The Congress high command will take a call on who will be the Karnataka Chief Minister. The top three contenders for the post are Siddharamiah, Mallikarjun Kharge and Veerappa Moily.
Centre Stage | Congress has managed to pull off a resounding victory in Karnataka, proving all its detractors wrong. The party is all set to form the government in the state. Nonetheless, this victory hasn't been all that sweet for Congress as the Supreme Cour...
News Night | BJP has suffered a huge setback in Karnataka as the party managed to come only third in the Assembly elections in the state. Does this victory of Congress in the state sound the death knell of BJP in the South? What exactly has caused the downfall...
BJP has suffered a humiliating defeat in Karnataka as the party has managed to come only third in the state, behind JD(S). Outgoing Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar lists the possible reasons for the failure of his party in the state.
Although Congress has managed to pull off a commendable victory in Karnataka Assembly elections, Supreme Court observations into the coal block allocation scam has taken away much of the glory from the victory. Will the government demand Law Minister Ashwani K...
The Supreme Court observations into the coal block allocation scam has taken away much of the joy of Congress which has managed to win convincingly in the Karnataka Assembly polls. Can Congress really celebrate when it has lost its credibility owing to the ape...
Appreciating the victory of Congress in the Karnataka Assembly polls, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Congress scion Rahul Gandhi played a crucial role in the victory. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has termed the victory of the party as the victory o...
BJP has lost even the chance to play principal opposition party in Karnataka Assembly as the party came only third, behind JD(S). The election results in Karnataka appears to be precursor to what is awaited in the general elections in 2014. BJP's projection of...
Congress has managed to pull off a convincing victory in the Karnataka Assembly polls, upsetting the ruling BJP and JD(S). The party has managed to win even in BJP strongholds.
Corruption allegations, quitting of BS Yeddyurappa and anti-incumbency have worked against BJP in the Karnataka Assembly polls as the party has managed to finish only third, behind Congress, which has returned to power in the state, and JD(S).
BJP has been badly defeated in Karnataka. Anti-incumbency, teamed with bad governance and corruption allegations against senior leaders in the party, led to the downfall of the party in the Karnataka Assembly elections. What will be the fate of BJP in the Sout...
BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy along with political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, Samajwadi party leader Kamal Farooqui and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
Former Chief Minister of Karnataka, DV Sadananda Gowda talks about whether he could have changed BJP's current situation in the state Assembly elections and taken it to a better position, if he were still the chief minister. The Congress is leading in the stat...
BJP leader GVL Narsimha Rao and Congress leader Rashid Alvi, along with journalist Navika Kumar debate on whether a national leader can make an impact in state elections. They also debate on who is more corrupt. Is really corruption an issue?
In cluster by cluster analysis, BJP hasn't been completely wiped off from Bangalore as it is still somewhere close to the half-way mark of Bangalore seats. Which just goes to show that the urban population's voting has been affected by the scams at the Centre....
In the Karnataka Assembly election results so far, it is observed that the Congress is slowly eating into the BJP and JD(S) seats, but it also shows that the party might fall short of a majority mark in the state. However, it emerges a clear winner with 103 se...
How has BJP's vote share reduced and will KJP form an alliance with the Congress, as the party is leading in the Karnataka Assembly elections? Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi says this is a resounding victory, while BJP leader says Congress is yet to win...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar Danish and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, JD(S) general secretary Kunwar Danish and journalists Vivek, Rupali, N...
The BJP has decided to hold a Parliamentary board meet in Delhi, to analyse the results of the Karnataka Assembly Election results. Gujarat CM Narendra Modi is likely to attend the meeting. Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Pri...
The Congress is by far leading in the Karnataka Assembly elections, however, the JDS is leading in the Vokkaliga region. Catch the overall tally and the detailed poll analysis of the coastal region, Hyderabad-Karnataka region, old Mysore region, Mangalore regi...
Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagopalan, M Baba Prasad, Rajeev Chandrashekar, BJP leader Sambit Patra, Congress leader Rajeev Gowda, JD(S) general s...
