Ballot papers will bring back booth capturing: BJP | India News

[ad_1] BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Kangana Ranaut strongly defended Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha, dismissing calls to return to ballot papers as a move backward to booth capturing. They highlighted court validations for EVMs and the Election Commission’s challenge for parties to hack them. Ranaut criticized the opposition’s defeatist attitude and […]

Pro-Muslim parties opposing clean-up of rolls: BJP | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey on Tuesday took on Rahul Gandhi over his allegation of electoral malpractices against the govt, saying EVMs were introduced by former PM Rajiv Gandhi to curb poll irregularities, and blamed “pro-Muslim” politics of Congress and regional parties for their opposition to SIR, as he cited disproportionate rise in […]

Shashi Tharoor’s post praising Trump-Mamdani meeting gives BJP ammo to attack Rahul Gandhi | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After months of attacks against each other during the high voltage New York City mayoral election, Trump and Mamdani adopted a mutually warm tone during their first meeting at the White House in Washington DC. Reposting on X a video of a media interaction where Trump and Mamdani took questions on their […]

‘50,000 votes per seat’: Akhilesh Yadav’s big charge against EC, BJP; claims SIR to target UP, Bengal | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission and the BJP, claiming the two were working together to misuse the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He alleged that the revision exercise was being deployed to “cancel over 50,000 votes” in assembly constituencies where […]

Bihar Results Open New Avenues for BJP, Party Can Form Government Even Without Nitish | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Patna, 14 November (Udaipur Kiran). The Bihar Assembly election results have defied almost all exit polls and created an unexpected political scenario in the state. With 91 wins out of the 101 seats it contested, the BJP has emerged as the single largest party in Bihar—its best performance since 2010, but under completely changed […]

BJP Leader Ramesh Inani Shot Dead in Chittorgarh; Assailant Escapes on Bike | Udaipur Kiran

[ad_1] Udaipur, November 11 (Udaipur Kiran) — In a shocking incident, BJP leader Ramesh Inani (65) was shot dead in broad daylight in Chittorgarh on Saturday. The former BJP city minister (2019–2022) was attacked while travelling on his scooter when an unidentified assailant on a motorcycle, wearing a helmet, fired at him and fled the […]

BJP targets NC for ‘cricket scam’ as IHPL collapse sparks political firestorm in J&K | India News

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The Indian Heaven Premier League (IHPL) fiasco triggered a political uproar Monday, with opposition BJP calling it an “international disgrace” and demanding that National Conference-led J&K government reveal who was behind the event.“Who were these scamsters who deceived umpires, players, and those who participated in the cultural programmes?” BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur asked […]

Bihar Assembly polls: Fewer Yadav candidates fielded by NDA as it looks to consolidate its core base | India News

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A push for social engineering in search of additional votes appears to have given way to the governing NDA focusing on consolidation of its traditional support base for the Bihar assembly polls. This turn is most telling in the significant cut in the number of Yadav candidates fielded by its two biggest […]

Bihar polls: Congress releases first list of candidates; Mahagathbadhan still to finalise seat-sharing deal | India News

[ad_1] Bihar state Congress President Rajesh Kumar Ram addresses a press conference, in Patna on Saturday. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Congress party on Thursday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Bihar elections. The first list included names of 48 candidates. The opposition Mahagathbandhan is yet to finalise its seat-sharing arrangement […]

Leh court grants bail to Congress councillor, six others in September 24 violence case | Srinagar News

[ad_1] Violence in Ladakh (AP file photo) SRINAGAR: A court in Leh granted bail Tuesday evening to Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council’s (LAHDC-Leh) Congress councillor Stanzin Tsepag and six others, including Ladakh Buddhist Association president Dolma, who had been arrested over alleged involvement in the Sept 24 violence that left four people dead.BJP has accused […]