Politics

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat lost one of the two seats he contested and trailed in the other, the BJP on Saturday said it was a complete rejection of his leadership.

Counting is done for Dehradun Cantt seat, constituency No. 21 of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly.

Irrespective of its performance in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP in UP could never really recover from two political developments in the nineties: The alliance between Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kanshi Ram in 1993. And Kalyan Singh’s rebellion.

Exit polls had predicted the BJP emerging first in Uttar Pradesh with the Samajwadi Party- Congress alliance emerging second and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party emerging a distant third.

The counting process was underway on Saturday for the 117 Assembly seats in Punjab which witnessed a triangular contest with the ruling SAD-BJP combine, the Congress and the AAP putting up a spirited fight.

Counting is on for the Govind Nagar seat, constituency No. 212 of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.

Ravindra Jaiswal of BJP leads the Varanasi North seat, constituency No. 388 of Uttar Pradesh legislative assembly.

Congress candidate Clafasio Dias on Saturday won the Cuncolim assembly constituency.

Counting is on for the Raebareli seat, constituency No. 266 of Uttar Pradesh legislative Assembly.

The ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) in Uttar Pardesh had in 2012 won 224 seats spread across 75 districts. It has tied-up with Congress this time in the contest against BJP and BSP.

Karan Mahara from Congress won with 19035 seats.

After a wait of more than a month, the fate of 251 candidates who contested the February 4 assembly election in Goa will finally be known when the ballots polled in over 2,500 EVMs are counted on Saturday.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him, on the occasion of International Women's Day, to "unfollow" those, who threaten and abuse women online.

The AAP government has set a target of ensuring piped water supply in entire Delhi by the end of 2017 in its budget presented today in the Assembly.

Conversations with voters do reveal a certain change seeping in, community equations being breached in some areas and caste identity gaining ground in some others.

After days of hectic campaign schedule in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Gujarat on a two-day visit and offer prayers at Somnath Temple. He will also inaugurate a bridge on Narmada river in Bharuch. The PM is also expected to address a...