Election News 2019

Bengaluru Corporator Vasanth Kumar rejoins Congress 2 days after joining BJP

Corporator R Vasanth Kumar alleged that he was forcefully made to join the BJP at chief minister BS Yediyurappa's residence.

Dec 5, 2019

Raichur: Women voters wait in a queue to cast their votes for the third phase of 2019 Lok Sabha elections, at a polling station in Karnataka's Raichur, on April 23, 2019

Shivajinagar candidates create confusion among voters ahead of Karnataka by-polls

Except for the BJP, all the other major political parties have given tickets to Muslim candidates including Rizwan Arshan, standing for Congress and Tanveer Ahmed Ullah for JD-S.

Dec 3, 2019

Congress open to ally with JD-S in Karnataka again

The by-elections have been necessitated due to the disqualification of the Congress and JD-(S) rebel MLAs after they resigned from their Assembly seats in protest against the former coalition government.

Dec 2, 2019

Will JD(S) form an alliance with Congress after Karnataka coalition govt suffers big blow?

HD Kumaraswamy said that JD(S) might form an alliance with Congress, post-elections but has never promised to tie-up with the BJP or save them in the upcoming elections.

Nov 25, 2019

West Bengal assembly bypolls: BJP candidate roughed up, 48% polling in 6 hrs

Election Commission sources, however, said that notwithstanding sporadic incidents the situation was peaceful overall in the Kaliaganj, Kharagpur Sadar and Karimpur Assembly constituencies.

Nov 25, 2019

Poll code violation in Karnataka: Rs 95 lakh, liquor and sarees seized by EC

The EC officials seized Rs 95 lakh in cash, 66 litres of alcohol valued at Rs 83,000 and 30,000 sarees from the poll-bound constituencies.

Nov 18, 2019

Congress announces 6 more candidates for Karnataka by-polls

The elections will be held for 15 assembly constituencies, of which 12 were held by Congress.

Nov 17, 2019

Karnataka bypolls: BJP, JD(S) release first list of candidates

It is alleged that Roshan Baig has turned rebel against the BJP as he has been denied a ticket to contest in the bypolls. He might contest as an independent candidate from Shivajinagar constituency.

Nov 14, 2019

Chief Electoral Officer of Karnataka, Sanjeev Kumar

Karnataka assembly by-polls to be held on December 5, confirms EC

Karnataka's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Sanjeev Kumar said that the counting of votes will be held on December 9 and the Model Code of Conduct will come into effect from November 11.

Nov 10, 2019

5-phase poll in Jharkhand from November 30, results on December 23

While the date of polling for the first phase is November 30, second phase polling will take place on December 7.

Nov 1, 2019

BJP-JJP seal deal for Haryana govt, Dushyant Chautala to be Deputy Chief Minister

Dushyant Chautala said that his party has decided to support the BJP "for the stability of the government in Haryana".

Oct 26, 2019

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar

Haryana election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Congress, INLD, JJP

The key candidates in the Haryana assembly elections are Manohar Lal Khattar (Karnal), Bhupinder Singh Hooda (Garhi Sampla-Kiloi), Randeep Surjewala (Kaithal), Yogeshwar Dutt (Baroda), and Babita Phogat (Dadri).

Oct 25, 2019

Maharashtra election results: Full list of winners from BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP

Here's the full list of winning candidates of BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress and NCP in the Maharashtra Assembly election 2019. Check out.

Oct 25, 2019

NDA surges in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, BJP leading in 7 out of 11 constituencies

In a leg-up for the Yogi Adityanath government, his party is set to retain the eight assembly seats it holds in the UP by-polls.

Oct 24, 2019

Manohar Lal Khattar cabinet collapses in Haryana

What is worse for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is its state chief Subhash Barala trailing from his Tohana constituency to Devender Singh Babli of the newly-formed regional party, Jannayak Janta Party.