The counting for votes obtained in the Karnataka Assembly elections has begun in the Hassan region of Karnataka. Political analysts Saba Naqvi, Neerja Chowdhury, Jay Rukh, Manisha Priyam, Hartosh S Bal, Lord Meghnath Desai, Ajay Bose, Arati R Jerath, R Rajagop...
The counting for the votes obtained in the Karnataka Assembly elections will begin shortly. This will show whether the Congress can form a government in a southern state and gain a momentum at the national level, whether he BJP will form a government in spite ...
It is now only a few hours' wait to know who will have the last laugh in Karnataka as the state prepares for vote count which is set to take place tomorrow. 34 centres have been organized for vote count. Exit polls have revealed that Congress is heading back t...
Congress may be in the dock at the Centre, dodging allegations of multiple scams, but in Karnataka the mood is quite the opposite. If the exit poll results are anything to go by, the BJP might be at the receiving end of public ire here. Clearly, Yeddyurappa's ...
Karnataka is the first major state to go to polls in the pre-election year. At 10 am the voter turnout stood at 12%. The Assembly elections would be a litmus test not just for the Congress, but also for the BJP, which no longer has its long-term poster boy BS ...
After days of intense campaigning, Karnataka is voting in a high-stakes Assembly polls amidst elaborate security arrangements. The main players -- Congress, BJP, JD(S) and KJP -- were involved in massive campaigning for the last few days.
People of the state are tired of the misrule of the BJP and are looking for a stable and accountable government, says Congress leader Veerappa Moily, after casting his vote in the Karnataka Assembly elections.
Karnataka is the first major state to go to polls in the pre-election year. At 10 am the voter turnout stood at 12%. The Assembly elections would be a litmus test not just for the Congress, but also for the BJP, which no longer has its long-term poster boy BS ...
Bellary in Karnataka has always been Congress' strong point. In the recent urban local body elections, the Congress won 26 out of the 35 seats in Bellary, leading the party to think that it might do well in the Assembly elections as well. However, the choice o...
BJP has refused to dismiss the blast that took place outside the party's office in Malleshwaram as a mere accident as today is the last day for filing nominations ahead of the Karnataka Assembly polls. Reports reveal that 13 people have been injured in the bla...
Both Congress and BJP have announced their candidates for the Karnataka Assembly elections. Many prominent leaders have filed their nomination papers for the Assembly polls which is set to take place on May 5.
Congress Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has been hauled up by the High Court for alleged corruption in the distribution of party tickets for Karnataka Assembly elections.
A private jet to Karnataka, carrying senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley, was forced to make an emergency landing soon after the take off owing to technical glitches. The leaders reportedly are waiting for alternative arrangements ...
Centrestage | 15,000 voters covering all Assembly segments were surveyed for Karnataka's opinion poll. Catch the results of this poll. Also, political analysts - Swapan Dasgupta, Vir Sangvi, Shiv Vishwanathan and N Ram help analysis the result of the poll.
Indian Premier League, which is set to begin on April 3, announced a change in its tournament schedule. Several matches, including four of Royal Challengers Bangalore, have been rejigged so that the matches do not clash with Karnataka Assembly elections. Also ...
The counting of votes will begin in the northeastern states of Meghalaya, Tripura and Nagaland today. The security has been tightened ahead of counting. Assembly elections in three states, having 60 seats each, were held on February 14 and February 23.
One person has been killed in a blast in Dimapur, Nagaland, which is fast gearing up for Assembly polls. Preliminary investigation reveal that the person who was carrying the grenade was killed in the blast. The identity of the person who has been killed in th...
On Valentine's Day, Tripura goes to the polls and CM Manik Sarkar is sure of coming back to power. Tripura remains one of the very few states that is still Left-ruled and the party is aiming at a fifth consecutive win.
Assembly elections are underway in Tripura. The Left government, led by Manik Sarkar, is looking to regain power with a fourth consecutive victory. Coming back to power is important for the Left government if the party wishes to exert its influence elsewhere i...
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray has ended speculations of a possible merger with Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena ahead of the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Rejecting Uddhav's offer, the MNS chief has said that his party will fight the electio...
