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AIADMK General secretary VK Sasikala praying at Jayalalithaas shrine at Marina beach in Chennai before leaving to Bengaluru for appearing in front of court. (Photo: AP)

VK Sasikala ouster: TTV Dhinakaran turns to EC

AIADMK faction asked the poll panel to declare Sasikala ouster by opposite faction as invalid'.

15 Sept 2017 1:19 AM IST

JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that the party has not acted against Sharad Yadav for his anti-party activities because of his seniority and long association with the party. (Photo: PTI)

Party symbol: Election Commission rejects Sharad claim

Yadav was removed as the party's leader in the Upper House. after he attended Mr Prasad's rally in Patna.

13 Sept 2017 1:20 AM IST

Jawaharlal Nehru, Indias first PM, is mentioned in the book. The book, Love in the Time of Emergency, is set during the Emergency period (1975-77) imposed by the then Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi.

A democracy run by undemocratic leaders?

The ideology of the political class is to eschew ideology on the altar of self-promotion.

10 Sept 2017 12:19 AM IST

Supreme Court of India (Photo: File)

Supreme Court to govt: What action against MPs over assets?

The Central Board of Direct Taxes had been taking action whenever it found there were unexplained known sources of...

7 Sept 2017 1:25 AM IST

BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha also demanded that the elections be countermanded and fresh polls be declared by the State Election Commission. (Representational image)

Slash cap on anonymous donations to parties from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2000:...

There is no constitutional or statutory prohibition on receipt of anonymous donations by political parties.

17 Oct 2018 6:25 PM IST

First look of Bombay Durga Puja Samiti, the goddess dressed in benarasi.

Netas rope in wives to bypass EC

23 such complaints have reached the chief electoral officer.

13 Oct 2018 12:50 AM IST

BJPs chief ministerial candidate, BS Yeddyurappa also projected that his party would win between 145 and 150 seats in the 224-member assembly. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'No parties want it': Yeddyurappa calls LS by-poll in Karnataka...

EC's decision to hold by-polls to three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka on Nov 3 has come as surprise to most political...

8 Oct 2018 9:43 AM IST

In the 2012 BMC polls, Mulund had recorded 38.64 per cent and Borivali had recorded 42.58 per cent voting. (Representational image)

Polls in five states & voter perceptions

As for Rajasthan, the state has a record of defeating incumbents in each Assembly election.

8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

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 5 states, model code kicks in

Madhya Pradesh voting November 28, Rajasthan December 7; results December 11

7 Oct 2018 1:13 AM IST

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...

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

6 Oct 2018 3:34 PM IST

PM Modi expressed confidence that the BJP would emerge victorious in the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh as well as in the Lok Sabha elections next year. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

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.

6 Oct 2018 1:42 PM IST

Representational image of an EVM used for voting.

Election Commission set to announce poll dates for 4 states today

Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, EC may announce dates for Telangana as well.

6 Oct 2018 10:56 AM IST