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10 Oct 2024

Akhilesh Yadav

'INDIA alliance intact...': Akhilesh after SP's unilateral candidates' announcement

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has assured that the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) is intact.

10 Oct 2024

Narendra Modi

Haryana: Which BJP MLAs are likely to get cabinet positions 

After securing a historic third consecutive victory, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is now preparing to form the new government in Haryana.

09 Oct 2024

Article 370

'Foolish' to expect Article 370 restoration from BJP: Omar Abdullah

National Conference (NC) Vice President Omar Abdullah has said that hoping the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)—the party that scrapped Article 370—to restore it is "foolish."

2 independent MLAs join BJP after Haryana election results

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana got a major boost with two Independent MLAs—Devender Kadyan and Rajesh Joon—joining the party.

'Immature...': BJP slams Rahul for questioning ECI after Haryana loss

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remarks on the Election Commission of India after his party's defeat in the Haryana assembly elections.

Amid scolding over Haryana loss, Sena's soothing words for Congress

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena has weighed in on the Congress's recent loss in the Haryana elections.

09 Oct 2024

Haryana

BSP to contest elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Delhi: Mayawati

Bahujan Samaj Pmarty (BSP) chief Mayawati on Wednesday announced that her party will contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, and Delhi.

09 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

Who's Shagun—J&K BJP winner—whose father was killed in terror attack

Shagun Parihar, a first-time contestant from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), has won the Kishtwar seat in the Jammu and Kashmir elections.

'Will inform ECI...': Rahul reacts to Haryana election loss

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has reacted to his party's shocking defeat in the Haryana assembly elections.

How Ram Rahim's parole likely influenced Haryana election results

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Haryana was criticized by opposition Congress and others after granting a 20-day parole to imprisoned Dera Sacha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim on October 1.

09 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

Haryana polls: Congress's allies question its strategy after defeat

The members of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) have raised concerns over the Congress's election strategy after a shock defeat in the Haryana assembly elections, Hindustan Times reported.

09 Oct 2024

Narendra Modi

BJP's 'jalebi' swipe at Rahul Gandhi after Haryana poll win

The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Haryana unit celebrated its historic third consecutive Assembly election win on Tuesday by sending a kilogram of jalebis to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi at his Delhi office.

09 Oct 2024

Narendra Modi

'Parasitic party...': Modi attacks Congress after BJP's Haryana poll hattrick

Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party secured a historic third term in Haryana, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took a jibe at the Congress. The BJP won 48 seats in the 90-member Assembly, while Congress managed to get only 37.

Haryana Congress fight surfaces after loss, Kumari Selja targets Hoodas

The Haryana Congress's internal discord has come to the fore after the party's defeat in the state assembly elections.

08 Oct 2024

Congress Party

'Can't accept verdict': Congress raises doubts over Haryana counting

The Congress expressed that the election results in Haryana are both unexpected and shocking, asserting that they cannot accept the outcome following a sudden shift from early leads in their favor to a decisive victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Haryana election results: Nayab Saini wins Ladwa; may remain CM 

Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has won the Ladwa assembly seat by a margin of 16,054 votes, defeating Congress rival and sitting MLA Mewa Singh.

08 Oct 2024

Jammu And Kashmir

Engineer Rashid's party fails to make impact in J&K polls

The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-backed independent candidates and the Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), led by Engineer Abdul Rashid, couldn't make a mark in the Jammu and Kashmir elections.

'Jahan jaaegi satyanaash...': Brij Bhushan's 1st reaction to Vinesh's win

Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has reacted to Congress leader Vinesh Phogat's win in the Haryana Assembly elections.

08 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

What Kejriwal said was AAP's 'biggest lesson' from Haryana defeat

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said the "biggest lesson" from the Haryana Assembly elections is that one should never be overconfident in polls.

08 Oct 2024

Bajrang Punia

'Fight of every girl': Vinesh Phogat after winning Julana seat 

Vinesh Phogat has called her electoral debut win "the fight of every girl, every woman who chooses the path to fight."

