Datia, July 27 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday approached the Election Commission (EC) against Madhya Pradesh Congress president Jitu Patwari over his remarks during campaigning for the Datia Assembly bypoll, seeking action against him and a ban on his campaign in the constituency. The complaint relates to Patwari’s allegations that the BJP had brought Rs 50 crore to Datia to influence voters, planned to distribute Rs 5,000 per vote and was preparing to capture polling booths…
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Patna, July 26 (IANS) Jan Suraaj founder and party candidate for the upcoming Bankipur bypoll in Bihar, Prashant Kishor, on Sunday, accused the BJP-led NDA of “using Jeevika Didis” to “intimidate” voters in the Assembly constituency.Addressing reporters in Patna, Kishor said: “The official tweet by the Patna District Magistrate has once again led to the same objectionable practice that took place in November 2025 (election). Under the pretext of voter awareness, ‘Jeevika Didis’ — who are govern…
Gandhinagar, July 25 (IANS) The Gujarat government has declared a public holiday across the entire Manjalpur Assembly constituency in Vadodara district on Thursday, July 30, to facilitate voting in the by-election to the seat. According to a notification issued by the state’s General Administration Department, the holiday has been declared under the provisions of Section 25 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, and in accordance with the Ministry of Home Affairs notification dated May 8, 1968…
Bengaluru, July 22 (IANS) Karnataka BJP on Wednesday unveiled the logo and poster for its two-day ‘SIR Maha Samparka Abhiyan’ and announced that it will carry out a statewide outreach campaign on July 25 and 26 to assist voters with the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Speaking at a press conference at the BJP’s state headquarters, Jagannath Bhavan in Bengaluru, SIR campaign convenor and BJP Cells State Coordinator S. Dattatri said party workers would visit households across …
Mumbai, July 22 (IANS) The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) on Wednesday criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Central government, alleging that the Modi administration has entered a period of decline following recent youth-led protests in New Delhi.In a scathing editorial published in its mouthpiece, ‘Saamana’, the party characterised the police action against protesting youths in the national capital as an act of high-handedness, accusing the ruling administration of using …
Itanagar, July 21 (IANS) Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday published its draft electoral rolls following the completion of the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, with around 81 per cent of the state’s 8.87 lakh registered electors completing the enumeration process, officials said. Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pawan Kumar Sain said electors whose names do not appear in the draft rolls can apply for inclusion during the claims and objections period from July…
Patna, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against Prashant Kishor, the Jan Suraj Party candidate for the upcoming Bankipur Assembly by-election, alleging violations of election expenditure rules and seeking an official investigation. Addressing a press conference at the BJP’s state headquarters in Patna on Tuesday, Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari, BJP National Spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain, and BJP MLA Jivesh Mishra claimed t…
Datia, July 21 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday stepped up its campaign for the Datia Assembly bye-election by rolling out a booth-level outreach plan and flagging off 15 campaign vehicles, as the party sought to strengthen its organisational presence ahead of polling on July 30.The campaign vehicles were flagged off by BJP’s Madhya Pradesh incharge Mahendra Singh from the party’s election office in Datia.Addressing party workers, Singh said, “The enthusiasm among people acro…
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Karnataka has reached an advanced stage, with 99.38 per cent of Enumeration Forms (EFs) distributed across the state and over 61 per cent digitised, according to the latest data released by the Chief Electoral Officer’s office on Monday. According to official figures, a total of 5,50,87,922 Enumeration Forms have been distributed, accounting for 99.38 per cent of all electors in the state. As many as 54,149 po…
Bengaluru, July 20 (IANS) Senior BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly R. Ashoka on Monday strongly criticized the Karnataka government’s decision to launch doorstep distribution of Permanent Residence Certificates (PRCs), alleging that the move raises serious constitutional, legal and national security concerns.In a statement issued after Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar launched the initiative on Monday stating that the Permanent Residence Certificate is one of the 11 documen…