In the wake of their not-so-inspiring performance in the recent Assembly elections in Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, the Congress party is all set for a high level meet led by party supremo Sonia Gandhi to outline the party's strategy for the upcoming general elec...
The Election Commission announced that Tripura will go to the polls on February 14, while elections to the Nagaland and Meghalaya Assemblies will take place on February 23. Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath announced at a news conference in New Delhi that...
Election Commissioner VS Sampath visited Tripura capital over the weekend to review preparations for Assembly polls in the state that are to be held next month. VS Sampath, who spoke to reporters later, said that among the issues raised, the most predominant w...
News Night | The Gujarat Chief Minister for three consecutive times, BJP's Narendra Modi, was today sworn-in as the CM of the State for the fourth time in the presence of the party's bigwigs. He was sworn-in along with seven Ministers of Cabinet rank and nine ...
The Gujarat Chief Minister for three consecutive times, BJP's Narendra Modi, was today sworn-in as the CM of the State for the fourth time in the presence of the party's bigwigs. He was sworn-in along with seven Ministers of Cabinet rank and nine Ministers of ...
The Gujarat Chief Minister for three consecutive times, BJP's Narendra Modi, was today sworn-in as the CM of the State for the fourth time in the presence of the party's bigwigs. He was sworn-in along with seven Ministers of Cabinet rank and nine Ministers of ...
Just hours after Narendra Modi was declared winner in the 2012 Gujarat Assembly elections, BJP made it clear that his hattrick victory is a stepping stone for Modi to contest for the 2014 Prime Minister elections. BJP supporters from across the nation are expr...
Chief Minister Narendra Modi addressed a large crowd of joyful supporters on Thursday evening after BJP's decisive victory in the state elections in Gujarat and thanked the voters for coming out in large numbers to celebrate the enormous win. He spoke in a man...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narenda Modi has scored a hattrick in the state Assembly elections. The BJP emerged victorious winning just one seat short of its 2007 tall of 117 seats. Meanwhile, the Congress did a lot better than the previous elections by securing mo...
After yesterday's spectacular win, Modi's journey to Delhi seems more or else guaranteed. Yesterday's win ensured that BJP retained power in Gujarat, a key state in Indian electoral. In spite of this Modi does face a few roadblocks in the form of his allies an...
BJP won the Gujarat Elections with a landslide margin. According to Congress, their candidate Sweta Bhatt put up a tough fight against Modi in his home constituency, Maninagar. But that wasn't the ground reality, where in fact he won by over 80,000 votes. In h...
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi who delivered his victory speech in Hindi instead of Gujarati appeared to be setting the stage for something bigger. He has even mentioned about coming to Delhi one day. Can the Modi magic work in Delhi? Can Modi rise above...
Senior BJP leader Ram Jethmalani congratulated Narendra Modi on the BJP winning the Assembly elections, and said he also congratulated himself. He also said Modi should stake his claim to become the Prime Minister. Jethmalani is said to be close to Modi.
Speaking about BJP's victory in Gujarat, senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley says that despite the many attempts by the Congress to cause dissidence in BJP, the party won quite convincingly. Further on he says that the defeat in Himachal Pradesh was largely due to ...
It appears Chief Minister Narendra Modi, who won a hat-trick, is in a mood to mend fences. Modi, who met his mother to seek her blessings, is on his way to meet his political rival Keshubhai Patel. This apparently is an effort by the saffron strongman to keep ...
By 2 pm, the results of the voting in the Gujarat Assembly elections 2012 have reached a finality. Except for one or two results, the rest are in. But the BJP is back in power and its tally could reach and even better its performance last time when it got 117 ...
At 2 pm the result show that the BJP in Gujarat has got a clear lead with around 117 seats. BJP's Amit Shah, who was in jail as an accused in the fake encounter case, has won. But three top ministers in the Narendra Modi cabinet, including Dilip Sanghani, have...
At 2 pm, the results of the voting for the Assembly elections show that Himachal Pradesh has slipped out of the grip of the BJP. The BJP will be unseated by the Congress which beat predictions of a close battle to emerge a clear winner. The BJP secured 26 seat...
