Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Punjab BJP state President Kewal Dhillon, on Thursday met the state Election Commissioner and submitted a detailed memorandum-cum-complaint highlighting alleged large-scale irregularities during the municipal elections. The delegation raised concerns regarding incidents of booth capturing, manipulation of voter lists, misuse of official machinery, and other electoral malpractices reported from various parts of the…
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New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) As Punjab voted in crucial municipal elections on Tuesday, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal appealed to people across the state to exercise their franchise, calling voting a powerful democratic tool that determines the future and welfare of families.Polling began amid tight security arrangements across Punjab for the election of councillors in 1,896 wards spread across eight municipal corporations, 75 municipal councils and 20 nagar panchayats. The…
Chandigarh, May 26 (IANS) Ahead of the Assembly elections in Punjab, slated in early 2027, the AAP-ruled state on Tuesday went to the polls to elect councillors for 1,896 wards and eight municipal corporations amid tight security. A total of 35.45 lakh voters will exercise their franchise till 5 p.m. Electors across the state could be seen reaching polling stations even before voting started at 8 a.m. “There has been no report of any delay in starting the poll process,” a state electoral off…
Chandigarh, May 22 (IANS) In the run-up to the Punjab municipal elections, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL challenging the State Election Commission’s decision to switch from electronic voting machines (EVMs) to ballot papers for the May 26 polls.The counting of ballots, now manually on paper, will take place on May 29. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry rejected the plea that the shift from EVM-VVPAT to ballot papers has been made…
Gandhinagar, May 17 (IANS) Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Sunday took a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi while highlighting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) recent electoral victories in Gujarat, saying the Congress continued to make claims of forming governments despite repeated defeats.Speaking at a public programme in Gandhinagar after inaugurating and laying foundation stones for development projects worth Rs 620 crore, Union Minister Shah said the BJP’s victorie…
Ahmedabad, April 28 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Tuesday claimed that funds were brought from outside the state to mislead farmers during the local self-government elections, while addressing a ‘Vijay Utsav’ programme organised by the BJP to mark its electoral performance across the state. The event was held after the declaration of results, during which the BJP secured a strong position across multiple municipal corporations, municipalities, and local bodies in diff…
Gandhinagar, April 26 (IANS) Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Congress and its MLA Imran Khedawala over statements made during voting in the local body elections, accusing the Opposition of attempting to influence voters and communalise the electoral process.Speaking while polling was under way, Sanghavi described the elections as the “biggest festival of democracy” and urged citizens to turn out in large numbers.“All citizens of the sta…
Jaipur, Feb 26 (IANS) The Rajasthan government has approached the Supreme Court seeking a postponement of elections to 113 municipal bodies, citing the need to redo the ward delimitation process after it was struck down by the High Court.A Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by the state government states that the Rajasthan High Court had quashed the ward delimitation exercise carried out for 113 of the 309 urban local bodies.As a result, the Rajasthan government has sought additional time to com…
Ranchi, Feb 23 (IANS) As voting progressed across 48 municipal bodies in Jharkhand on Monday, prominent leaders — including the Governor, Members of Parliament and state ministers — cast their votes and appealed to citizens to participate actively in the democratic process.Governor Santosh Kumar Gangwar cast his vote at a polling station on the Administrative Training Institute campus in Ranchi. Speaking to the media, he said that local body elections are directly linked to grassroots developm…
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Voting is currently underway for the 2026 municipal elections in Jharkhand on Monday, with voters arriving early in the morning to cast their ballots. Union Minister of State Sanjay Seth also exercised his franchise, casting his vote for the local elections along with his family.Commenting on the turnout, he said, “There has been great enthusiasm across the state since morning, as the people are going to elect their third tier of government, and I believe this time the…