The Congress party registered significant wins in the Badrinath and Manglaur assembly seats by-polls. Lakhpat Singh Butola and Qazi Mohammad Nizamuddin emerged victorious with notable margins over their opponents from the BJP and other parties.
If UCC is implemented, BJP-ruled Uttarakhand will become the first state in the country after Independence to adopt it. A UCC has been operational in Goa since the days of the Portuguese rule.
The BJP had vowed to implement Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in Uttarakhand in the run-up to the Assembly polls in 2022. The UCC Bill will be presented in the Assembly session, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami announced.
According to an analysis by PRS Legislative Research, the proportion of MLAs aged 55 years or below has decreased to 59.5 pc in 2022 from 64.7 pc in 2017.
The incumbent Chief Minister, Tirath Singh Rawat met Governor Baby Rani Maurya on late Friday night and submitted his resignation.
The Uttarakhand Assembly on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill barring people with more than two children from contesting panchayat polls and also making minimum educational qualifications mandatory for rural election candidates.
As per the recommendation of the GST Council, all state assemblies are required to pass the Bill before July 1, when the GST comes into effect throughout the country.
Voting is taking place for the second phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh and for the 69 of 70 Assembly seats in the hill state of Uttarakhand.
With the opinion polls conducted by media channels showing Congress struggling in Uttar Pradesh, the party is leaving no stone unturned to ensure a victory in the upcoming Uttarakhand Assembly polls.
CPI today described Supreme Court's verdict on the floor test held in Uttarakhand Assembly as a "victory for democracy and a slap on the face of Narendra Modi government".
New Delhi: In a big setback for the rebel Congress MLAs from Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today refused to pronounce an interim order in the matter and ruled that the nine rebel MLAs will not
The Centre today moved the Supreme Court seeking modification of its order on the issue of floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly
The Nainital High Court today ruled that the 9 Congress MLAs will remain disqualified, meaning they won’t be able to take part in tomorrow's confidence vote in the Uttarakhand Assembly.
New Delhi: The government today informed the Supreme court that it is seriously considering court's suggestion to hold floor test in Uttarakhand Assembly. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi told the apex court that he has conveyed
Resuming the hearing on imposition of President’s rule in Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court today repeated its suggestion that the Centre should consider holding a floor test in the Uttarakhand Assembly
The BJP-led central government today decided to challenged a decision by the High Court of Uttarakhand directing a floor test in the assembly on March 31. The BJP has said that no court has the authority to pass such an order during President’s rule
The Nainital High Court today directed a floor test to be held to determine which party enjoys a majority in the Uttarakhand Assembly even as President's rule has been imposed in the hilly state.
New Lokayukta bill passed in U'khand Assembly Dehradun: Uttarakhand assembly yesterday passed a new Lokayukta Bill modelled on the Centre's Lokpal even as opposition BJP walked out of the House.The new bill replaces Uttarakhand Lokayukta
Dehra Dun, May 27 : The BJP will raise in the budget session of Uttarakhand assembly beginning here tomorrow the issue of its Sitarganj MLA, Kiran Mandal, resigning from his seat apparently to pave way
Dehra Dun, Mar 29: The Congress-led government in Uttarakhand, which had struggled to cobble up a majority after the recent elections, today comfortably won a trust vote in the Assembly with 39 MLAs voting in
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