Narendra Modi secured yet another victory in the Gujarat Assembly Elections 2012 today. The factors which led to his victory are his developing agenda, because of which a lot of industrial growth has been seen in the State; the urban middle class are in full s...
After ensuring his third term in the Gujarat chief minister's office, Narendra Modi visits his mother Hira Ba, who welcomed him with homemade sweets and generous dose of blessings. Modi, who met his mother in Gandhinagar, had met her on the day of the polling ...
Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal says that the exit polls and pre-poll predictions gave Narendra Modi a natural advantage in the Assembly elections. He says that while the BJP won in Gujarat, the Congress won in Himachal Pradesh, and what we have to look forward t...
As the counting is still underway, no one can definitively announce someone to be winner. However, with the combined analysis of counting trends and results announced, it is seen that Congress's leads has come down but for BJP the number is the same as in 2007...
As Congress looks to win Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat chosing for BJP, the two national parties are at 1-1 situation. As the counting nears its close, BJP's clear victory in Gujarat seems to be a certainty. On the other hand, BJP's plan to return to form the g...
After the Congress won Himachal Pradesh, but lost the state of Gujarat, the party remains defiant that this in no way means that Modi is a contender to lookout for in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections. According to Union law minister and Congress member Salman Khur...
In one of the most bizarre comments post counting in Gujarat Assembly elections, Finance Minister Chidambaram has said that Congress party are the clear winners in both Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. While the statement may hold true for Himachal, it is illogic...
The BJP fails in Himachal Pradesh but gets re-elected in Gujarat. Here is a look at the situation in the two states that make for contrasting pictures. In Himachal Pradesh, Virbhadra Singh is all set to become the chief minister for the fifth time. Also Himach...
Even though the BJP was looking for a return in Himachal Pradesh, the Prem Kumar Dhumal-run government there has been defeated to make way for Congress. So is the big differentiator for the party the man Narendra Modi itself? BJP member Vani Tripathi says that...
As the chorus for BJP's fifth consecutive win increases in Gujarat, party spokesperson Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi has said that the battle for 2014 elections has only begun. Naqvi, however, did not comment on BJP's loss in Himachal Pradesh, where Congress won 38 seat...
The BJP is leading in 114 seats in the Gujarat Assembly elections, and has won one seat, that of chief minister Narendra Modi in Maninagar constituency, beating his Congress rival Shweta Bhatt. The hope now is that BJP will get 117 seats, a mental horizon that...
Congress spokesperson Jagdambika Pal, during the election debate on the results of the Gujarat Assembly elections, says Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi won because he told, and people believed, that Modi had the chance of becoming the prime minister, in t...
BJP leads in Gujarat while the Congress leads in Himachal Pradesh. The discussion between the panelists is focused on media and what BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan calls a sustained campaign by certain sections to belittle the media. Joining him in the debate i...
This is result in the Gujarat Aasembly elections at 11 am. The trend shows the BJP leading in 113, the Congress in 64 and the GPP in 4. South Gujarat has gone the Narendra Modi way. But in Saurashtra, where Keshubhai Patel had promised his Gujarat Parivartan P...
The results of the Gujarat Assembly elections are 11.15 am are as follows: BJP leads in 115, Congress in 63, and Gujarat Parivartan Party in 1 seat. The BJP leads in the election but does this less-than-predicted tally for Narendra Modi mean his chances of goi...
These are are the results of the counting in the Gujarat and also the Himachal Pradesh elections. Ruling BJP could be back in power and Narendra Modi would become the chief minister for the third time, after 2002 and 2007. Modi himself won by nearly 45,000 vot...
These are the results of the counting in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections at 10.30 am. The panelists discuss Narendra Modi's agenda of development and his strategy of marketing himself, the influence of RSS, his likely emergence as the BJP's...
Gujarat went to polls in two phases, with the first phase covering Saurashtra and south Gujarat; and the second phase covering north and central Gujarat. Here is a chart that shows the trends across the various seats in each of these four regions of the state ...
