Didi’s knockout punch: All fall down!
This was really the mother of all polls, or rather, didi of all polls. As it turned out, it became didi’s polls, both before and after and all through. Continue Reading
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Will DMK get majority to form govt?
The ruling AIADMK and the Opposition DMK are involved in a neck and neck race as counting of votes continued amid tight security and strict Covid protocols today. Continue Reading
Ethiopia elections postponed?
Ethnic violence and mounting rancour among political elites could force Ethiopia to postpone the landmark elections set for May, according to a report released today by conflict analysis and prevention group ICG.
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Sedition case: Stalin comes to Mani Ratnam’s support
DMK president M K Stalin today asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to withdraw sedition case against 49 celebrities including director Mani Ratnam, who wrote an open letter to Modi regarding mob lynching and alleged violence against minorities. Continue Reading
EC lists out 14 documents to have error-free electoral rolls
The Election Commission of India has introduced Electors Verification Programme (EVP) for having a complete error free electoral rolls. There will be special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with 1 January 2020 as the qualifying date. Continue Reading
DMK regains citadel in city, wins all three LS constituencies
DMK once again proved that Chennai is their citadel. Having a majority of MLAs in the city Assembly segments, the winning of three Lok Sabha constituencies has given them a big boost. All the DMK candidates who contested in the Lok Sabha elections in and around Chennai emerged winners by a huge margin, results for which were announced Thursday. Continue Reading
DMK’s Lok Sabha magic fails in by-polls
The elections are done and dusted and the people of Tamilnadu have given their mandate, albeit a curious one. While the DMK had resounding victories in Lok Sabha polls capturing 37 out of 38 constituencies, the Assembly bypolls were a different matter where they managed only 13 out of 22. Continue Reading
Chief Minister Edappadi greets Jagan Mohan and Naveen Patnaik
Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami extended greetings to YSR Congress Party president Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy and Biju Janata Dal (BJD) chief Naveen Patnaik for winning in Assembly elections held in Andhra Pradesh and Odissa respectively. Continue Reading
LS election reaches climax as final phase of polling gets underway
The seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha Election once again witnessed clashes in West Bengal, with the ruling Trinamool Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party accusing each other of disrupting the poll process. Continue Reading
General Elections 2019: Sunny Deol joins BJP
Actor Sunny Deol joined the ruling BJP today, days after he met with party president Amit Shah. He is likely to be the BJP candidate from Gurdaspur in Punjab. Continue Reading