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The session will have 20 sittings spread over a period of 29 days between December 11 and January 8. (Photo: File)

Govt-Oppn face off expected as winter session of Parliament begins today

According to the Parliamentary Affairs Ministry, 45 bills have been listed for introduction and passage.

11 Dec 2018 8:10 AM

A total of 1,74,724 EVMs were used at polling stations in the five states.(Representational Image)

Assembly polls: Over 1.74 lakh EVMs store fate of 8,500 candidates of 5 states

These EVMs are now stored in over 670 strongrooms across Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.

10 Dec 2018 3:08 PM

The meeting has been called by Chandrababu Naidu, who has taken a task of bringing the opposition parties under a single umbrella to take on BJP in 2019. (Photo: PTI | File)

Opposition meets today to chart out strategy for 2019 Lok Sabha polls

It is not known yet whether all regional leaders are on board with the idea of a common front with the Congress in it.

10 Dec 2018 9:22 AM

Around a dozen rebel candidates of BJP were in the fray in the just-concluded assembly elections in the state and at least 3-4 of them may win their seats, sources said.

Congress, BJP stay in touch with rebels

“I wanted to send a message to the party by filing nomination as an independent candidate. I have nothing against the party now”, he said.

10 Dec 2018 12:07 AM

The Winter Session of Parliament usually starts in November. However, it would be the second year in a row when it would begin in December. (Photo: File)

Centre calls all-party meet ahead of winter session of Parl tomorrow

The session was delayed this year due to the assembly elections in five states.

09 Dec 2018 9:58 AM

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan (Photo: PTI)

Exit polls: The jury is still out

The “exit polls” for five states have predicted a worrying outcome for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan.

09 Dec 2018 2:58 AM

Very large sample sizes are needed in India and this costs a lot of money because exit polling agencies must send out field agents to interview people. (Photo: ANI)

Pollsters must be held accountable

In India we have the most complex political society of any democratic nation.

09 Dec 2018 1:33 AM

However, what makes these Assembly elections different is that Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the past 54 months has made every election contest — local or state — about himself. (Photo: AP)

Why turn state poll into a presidential face off?

The print media still continues to be quite local in its footprint notwithstanding a few print publications that have a national presence.

09 Dec 2018 1:32 AM

'We fought the British Raj and the BJP would do well to know that the day of judgement will come for it,' he said. (Photo: File)

BJP in state of extreme panic, sensing defeats in Assembly polls: Congress

Abhishek Manu Singhvi also alleged that there was never such a 'terror raj' in the 'constitutional rule' of India.

08 Dec 2018 6:29 PM

Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia (Photo: PTI)

Congress to suffer for not backing Jyotiraditya Scindia?

Congress however still hoped to sail through the polls “comfortably” with its populist “farm loan waiver” promise.

08 Dec 2018 7:05 AM

Votes will be counted on December 11 and finally we will get to know who won and who lost the election.

Polls and the missing voters’ voices

The question is, if these are the real issues of voters how do political parties manage to put these issues aside and win elections with big fanfare?

08 Dec 2018 12:10 AM

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo: File)

Let political discourse not get coarse

If the country’s top leaders do not maintain a gracious discourse, colleagues lower down fail to observe appropriate norms.

06 Dec 2018 6:24 AM

If the Congress manages to snatch Madhya Pradesh from the BJP, the narrative for the 2019 Lok Sabha election might change.

Can Assembly verdict change 2019 narrative?

It is likely to shape/change the narrative of the 2019 Lok Sabha election.

28 Nov 2018 12:43 AM

Equity market participants tracking the satta market trends expect a defeat for the ruling BJP in Rajasthan. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Satta market sees BJP losing Rajasthan, struggling in MP, Chhattisgarh

The equity market might see a 200-point swing on knee-jerk reaction to the poll outcome

22 Nov 2018 10:37 AM

BJP president Amit Shah has said his party’s government had made Chhattisgarh “almost Naxal-free”. (Photo: AP)

Manifestoes hit a new low in Assembly polls

In Chhattisgarh, the manifesto of the challenger Congress Party promises farm loan waivers and rice at Rs 1 per kilo.

12 Nov 2018 12:00 AM

Following a Supreme Court direction, the poll panel had on October 10 made it compulsory for candidates contesting polls to advertise their criminal antecedents in TV channels and newspapers at least three times during electioneering. (Photo: File)

Contempt of court for candidates who fail to make criminal records public: EC

The directive comes into force in the assembly elections in five states -- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana.

11 Nov 2018 2:07 PM

While BJP has fielded its candidates from all assembly seats, Congress announced candidates from only 229 seats and left one for Sharad Yadav's LJD for the upcoming polls. (Representational image)

Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls: 2,800 nominations filed for 230 seats

Madhya Pradesh is slated to go on polls on November 28, while counting of votes will be held on December 11.

10 Nov 2018 12:25 PM

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assembly polls will be held before December 15, CEC OP Rawat said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

EC announces poll dates for Rajasthan, 4 other states; results on Dec 11

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh will finish polling in November.

06 Oct 2018 3:34 PM

The Congress alleged the decision to delay the announcement might have a link to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Ajmer in Rajasthan at 1 pm, where BJP Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje's state-wide, yatra ahead of the polls, will conclude. (Photo: File | ANI)

EC delays date announcement, Cong sees link to PM Modi rally

It was said dates for assembly polls in 4 states will be announced at 12:30 pm but later, time was shifted to 3 pm.

06 Oct 2018 1:42 PM

Mayawati’s irrational demands broke alliance talks, says Kamal Nath

Madhya Pradesh Congress chief Kamal Nath described the demand of 50 seats by Bahujan Samaj Party as too high to meet by his party.

05 Oct 2018 6:12 AM

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