Gujarat landslide to give BJP the upper hand in upper House

Currently, BJP has eight and Congress has three members in Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. BJP will retain its three Upper House seats from the state when vacancies arise in August next year. The party will gain two additional seats out of four in biennial election in April 2024 and one more out of other four seats that go to polls in June 2026.

December 09, 2022 at 04:14AM

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Charges framed against Siddique Kappan in PMLA case

Apart from Kappan, the ED is investigating the financial transactions of some office-bearers and members of the proscribed Popular Front of India (PFI) and its student wing, the Campus Front of India.

December 09, 2022 at 03:31AM

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TMC leader Saket Gokhale arrested again by Gujarat police, claims party

TMC national spokesperson Saket Gokhale was arrested by the Gujarat police on Thursday just moments after he was released on bail in a case lodged against him for a tweet against PM Modi, claimed senior party leader Derek O'Brien.

December 08, 2022 at 10:39PM

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Went into severe depression after Bigg Boss: Himanshi Khurana

Himanshi Khurana, who gained immense popularity after participating in the reality show Bigg Boss 13, recently made an appearance in Preeti Simoes’ popular Punjabi chat show 'Dil Diyan Gallan'.

December 08, 2022 at 10:05PM

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MCD elections: AAP gets double engine, but no turbo boost

Facing a strong anti-incumbency, BJP put up a spirited fight and managed to bag 104 seats, much less than its 2017 tally of 181 in the three erstwhile corporations combined, but its vote share swelled by three percentage points. The saffron party got 39.1% of the total votes polled.

December 08, 2022 at 01:28AM

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UP bypoll results live: Counting for Mainpuri LS, Rampur, Khatauli seats from 8am

UP bypoll election results 2022 live updates: Counting of votes will be held for the high-profile Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, Rampur and Khatauli seats in Uttar Pradesh today. Counting of votes shall be taken up for postal ballots first at 8am and EVMs after its completion. Mainpuri bypoll results, Khatauli byelection results and Rampur bypoll results will be announced round-wise. In Mainpuri, Samajwadi Party is locked in a battle for prestige with the BJP. A high-stakes contest was witnessed in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri seat, where the by-election was necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in October, and in Rampur Sadar seat that fell vacant due to senior SP leader Azam Khan's disqualification. Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is the SP candidate in Mainpuri, a pocket borough of the Yadav family, while BJP has fielded Raghuraj Singh Shakya, a former confidant of Mulayam's brother Shivpal Singh Yadav. A win for SP could provide some consolation for Akhilesh Yadav after the defeat in the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections early this year and the loss of Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats to the BJP in June bypolls. With the Congress and the BSP keeping away from the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, it would be a direct fight between the BJP and Samajwadi Party and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in all three places. In Khatauli, which was a hotbed of the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in western Uttar Pradesh, the BJP is trying to retain the seat by fielding Rajkumari Saini. She is the wife of Vikram Singh Saini who was disqualified from the assembly after his conviction and sentence of two years imprisonment by a district court in a 2013 riots case. RLD candidate Madan Bhaiya, a four-term MLA, had won his last election almost 15 years ago, followed by three consecutive defeats in assembly polls in 2012, 2017 and 2022 from Loni in Ghaziabad. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

December 08, 2022 at 04:27AM

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Himachal election results live: Postal ballots to be counted first

Himachal Pradesh Election Results 2022 Live Updates: The counting for Himachal Pradesh assembly elections will start at 8am in 68 counting halls spread across 59 locations. The counting will start with the postal ballot at 8am followed by EVM counting at 8:30am. A three-tier security system has been set up for the strong rooms, the innermost parameter of which will be guarded by the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), and second and third by the armed Police and district executive force. No candidate or any other person will be allowed within 100 metres of counting centres except those with a valid identity card/pass issued by the Election Commission of India. Stay with TOI for all live updates.

December 08, 2022 at 04:26AM

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Live: Counting for Gujarat, Himachal to begin at 8am

All eyes are on elections results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022 today. BJP under leadership of PM Modi aims to create history in Gujarat. Arvind-Kejriwal led AAP is hoping to dislodge Congress as main opposition in Gujarat. Congress is trying to win Himachal Pradesh from BJP. PM Modi, Amit Shah and Arvind Kejriwal held a series of rallies in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, while Rahul Gandhi just addressed 2 rallies in Gujarat. Rahul did not campaign in Himachal Pradesh at all. The total number of assembly seats are 182 in Gujarat and 68 in Himachal Pradesh. Exit polls have predicted a huge win for BJP in Gujarat assembly elections while a close contest between BJP and Congress in Himachal Pradesh. A win in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022 would boost PM Modi-led BJP’s bid for a consecutive third term at the Centre in 2024. A good election result in Gujarat and Himachal assembly polls 2022 would help AAP win recognition as a national party. Stay with the TOI for latest updates on election results of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh assembly elections 2022.

December 08, 2022 at 04:04AM

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Gujarat live: Counting of votes for 182 seats to begin at 8am

The BJP is eyeing a record seventh straight term in Gujarat as the stage is set for counting of votes on Thursday for the Assembly elections in the two states. The counting of votes for Gujarat assembly elections will commence at 8am with postal ballots to be taken up first. Exit polls have predicted a big majority for the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) in Gujarat and if these projections are any indication the saffron party is all set to retain power in the home state of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and home minister Amit Shah for the seventh consecutive term. The BJP, which won 99 seats in the 2017 polls, is projected to win in the range of 117-151 seats in a House of 182 and the Congress between 16 and 51 seats. It is also upbeat about the possibility of the AAP eating into Congress votes, which could be additionally beneficial for the saffron party. The best showing for the BJP in Gujarat came in 2002 when the party had won 127 seats in the 182-member state assembly. The poll outcome will determine if the Aam Aadmi Party(AAP) gets a chance to establish itself as a pan-national party and a challenger to the BJP at the national level also. For the Congress, its role as the main challenger to the BJP is at stake and Thursday's results will show if the party's ‘silent campaign' has cut ice with people. Top leaders of the party, which was projected to bag between 16 and 51 seats, were busy with Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Congress bagged 77 seats in 2017. Stay with TOI for all updates

December 08, 2022 at 04:07AM

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Live: Counting today for 6 assembly and Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll

Counting of votes will be undertaken today for by-elections in six assembly constituencies in five states and the high-profile Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, where the Samajwadi Party is locked in a battle for prestige with the BJP. Assembly seats where bypolls were held are- Rampur and Khatauli in Uttar Pradesh, Padampur in Odisha, Sardarshahar in Rajasthan, Kurhani in Bihar and Bhanupratappur in Chhattisgarh. While Sardarshahar and Bhanupratappur were held by the Congress, the BJP had won in Khatauli and the SP held Rampur. Padampur was with the BJD and Kurhani was held by the RJD. The by-election results will not have any impact on the central and state governments as ruling parties enjoy a comfortable majority. Stay with TOI for all updates

December 08, 2022 at 04:35AM

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