Politicians from the two main political parties in Uttar Pradesh - Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) - have raised their ante against each other in recent days. They appear to be getting ready for an all out battle for the precious parliament seats from the state.
SP on Sunday asked the Election [...]
Chief Minister of Jharkhand and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) supremo Shibu Soren was defeated in an assembly bypoll on Thursday. Soren was defeated by Gopal Krishna Patar, a candidate of Jharkhand Party which is a constituent of UPA, in the bypoll to Tamar constituency held on January 3, the counting for which was [...]
After their surprise win in Rajasthan, the Congress Party workers got ready for their next big battle - to decide the new Chief Minister (CM) of the state.
Initial reports in the media had put Mr. Ashok Gehlot as the architect of Congress’s win in Rajasthan and hence the prime CM candidate. Though Mr. Gehlot [...]
As the general elections approach, many political parties have earnestly begun building their support base by exploiting our diverse religious, caste, socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. The latest party to join this fray is Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), led by Mr. Raj Thackeray, the estranged nephew of Mr. Bal Thackeray, chief of Shiv Sena.
With the [...]
The Election commission announced the election dates for the bye-elections in New Delhi(November 29), Rajasthan (December 4), Madhya Pradesh (November 25), Mizoram (November 29) and Chhattisgarh (between November 14 and December 4). Counting of votes in all the states will be taken up on December 8.
Schedule of State Elections, Election Commission of India, Oct 14 [...]
News Update : Maya’s U-turn, returns Rae Bareli land for rail factory, Indian Express, Oct 18, 2008
Leaders of Congress and BSP are fighting a very public battle to win the hearts (read votes) of the people of Uttar Pradesh.
Madam Chief Minister fired the first salvo by canceling the land allocation to build railway coach [...]
Yet another commission has released it’s report on the Godhra incident adding to the polarization and confusion regarding this issue. The Nanavati commission’s report has declared Godhra train fire to be a premeditated murder and not an accident.
A Pre-Planned Conspiracy, OUTLOOK India.com, Sep 25 2008
Nanavati report: Truth behind Godhra?, NDTV.com, Sep 27 [...]
The cabinet is considering enacting laws to ban the exit and opinion polls before the next round of general elections in 2009. The main argument for this ban is that as the entire election process spans weeks, these polls adversely influence the outcome of the elections. Detractors of this ban state that it violates [...]
