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Karnataka Results: Love over hate, women and caste factor. How Congress won the southern state
Fp Explainers •Karnataka Assembly Election Results 2023: Congress is flying high – it has secured a big win over the BJP in Karnataka. The Grand Old Party did many things right. Here’s what went in favour of them and what went wrong for the saffron party
Karnataka Results: Shivakumar or Siddaramaiah? Who will be Congress’ CM pick?
Fp Explainers •The Congress is all set to form the government in Karnataka as BJP has conceded defeat. Now, the party has a crucial question to answer: Who will be the chief minister? Will the Grand Old Party choose veteran Siddaramiah or reward ‘troubleshooter’ DK Shivakumar?
Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander! BJP, Congress celebrate wins in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh
Fp Staff •It was a day of celebrations. As the votes were counted in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, both parties had a reason to smile. While the BJP recorded a historic win in Gujarat, the Congress was able to wrest power in the hill state
‘TN Seshan happens once in a while’: Why the Supreme Court hailed the former chief election commissioner
Fp Explainers •Hearing petitions seeking reforms in the system of appointing election commissioners, the Supreme Court noted that a person like late TN Seshan ‘happens once in a while’. Serving as Chief Election Commissioner from 1990 to 1996, the 86-year-old is credited with changing the face of polls
Distributing freebies serious issue, amount has to be spent for infrastructure etc, says SC
•A bench of Chief Justice of India NV Ramana and Krishna Murari said the economy losing money and the welfare of people, both have to be balanced
‘Allow me euthanasia if demand not met’: Chhattisgarh CM's father writes to President over ballot papers
•Bhupesh Baghel's father Nand Kumar Baghel urged President Ram Nath Kovind to issue an order to conduct elections using ballot papers in place of EVMs in the larger interest of healthy democracy
Election Commission proposes extending postal ballot facility for NRIs, asks Centre to amend law at earliest
•'The Commission is technically and administratively ready to extend this facility in general elections to legislative assemblies of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry,' the poll panel said
Supreme Court directs all political parties to upload details of pending criminal cases against candidates on their websites
•The Supreme Court on Thursday directed all political parties to upload on their website details of pending criminal cases against candidates contesting polls, noting that there has been an alarming increase in criminalisation of politics.
Lok Sabha Election 2019 Final Phase voting Updates: Polling ends; Rahul Gandhi says EC's 'capitulation before Modi and gang' obvious to all
Fp Staff •Lok Sabha Election 2019 Final Phase Voting LIVE News and Updates: After the end of polling, Rahul Gandhi said on Twitter that the Election Commission's "capitulation before Modi and gang is obvious to all Indians".
West Bengal Lok Sabha Election 2019 voting Updates: Crude bombs, bricks hurled at TMC leader Madan Mitra's car in 24 North Parganas
Fp Staff •West Bengal Lok Sabha Election voting updates: The seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha election in West Bengal is half-way concluded in the nine seats that went to polls on Sunday.