Politics

Service voters belonging to defence and paramilitary forces have the option of either voting through postal ballot or through a proxy voter duly appointed by him/her.

Gadkari had earlier said the party must not give false assurances to people ahead of elections and he would desist from criticising the Opposition to gain votes.

The locals believe that Nakul Dubey’s candidature from Sitapur may disturb the caste arithmetic in the constituency.

The YSRCP manifesto, released on the auspicious occasion of Ugadi, mainly focusses on farmer issues and is replete with welfare expenditures aimed to empower the marginalized sections of the society.

Apart from NYAY, the Congress promises to waive the outstanding loan of farmers and end non-payment of loans as a criminal offence. It also promises to introduce a separate 'Kisan budget' to prioritise issues affecting the agriculture sector.

Senior BJP leader JP Nadda introduced Praveen Nishad to media persons today as a political figure who wields considerable influence in his region.

Saritha S Nair, who is also fighting polls in Ernakulam against one of the accused in sexual harassment case, claimed that she has been writing several mails and faxes to Congress chief for a year.

In the last Assembly election, it was Bengaluru that ruined the BJP’s chances of coming to power by electing 16 Congress MLAs. However, the BJP has been winning all the parliamentary seats in the city since 2004.

Shiv Sena also criticised former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Mehbooba Mufti and Omar Abdullah over their stand on Article 35-A of the Constitution, saying if such voices are not curbed, the border state will remain in the grip of unrest.

The venue for PM Modi’s public rally on Tuesday in Siliguri had to be changed at the last minute, allegedly because the West Bengal government denied permission for the location sought by the BJP.

To placate students’ woes and influence this important voter chunk, Congress’ manifesto has promised to increase the amount earmarked for grants to colleges and universities.

The BJP high command had allotted ticket to 28-year-old Tejasvi Surya, with just hours left for the deadline of filing nominations for first phase of Karnataka elections.

CPI(M) politbureau member Nilotpal Basu in his letter also pointed out PM Modi's speech referring to the outcome in a NIA Court on Samjhauta blast case.

Mumbai city Collector Shivaji Jondhale, who is the district election officer, in the notice said Raut's statement showed 'lack of faith in the deployment of EVMs and muddying the electoral process'.

Hours after the MP government withdrew security cover from RSS Bhopal office, Digvijaya Singh rebuked the decision and demanded 'immediate' revocation of the order.

The poll panel will on a meet on Tuesday decide whether it should write to President Ram Nath Kovind to bring it to his notice.