Twitter. "We shall remain available for any comment that media friends want. We may win, we may lose, but at a time when people are looking for oxygen, beds, medicines, ventilators; our duty tells us to stan