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Message from the states

Time for economy to be the focus of politics

Exit polls off mark in Haryana, Maharashtra; fail to gauge opposition fight

The biggest shocker is in Haryana where at least three exit polls predicted decimation of the opposition, but the BJP is set to win 40 seats in the 90-member assembly and the Congress 31 seats

Quiet patriotism will defeat muscular nationalism, says Chidambaram

The veteran Congress leader made the comments while stepping out of the crowded courtroom where he was produced by ED before Special Judge Ajay Kumar Kuhar

Haryana Assembly polls: BJP's vote share falls by 22% from LS polls

Latest Election Commission trends said the saffron party had won or was leading in 40 seats. It had won 47 seats in the 2014 Haryana Assembly polls.

Maharashtra, Haryana election results a setback for BJP: Kerala CM

BJP's tally in both Maharashtra and Haryana was less than the number of seats they won in 2014 assembly elections

Top headlines: Setback for Airtel & Vodafone; Haryana heads for hung House

India has risen 14 places to the 63rd spot in the World Bank's latest Ease of Doing Business global rankings

Maharashtra election results: Shinde's daughter trailing in Solapur Central

Praniti, daughter of former home minister Sushilkumar Shinde, is currently third with 7,392 votes while AIMIM's Haji Farooq Maqbool Shabdi is leading with 10,229 votes

BJP gears up for celebrations as trends suggest win in Maharashtra

Around 25,000 personnel were deployed for counting duty in Maharashtra

Trends show hung Assembly in Haryana, BJP-Sena retaining power in Maha

The latest trends available for 86 seats in Haryana showed that the Congress was ahead in 25 seats, the Jannayak Janata Party (JJP) in 11 constituencies and the Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) in 2 sea

Elections LIVE: Exit polls give BJP, allies victory in Maharashtra, Haryana

Low to average voter turnout was reported in assembly elections in Maharashtra and Haryana, where the BJP is seeking a second term in power and has predicted an easy victory.

BJP set for 'unprecedented' victory in Maharashtra polls: Fadnavis

Fadnavis said so far, his yatra has covered over 3,000 km and reached out to over 100 constituencies (out of the total 288) in the state

61% voting in Maharashtra Assembly polls, less than 2014 turnout

The highest turnout, of 83.93 per cent, was reported in the Karveer assembly seat in Kolhapur, while the lowest was in south Mumbai's upmarket Colaba area at 40.11 per cent

Posters of West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee at BJP rally spark row in Indore

In the poster, the face of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was superimposed on the face of a leopard

Maha polls: No dispute with NCP on 150 seats, seat-sharing soon: Congress

Senior leaders of the two parties met here on Tuesday evening to deliberate on the broad contours of seat-sharing arrangements for the forthcoming state Assembly polls

Mumbai NCP chief Sachin Ahir joins Shiv Sena ahead of Maharashtra polls

He represented Shivdi Assembly seat in Mumbai from 1999 to 2009 and was later elected from Worli, after delimitation of constituencies

Maharashtra polls: Oppn beset with defections as BJP looks to better tally

The Election Commission of India on Saturday announced a single-phase poll for Maharashtra which will be held on October 21. Counting of votes will be taken up on October 24

Assembly polls: Maharashtra, Haryana to vote on Oct 21; counting on Oct 24

During the briefing, CEC Sunil Arora reassured all stakeholders about the quality of EVMs

Elections in Maharashtra, Haryana to be held on Oct 21; counting on Oct 24

The date for the polls in the two states was announced by the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday

EC will keep an eye on bank channels to curb money power in upcoming polls

The task of monitoring banking channels will be carried out by the financial intelligence unit of the Income Tax department

Amit Shah cancels Mumbai trip; BJP-Sena seat sharing deal not yet in place

Maharashtra has 288 Assembly seats, of which the BJP won 122 and the Sena 63 in the 2014 state polls, which they fought separately