The EC has changed poll dates in view of large-scale wedding and social engagement on November 23
Many of the leaders from the Raman Singh era who party workers blame for the comprehensive defeat of 2018 have staged a return. This is in sharp contrast to the bold BJP strategy in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections to drop all 10 of its sitting MPs
Telangana elections: Party may bank on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity and highlight some of the achievements such as the passing of the Women's Reservation Bill and the celebration of September 17 as Telangana Liberation Day
The BJP's first list of 41 candidates has seven MPs and doesn't have the names of two Raje loyalists. The strategy reveals that the party is confident of a win and is ready for a generational shift in Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh, currently governed by the Bharatiya Janata Party, is set to hold single-phase polls on November 17.
Rajasthan goes to polls on November 23. The votes for the 200-seat assembly will be counted on December 3
Chhattisgarh Assembly Election Dates: While Congress is focusing on the issue of inflation and trying to corner BJP, the latter is is accusing the grand old party of corruption and unfulfilled promises
State Home Minister Narottam Mishra will fight from the Datia seat, according to the list of the candidates released by the BJP.
Telengana assembly elections 2023: BRS Party, led by current Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao, says it will contest on its own and that its cordial relationship with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen, which has seven seats, will continue.
Rahul Gandhi stated that most of the alliance partners within INDIA alliance will support the idea of a caste census. He emphasized that the decision to implement a caste census is not a political choice but a step taken to promote social justice.
Voting for the 200 assembly constituencies will take place in a single phase on November 23. The term of the Rajasthan State Assembly is set to end on January 14, 2024.
Mizoram Assembly Election Dates: ZPM, which focuses on youth, replaces Congress as the principal opposition. The party picks 15 of its 39 candidates who are under 50 years.
Facing a challenge from the opposition ZPM on account of its presence in the BJP-led NDA, the MNF has ramped up its Mizo nationalism rhetoric. The ZPM is strong in urban areas but has a lot of ground to cover in rural parts
The Election Commission has announced that the counting day of 5 state which will go to polls in November will be on 3rd December. These elections are especially crucial, since they come ahead of the mega national elections in 2024. How much do state elections impact national poll results -- and what should we be watching out for? Catch this conversation between Moneycontrol's Stacy Pereira and CNN News18's Rahul Shivshankar!
Despite its track record of ousting incumbents, Rajasthan this election is giving no indications of which way it will swing. Apart from the Pilot rebellion, Ashok Gehlot has run a tight ship. BJP has ramped up its Hindutva pitch but is weakened by leadership squabbles
"The BJP will form government in all states with a big majority under respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and will work with commitment to fulfil people's aspirations in the next five years," he said on X, soon after the EC's announcement of the poll schedule.
KCR’s pivotal role in the statehood movement and smartly packaged welfare schemes allows him to start off with a huge advantage. But Congress’s victory in Karnataka has had a cascading effect on its cadre morale in Telangana and eroded BJP’s claims of being the party that can beat KCR
Assembly elections 2023: Chhattisgarh to vote on November 7 and November 17, Madhya Pradesh to vote on November 17; Mizoram on November 7, Rajasthan on November 23 and Telangana on November 30. The results for all will be declared on December 3.
Lok Sabha elections are a different ball game but the temptation to read a larger impact to these assembly polls is very strong too. It is more likely that the issues which dominate national politics closer to March will influence the LS polls. But the 2023 outcome could have implications like who gets to lead the opposition or whether BJP could lose some sitting seats
BJP is placing its bets on PM Modi’s popularity and the huge resources the party commands. A surprise this time is the sidelining of CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan, which he is stiffly resisting. Congress is hoping that anti-incumbency and its OBC outreach will overcome Chouhan’s expensive wooing of women voters with generous cash handouts
Localised rebellions over ticket distribution are hurting BJP while the Bhupesh Baghel-TS Singhdeo factional fights cloud the Congress defence of its government. Meanwhile, the OBC and Adivasi communities are in a state of churn with no indication which way they will shift
While the state poll outcomes of 2018, 2013, 2008 and 2003 had limited impact on the markets or the economy, this time could be different. As the stakes go up and parties make big welfare guarantees this will come at the cost of infrastructure spending, which will have repercussions on markets and the economy
The meeting comes on a day when the Election Commission will announce the dates for the assembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram.
Assembly election 2023 highlights: The elections start on November 7 in Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Chhattisgarh will go to the polls in two phases– first on November 7 and then on November 17. Polling in Madhya Pradesh will be on November 17. Rajasthan and Telangana will go to polls on November 25 and 30 respectively. Counting for all states will take place on December 3.
Assembly polls in the five states are likely to be held between mid-November and the first week of December. The terms of the legislative assemblies of Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan will end on different dates in January 2024.
