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Congress struggles to keep 'exit' doors shut, but leaders stream out

The exit' doors of the Congress swung open wider with senior leader RPN Singh striding out to join the BJP, abandoning decades-old familial associations to leave a party

Punjab Assembly elections: BSP declares remaining six candidates

The Mayawati-led party has tied up with the Shiromani Akali Dal for the elections and contesting on 20 of 117 Assembly seats

Election Commission to send EPIC to newly enrolled voters by post

The service will be launched on January 25 which is celebrated as National Voters' Day

EC holds virtual meets on whether ban on physical rallies should continue

The poll panel is holding the virtual meets to seek inputs from the Union Health Ministry, experts, the five poll-bound states and respective state chief electoral officers to arrive at a decision

BJP retains top spot in nagar panchayat polls as its tally reaches 419

It was followed by NCP which won 381 seats and Congress which won 344

Barbados PM Mia Mottley sworn in after 2nd consecutive elections

Mottley, who pledged to focus on issues including financial security, nutrition, renewable energy projects and housing, said the island faces serious challenges in the next 10 to 15 years.

Assembly elections: Will it be Adityanath vs Akhilesh Yadav in Eastern UP?

Clash of titans may spice up Purvanchal poll theatre

SC to hear plea seeking details of candidates' criminal background

The petition, in view of upcoming assembly elections, also sought a direction to the ECI to ensure that every political party explains why it preferred a person with criminal cases

Ratankumar Singh appointed working president of Manipur Congress

Kh Ratankumar Singh, who had submitted his resignation from the post of vice-president of the Pradesh Congress Committee of poll-bound Manipur, has been appointed as its working president

Maha asks SC to recall direction on re-notifying OBC seats in local polls

The Maharashtra government has moved the Supreme Court seeking recall of its order directing the SEC to renotify 27% seats reserved for OBCs in the local body polls, as general category seats

Statsguru: Six charts explain challenges for five poll-bound states

The five-year moving average growth rate is significantly lower than it was in 2009-10

UP Assembly polls: Here're the strategies and prospects of the main actors

Voting in Uttar Pradesh will be held in 403 Assembly seats over seven phases from February 10 to March 7

BJP's 3-tier arrangement for virtual rallies amid Covid restrictions

As the ban on the physical rallies and road shows was extended for one more week, the BJP has made elaborate plans to hold virtual rallies in all the Assembly constituencies in poll-bound states

Election Commission to hold meet with poll observers on Friday

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa will be held between February 10 and March 7

West African nations sever links with Mali over election delay

The fresh measures from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) represent a significant hardening of its stance towards Mali

Poll positions

EC should have held UP polls in April

Iraq's new parliament holds first session three months after vote

The meeting ushers in what is likely to be a lengthy period of political wrangling among rival groups to choose a new president and prime minister

Will get absolute majority in Assembly polls, says Manipur CM Biren Singh

Manipur CM N Biren Singh said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will get an absolute majority in the upcoming polls.

Amid Covid, EC bans rallies, road shows in 5 poll-bound states till Jan 15

EC will not hesitate to bar parties from further rallies if the Covid protocol is not followed, says CEC

Here's how 7-phase polls to 5 states will pan out: Dates, other details

The Assembly elections in five states -- Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur -- would be held in seven phases with voting from February 10 to March 7 with 690 seats up for grabs.