Bihar Assembly polls to be held as per schedule with precautions, says chief election commissioner

Sunil Arora said Bihar’s chief electoral officer has been provided an additional number of EVMs, including VVPATs, keeping the pandemic in mind.

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· 6 hours ago

Coronavirus: Bihar Opposition urges EC to ensure state polls don’t become ‘super-spreader’ event

The parties said that there are probably many asymptomatic or untested individuals in the state who will be a risk to others during the voting process.

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· Jul 17, 2020 · 05:04 pm

Bihar polls: EC decides not to extend postal ballot facility to voters between 65 and 80 years old

The panel cited logistical and manpower constraints as well as safety protocols to justify its decision.

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· Jul 16, 2020 · 08:29 pm

Is Kejriwal’s massive win over BJP in Delhi a stepping stone, a template or a limited phenomenon?

AAP’s victory presents one way to beat the BJP, but can anyone replicate it?

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· Feb 12, 2020 · 06:30 am

BJP’s Delhi dilemma: Why can’t the party replicate its Lok Sabha success in state elections?

Yet, since the BJP seems to unchallenged ideologically, does this mean that the party is safe when national elections next come by in 2024?

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· Feb 11, 2020 · 08:16 pm

Kejriwal’s huge win, BJP chastened, Congress duck: Takeaways from AAP’s victory in Delhi election

Where does AAP’s Delhi model go from here?

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Feb 11, 2020 · 04:19 pm

Delhi elections: Will the Capital bring back AAP or reward BJP for its polarising campaign?

What you need to know ahead of election results in Delhi.

Rohan Venkataramakrishnan

· Feb 11, 2020 · 06:30 am

‘Pro-BJP wave giving some people sleepless nights’: PM Modi targets AAP at Delhi poll rally

The prime minister said the national capital needs a government that will not resort to appeasement but support the Citizenship Amendment Act.

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· Feb 04, 2020 · 06:34 pm

Delhi polls: ‘Name CM face by 1 pm tomorrow, I’m ready for debate,’ Arvind Kejriwal dares BJP

In its manifesto, the Aam Aadmi Party promised Rs 1 crore relief to the kin of sanitation workers who died while cleaning sewers.

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· Feb 04, 2020 · 04:32 pm

Delhi polls: Modi claims protests at Jamia, Shaheen Bagh are not a coincidence but an ‘experiment’

The prime minister also claimed that India will not be driven by ‘politics of hate’ but the ‘policy of development’.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 06:00 pm

Delhi elections: EC removes top police officer following firing incidents at Shaheen Bagh, Jamia

The poll body replaced Chinmoy Biswal with senior officer Kumar Gyanesh as the interim deputy commissioner of police.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 12:21 pm

Full text: Modi is encouraging communal hate, fear mongering, say women activists and organisations

In an open letter to the PM, the signatories said the firing outside Jamia Millia Islamia on January 30 was a fallout of hate speeches by BJP members.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 10:17 am