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Keeping up with UP | Migrants in focus for Mumbai poll battle

The city accounts for 35 assembly seats though at stake are a total of 65 seats of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.

Migrants comprise 43.02% of Mumbai’s 23.5 million heaving urban mass, according to the 2011 Census. (Photo by Bhushan Koyande/HT Photo)
Published on Sep 21, 2024 06:58 PM IST
BySunita Aron

J&K election: Amit Shah says 'borders peaceful as Pakistan fears PM Modi'

Addressing an election rally in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, Amit Shah said there is peace along the borders as Pakistan fears PM Modi

Union home minister Amit Shah said there is peace along the borders in Jammu and Kashmir as Pakistan fears PM Modi(HT_PRINT)
Published on Sep 21, 2024 02:00 PM IST
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Jammu and Kashmir assembly polls phase 1: Key constituencies, candidates

Voting in Phase 1 of the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections are set to take place on September 18 across 24 constituencies

Jammu and Kashmir readies itself for its first assembly elections in 10 yeats (PTI Photo)(PTI)
Published on Sep 17, 2024 07:35 PM IST

NCP (SP) receives 41 applications from aspirants keen to contest assembly polls

NCP (SP) has received 41 applications from aspiring candidates who want to contest in the upcoming assembly election from Pune

NCP (SP) has received 41 applications from aspiring candidates who want to contest in the upcoming assembly election from Pune. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 07:38 AM IST

HT interview: ‘Want to ensure that Gurugram emerges as the cleanest city,’ says Naveen Goyal

Nearly 200 party functionaries quit with me when I was denied a ticket and decided to contest the election as an independent. A number of senior leaders across Haryana have also left the BJP due to poor ticket distribution and definitely this will impact the organisation both at the local level and the state level, said Goyal

Naveen Goyal, independent candidate for the Gurgaon seat during an interview at his office in Sector-17, in Gurugram. (Parveen Kumar/HT)
Updated on Sep 15, 2024 05:12 AM IST

Suspense over Mahayuti seat-sharing deal continues. BJP to get 150 seats?

Maharashtra election: Only 128 to 138 seats could be left for the other two parties, a scenario which is unacceptable to the Shiv Sena and NCP.

Union minister Nitin Gadkari, Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde, deputy chief ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar in Nagpur. (PTI file)
Updated on Sep 10, 2024 03:40 PM IST

Cow vigilante Bittu Bajrangi to contest Haryana election, files nomination

Bajrangi, an accused in the Nuh communal violence case and currently on bail, will contest from the Faridabad NIT seat, as an independent.

Bittu Bajrangi (HT Archive)
Published on Sep 10, 2024 11:26 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Haryana polls: AAP unveils 1st candidates list amid stalled Cong alliance talks

Haryana assembly elections: The last date for filing nominations for the 90-member assembly is September 12.

Aam Aadmi Party unveiled candidates for 20 seats in Haryana
Updated on Sep 09, 2024 04:07 PM IST

Omar Abdullah's emotional appeal to J&K voters: ‘My honour in your…’

Jammu and Kashmir election: Omar Abdullah held his cap in his hands while addressing the public, urging the people of Ganderbal to give him another chance.

Ganderbal: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah during a roadshow before he files nomination papers for Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections, in Ganderbal district, Wednesday, September 4, 2024. (PTI)
Published on Sep 05, 2024 02:42 PM IST

Political slugfest in Navi Mumbai as Ganesh Naik takes on CM over 14 villages merger

Political tensions rise in Navi Mumbai over merging 14 villages with the city, as leaders debate timing, funding, and infrastructure issues ahead of elections.

HT Image
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 07:30 AM IST

Omar Abdullah files nomination for J&K assembly polls from Ganderbal

Omar Abdullah, before filing his nomination papers held a roadshow in Ganderbal which attracted a considerable crowd, will be contesting the assembly election from the seat for the third time

NC vice-president Omar Abdullah being greeted by supporters upon his arrival to file nomination. (PTI)
Updated on Sep 05, 2024 05:20 AM IST
ByMir Ehsan, Srinagar

Vinesh Phogat, Bajrang Punia meet Rahul Gandhi, set to contest Haryana election

Haryana assembly election: The names of Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang are likley to be cleared by the Congress Central Election Committee on Wednesday or Thursday.

Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi with wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia in New Delhi.(PTI)
Updated on Sep 04, 2024 02:30 PM IST

‘We welcome it…’: AAP on possible alliance with Cong in poll-bound Haryana

Ex-Congress chief Rahul Gandhi is reportedly seeking opinion from party leaders on a possible alliance with the AAP for the assembly election in Haryana.

AAP MP Sanjay Singh (File Photo)(PTI)
Published on Sep 03, 2024 05:34 PM IST
By, New Delhi

Hemant Soren meets Kharge, Rahul Gandhi in Delhi, discusses assembly poll strategy

The assembly election in Jharkhand is likely to be held in November along with the state polls in Maharashtra

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and his MLA wife Kalpana Soren meeting with Congress leaders Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi and KC Venugopal in Delhi on Tuesday.
Published on Sep 03, 2024 04:57 PM IST

How will smaller political parties impact Maharashtra assembly polls?

