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SRINAGAR: Many PDP leaders are dissatisfied with the operations of the organisation, prompting their departures.   The departures occurred after the announcement of the PDP’s list of constituency coordinators, which triggered unrest among several members.   The organisation on Tuesday released an additional list of constituency coordinators in J&K. Abdul Gaffar Sofi is the coordinator […]

SRINAGAR: On Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Ram Madhav and G Kishan Reddy as the election overseers for the forthcoming polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Madhav, who served as the national general secretary of the BJP from 2014 to 2020, was tasked with managing the political matters of Jammu and Kashmir. He also […]

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission on Friday declared a three-phase Assembly election in Jammu and Kashmir, starting on September 18 and concluding with counting on October 4. Nearly 88 lakh voters will be eligible to cast their ballots for 90 constituencies, including nine reserved for the first time for Scheduled Tribes (STs) and seven for SCs, […]

SRINAGAR: The representatives of various J&K mainstream political parties on Thursday met the Election Commission of India (ECI) at SKICC Srinagar, requesting prompt Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir. The political parties represented included the National Conference, People’s Democratic Party, and Bhartiya Janata Party. A five-member delegation from the National Conference (NC), led by Provincial […]

SRINAGAR: A senior delegation of the Election Commission of India (ECI), led by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar, is arriving in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday to assess preparations for the Assembly elections in the Union Territory. Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Dr Sukhbir Singh Sandhu will join the CEC during the trip. According […]

SRINAGAR: The Election Commission of India is visiting Jammu and Kashmir next week to evaluate election arrangements. This visit is interpreted as a signal that the Assembly elections in the Union Territory of J&K will likely occur before the Supreme Court’s September 30 deadline. The entire commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar, will […]

This strategic move comes shortly after the recent Lok Sabha elections, signaling the BJP’s readiness to focus on state-level contests.

BJP leader Pema Khandu took oath as the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third time in a row on Thursday, June 13. Khandu was elected unopposed from the Mukto constituency in the border district of Tawang. This is Khandu’s third term in a row as Chief Minister.

Their disqualification stemmed from defying the Congress party’s whip during legislative proceedings, including the budget session and a no-confidence motion.

NEW DELHI: As some of the more prolific leaders of the INDIA bloc elected to skip the December 6 meeting, former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav revealed that the meeting has been rescheduled to December 17. While talking to the media, Lalu said, “The meeting will happen on December 17 and we will see […]