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Opinion | Poll Sops: Why Voters Must Question Their Long-Term Feasibility Too
The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.
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Amid Heatwave Warning, Poll Panel Issues Advisory For Voters' Safety
As the weather department has predicted a warmer summer and more heatwaves this year, the Election Commission today issued a set of SOPs ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Ahead Of Polls, Gujarat Announces 2 Free LPG Cylinders A Year Per House
Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani on Monday announced the state government's decision to give 2 free cylinders in a year to each household in the state.
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BJP-Led Alliance Releases Manifesto For Punjab Assembly Elections
The BJP-led NDA released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab polls on Saturday, promising a slew of sops for various sections, including 75 per cent reservation in all government jobs for youngsters from the state.
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"Why No SOPs During Polls?" Bihu Organisers In Assam React To Covid Rules
Committees set up to celebrate Bihu - a set of three Assamese harvest festivals that starts Wednesday - have expressed annoyed at SOPs and restrictions - including sanitisation of venues - announced by the state to combat the rise in Covid cases
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High Court Directs Poll Body On Enforcing Of Covid Norms In Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission authorities to instruct their subordinates to strictly enforce the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed by the Health department, in view of the recent spurt in COVID-19 cases in poll-bound Tamil Nadu.
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Gujarat Civic Polls: Congress Offers Wi-Fi Zones, Tax Exemption In Manifesto
Ahead of the February 21 polls to six municipal corporations in Gujarat, the opposition Congress on Thursday announced various sops, including free Wi-Fi zones and parking areas, for residents of prominent cities in the state.
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Congress To Hold "Aay Pe Charcha" Meetings To Play Up Its Income Scheme
The mega poll sop of providing Rs 72,000 each annually to five crore families belonging to the poorest category by Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be played up the party's Delhi unit through "aay pe charcha" (discussion on income) meetings in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
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Ahead Of 2019 Elections, TDP Government Announces Sops For Farmers
Ahead of the Asssembly and Lok Sabha polls, the Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday announced sops for farmers by integrating a state programme with the Centre's, thereby enabling each ryot to get Rs 10,000 annually in two instalments.
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Manmohan Singh Critiques Budget, Says Farm, Tax Sops Will Impact Polls
Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the government's interim budget, presented todayby Union Minister Piyush Goyal, will have implications on the national elections due by May. The government presented a budget with big giveaways to the middle class, small farmers and the rural population in what is being seen as a critical test for Prime ...
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Announcing Sops For Students, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tears Into Congress
Two days before Madhya Pradesh goes to polls, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched an all out attack on the Congress party and said that it is the Congress, which is responsible for the "destruction" of the state and is now maligning him because he "developed the state." Mr Chouhan addressed as many as six election in the state on Sunday.
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In Handling Of Cauvery Water, BJP Could Boost "Secret Ally" Deve Gowda
For his onslaught of opprobrium against Rahul Gandhi this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the region of Old Mysuru as the venue. As anyone with even passing knowledge of Mr Modi's SOP will confirm, nothing he delivers while in campaign mode is not premeditated.
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In Christian-Majority Nagaland, Jerusalem Dreams On Offer Ahead Of Polls
In Nagaland, where nine out of 10 people are Christian, political parties are racing to offer the devout a sop they can't refuse. The Congress has already gone and done it in its manifesto on Monday. The BJP suggested the idea in a recent vision document and is likely to make a better offer tomorrow when it is set for release.
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Shiv Sena Needles BJP On 'Gujarat Model', Asks If True Why Dole Out Sops On Poll-Eve
Taking a dig at the BJP over the 'Gujarat model of development', the Shiv Sena said today if the claims about its success were true why the government had to dole out sops days ahead of the Assembly polls.
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Gujarat Assembly Election On December 9, 14, Results On December 18: 10 Points
Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held on two days, December 9 for 89 assembly seats and December 14 for 93 seats, the Election Commission said today. Results will be announced for all 182 seats on December 18, along with Himachal Pradesh, which votes on November 9. A model code of conduct, which prohibits announcements that can influence voter...
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Opinion | Poll Sops: Why Voters Must Question Their Long-Term Feasibility Too
The true measure of responsible governance should be the ability of a party to articulate how it will balance short-term electoral incentives with the long-term fiscal health of the economy.
