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First look of Bombay Durga Puja Samiti, the goddess dressed in benarasi.

Netas rope in wives to bypass EC

23 such complaints have reached the chief electoral officer.

13 Oct 2018 12:50 AM IST

BJPs chief ministerial candidate, BS Yeddyurappa also projected that his party would win between 145 and 150 seats in the 224-member assembly. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

'No parties want it': Yeddyurappa calls LS by-poll in Karnataka...

EC's decision to hold by-polls to three Lok Sabha seats in Karnataka on Nov 3 has come as surprise to most political...

8 Oct 2018 9:43 AM IST

In the 2012 BMC polls, Mulund had recorded 38.64 per cent and Borivali had recorded 42.58 per cent voting. (Representational image)

Polls in five states & voter perceptions

As for Rajasthan, the state has a record of defeating incumbents in each Assembly election.

8 Oct 2018 12:00 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assembly polls will be held before December 15, CEC OP Rawat said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

EC announces poll dates for 5 states, model code kicks in

Madhya Pradesh voting November 28, Rajasthan December 7; results December 11

7 Oct 2018 1:13 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram assembly polls will be held before December 15, CEC OP Rawat said. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

EC announces poll dates for Rajasthan, 4 other states; results on Dec...

Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Chhattisgarh will finish polling in November.

6 Oct 2018 3:34 PM IST

PM Modi expressed confidence that the BJP would emerge victorious in the upcoming Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh as well as in the Lok Sabha elections next year. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

EC delays date announcement, Cong sees link to PM Modi rally

It was said dates for assembly polls in 4 states will be announced at 12:30 pm but later, time was shifted to 3 pm.

6 Oct 2018 1:42 PM IST

Representational image of an EVM used for voting.

Election Commission set to announce poll dates for 4 states today

Apart from Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, EC may announce dates for Telangana as well.

6 Oct 2018 10:56 AM IST

CRPF jawans return to their camp after duty in Srinagar. ( Photo: PTI)

25,000 troops to deployed for polls in three key states

The additional deployment of 250 companies in the three states will done after withdrawing them from other duties and...

5 Oct 2018 5:43 AM IST

Delhi High Court. (Photo: PTI)

Office-of-profit case: Delhi HC seeks poll panel response

In September 2016, the high court had ruled against their appointment as parliamentary secretaries.

4 Oct 2018 5:54 AM IST

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and other BJP leaders outside the Chief Election office in New Delhi on Wednesday. (Photo: Bunny Smith)

Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets EC, claims Congress spreading lies in MP

Chouhan said the BJP has been in power in the state for 15 years, and it is natural that the party will go to the...

4 Oct 2018 1:22 AM IST

The EC has also begun the process to induct new voters in the electoral list who have either turned 18 or will complete that age by January 1 next year.

To encourage tribals to vote, EC devises new approach in naxal-hit...

Voters in tribal-dominated district have been made aware of voting through a rare initiative Jash Pran' to create...

1 Oct 2018 4:57 PM IST

Rawat said in July 2017, the EC had convened an all-party meeting and announced that all future polls would be conducted with VVPAT equipped EVMs. (Photo: PTI)

Internet giants will help EC check fake news during polls

Google will establish a system that will allow it to share with the EC, details about the expenditure incurred on its...

1 Oct 2018 7:11 AM IST