Wednesday, January 30th, 2019
Election Commission rules out simultaneous Lok Sabha and assembly polls in Jharkhand
Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora on Wednesday ruled out holding the Lok Sabha and Jharkhand assembly elections together, during a meeting with political parties in Ranchi. He said the Election Commission was currently focused on preparing for the Lok Sabha polls. What the parties asked for Most parties suggested that the Lok Sabha election in the state be held in several phases; only the RJD asked for a single-phase poll. The Congress asked the commission to transfer officials who had been posted in the same place for more than threeRead More
Priyanka Gandhi’s entry prompts BSP to rethink Lok Sabha tickets in UP
The appointment of Priyanka Gandhi as a Congress national general secretary in charge of the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh was reported in late January 2019 to have unsettled the SP-BSP alliance, prompting the BSP to reconsider its approach to Lok Sabha seats and candidates. BSP chief Mayawati travelled from Lucknow to Delhi late at night amid the developments. Pressure on the alliance The SP and BSP, which had kept the Congress out of their tie-up, faced a fresh challenge as Rahul Gandhi set the goal of contesting all LokRead More