Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) As Suvendu Adhikari took oath as the ninth Chief Minister of West Bengal on Saturday afternoon, Trinamool Congress general secretary and the party’s Lok Sabha member, Abhishek Banerjee, claimed that his party’ struggle and movement against BJP would continue.He said this was despite the BJP’s victory in the recently concluded West Bengal Assembly elections through an allegedly rigged process.“We have fought an extremely difficult election where nearly 30 lakh genuine …
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Kolkata, May 3 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday rejected allegations by the Trinamool Congress that VVPAT paper slips used during polling in the Noyapara Assembly constituency in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal on April 29 were found abandoned near a petrol pump in Madhyamgram in the same district.Earlier in the day, the Trinamool Congress lodged a complaint with the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, regarding the matter and attached a vid…
Chennai, April 23 (IANS) Voting for the high-stakes Tamil Nadu Assembly elections commenced on Thursday amid reports of technical glitches in Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) at several booths, leading to delays in the start of polling in multiple locations. Election officials moved swiftly to address the malfunctions, particularly those related to EVMs and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, to ensure that the voting process resumed smoothly.Despite the early hiccups, voters bega…
Anand, April 6 (IANS) Congress candidate Bhrugurajsinh Chauhan on Monday filed his nomination for the Umreth Assembly by-election in the presence of senior party leader Bharatsinh Solanki, marking the party’s formal entry into the contest for the Anand district seat. Chauhan, who was recently announced as the party’s nominee, submitted his papers as the campaign for the April 23 bypoll gathers pace.He is an experienced organisational figure within the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee and h…
Washington, April 2 (IANS) Indian Overseas Congress chief, Satyanarayan Pitroda, popularly known as ‘Sam’, on Thursday welcomed the BJP-led NDA government’s announcement that Naxalism has almost been eradicated from India. However, he asserted that it is essential to understand the “root cause of Naxalism”.Speaking to IANS, Pitroda also said that while he has “trust deficit” with the current electoral process in India, in the future, voting will take place on mobile phones using blockchain and A…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Election Commission of India (ECI) has launched extensive EVM/VVPAT awareness campaigns across five poll-bound States and Union Territories — Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, an official statement said on Wednesday.The aim of the campaign is to familiarise voters with the functioning of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units, it said.The campaign is being conducted in a structured and time-bound m…
Mumbai, Jan 15 (IANS) The otherwise largely peaceful voting for the 29 municipal corporations, including the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, was marred by violence, technical failures and voter list anomalies.Jalgaon emerged as a major flashpoint during the polling process. Reports surfaced of a firing incident in Chalisgaon in Jalgaon district during polling hours.Local authorities and police were deployed to maintain order as an investigation into the perpetrators began. Voters and candida…