Weeks ahead of the Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh polls, the Centre on November 7, 2022 amended the Electoral Bond Scheme to grant itself the power to spell out an extra fortnight of electoral bond sales in years when States and Union Territories with a legislature have polls, and used the power to open a fresh … Read more
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday likened Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav to Aurangzeb, accusing him of dethroning his father like the Mughal emperor did to capture power Addressing an election meeting in the Ghosi assembly constituency, Chouhan made the scathing attack against Yadav while also praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi as … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday lauded Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying he has freed Uttar Pradesh of mafias by establishing rule of law in the true sense after 25 years. The opposition alliance, he said, had lost to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh previously and would be defeated again. Shah was addressing an … Read more
AAP’s chief ministerial candidate Bhagwant Mann, contesting from the Dhuri assembly seat in Punjab, has disclosed owning total assets worth Rs 1.97 crore, including two Toyota Fortuner SUVs worth Rs 27 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 1.49 crore. The 48-year-old Mann disclosed his assets in his affidavit on his assets and liabilities, filed along … Read more
In a big blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former state chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday. According to the sources, Aparna Yadav has sought a ticket from the Lucknow Cantt assembly seat. She joined the party in … Read more
As Uttar Pradesh gears up for assembly elections, ET on Sunday will be speaking to politicians from across the spectrum in a series of interviews called “Poli-Talk”. UP Congress President Ajay Singh Lallu says the party is tying up with women, farmers and the youth — not with any other party. Edited excerpts from an … Read more