JD(U)
7 articles on India Vote Kar are tagged “JD(U)”, published between June 2018 and December 2018. They are filed mainly under BJP, JDU, news. They are listed below, newest first, followed by related coverage and topics.
Vasundhara Raje asks Election Commission to act on Sharad Yadav’s body-shaming remark
Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje said on Friday that she felt insulted by a remark about her body made by Sharad Yadav, former president of the Janata Dal (United), and urged the Election Commission to take note of it. Raje’s response Speaking to reporters after voting at a pink polling booth set up only for women in her constituency of Jhalrapatan, Raje said: “I am shocked. I feel insulted. He has insulted women.” She said the Commission should act to set an example. She asked whether this was the kindRead More
BJP Wants Polls in 11 States Held With 2019 Lok Sabha Election, Say Sources
The Centre is keen to hold assembly elections in 11 states at the same time as the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, according to sources in the Bharatiya Janata Party, who said no constitutional amendment would be required. The plan According to the sources, the party was examining whether some state elections could be pushed back by a few months and others brought forward so that all of them coincide with the Lok Sabha election. The reports came hours after BJP president Amit Shah wrote to the Law Commission on MondayRead More
Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Poll Offers a Glimpse of 2019 Alignments
The election for the post of Rajya Sabha deputy chairman has given an early picture of where parties may stand in the 2019 general election, according to an analysis. It argued that the BJP used the contest to reassure cautious allies and to test how united the opposition really was. Why the BJP backed a JD(U) nominee The BJP chose to support Harivansh, the nominee of Nitish Kumar’s JD(U). The analysis said this was meant to soothe smaller partners who have worked under a dominant BJP, and described the moveRead More
17 Opposition Parties Plan to Ask Election Commission for Ballot Papers in 2019
A group of 17 opposition parties has agreed to approach the Election Commission together and formally ask that next year’s Lok Sabha election be held with paper ballots instead of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). The parties had not yet asked the commission for a date for a meeting. Who is on board The parties backing the demand include the Congress, the Samajwadi Party, the BSP, the NCP, the RJD, the AAP, the YSR Congress, the DMK, the JD(S), the TDP, Kerala Congress (Mani), the CPI, the CPI(M) and the TrinamoolRead More
Seat sharing on agenda as Amit Shah meets Nitish Kumar in Patna
BJP president Amit Shah was due in Patna on Thursday for breakfast and dinner meetings with Nitish Kumar, the JD(U) leader and Chief Minister of Bihar. The visit came amid reports of differences between the allies over how to divide Bihar’s 40 Lok Sabha seats for the 2019 election. Seat-sharing tensions JD(U) spokespersons had repeatedly described their party as the “elder brother” in the alliance. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra, who was in Patna on Monday, acknowledged that Nitish Kumar was naturally the NDA’s leader in Bihar as he headed theRead More
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