Key contenders have arisen from a collective disenchantment with the ruling coalition on issues like Maratha reservation, the agrarian crisis and misgovernance

The Prahar Janashakti Party (PJP), led by Bachchu Kadu, has announced its independent candidacy. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Sep 03, 2024 09:14 AM IST

Prashant Kishor dares RJD to field 40 Muslim candidates in Bihar

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor challenged the RJD to give tickets according to the Muslim population and stop using them as a vote bank in Bihar elections

Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor questioned RJD on the lack of Muslim candidates in assembly elections (Photo by Santosh Kumar/ Hindustan Times)
Published on Sep 02, 2024 07:23 AM IST

Inserting Pakistan into J&K poll talk makes little sense

J&K politicians demanding restoration of Article 370 and resumption of dialogue with Pakistan need only look at its treatment of POK and Gilgit-Baltistan to understand the irrelevance of such a call

POK and Gilgit-Baltistan are controlled more tightly than Pakistan’s provinces. The regional parties there are now at the fringes (AFP)
Published on Aug 31, 2024 09:07 PM IST

J&K assembly elections: ECI issues notification for 2nd phase of polling

Jammu and Kashmir is expected to witness multi-cornered contests on most seats. It is the first assembly poll since the abrogation of Article 370.

ECI delegation led by chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar arrives at Srinagar to review poll preparedness in the UT. (PTI file image)
Updated on Aug 29, 2024 12:32 PM IST
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J&K polls: Cong's ‘hypocrisy’ jab at BJP for questioning its alliance with NC

The BJP has been in an alliance with mainstream J&K parties, National Conference and People's Democratic Party, in the past

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with J&K National Conference president Farooq Abdullah and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge.(PTI)
Published on Aug 25, 2024 08:17 PM IST

It is NCP vs NCP in Hadapsar

The Hadapsar contest in upcoming assembly election is likely to see face-off between the two NCP factions, led by Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar

The Hadapsar contest in upcoming assembly election is likely to see face-off between the two NCP factions, led by Sharad Pawar and his nephew Ajit Pawar. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Updated on Aug 25, 2024 06:28 AM IST

Tamil actor Vijay unveils Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam party flag

Tamil actor Vijay unveiled the representative flag for his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam today.

Tamil actor Vijay unveiled the representative flag for his political party Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam today
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 12:29 PM IST

Ram Madhav’s return to energise BJP’s campaign in Jammu and Kashmir

Less than 24 hours after he was named as the election in-charge of poll-bound Jammu and Kashmir, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ram Madhav was in Srinagar on Wednesday, holding a spate of meetings with local leaders to steer the party’s campaign for the upcoming assembly election. While state elections to pick a new assembly are being held in September after a gap of 10 years in Jammu and Kashmir, it also marks the end of Ram Madhav’s political hiatus spanning half a decade.

New Delhi, India - Aug. 29, 2016: National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party Ram Madhav talks to HT at his Hailey Road office in New Delhi, India, on Monday, August 29, 2016. (Photo by Saumya Khandelwal/ Hindustan Times) (Saumya Khandelwal/HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 03:00 AM IST

J&K elections: BJP names Ram Madhav, G Kishan Reddy as poll in-charges

Jammu and Kashmir had last held an assembly election in 2014, when it was a state.

Ram Madhav (left) and G Kishan Reddy will be poll in-charges for the Jammu and Kashmir elections
Updated on Aug 21, 2024 05:28 AM IST

On EC's assembly polls schedule, Cong takes ‘One Nation, One Election’ jab at PM

The Election Commission announced schedule for Haryana and J&K elections, but not for Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

Congress leader Pawan Khera said that the party will win all four assembly elections set to be held later this year.
Published on Aug 16, 2024 05:31 PM IST
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Haryana Election Date: Election Commission announces single phase poll on Oct 1

Haryana Election Date: Haryana will vote in a single-phased assembly election on October 1. The counting of votes will take place on October 4

Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini and ex-CM Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 08:19 PM IST
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Jammu and Kashmir election date | 3- phase assembly polls from September 18: EC

Jammu and Kashmir assembly election to be held on September 18, 25 and October 1. Results will be declared on October 4.

Chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar and election commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and SS Sandhu held separate deliberations with leaders across party lines in J&K this month. (HT PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 08:41 PM IST

Election Commission may announce poll dates of Maharashtra, J-K and others today

The Election Commission is likely to announce assembly polls schedule for Haryana, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.

ECI to announce Assembly polls schedule today at 3pm(file)
Updated on Aug 16, 2024 12:34 PM IST

Why is BJP in the shadows on Ladki Bahin promotion?

o offset the drubbing it received in the Lok Sabha election the state government launched the Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana

Thane, India - August 06, 2024: The board of Chief Minister Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana ( scheme ) has been put up in Thane Municipal Corporation for the information of women A woman is seen reading the rules of this scheme , in Thane,in Mumbai, India, on, Tuesday, August 06, 2024. ( Praful Gangurde /HT Photo )
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 09:27 AM IST

HT Interview: J&K is fully ready to hold assembly elections, says Lt Guv Manoj Sinha

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha, 65, who has been at the helm of the UT for the past four years, spoke to Hindustan Times on new ground realities in the once strife-torn region, surge in terror strikes in Jammu and its shadow on assembly polls

Lt Governor Manoj Sinha says the 58% turnout in the recent Lok Sabha elections shows people have reposed faith in democracy. (HT photo)
Updated on Aug 07, 2024 01:34 PM IST

Will win 2027 polls, I am here to serve people: Yogi

UP CM Yogi Adityanath hints at continuing till 2027, confident of winning third consecutive term, vows to work for state's development and people's welfare.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressing the monsoon session of UP assembly on August 1, 2024. (Deepak Gupta/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 02, 2024 08:44 AM IST
By, Lucknow
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