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ECI makes strategic shift towards personnel training to amplify voter participation

ECI makes strategic shift towards personnel training to amplify voter participation 

The Hindu · Aug 18, 2023

BJP spent over ₹209 crore in 2022 Gujarat Assembly polls: Expenditure report

The party paid nearly ₹41 crore to candidates contesting the Gujarat Assembly polls and over ₹15 crore was spent on travel expenditure, including use of aircraft and helicopters.

The Hindu · Aug 18, 2023

BJP’s first list of nominations seeks to win an uncle-nephew electoral battle in Chhattisgarh

In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the CM represents in the current Assembly.

The Hindu · Aug 18, 2023

Senior BJP leader and former minister Leelaram Bhojwani dies in Chhattisgarh

Bhojwani, a two-time MLA, was first elected as a legislator in 1990 and then in 1998 from Rajnandgaon Assembly seat.

The Hindu · Aug 17, 2023

Delimitation: EC overlooked SC’s view, says Gaurav Gogoi

The delimitation, based on the 2001 Census, renamed one Lok Sabha and 19 Assembly seats while increasing the number of Assembly seats for Scheduled Tribes and Scheduled Castes from 16 to 19 and eight to nine respectively.

The Hindu · Aug 17, 2023

BJP Central Election Committee identifies ‘vulnerable seats’ in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh

BJP’s Central Election Committee (CEC) held a review meeting for Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh with particular focus on seats where the BJP was vulnerable or where the opposition Congress was stronger. The early CEC meet also signalled the BJP national leadership’s intention to involve itself in a micro way in…

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

Speaker’s power to expunge no reason to refuse live telecast of Assembly proceedings, claims AIADMK chief whip

AIADMK Chief Whip S.P. Velumani seeks live telecast/webcast of Assembly proceedings without censorship; claims expunged remarks can be edited out & budget constraints prevented uninterrupted telecast during AIADMK regime; alleges DMK govt selectively telecasts only ruling party's speeches.

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

Clicks for candidacy | Telangana Congress links social media metrics to nomination

Those applying for the tickets have their task cut out as they will have to make a detailed mention of their social media activity.

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

BJP names its picks for Tripura by-elections, Congress to back CPI(M)

BJP nominates Taffajal Hussain & Bindu Debnath for Sep 5 bypolls in Tripura's Sepahijala district. Union Min. Pratima Bhoumik's resignation & death of CPI(M) MLA Samsul Haque necessitated by-elections. CPI(M) fields Kaushik Chanda & Mijan Husain as nominees. Last date for filing nomination papers Aug 17, counting of votes on…

The Hindu · Aug 16, 2023

In Telangana, parties compete to name candidates for Assembly polls in advance

Telangana's major parties adopt twin-pronged strategy to win year-end Assembly elections: BRS, Congress, BJP announce candidates ahead of notification. Incumbents likely to get nod, except those facing anti-incumbency. Congress, BJP attempt to replicate Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy's feat of 2009.

The Hindu · Aug 15, 2023