Maharashtra: Surprise show by independents, smaller parties
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) The ubiquitous independent candidates and smaller political outfits – the bane of mainstream parties – appeared to have put up a surprising performance in the Maharashtra assembly elections, as per trends available by Thursday noon.
Babita Phogat, Sandeep Singh leading in Haryana
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) BJP’s ‘champion’ candidates — wrestler Babita Phogat and hockey hero Sandeep Singh — are shinning in the Haryana Assembly polls.
BJP’s propaganda on Article 370 did not work in Haryana: Cong
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) After being out of power in Haryana for five years, the Congress is elated by the emerging trends even as the counting of votes continues. The party is confident to be able to form the government in the state. The Congress has said that the saffron party’s propaganda on the abrogation of Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir did not work in the state.
CPI-M wrests Konni from Congress
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (IANS) The CPI-M on Thursday wrested the Konni assembly constituency in Kerala from the Congress party, which held it for the last 23 years, as party candidate K.U. Jenish emerged victorious with a margin of 9,953 votes, poll officials said.
Congress quietly nears return in Haryana
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) There is a straight fight between the BJP and the Congress in Haryana with early trends favouring the Grand Old Party. The regional Jannayak Janata Party and independents will play the deciding role in who forms the next government in the state.
Sikkim CM Golay wins from Poklok-Kaamrang
Gangtok/Kolkata, Oct 24 (IANS) Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang alias P.S. Golay has won the Poklok-Kaamrang constituency on Thursday in the Assembly by-poll vote count in the Himalyan state.
It is wait & watch: JJP’s Dushyant mom
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) With a neck-and-neck fight on between the ruling BJP and the Congress in Haryana as the state appears heading to a hung Assembly, the less than one-year-old Jannayak Janata Party’s (JJP) Dushyant Chautala seems all set to play the kingmaker.
Old guard re-emerges as powerful force in Congress
New Delhi , Oct 24 (IANS) Early counting trends for the 90-member Haryana Assembly are showing that the Congress old guard were correct in choosing Bhupinder Singh Hooda to lead the party in the state.
BJP woos Dushyant as Haryana turns out to be close call
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) As the trends emerged in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday started making crucial moves towards Dushyant Chautala’s Jannayak Janata Party (JJP).
MP bypoll: Congress extends lead in Jhabua (Lead)
Bhopal, Oct 24 (IANS) The Congress candidate has extended his lead to 9,000 votes over his nearest BJP rival in the Jhabua Assembly constituency bypoll in Madhya Pradesh, poll officials said on Thursday.
Caste politics hurt BJP in Haryana: Party leader accepts
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) Mounting a stinging attack on Congress, senior BJP leader Arun Singh on Thursday said that caste politics unleashed during campaigning in Haryana has hurt the BJP prospects.
CPI-M wrests Vatiyoorkavu seat from Congress
Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 24 (IANS) CPI-M candidate and Thiruvananthapuram Mayor V.K. Prasanth on Thursday won the prestigious Vatiyoorkavu Assembly constituency in Kerala by a margin of 14,251 votes, poll officials said.
Silence looms large at Khattar residence
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) With BJP not managing the show as was expected by Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in the Assembly election, there was silence at his official residence on Thursday as the results threw up a close contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress.
Bihar bypolls: LJP leading in Samastipur LS seat, AIMIM in 1 assembly seat
Patna, Oct 24 (IANS) Counting of votes was underway for one Lok Sabha and five Assembly seats in Bihar on Thursday.
Haryana: Congress steps up efforts for govt formation
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) The Congress has stepped up efforts to explore possible scenarios of forming the government in Haryana.
BJP wins bypoll seat in Himachal, leading on another
Shimla, Oct 24 (IANS) The ruling BJP won the Dharamsala seat, while it is on its way to retain the Pachhad seat in Himachal Pradesh where bypolls were held on October 21, election officials said on Thursday.
BJD’s Rita Sahu leading in Odisha bypoll
Bhubaneswar, Oct 24 (IANS) Rita Sahu of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) was leading by 56,126 votes over her nearest rival Sanat Gartia of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the bypoll to the Bijepur Assembly constituency in Odisha.
Dampener for BJP, NCP leads in Satara LS bypoll
Mumbai, Oct 24 (IANS) In a huge setback for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), its star nominee Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale was trailing behind his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) contender Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil in the Satara Lok Sabha bypolls, as per trends available on Thursday.
Congress will form govt in Haryana: Selja
Chandigarh, Oct 24 (IANS) Haryana Congress President Kumari Selja said on Thursday that her party will form the next government in the state, as early trends in counting of votes for the Assembly polls indicated a vastly improved showing by the grand old party.
Haryana: Shah cancels ITBP event, summons Khattar to Delhi
New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS) In a sudden twist in early trends in the Haryana Assembly election results that threw up a close contest between the BJP and Congress, BJP president Amit Shah cancelled his prescheduled engagements, including an ITBP event that he was to attend in the capacity of the Home Minister.
