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Electoral bonds: Why SC order to SBI to disclose details could have been probing
Muralidharan •While the beneficiary political parties are happy, the original purchaser would be happy that the anonymity promised by the scheme at the end of the day is still in tact
'Unconstitutional' electoral bonds scheme raised over Rs 16,500 cr in 5 years
Umang Sharma •The top court Thursday asked the SBI to disclose details of each electoral bonds encashed by the political parties, which shall include the date of encashment and the denomination of electoral bond
Delhi HC asks EC to act in 8 weeks against Rahul Gandhi for his 'pickpocket' jibe at PM Modi
Fp Staff •The Delhi High Court said Congress MP Rahul Gandhi alleged 'pickpocket' jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi made during a speech last month was 'not in a good taste'
Mizoram polls: ZPM's CM candidate secures win in Serchhip; party on track to form govt with 17 wins, leads in 10 seats
Fp Staff •Zoram People's Movement's (ZPM) chief ministerial candidate Lalduhoma on Monday secured a clear victory in Mizoram's Serchhip Assembly constituency, with the party headed towards forming the government on its own in Mizoram
Assembly elections in five states: Cash, freebies worth over Rs 1760 cr seized, up 636% from 2018 elections, says ECI
Fp Staff •Poll officials have reported a seizure of over Rs 1760 crore in five poll-bound states since the announcement of the elections, the Election Commission of India announced on Monday. This is an increase of 636 per cent as compared to seizure figures during previous elections in the five states
Rajasthan 2023 elections: The glaring marginalisation of Vasundhara Raje
Rasheed Kidwai •Despite having such a significant Rajmata legacy and a strong political connection, the marginalisation of Yashodhara and Vasundhara is evident
5-state Assembly polls to have 8.2 crore male, 7.8 cr female electorates; 60.2 lakh first-time voters: EC
Fp Staff •There will be 1.77 lakh polling stations in five stated that will go to polls next month, the Election Commission said. 'Of these, 1.01 lakh stations will have webcasting facilities, the CEC said
'Decision to be taken at right time...': CEC Rajiv Kumar on elections in J&K
Fp Staff •Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday cleared the air on elections in Jammu and Kashmir saying that the polls in the Union Territory will be held at the right time depending on the security situation prevailing there
Polling dates for Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Mizoram announced; check details
Fp Staff •Polling in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases, while voting in other poll-bound states will be conducted in a single phase
ECI ready to work as per legal provisions: CEC Rajiv Kumar on 'one nation, one election'
•About e-voting, CEC Rajiv Kumar said it will take time as the process is vulnerable to hacking and also has trust issues