CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing petitions challenging the exclusion of the Chief Justice from the Election Commission appointment panel, with the case to be heard by a new bench in January 2025.
Congress leader Ashok Jagtap, often referred to as Bhai Jagtap alleged that the Election Commission has been working as per the wishes of PM Modi while referring to it as a dog. He has refused to apologise for his statement.
TMC sweeps all six West Bengal assembly by-elections, including Madarihat, previously held by BJP, following the November 13 polls.
The Bhokar Assembly constituency in Maharashtra witnessed a high-stakes battle in the 2024 elections between BJP's Sreejaya Chavan and Congress's Tirupati Kondagir, following the Chavan family's political shift.
The Election Commission stated that prima facie the video seems to be in violation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC). Accordingly, the poll body has sought an explanation from the state unit of the BJP.
The Election Commission of India has rejected Congress's allegations of irregularities in the Haryana elections as baseless and urged the party to avoid making unfounded claims that could disrupt public confidence in the electoral process.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has halted the Rural Housing Scheme survey in six West Bengal districts, enforcing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) ahead of the November 13 bye-elections.
The Election Commission has asked the government to replace acting DGP Anurag Gupta with the senior most DGP level official available in the cadre.
Recently, Congress leader Rashid Alvi made some bold claims about electronic voting machines (EVMs) in India. He suggested that because Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a close relationship with Israel, the EVMs could be manipulated—just like Hezbollah's pagers, which allegedly turned into explosive
Assembly bypolls: The five seats are Dholai, Sidli, Bongaigaon, Behali, and Samuguri.
The Election Commission of India announced the dates for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections on Tuesday. With this, MCC came into force in the state.
Polling for 90 seats of the Haryana Assembly is underway. The results of the elections will be declared on October 8. While the BJP is eyeing the third straight term, the Congress party, INLD and JJP are looking to dethrone the BJP from power.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh is serving a 20-year sentence for the rape of two disciples. The Election Commission approved his parole with conditions on Monday.
According to the law, when the Model Code of Conduct is implemented, the administration can not transfer or provide new postings to any official unless approval is taken from the Election Commission.
A delegation led by CEC Rajiv Kumar is on a three-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir where they are meeting the political parties and security forces regarding the conduct of Assembly Elections.
The ECI will review preparedness for Assembly polls, weeks before the Supreme Court's September 30 deadline for holding elections in Jammu and Kashmir.
The Commission said that the candidates can also mix and match BU-CU-VVPAT from any polling station in an assembly constituency for C-V and is not bound to choose other units of the same set at that particular polling station selected by the candidate.
All those in the opposition who had predicted that Modi would cease to be Prime Minister after June 4 results, are now disappointed, and crestfallen.
In the recent Lok Sabha elections in Assam, both the BJP and Congress saw an increase in their vote shares by over one per cent, as per Election Commission data. The BJP's share rose from 36.41 per cent in 2019 to 37.43 per cent in 2024, securing nine out of 14 Lok Sabha seats.
The former judges have raised concerns over the smooth transition of power in case ruling party loses public mandate. It requested the CJI and the CEC to uphold the Constitution in such an eventuality and ensure smooth transition of power.
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