-
Amid Heatwave Warning, Poll Panel Issues Advisory For Voters' Safety
As the weather department has predicted a warmer summer and more heatwaves this year, the Election Commission today issued a set of SOPs ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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Ahead Of Polls, Gujarat Announces 2 Free LPG Cylinders A Year Per House
Gujarat Education Minister Jitu Vaghani on Monday announced the state government's decision to give 2 free cylinders in a year to each household in the state.
-
BJP-Led Alliance Releases Manifesto For Punjab Assembly Elections
The BJP-led NDA released its manifesto for the February 20 Punjab polls on Saturday, promising a slew of sops for various sections, including 75 per cent reservation in all government jobs for youngsters from the state.
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"Why No SOPs During Polls?" Bihu Organisers In Assam React To Covid Rules
Committees set up to celebrate Bihu - a set of three Assamese harvest festivals that starts Wednesday - have expressed annoyed at SOPs and restrictions - including sanitisation of venues - announced by the state to combat the rise in Covid cases
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High Court Directs Poll Body On Enforcing Of Covid Norms In Tamil Nadu
The Madras High Court on Friday directed the Election Commission authorities to instruct their subordinates to strictly enforce the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) prescribed by the Health department, in view of the recent spurt in COVID-19 cases in poll-bound Tamil Nadu.
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Gujarat Civic Polls: Congress Offers Wi-Fi Zones, Tax Exemption In Manifesto
Ahead of the February 21 polls to six municipal corporations in Gujarat, the opposition Congress on Thursday announced various sops, including free Wi-Fi zones and parking areas, for residents of prominent cities in the state.
-
Congress To Hold "Aay Pe Charcha" Meetings To Play Up Its Income Scheme
The mega poll sop of providing Rs 72,000 each annually to five crore families belonging to the poorest category by Congress president Rahul Gandhi will be played up the party's Delhi unit through "aay pe charcha" (discussion on income) meetings in the run up to the Lok Sabha polls.
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Ahead Of 2019 Elections, TDP Government Announces Sops For Farmers
Ahead of the Asssembly and Lok Sabha polls, the Andhra Pradesh government Wednesday announced sops for farmers by integrating a state programme with the Centre's, thereby enabling each ryot to get Rs 10,000 annually in two instalments.
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Manmohan Singh Critiques Budget, Says Farm, Tax Sops Will Impact Polls
Former prime minister Dr Manmohan Singh said the government's interim budget, presented todayby Union Minister Piyush Goyal, will have implications on the national elections due by May. The government presented a budget with big giveaways to the middle class, small farmers and the rural population in what is being seen as a critical test for Prime ...
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Announcing Sops For Students, Shivraj Singh Chouhan Tears Into Congress
Two days before Madhya Pradesh goes to polls, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched an all out attack on the Congress party and said that it is the Congress, which is responsible for the "destruction" of the state and is now maligning him because he "developed the state." Mr Chouhan addressed as many as six election in the state on Sunday.
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In Handling Of Cauvery Water, BJP Could Boost "Secret Ally" Deve Gowda
For his onslaught of opprobrium against Rahul Gandhi this week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chose the region of Old Mysuru as the venue. As anyone with even passing knowledge of Mr Modi's SOP will confirm, nothing he delivers while in campaign mode is not premeditated.
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In Christian-Majority Nagaland, Jerusalem Dreams On Offer Ahead Of Polls
In Nagaland, where nine out of 10 people are Christian, political parties are racing to offer the devout a sop they can't refuse. The Congress has already gone and done it in its manifesto on Monday. The BJP suggested the idea in a recent vision document and is likely to make a better offer tomorrow when it is set for release.
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Shiv Sena Needles BJP On 'Gujarat Model', Asks If True Why Dole Out Sops On Poll-Eve
Taking a dig at the BJP over the 'Gujarat model of development', the Shiv Sena said today if the claims about its success were true why the government had to dole out sops days ahead of the Assembly polls.
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Gujarat Assembly Election On December 9, 14, Results On December 18: 10 Points
Assembly elections in Gujarat will be held on two days, December 9 for 89 assembly seats and December 14 for 93 seats, the Election Commission said today. Results will be announced for all 182 seats on December 18, along with Himachal Pradesh, which votes on November 9. A model code of conduct, which prohibits announcements that can influence voter...
