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New Delhi: BJP’s Rekha Gupta took oath as the new Chief Minister of Delhi along with her six cabinet colleagues today. Ms Gupta, a first-time MLA from Shalimar Bagh, was sworn in at a grand ceremony at the iconic Ramlila Maidan, 11 days after her party returned to power in the national capital after more…
It can be tempting to slice, dice, and analyse elections even as the vote count is ongoing. It may be good for the media. It may be good for the social media commentariat. It may even be good for common citizens as they try to make sense of whether their hunches were right or wrong…
Since the Lok Sabha elections last year, Delhi has become the third consecutive state to deliver a resounding victory for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), following Haryana and Maharashtra. Remarkably, all three states were initially considered challenging for the party. The scale of the mandate highlights how Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s influence and connection with…
The poll of exit polls gives the BJP 42 of 70 seats – six more than required to form the government. People’s Pulse, Poll Diary and People’s Insights were the most optimistic with regards to the BJP, predicting a low return of 40 and a high of 60 between them. Chanakya Strategies, DV Research, JVC,…
AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal, INC’s Sandeep Dikshit and BJP’s Parvesh Verma NEW DELHI: Delhi’s Assembly elections on Wednesday saw a voter turnout of 46.55% by 3 pm, an increase from 33.31% by 1 pm. Earlier in the day, the turnout was recorded at 8.10% by 9 am.Voting began at 7 am and will continue until 6…
New Delhi: Delhi Metro will start its operation on all lines from their terminal stations at 4 am on voting and counting day in order to facilitate the staff deployed for election duty, a statement said on Monday. The trains will run with a frequency of 30 minutes on all the lines till 6 am….
In a no-holds-bar attack on Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pointed to the previous promise of the former Delhi Chief Minister to clean the Yamuna River, challenging him to take a dip in the river. Taking a jibe at Mr Kejriwal, Mr Gandhi asked him to take…
New Delhi: The high-voltage campaigning for Delhi Assembly polls will come to an end at 5 pm on Monday, ushering in the mandatory silence period before voting on February 5. On the final day of campaigning, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has scheduled 22 roadshows and rallies across Delhi, intensifying its bid to reclaim power…
Kejriwal writes to EC, demands appointment of independent observers in New Delhi constituency AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr. Kejriwal has also…
Watch: “Why do people vote?,” we asked BJP supporters at PM Modi’s rally. Here’s what they said Why do people vote? It is the most basic question in a democracy, but it also means a lot. In this video, we talk to BJP supporters to understand what they want from the government and what’s driving them to support…
