Gandhinagar, April 6 (IANS) With less than three weeks remaining for Gujarat’s extensive local body elections, the state’s top police leadership has directed an intensified crackdown on criminals and preventive action across districts to ensure a “free and fair” polling process. The directive was issued at a high-level review meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP) Dr K.L.N. Rao on Monday, who convened all Police Commissioners and District Police Chiefs via video conference f…
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Gandhinagar, April 1 (IANS) The Gujarat State Election Commission, on Wednesday, announced the schedule for local body elections across the state, with polling to be held on April 26 and counting of votes on April 28, initiating one of the largest grassroots electoral exercises. State Election Commissioner S. Murali Krishna said the nomination process will begin on April 6 and continue until April 11.Scrutiny of nomination papers will be conducted on April 13, while the last date for withdrawal …
Gandhinagar, March 25 (IANS) A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani and State BJP President Jagdish Vishwakarma.The closed‑door meeting came a day after the State Assembly passed the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill, 2026, making the state the second in the country afte…
Ahmedabad, March 24 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its first list of more than 460 candidates for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat, with the party’s state president Isudan Gadhvi describing the move as the beginning of a shift towards broader participation in electoral politics.In a video statement, Gadhvi said the list includes candidates for taluka and district panchayats, municipalities and municipal corporations across the state.He said the selection had bee…
New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Tuesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a visit to the national capital.The meeting between the two leaders was shared by the Prime Minister’s Office on social media.While details of the discussions were not officially disclosed, the meeting comes at a time when political activity in Gujarat has intensified ahead of the upcoming local body elections in the state.Chief Minister Patel had travelled to New Delhi to hold di…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) The much-awaited counting of votes for Jharkhand’s urban civic polls was underway on Friday amid heavy security arrangements in the state. The elections to 48 Urban Local Bodies (ULBs), including nine Municipal Corporations, 20 Municipal Councils, and 19 Nagar Panchayats, were held on February 23, recording an impressive voter turnout of around 62 per cent.Out of more than 43.33 lakh registered voters, over 21.26 lakh women exercised their franchise, reflecting strong …
Mumbai, Feb 27 (IANS) In a bid to strengthen the administrative and expertise-based representation in local self-government, the Maharashtra State Cabinet has approved the appointment of co-opted members to Zilla Parishads (ZP) and Panchayat Samitis. The decision was made by the state cabinet at its meeting held late Thursday evening. This decision brings rural local bodies in line with Municipal Corporations and Municipal Councils, which already have a provision for nominating experts and exper…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi on Saturday described the party’s performance in the Telangana local body elections as an endorsement of its governance model centred on welfare, dignity and inclusive growth.“Heartfelt thanks to every Congress ‘karyakarta’ and leader. This victory belongs to you and to the people of Telangana,” LoP Gandhi said in a post on X.The ruling Congress secured close to 60 per cent of the …
Hyderabad, Feb 13 (IANS) Telangana’s ruling Congress party has taken initial lead in the municipal elections as the counting of votes was underway on Friday. The Congress party secured majority in six municipalities while main opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) bagged on municipality.Over 73 per cent voters had cast their votes in the municipal elections in 116 municipalities and seven corporations on Wednesday. Counting of votes was taken up from 8 a.m. on Friday amid tight security.Out of…
Hyderabad, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 52 lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in 116 municipalities and seven corporations in Telangana on Wednesday, officials said on Tuesday. The State Election Commission (SEC) has made elaborate arrangements to ensure smooth and peaceful polling in 123 urban local bodies.A total of 52,17,413 voters are eligible to cast their votes at 8,191 polling stations. The polling will be held from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.The SEC has deployed 1,379 Returning Officers and 41…