This is counting results in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh at 9.30 am. In Himachal Pradesh, the talk was of a neck-to-neck struggle. But with BJP taking a small lead, it seems the induction cooker introduced by PK Dhumal to voters in the state seems to be workin...
Narendra Modi disappoints in the trends that have come in by 10 am. His party's tally is just inching its way to a 2/3rd majority no doubt, but then it falls short of the huge expectation of 120-140 seats predicted by pollsters. The Congress in Gujarat has bet...
Even though the broad picture looks in favour of the BJP in Gujarat, the Congress has managed to take the lead in the early counting trends. The Congress looks aggressive in the early trends. But as the counting is done according to the booth, there is this bi...
In the leads that have come in so far from north Gujarat and Saurashtra, the BJP leads in 20 seats while Congress leads in 9 and One seat for 'Others'. The big picture is that BJP is the favourite but the Congress has managed to eat into BJP areas.
Bharatiya Janata Party MP Anurag Thakur has said that it will be a 'mission repeat' for his party in Himachal Pradesh as the counting goes underway. The Congress, which was routed in the last elections, has said throughout the campaign that it will be 'mission...
Early counting trends show that BJP is all set to return to both states as in 84 out of the 182 seats of Gujarat, BJP is leading in 52 of them. In Himachal Pradesh, too, early rends show that the BJP is leading. However, it is too early to predict the actual w...
It would be wrong to assume that this or that party would emerge victorious in the end, says two journalists who talk to Aaj Tak anchor Shweta Singh from Ahmedabad. It is 8.30 am and the trends show Congress making a good show. But this can be risky. In 2007, ...
In Gujarat elections over and over again Saurashtra is pointed out to be a major area. The early trends in the counting of the votes in Gujarat point to the fact that Congress in making in-roads into areas that were traditionally BJP's strongholds. They have a...
Congress has breached into one of BJP's strongholds, Saurashtra. Modi has always been the face of development in Gujarat, but is that all that matters is a question that will be answered in this Assembly election. A lot of dissatisfaction has generated in the ...
As the counting begins, the numbers stand at 3 for BJP and 2 for Congress. But the significant point that comes to the forefront is that Congress with the help of Keshubhai Patel have been successful in making in-roads into BJP strongholds. Rajkot West was the...
At the start of the counting, BJP opens its account with 3 leads in Saurashtra. Experts point to the fact that if this early trend continues then the script for a 'Dabangg' victory for Modi and BJP is imminent. They are also hinting to the fact that Modi could...
In terms of electoral politics, the state of Gujarat has always been of great importance and significance. The Gujarat Assembly elections of 2012 will play a major factor in the political trends for the rest of India and New Delhi. Modi's win in Gujarat has th...
The nation awaits on today's outcome of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls which witnessed record turnouts with exit polls predicting a clean sweep for Narendra Modi and a Congress edge in the BJP-ruled hill state. In Gujarat, where 71.32 percent vote...
The counting has just begun at 8 am in Gujarat. The projections being received shows the BJP ahead. Gujarat Congress spokesperson, Hriday Buch, speaks on the anti-incumbency factor that bedevils the BJP across various regions of Gujarat, effect of Keshubhai Pa...
The counting has begun in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. It is bitter cold in Himachal Pradesh and the counting centres at Lahaul and Spiti had to be shifted to Kullu. But the counting is expected to be a close shave. The focus is of course on Gujarat, and one ...
The initial trends in the counting points to the fact that for the first time in 10 years voters have gone against Modi while voting. The trend points to the fact that a majority of the Dalits, tribals, women have come out to vote against Modi. Experts feel th...
The counting is all set to begin. Gujarat has 182 seats and Himachal has 68. Here is a look at the current seat share in the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assemblies between the various parties. Also does the high voting percentage of 71% help the BJP or the Co...
Counting for 68 Assembly seats in Himachal Pradesh and 182 Assembly seats in Gujarat takes place today. The counting will decide the fate of Narendra Modi, Prem Kumar Dhumal and Virbhadra Singh. But it is even more crucial for the BJP as good numbers in Gujara...