Mehbooba Mufti to Carry the Legacy of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the founding member of J&K People’s Democratic Party (PDP), passed away on 7 January 2016 at the age of 79. He was the 12th Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. He became the...
View ArticleRun-up to West Bengal Assembly Elections 2016
Assembly elections are due in West Bengal in 2016. The poll bugle has been sounded. Some four major political parties are in the fray to form government in the state. The last assembly elections were...
View ArticleAssam Election Opinion Poll 2016
INC BJP AIUDF Other 36 61 26 3 When conducted: Oct’15- Dec’15 Polling Agency: Leadtech-infoelections Sample size: 2151 The post Assam Election Opinion Poll 2016 appeared first on Elections Blog.
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View ArticleRun-up to Assam Assembly Elections 2016
As the term of Assam’s legislative assembly comes to an end in June 2016, the stage is set for another round of elections to elect MLAs from the state’s 126 constituencies. A full bench of the Election...
View ArticleExpectations from 2016 Union Budget: Development is the Key Word
Union Minister Arun Jaitley will have two things on his mind when he would table the 2016 Union Budget on 29 February. Firstly, India has managed to sustain its growth rate (over 7 per cent) in this...
View ArticleAssam Assembly Election: The Face-off Between BJP and Congress
Last few days in Assam have been unpredictable, to say the least. Last-minute formation of alliances, disgruntled members forming splinter groups, and party stalwarts launching attacks against each...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections: Where do the Parties Stand?
It will be unwise to predict the outcome of West Bengal assembly elections as the results are still two months away. However, the state has seen some unpredictable developments in the last few months...
View ArticleUttar Pradesh (UP) Opinion Poll
UP Opinion Poll by ABP News (March – 2016) Here’s a party-wise break-up below: Party Actual vote % in the 2012 election Actual seats in the 2012 elections Forecast vote % as per Opinion Poll Mar...
View ArticleElection Commission Takes New Initiatives for 2016 Assembly elections
The Election Commission of India is the apex body for conducting elections to the Union Parliament, state legislatures as well as the offices of the President and Vice-President. The commission has...
View ArticleFirst phase of Assam elections: Candidates to watch out for
Two very significant developments took place in Assam in the last few days: The BJP released party’s ‘vision document’ for the upcoming assembly elections and a new opinion poll predicted hung assembly...
View ArticleWho will be the next CM of West Bengal?
As her rivals fail in trading options, it is the irrepressible Mamata Banerjee versus all in West Bengal these elections. As of now, she rides high on favourable opinion poll predictions about her...
View ArticlePondicherry Opinion Poll 2016
Puducherry Opinion Poll by Times Now CVoter According to an opinion poll conducted by India TV-CVoter, the Congress-DMK alliance is projected to win 17 out of the 30 seats in the upcoming assembly...
View ArticleWest Bengal Elections 2016: Agendas of Political Parties
Let’s be clear. Central and state politics have their own dynamics. Often in the past, the Left has supported the Congress at Centre to keep away the “Communal Forces”. But it has always been a...
View ArticleAssam Elections 2016: Agendas of Political Parties
The political agenda is clear for every key player in Assam these elections. The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) charted their agenda of allying with the Bharatiya Janata...
View ArticleSummary of First Phase of Assam Elections
Chief minister Tarun Gogoi as well as the CM face of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Sarbananda Sonowal were among 539 candidates including 43 female candidates, whose fate were sealed in the ballot box in...
View ArticleSummary of First Phase of West Bengal Assembly Elections
About 80 per cent of the 40,09,000 votes were polled till 5 pm in the 18 of the 294 Assembly constituencies in the three districts of Purulia, West Midnapore and Bankura in the first phase of the...
View ArticleWho will be the next CM of Assam?
There is a saying – once bitten twice shy. For the BJP, it’s a case of twice bitten in successive state elections. The major blow was in Bihar where the party banked heavily on its mascot, Prime...
View ArticleSummary of Second Phase of Assam and Bengal polls
An FIR was filed against Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi (Congress) under Section 126 of the Representation of People’s Act at the direction of the Election Commission for violating the model code of...
View ArticleCelebrity Candidates in 2016 Assembly Elections
Roping in celebrities and popular faces from the entertainment industry has become a tested formula for political parties heading for elections, especially in constituencies where they know they have...
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