In first elections in Kargil since 2019, ‘partition’ from Jammu and Kashmir on voters’ mind

Several residents of the Muslim-majority district in Ladakh say they want to convey their anger at decisions of August 5, 2019 through the hill council poll.

Safwat Zargar

· Oct 04, 2023 · 06:30 am

Delhi HC stays election of standing committee members of civic body

The High Court said that the re-election notice issued without declaring the results of Friday’s polls violated Delhi Municipal Council rules.

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· Feb 25, 2023 · 05:53 pm

Delhi BJP chief Adesh Gupta resigns days after AAP’s victory in civic polls

He had been appointed to the post in June 2020.

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· Dec 11, 2022 · 03:10 pm

Delhi civic polls: ‘Indebted to citizens,’ says Arvind Kejriwal as AAP wins majority

The Aam Aadmi Party won 134 out of 25o wards in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi.

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· Dec 07, 2022 · 08:15 am

‘No BJP storm,’ says Asaduddin Owaisi as BJP emerges second-largest party in Hyderabad civic polls

Meanwhile, BJP leaders celebrated the victory by referring to the city as ‘Bhagyanagar’.

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· Dec 05, 2020 · 10:09 am

Opinion: Advancing the Hyderabad municipal polls by two months is anti-people

The implementation of the model code of conduct has resulted in the suspension of efforts to aid the thousands of residents impacted by the recent floods.

Narasimha Reddy Donthi

· Nov 27, 2020 · 07:30 am

Gujarat: Eight Congress candidates withdraw nominations for Junagadh civic polls, party blames BJP

A report said three BJP candidates were elected unopposed as all Congress candidates for Ward 3 withdrew their nominations.

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· Jul 10, 2019 · 08:47 am

Kerala local body bye-polls: Ruling Left Front wins 21 of 39 seats, Congress-led alliance bags 12

The Bharatiya Janata Party won two seats.

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· Nov 30, 2018 · 10:37 pm

Maharashtra: BJP wins Jalgaon, Sangli civic polls amid Maratha protests

This will come as a relief to Chief Minister Fadnavis, especially since Sangli is considered a Nationalist Congress Party stronghold.

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· Aug 04, 2018 · 08:36 am

Punjab: Congress sweeps Ludhiana civic body elections, wins 62 of 95 wards

The Shiromani Akali Dal won 11 seats, while the Bharatiya Janata Party got 10 in the civic polls for the state’s largest city.

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· Feb 27, 2018 · 02:45 pm

Gujarat civic election results: BJP wins 47 of 75 municipalities, Congress raises its tally to 16

State Election Commissioner Varesh Sinha said there is no clear mandate in six municipalities, and independent candidates have an edge in four.

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· Feb 19, 2018 · 11:43 am

Congress sweeps Punjab civic body elections, CM says it is a vindication of government’s policies

The Akali Dal demanded a re-election in Patiala because of alleged rigging, booth capturing and voter intimidation by Congress workers.

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· Dec 17, 2017 · 03:14 pm