Friday, August 31st, 2018
Odisha CEO Meets Parties Ahead of Electoral Roll Revision for 2019 Polls
Odisha’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Surendra Kumar met representatives of the state’s political parties in Bhubaneswar ahead of the revision of electoral rolls for the coming general election. The revision is to begin on September 1, the date set by the Election Commission. Who attended and what was discussed Finance Minister Sashi Bhusan Behera represented the BJD, Samir Mohanty and Pitambar Acharya the BJP, and Congress vice-president Shivananda Ray his party. The meeting focused on ensuring free and fair elections. According to sources, the agenda covered roll revision, the appointmentRead More
BJP Proposes 20 Bihar Seats for Itself, 12 for Nitish’s JD(U) in 2019
The BJP wants to contest half of Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats in 2019 and leave the remaining 20 to its allies, under a reported seat-sharing arrangement: 12 for Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), 6 for Ram Vilas Paswan’s LJP and two for Upendra Kushwaha’s RLSP. Leaders of the NDA have denied that any formula had been finalised and said talks were continuing. Past seat shares When they fought on opposite sides in 2014, the JD(U) contested 38 seats and won two, while the BJP contested 30 and won 22. As allies,Read More