assembly elections 2018

Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections 2018: Full list of constituencies and candidates

While the incumbent Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan government will try to win the post for a consecutive fourth term, the Congress will fight for winning the state after 2003.

Nov 27, 2018, 17:11 PM IST

Congress divided Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, both suffering till date: PM Modi

Telangana goes to polls on December 7 while the counting of votes will be held on December 11.

Nov 27, 2018, 16:26 PM IST

Congress and TRS are two sides of same coin, involved in dynastic politics: PM Modi in Telangana

Launching a two-pronged attack on the Opposition in Telangana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused both the Congress and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) of indulging in dynasty politics.  

Nov 27, 2018, 14:35 PM IST

Get my son married and I will vote for you: Rajasthan voter's appeal reveals problem of skewed sex ratio

Nandlal Chowdhary in Haridas market in Jhunjunu has hung a banner in his small tea stall saying whoever gets his son married can have his vote. 

Nov 27, 2018, 13:12 PM IST

BJP releases manifesto in Rajasthan, claims 94% of promises made before last polls achieved

Named as 'Rajasthan gaurav sankalp patra', the BJP said they are confident that the party will come back to power in the state.

Nov 27, 2018, 11:52 AM IST

Rajasthan Assembly elections: Massive surge in assets of BJP ministers’ wives in 5 years

The findings come in the run up to the Rajasthan Assembly elections, wherein the polling is slated for December 7 and counting of votes is scheduled for December 11.

Nov 27, 2018, 09:50 AM IST

MP elections: 17% candidates have criminal cases against them, 16 charged with murder

Among other charges, 24 candidates have declared cases related to attempt to murder, 6 candidates have declared cases related to kidnapping, 20 candidates have declared cases related to crime against women.

Nov 27, 2018, 09:48 AM IST

Political drama in Telangana as Congress candidate against KCR tries to set self ablaze

Amid this ongoing political tension, security has been beefed up in the state.

 

Nov 27, 2018, 07:36 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2018: EC to set up 65,000 polling booths, 2000 to be women-operated

Chief Electoral Officer, Madhya Pradesh, VL Kantha Rao on Monday announced that 65,000 polling booths will be set up for the assembly elections, including 2000 booths that would be entirely women-operated.

Nov 27, 2018, 06:28 AM IST

Congress accuses PM of playing politics on national security issues, lists terror attacks during his rule

The Congress' attack came after Modi said at a poll rally in Bhilwara, Rajasthan that the party, which was in power when 26/11 Mumbai attacks took place, had questioned the BJP government's surgical strikes in Pakistan.

Nov 26, 2018, 19:27 PM IST

90% people in Shivraj Chouhan's native village in BPL category, claims Congress

Congress claimed that 90% of people in Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister's native village are living below the poverty line.

Nov 26, 2018, 19:09 PM IST

PM Modi attacks Sonia Gandhi in Rajasthan rally, says 'Madam ran remote control govt'

Rajasthan goes to the polls on December 7 and the votes will be counted on December 11.

Nov 26, 2018, 17:51 PM IST

Rajasthan Congress expels 28 rebels for contesting polls against party candidates

The action against the rebel leaders was taken on the direction of state Congress chief Sachin Pilot. 

Nov 26, 2018, 17:14 PM IST

Amit Shah bats for Ram Temple construction at MP rally, says it should be built in Ayodhya

With the issue of Ram Temple gaining popularity amid the assembly elections' campaigning, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Monday said that the Temple should be constructed at Ayodhya itself.

Nov 26, 2018, 16:56 PM IST

Rajasthan Assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi means guarantee of defeat, says Yogi Adityanath

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday claimed that Rahul Gandhi's election meeting in any constituency was the guarantee of Congress candidate's defeat.

Nov 26, 2018, 16:22 PM IST

Rahul Gandhi reveals his caste and gotra in Rajasthan's Pushkar temple

Rahul Gandhi finally revealed his gotra as he performed puja at the Brahma temple in Pushkar

Nov 26, 2018, 15:14 PM IST

Congress only interested in caste-based politics, not work: Modi in Rajasthan

I give an account of each and every decision I take and the work that I do, said Modi.

Nov 26, 2018, 12:29 PM IST

In Madhya Pradesh, 167 recontesting MLAs had 71% growth in average assets since 2013 elections

BJP MLA Divyaraj Singh has shown an increase of 1397 per cent in the average assets, from Rs 4 crore in 2013 to Rs 62 crore in 2018.  

Nov 26, 2018, 11:47 AM IST

Congress dragging my parents into politics at Rahul Gandhi's behest: PM Narendra Modi

Calling the Congress a "burden on the nation", he also justified his own tirade against the Nehru-Gandhi family, pointing out that unlike his parents, they occupied top positions in politics and the government.

Nov 25, 2018, 21:51 PM IST