Assembly Elections Highlights | 'Extensive discussions held on aspects of good governance', says PM Modi after NDA leaders' meet

Prakash Ambedkar's Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi declares third list of candidates

Congress appoints senior coordinators for Jharkhand assembly polls

The Congress on Wednesday appointed B K Hariprasad, Gaurav Gogoi and Mohan Markam as AICC senior coordinators for the upcoming Jharkhand assembly elections.

As the opposition party gets battle-ready for the next round of assembly polls, it had on Tuesday appointed three AICC senior observers for Jharkhand elections -- Tariq Anwar, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury and Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu.

BJP plundered Jharkhand for 20 yrs: Hemant Soren

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday accused the BJP of plundering Jharkhand for about 20 years since its creation and claimed that he tried to strengthen the roots of the state during his five-year tenure.

In a post on X marking 100 days of his release from jail, Soren noted social welfare programmes such as financial assistance scheme 'Maiyan Samman Yojna' and housing scheme 'Abua Awas Yojna' formulated by his government.

After the swearing-in ceremony, there will be a meeting of NDA leaders in Chandigarh today: Haryana BJP president Mohan Lal Badoli

Heartfelt congratulations to all the BJP workers in Haryana: Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu arrives for Haryana CM-elect Nayab Singh Saini’s swearing-in

CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini offers prayers at Valmiki Temple ahead of swearing-in

NCP-SP releases new campaign song,'Sharad Pawar again...!', ahead of polls

Goa CM Pramod Sawant arrives in Chandigarh to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini

Union Minister Lalan Singh arrives at Chandigarh Airport to attend Haryana CM-elect Nayab Singh Saini’s swearing-in

They need to show off a little less and focus on the farmers of the state and the unemployment rate: Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Haryana CM Nayab Singh Saini's oathtaking ceremony

Ahead of the swearing-in ceremony, Haryana CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini offers prayers at the Mansa Devi Temple in Panchkula

Our government will give jobs 'bina parchi bina kharchi': CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini ahead of swearing-in

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai and Deputy CMs Arun Sao, Vijay Sharma arrive in Chandigarh to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini

Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel arrives in Chandigarh

Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath arrives at Chandigarh

Delhi Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj distributes Kejriwal's letter to the residents of Jagdamba Camp as part of the ‘Jan Sampark’ campaign

Meghalaya CM Conrad Sangma, Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat arrive in Chandigarh

Nationalist Congress Party - Sharadchandra Pawar change their social handles' logo ahead of polls

MVA seat sharing should be declared by tomorrow: Vijay Wadettiwar, Maharashtra Leader of Opposition

Discussion on 216 of the 288 seats are done. We would discuss the balance 66 seats today. The Maha Vikas Aghadi seat sharing should be declared by tomorrow. Discussions with Samajwadi Party has taken place, we will give seats to them as per discussions, said Vijay Wadettiwar, Leader of Opposition in Maharashtra.

Akhilesh Yadav to be in Maharashtra tomorrow on a two day trip

Union Minister and BJP national president JP Nadda arrives in Chandigarh to attend the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan arrives in Chandigarh

Samajwadi Party's Maharashtra chief Abu Asim Azmi has asked for 12 seats which the Congress and MVA partners are reluctant to part with

I am asking for seats where we can win: Azmi

Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis arrives in Chandigarh

NCP launches Candidate Connect campaign ahead of Maharashtra polls

In the run up to Maharashtra assembly polls, Ajit Pawar’s Nationalist Congress Party launched 'Candidate Connect' campaign to connect candidates with voters. 

Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu arrives in Chandigarh

Cannot restrain elected govt from taking oath: SC on plea to stall Haryana oath ceremony

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh present at the swearing-in ceremony of Haryana CM-designate Nayab Singh Saini

Saini to take oath as CM shortly as NDA leaders arrive in show of strength

BJP's Nayab Singh Saini takes oath as Chief Minister of Haryana for the second time this year

Cabinet ministers of Haryana take oath

Cabinet Ministers who took oath:

• Anil Vrij

• Krishan Lal Panwar

• Rao Narbir Singh

• Mahipal Dhanda

• Vipul Goel

• Arvind Kumar Sharma

• Shyam Singh Rana

• Ranbir Singh Gangwa

• Krishan Bedi

• Shruti Choudhry

Ministers take oath

Ministers who took oath:

• Arti Singh Rao

• Rajesh Nagar

• Gaurav Gautam

Swearing-in Ceremony concludes

The Congress party is ready for the by-elections: Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah

PM Modi arrives at Lalit Hotel in Panchkula, Haryana, to attend a conclave of chief ministers and deputy CMs from the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

J&K CM Omar Abdullah chairs the first cabinet meeting at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar

Amid rumblings in MVA over SP's seat demand, Rahul Gandhi & Akhilesh Yadav to step in to resolve crisis

Amid rumblings in the Congress-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (I.N.D.I.A.) in Maharashtra over Samajwadi Party’s demands of a dozen seats, Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav are expected to step in and resolve the crisis ahead of Vidhan Sabha polls. 

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'Heartfelt gratitude to my 2.80 crore family..', Saini pens emotional note after taking oath as CM

J P Nadda felicitates PM Narendra Modi at the NDA Chief Ministers' Council meeting

UP BJP seeks deferment of bypolls in view of 'Kartik Purnima' on Nov 15

The Uttar Pradesh unit of BJP on Thursday sought deferment of the by-polls at nine assembly seats in the state by a week in view of the festival of 'Kartik Purnima' on November 15 when millions of Hindu devotees travel to religious towns in the state to take holy dip in Ganga and other rivers.

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'I am confident that the double engine government will leave no stone unturned', Modi congratulates Saini after oath-taking ceremony

'I never demanded CM post...', says Anil Vij

In an interview with PTI, Anil Vij said, "I never demanded CM post but my supporters were angry because rumours were spread about me that I don't want to take responsibility. I never said that, I always said that if high command wanted me to take responsibility, I would have done it."

Anil Vij was sworn in as a minister in the Haryana Cabinet on Thursday.

Haryana's Council of Ministers meeting will be held in Chandigarh on Friday

The meeting of the Council of Ministers will be held on Friday, October 18 at 11:00 am at Haryana Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh

CPI to field veteran Satyan Mokeri against Priyanka Gandhi in Wayanad

The CPI has decided to field Sathyan Mokeri against Congress candidate Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for the upcoming Wayanad Lok Sabha by-polls.

Senior Congress leader and former minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav quits party

Soon after the Haryana assembly elections, senior Congress leader and former minister Capt Ajay Singh Yadav on Thursday quit the party alleging shabby treatment after Sonia Gandhi left the post of party president.

He said he was quitting the party and also resigning as chairman of AICC's OBC department.

Yadav said he is disillusioned with the party high command "for treating me shabbily after Sonia Gandhi left the post of Congress President".

We pray to God that we can eliminate the problems faced by people in Jammu and Kashmir: Farooq Abdullah

Maharashtra Congress to meet state election officer tomorrow

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole says, "...Tomorrow we have an important meeting, tomorrow at 11 am we will meet Chief Electoral Officer S Chockalingam. We have spotted certain problems in Maharashtra...those people who are our supporters, their names are being removed from the voters list...BJP is misusing their powers, we have alerted our party workers.

Glimpses from NDA Chief Ministers' Council meeting held today in Chandigarh