'Excuses...': BJP mocks Congress's 'slowdown' complaint to ECI

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has rubbished the Congress's complaint to the Election Commission about an "unexplained slowdown" in vote counting as mere excuses.

BJP's Haryana hat-trick: Modi likely to address party workers today

Defying exit poll predictions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to retain power in Haryana for the third consecutive term.

Haryana: Arjun Chautala lone winner; 4 family members trail 

The youngest member of the Chautala family, Arjun Chautala, has emerged as the only winner among his kin in the Haryana Assembly elections.

'Ill-founded allegations...': ECI on Congress's 'slow poll data' update charge

The Election Commission of India (EC) has rejected the Congress's allegations of a delay in updating Haryana assembly election results on its website.

Infighting to Jat focus: 5 factors behind Congress's Haryana shock

Defying exit poll predictions, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to return to power in Haryana, marking its biggest win in the state.

08 Oct 2024

Arvind Kejriwal

AAP opens account in J&K, Mehraj Malik wins from Doda 

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has registered its first win in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections.

Omar will be J&K CM: Farooq amid NC's strong showing

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah has announced that his son, Omar Abdullah, will be the next chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir.

08 Oct 2024

Amit Shah

Factors that helped BJP defy anti-incumbency in Haryana

After briefly trailing in the morning, trends reversed to place the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on top in the Haryana elections.

08 Oct 2024

Vinesh Phogat

Haryana election results: Vinesh Phogat wins from Julana seat

Renowned wrestler and recent Congress recruit Vinesh Phogat has won the Julana seat in Haryana's Jind district.

08 Oct 2024

Vinesh Phogat

Bajrang Punia's first reaction as Vinesh Phogat leads from Julana

Renowned wrestler and recent Congress recruit Bajrang Punia congratulated Vinesh Phogat as trends showed her taking the lead in the Julana assembly seat in Haryana's Jind district.

08 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

'Betrayed INDIA bloc...': Maliwal slams Kejriwal over Haryana results

Rajya Sabha MP Swati Maliwal has slammed Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convenor Arvind Kejriwal after the party's dismal performance in the Haryana Assembly elections.

Congress complains to ECI over 'delay' in showing poll trends 

The Congress has filed a complaint with the Election Commission of India (ECI) over what it sees as a "delay" in updating poll trends on the poll body's official website.

'Unacceptable': Jairam Ramesh alleges delay in updating election result trends 

Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has alleged that there is a delay in updating election trends on the Election Commission of India (ECI) website for the Haryana Assembly elections.

Haryana election results: Congress leads in all 3 Nuh seats 

The Congress Party is leading in all three assembly constituencies of Nuh district, Haryana, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI).

08 Oct 2024

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

AAP seen drawing blank as Haryana vote count progresses 

Despite a high-profile campaign and projecting Arvind Kejriwal as a "son of the soil," the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is set to draw a blank in the Haryana state elections.

08 Oct 2024

Vinesh Phogat

Haryana: Congress's Vinesh Phogat now trailing by 1.5k votes

Congress candidate from Julana, Vinesh Phogat, is trailing from the Julana seat in Haryana after initially taking the lead.

08 Oct 2024

Pulwama

J&K: PDP youth leader Waheed Para leading in Pulwama

Youth leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Waheed Para is leading in the Pulwama constituency, initial election result trends suggest.

Haryana polls: Savitri Jindal, India's richest woman, leads against BJP

India's richest woman and fifth-richest Indian on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, Savitri Jindal, is currently ahead in the Haryana Assembly elections.

Haryana ex-deputy CM Dushyant Chautala trailing from Uchana Kalan

Former Haryana Deputy Chief Minister and Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) leader Dushyant Singh Chautala is currently trailing in the Uchana Kalan constituency.

08 Oct 2024

Farooq Abdullah

'Respect mandate, no jugaad...': Omar to BJP amid voting counting

Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday urged all political parties to respect the people's mandate in the ongoing assembly elections.