State Assembly Elections 2013

The Congress party, which ruled the state for 15 years until 2013, was not leading on any of the 70 constituencies, according to latest trends.

A total of 13 women have been elected to the Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2018, a rise from the 10 and 11 women who became MLAs after the 2013 and 2008 polls respectively, a state election official said today.

The heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is hoping to unseat the three-time winner BJP, saw a spike in turnout in today's assembly elections. Mizoram, which the BJP is trying to wrest from the Congress, saw a considerable dip. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent. The corresponding...

The BJP-led government in Rajasthan has fulfilled 95 per cent of the promises made in 2013, the party claimed while releasing its manifesto ahead of the assembly elections in the state on December 7. Vasundhara Raje, who is eyeing a second term as the chief minister, said her government prioritised development work and welfare schemes in the last f...

Thirty-three of the total 200 Rajasthan Assembly constituencies are witnessing a fight between the same candidates of the BJP and the Congress who had contested the 2013 state polls.

A week ahead of the elections in Madhya Pradesh, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia indicated that the party stands a chance this time because of its greater unity.

The BJP has reposed faith in most of its sitting lawmakers for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls and it has given tickets to 14 leaders who lost the last state elections in 2013. In its first list released on Saturday, 77 candidates were announced out of the total 90 seats in the state. The BJP has given tickets to 32 sitting lawmakers, incl...

The Shiv Sena on Monday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections. In 2013, the party contested from 26 seats, but failed to win a single seat.

From a historical low in 2013, the Congress has bounced back in Rajasthan with support from all communities and will oust the BJP in the assembly polls later this year, says state Congress chief Sachin Pilot, who also feels that the BJP is finding it difficult to find a state unit chief as no one wants to be a scapegoat after the assembly elections...

The first two hours of voting in Karnataka saw 10.6 per cent voter turnout. Karnataka is witnessing a three-cornered contest between the ruling Congress, the BJP and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's party JD(S). In the last assembly election in the state, in 2013, the overall voter turnout was 72 per cent. Voting began this morning at 7 am and...

In 2013, the Karnataka government handed over cases of illegal export of iron ore mined from its state to the CBI. Amongst the accused were the powerful Reddy brothers of Ballari, top campaigners for the BJP. The charges pertained to the illegal export of ore worth Rs12,000 crore from 9 ports spread across 4 states.

The Karnataka Assembly election 2018 is just three weeks away and both BJP and Congress have been campaigning aggressively across the state. The Congress is being led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, while the BJP is being led by former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in the state. Their campaigns are being spearheaded by Congress president Rahul Gand...

Meghalaya recorded 84.86 per cent polling in the Assembly election held on Tuesday, state Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said on Wednesday.

In the last state budget before the assembly elections later this year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has announced the setting up of 'Nandi gaushalas' or shelters for bulls at a cost of Rs 16 crore. But this cattle outreach is not entirely philanthropic. Since the BJP government came to power in 2013, trade in cattle has taken a huge do...

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been running the government in the northeastern state for 20 years now, has only Rs 1,520 in his wallet and about Rs 2,410 in his bank account. The amount as of January 20 is considerably less than the Rs 9,720 he had in his account ahead of the 2013 assembly elections.

The Congress party, which ruled the state for 15 years until 2013, was not leading on any of the 70 constituencies, according to latest trends.

A total of 13 women have been elected to the Chhattisgarh Assembly in 2018, a rise from the 10 and 11 women who became MLAs after the 2013 and 2008 polls respectively, a state election official said today.

The heartland state of Madhya Pradesh, where the Congress is hoping to unseat the three-time winner BJP, saw a spike in turnout in today's assembly elections. Mizoram, which the BJP is trying to wrest from the Congress, saw a considerable dip. From 72.7 per cent in 2013, the provisional figure for Madhya Pradesh was 74.6 per cent. The corresponding...

The BJP-led government in Rajasthan has fulfilled 95 per cent of the promises made in 2013, the party claimed while releasing its manifesto ahead of the assembly elections in the state on December 7. Vasundhara Raje, who is eyeing a second term as the chief minister, said her government prioritised development work and welfare schemes in the last f...

Thirty-three of the total 200 Rajasthan Assembly constituencies are witnessing a fight between the same candidates of the BJP and the Congress who had contested the 2013 state polls.

A week ahead of the elections in Madhya Pradesh, senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia indicated that the party stands a chance this time because of its greater unity.

The BJP has reposed faith in most of its sitting lawmakers for the upcoming Chhattisgarh assembly polls and it has given tickets to 14 leaders who lost the last state elections in 2013. In its first list released on Saturday, 77 candidates were announced out of the total 90 seats in the state. The BJP has given tickets to 32 sitting lawmakers, incl...

The Shiv Sena on Monday released the first list of its candidates for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh state assembly elections. In 2013, the party contested from 26 seats, but failed to win a single seat.

From a historical low in 2013, the Congress has bounced back in Rajasthan with support from all communities and will oust the BJP in the assembly polls later this year, says state Congress chief Sachin Pilot, who also feels that the BJP is finding it difficult to find a state unit chief as no one wants to be a scapegoat after the assembly elections...

The first two hours of voting in Karnataka saw 10.6 per cent voter turnout. Karnataka is witnessing a three-cornered contest between the ruling Congress, the BJP and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's party JD(S). In the last assembly election in the state, in 2013, the overall voter turnout was 72 per cent. Voting began this morning at 7 am and...

In 2013, the Karnataka government handed over cases of illegal export of iron ore mined from its state to the CBI. Amongst the accused were the powerful Reddy brothers of Ballari, top campaigners for the BJP. The charges pertained to the illegal export of ore worth Rs12,000 crore from 9 ports spread across 4 states.

The Karnataka Assembly election 2018 is just three weeks away and both BJP and Congress have been campaigning aggressively across the state. The Congress is being led by chief minister Siddaramaiah, while the BJP is being led by former chief minister BS Yeddyurappa in the state. Their campaigns are being spearheaded by Congress president Rahul Gand...

Meghalaya recorded 84.86 per cent polling in the Assembly election held on Tuesday, state Chief Electoral Officer F R Kharkongor said on Wednesday.

In the last state budget before the assembly elections later this year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has announced the setting up of 'Nandi gaushalas' or shelters for bulls at a cost of Rs 16 crore. But this cattle outreach is not entirely philanthropic. Since the BJP government came to power in 2013, trade in cattle has taken a huge do...

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who has been running the government in the northeastern state for 20 years now, has only Rs 1,520 in his wallet and about Rs 2,410 in his bank account. The amount as of January 20 is considerably less than the Rs 9,720 he had in his account ahead of the 2013 assembly elections.