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No 10% rule, yet Maha still has no LoP
Between 1962 and 1989, when the Congress was in power in the state, there were 10 instances of opposition parties with less than 20 MLAs bagging the LoP position
Published on Mar 28, 2025 07:36 AM IST
AAP selects Burari MLA Sanjeev Jha as party's chief whip in Delhi assembly
Former minister Mukesh Ahlawat has been appointed AAP's deputy leader in the Delhi Assembly
Published on Mar 26, 2025 07:29 PM IST
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MP Cong MLAs protest with plastic snakes: BJP sitting on govt jobs like serpents
Congress MLAs, led by Leader of Opposition Umang Singhar, gathered in front of Mahatma Gandhi's statue with plastic snakes and raised slogans against the BJP
Published on Mar 11, 2025 02:16 PM IST
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Lalu Prasad predicts NDA defeat in upcoming Bihar assembly polls
Lalu Prasad claims the BJP-led NDA will be defeated in Bihar assembly polls, despite their recent victory in Delhi.
Published on Feb 13, 2025 06:52 PM IST
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Yogi Adityanath hails BJP's Milkipur bypoll, Delhi assembly election victory
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath congratulated BJP workers for their historic victories in the Milkipur bypolls and Delhi assembly elections.
Published on Feb 08, 2025 05:03 PM IST
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AAP's Manish Sisodia accuses BJP of 'hooliganism' ahead of Delhi election
AAP leader Manish Sisodia criticized BJP for alleged threats and hooliganism before the Delhi Assembly elections.
Published on Feb 03, 2025 04:27 PM IST
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Kejriwal announces 7 guarantees for government staff ahead of Delhi elections
Ahead of Delhi assembly polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal announced seven guarantees for government servants.
Published on Jan 30, 2025 01:33 PM IST
ANI |
BJP's latest salvo against Arvind Kejriwal: ‘Sheesh Mahal’s AAPda-e-azam’
BJP on Saturday released a song, which was a spin of Honey Singh's popular number 'Lungi Dance' and a poster which carried Kejriwal's morphed image.
Updated on Jan 11, 2025 02:26 PM IST
Delhi: Kejriwal offers to sponsor private guards hired by RWAs in new poll perk
Eyeing a third straight term, the ruling AAP has announced a slew of schemes and grants in its bid to woo the public amid fears of anti-incumbency.
Published on Jan 10, 2025 12:37 PM IST
'No confusion': Bihar deputy CM on Nitish Kumar's leadership, 2025 elections
Elections to the 243-member Bihar Assembly are due in late 2025.
Updated on Dec 22, 2024 04:37 PM IST
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Manipur govt violating constitution by not holding winter session: Congress
Congress leaders accuse the Manipur state government of violating constitutional provisions by failing to convene the winter assembly session.
Published on Dec 21, 2024 08:50 PM IST
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BJP leader CT Ravi calls defamation case a conspiracy to intimidate him
BJP leader CT Ravi alleges a conspiracy behind his defamation case, claiming he was arrested without Assembly Speaker's permission.
Published on Dec 21, 2024 04:14 PM IST
ANI |
Kejriwal accuses BJP of conspiring to delete Purvanchalis' votes ahead of Delhi
Arvind Kejriwal accused the BJP of conspiring to remove Purvanchalis from electoral rolls ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections.
Published on Dec 20, 2024 08:11 PM IST
ANI |
Maharashtra Congress chief Patole offers to resign after assembly poll defeat
Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole has expressed his willingness to resign, leaving the decision to the party high command
Published on Dec 17, 2024 02:03 PM IST
PTI |
Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul Gandhi, set to contest Haryana election
Haryana assembly election: The names of Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang are likley to be cleared by the Congress Central Election Committee on Wednesday or Thursday.
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 02:30 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aniruddha Dhar
'Won't let Miya Muslims take over Assam': CM Himanta days after girl gangraped
Replying to the motion, the Assam chief minister said the crime rate has not increased if the population growth is taken into account.
Updated on Aug 27, 2024 02:26 PM IST
Assembly Elections: EC says 3-phase J&K polls, single phase voting in Haryana
J&K will witness polling on September 18, 25 and October 1. Haryana will vote on October 1. Counting of votes for both states will be held on October 4.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 09:42 PM IST
HT News Desk | Edited by Aryan Prakash
BJP elects Vijender Gupta LoP of Delhi assembly
The position has been vacant since June 18, when Ramvir Singh Bidhuri resigned from the assembly upon being elected a member of parliament from South Delhi.
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 01:29 AM IST
UP assembly passes stringent bills to check conversions, question paper leaks
These legislations are: the Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Uttar Pradesh Public Examination Bill 2024
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 05:36 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Lucknow
Maharashtra legislature passes resolutions to rename seven local train stations
Maharashtra legislature passes resolutions to rename seven local train stations
Published on Jul 10, 2024 12:01 AM IST
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New BJP state chief to be announced soon: Gupta
This statement comes two days after Union home minister Amit Shah on June 29, had announced that chief minister (CM) Nayab Singh Saini will be the party’s chief ministerial face in the upcoming Haryana assembly polls likely in October. At present CM Saini is the BJP state chief
Updated on Jul 02, 2024 07:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Himachal speaker warns Jai Ram Thakur of contempt action over public remarks on his decisions
Himachal assembly speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania said he would be compelled to initiate contempt proceedings against Jai Ram Thakur id he continues to make public statements against the chair
Updated on Jun 27, 2024 09:46 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Naidu enters House after 31 mnths, MLAs take oath
Telugu Desam Party (TDP) president N Chandrababu Naidu on Friday entered the House after a gap of more than 31 months in the capacity of chief minister.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 08:18 AM IST
Naveen Patnaik elected leader of Opposition in Odisha Assembly
The BJD legislature party, which met at the party’s state headquarters on Wednesday afternoon, unanimously elected Naveen Patnaik as the leader
Published on Jun 19, 2024 08:28 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Assam: Focus shifts to bye-elections after Lok Sabha polls
Two sitting Rajya Sabha MPs and five MLAs, including a cabinet minister, are among the 14 Lok Sabha winners in the state
Published on Jun 07, 2024 09:15 AM IST
Barring Omar’s loss, National Conference dominates Jammu and Kashmir Lok Sabha polls
National Conference emerges as dominant force in the Valley ahead of impending assembly elections, leading in two-third assembly segments
Published on Jun 06, 2024 02:42 PM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
4-2: Sukhu stays afloat as Congress rebels sink in Himachal assembly bypolls
Congress tally increases from the existing 34 to 38, well over the halfway mark of 35 in the 68-member assembly
Updated on Jun 05, 2024 07:52 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Over 48% of 94.4 lakh electors cast their votes in 6th phase in Odisha
The six Lok Sabha constituencies where polls are being held in the sixth phase are Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Sambalpur, Puri, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack
Updated on May 25, 2024 05:06 PM IST
BJP will win 15 Lok Sabha, 75 assembly seats in Odisha: Amit Shah
Addressing an election rally in Rourkela city, Shah said the 2024 election is an election to make Narendra Modi the Prime Minister for the third time and start a new chapter in Odisha
Updated on May 17, 2024 07:18 PM IST
Debabrata Mohanty
Andhra Pradesh LS polls phase 4: Voter turnout crosses 68 per cent
Andhra Pradesh Lok Sabha polls phase 4: The state recorded a voter turnout of about 68.20%.
Updated on May 13, 2024 10:15 PM IST