Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy gives the green signal for panchayat-level elections and informs public gathered at a rally in his hometown of Pileru, Chittoor. He tried to woo female voters by saying that 50 per cent of the seats are open to t...
As voting for first phase of elections takes place in Gujarat, political analyst Achyut Yagnik along with Headlines Today reporters Gaurav Sawant and Kartikeya Sharma take a look at the issues that might be pivotal in the election. Saurashtra, which goes to po...
In Porbandar, Congress Pradesh Congress Committee president and third-time poll candidate Arjun Modwadia needs to win as his, and by extension, the Congress's reputation hinges on the win. Modwadia is confident of victory as he was elected from the constituenc...
As the Battle for Gujarat begins with first phase of voting, a polling station in Bhavnagar rural constituency show that people have lined up to excercise their franchise. It remains to be seen whether BJP's Purushottam Solanki takes the constituency or does C...
In the first phase of Gujarat Assembly polls, 87 constituencies in Saurashtra and south Gujarat go to voting. As delimitation changes the voting demographics, Congress state president Arjun Modwadia, Keshubhai Patel and his Gujarat Parivartan Party, and Narend...
The canvassing for the first-phase of the Gujarat polls has ended and now Gujarat Chief Minister has shifted his focus to Phase 2. Modi continued his attack on the Congress top brass, in what is being viewed as a preparation for the 2014 National elections.
Two days before the first-phase of polling, the Gujarat Congress throws in a surprise to counter Narendra Modi's campaign in the state. On the final day of canvassing, Rahul Gandhi makes his debut appearance in Gujarat. Looking to woo voters from the defining ...
Congress General Secretary makes his mark on the political arena in Gujarat with his maiden appearance in the state ahead of the crucial first-phase of polling. Rahul addressed his first rally in Jamnagar to a massive crowd of supporters. The last day of campa...
The last day of campaigning in Gujarat will witness a showdown between Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Rahul Gandhi today. Taking both Modi and the Gujarat BJP by surprise, the Congress scion has decided to undertake a whirlwind campaign trail in Guja...
The war of words is expected to peak on the last day of canvassing, with Rahul Gandhi likely to make an appearance in the highly-coveted Saurashtra region of Gujarat. Senior BJP leader LK Advani is expected to join Modi on the campaign trail today. Gujarat Chi...
As Gujarat enters its final day of campaigning for the first-phase of polling, Congress scion Rahul Gandhi is all-set to enter into Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi's turf. This is Rahul's first visit to Gujarat during the election campaign.
The Election Commission finally sounds the clarion call for elections in Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat. Single-phase polling will be conducted in Himachal Pradesh on November 4. The Himachal Pradesh election notification will be issued on October 10. Meanwhile ...
With the political temperatures rising in the state, the Election Commission is likely to announce the dates for the Gujarat polls by the end of the day. This means that the state could go to polls within the next two months. In anticipation of this announceme...
APJ Abdul Kalam's name is doing the rounds, but with the UPA meeting to formally announce the candidature of Pranab Mukherjee, the question being asked is what is in store for the candidature of Kalam?
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) VS Sampath declares that election for the next President will take place on July 19. Announcing the schedule of the polls, CEC declares that last date of nomination will be June 30, date for the scrutiny of nomination will be ...
Candidates contesting the seven Assembly by-poll seats in Andhra Pradesh fear poor voter turnout as the polling date of March 18 is an auspicious occasion for marriages.
Incumbent CM Mayawati in her first media address after the polls, defends her governance in the state of Uttar Pradesh. UP was in a bad shape and it received no help from the Centre claims the queen bee of BSP.
Congress decides to meet and discuss its dismal performance in the Assembly polls. Digvijaya Singh might be targeted as he was responsible for the UP elections this year.
Even though Parkash Singh Badal will remain CM in Punjab, the credit largely goes to Sukhbir Singh Badal who carefully scripted the Akali dal's victory.
Akhilesh Yadav, the star of the UP Assembly polls, has made the country sit up and take notice -- Rahul Gandhi, on the other hand, has lost face in view of the big defeat.
Rahul Gandhi campaigned extensively in UP, but failed to garner votes; Akhilesh Yadav, on the other hand, took the Samajwadi Party to a landslide victory.
Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti feels that Samajwadi Party getting the maximum seats in Uttar Pradesh is a cause of worry and if it forms the government, crime will rise in the state.
It has been a rude awakening for the Congress, with big names of the party, such as Louise Khurshid, Rakesh Verma, Amita Singh, Supriya Aron, and the like, losing the elections.
It was sweet revenge for Mulayam Singh Yadav five years after Mayawati famously said 'why kill a dead man' after the Samajwadi supremo was ousted in 2007.
BJP president Nitin Gadkari feels that the results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections fell below its expectations, even as the party geared itself to form governments in three other states.
Congress leaders Rita Bahuguna and Sriprakash Jaiswal seek to absolve Rahul Gandhi of any responsibility for Party's poor show in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elecitons.
The Samajwadi Party cadre begins celebrations as the leading trend shows the party emerging as the single largest party in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.
As counting of votes progresses, the Samajwadi Party is surging ahead in Uttar Pradesh, and expected to form the next government, with the help of other parties.
With the SP leading in Amethi, a traditional stronghold of Congress, and SAD leading with 25 seats in Punjab, Congress seems to be in trouble across all states.
As the UP Assembly elections results emerge, the Congress has taken a back seat while the Samajwadi Party rise as the single largest outfit with the BJP trailing behind.
The assembly election in Uttar Pradesh is considered a mini general election, and all eyes are on the state as the counting is set to begin in a while.