Assembly Elections 2023 Highlights: Corruption, dynasty and appeasement stopping India from becoming a developed nation, says PM in Rajasthan
Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023 Highlights: "Rajasthan ki yahi pukaar, aa rhi hai BJP sarkar' (Rajasthan is calling for BJP government). BJP has had a special relationship with the people of this region...Be it Congress ministers or MLAs, all are unruly," says PM.
Assembly Elections 2023: The BJP’s messages in the current state polls
Assembly Elections 2023: The messaging has been tailored to various constituencies--national rejuvenation for some, Hindutva for core supporters, pointers to economic achievements for the elites, freebies to those left behind and also the caste card. But the prime minister being the face of the BJP in the state elections is expected to pay dividends in next year’s general election
EC sticks to December 3 as poll counting date, despite appeals for change in Mizoram
"I have discussed the matter with the Election Commission. Counting will be held as per the schedule announced by the commission," Mizoram Chief Electoral Officer Madhup Vyas told PTI.
Assembly Elections 2023: Can smaller parties upset BJP, Congress calculations in Hindi heartland?
Assembly Elections 2023: Both SP and BSP in Madhya Pradesh in 2018 and BSP in Chhattisgarh in 2008 and 2013 played what can be said to have been crucial roles in the final seat tally in elections that were closely fought
Curtains down on MP poll campaign; 2,533 candidates in race for 230 assembly seats
The Congress, with 114 seats, emerged as the single largest party after the 2018 polls and formed the government with the help of BSP, SP and independent MLAs under the leadership of Kamal Nath.
Assembly Elections 2023: PM Modi’s visit to Birsa Munda’s village reflects the centrality of the tribal vote
Assembly Elections 2023: BJP is conscious that it has to recover its tribal base to avert a repeat of the 2018 result which favoured Congress. While the 2019 Lok Sabha elections showcased PM Modi’s clout in the tribal community, BJP is leaving nothing to chance, and hence this visit to a village in Jharkhand when the polls are elsewhere
Assembly Elections 2023 highlights: Dy CM TS Singh Deo discloses joint leadership plan, backs CM Bhupesh Baghel for top spot
Assembly Elections 2023 highlights: Chhattisgarh's TS Singh Deo said that the joint leadership would be spearheaded by the incumbent CM Bhupesh Baghel.
Assembly Elections 2023: Why unconditional cash transfers to women are here to stay
Assembly Elections 2023: There is justice in the poll promises that political parties are making to women voters, whose assertion at the polling booth in terms of turnout and independent choices is only too evident to these parties. Women are hindered in many ways in improving their economic condition – think of the abysmally low workforce participation rate and land ownership – and unconditional cash transfers provide a remedy through redistribution
Assembly Elections 2023: BJP’s three-man army of PM Modi, HM Shah and CM Adityanath is working to a plan
Assembly Elections 2023: The three top leaders are executing specific roles: PM Modi has the responsibility of countering the Congress party’s overtures to voters, home minister Amit Shah is marshalling the frontlines with sharp talking points and the backroom through faction management, while Yogi Adityanath is projecting the hardline Hindutva stance
Mizoram assembly polls peaceful; over 77% turnout recorded
According to the Election Commission data at 6pm, 77.39 per cent voter turnout was recorded.
Assembly polls 2023: Chhattisgarh records 71.48% turnout; 77.83% cast vote in Mizoram
While Chhattisgarh is witnessing a direct fight between the Congress and BJP, Mizoram is seeing a third front emerge – the Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) resulting in a three-pronged battle.
Chhattisgarh, Mizoram polls: Two key parties and the narrative of freebies
In both these states, the two key parties, Congress and the BJP have declared a slew of steps in their manifestos to lure major demographics to vote in their favour. These promises include reservations for women, income guarantee schemes and free education.
Mizoram Assembly Elections: Aizawl East-I set for a triangular contest
This seat is anticipated to reshape the political landscape of Mizoram, given its historical significance and the fierce competition among prominent parties.
Mizoram assembly polls 2023: Deputy CM Tawnluia is the oldest candidate
Notably, Tawnluia was also the oldest candidate in the 2018 assembly elections when he contested from the same seat. He had fought on the party ticket in 1987, 1989, 1998, and 2003.
Mizoram Assembly Elections: What makes Dampa a pivotal seat for BJP?
The Congress party carried out a campaign in the state, accusing the BJP of prioritising happenings in Israel over addressing the ongoing ethnic conflict in Manipur
Mizoram Assembly Elections: MNF and Congress to fight it out at key battleground Hachhek
Mizo National Front (MNF) leader Robert Romawia Royte shifted his constituency from Aizawl East-II to Hachhek to unseat Congress sitting MLA Lalrindika Ralte.
No violence, no hate speech: What Mizoram elections can teach the rest of India
Mizoram Elections 2023: Despite the violence in neighbouring Manipur, Mizoram goes to the polls after concluding a peaceful election campaign without the abhorrent practices seen in many other Indian states like political violence, hate speech and cash for votes. Of course, drugs are a problem but that transcends politics
Polling begins for 40-member Mizoram assembly elections
Over 8.57 lakh voters, including 4.39 lakh women, are eligible to exercise their franchise to decide the electoral fate of 174 candidates.
Assembly Elections 2023: Concise overview of Mizoram's 40 seats & Chhattisgarh's 20 seats: Key details
In Mizoram, the ruling MNF is campaigning fiercely to retain power, facing competition from ZPM, BJP, and Congress. In Chhattisgarh, CM Bhupesh Baghel leads Congress's campaign, while BJP banks on PM Modi in the first phase with 20 contested constituencies.
Mizoram assembly elections: State gears up for polls on Nov 7
Voting will begin in all 1,276 polling stations across Mizoram at 7 am and continue till 4 pm, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Madhup Vyas said.
Majority of sitting MLAs in 5 poll-bound states are crorepatis, many face criminal cases, shows data
Telangana MLAs are the richest of the five, and the state also has the maximum share of MLAs with criminal cases registered against them. No state has done too well when it comes to female representation.
Mizoram Assembly Elections: Congress to win over 25 seats in state polls, says Lalsawta
Lalsawta, considered to be a strong contender for the chief minister’s post if the Congress gets a majority, claimed that the MNF and the main opposition party Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) are both looking to form an alliance with the BJP.
Mizoram Elections 2023: Desperate Congress attempts to paint MNF and ZPM as B-teams of BJP could backfire
Mizoram Elections 2023: Congress appears to have decided that the anti-BJP plank is the only one it can convincingly occupy in Mizoram. But the problem with this line of attack is that BJP isn’t politically a factor in the state and it doesn’t tap into anti-incumbency against the MNF government
Mizoram polls: Myanmar refugees want ration, kids education from new govt
They would also like to access basic medical care and better amenities at their camp.
