Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections
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BJP, Congress spar over Election Commission not declaring Gujarat poll dates
•Singhvi said the "BJP had forced this change" so as to enable Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce various sops "like a false Santa Claus" in Gujarat on 16 October.
Former CEC TS Krishnamurthy joins Opposition, asks poll panel why different schedules for Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh
Fppolitics •Former chief election commissioner TS Krishnamurthy has termed the Election Commission's decision of announcing poll schedule for Himachal Pradesh but not for Gujarat as an "avoidable controversy".
Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls begin amid tight security; 50 lakh voters to decide fate of 337 candidates
Fp Staff •Voting began in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday in the 68 constituencies where 337 candidates including 62 MLAs are in the fray.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2017: Congress will buck the trend, retain power, says Sushil Kumar Shinde
•Himachal Pradesh will buck the trend as the Congress will retain power with a clear majority, AICC general secretary in-charge for the state Sushil Kumar Shinde said.
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2017: 275 nominations filed on the last day; voting on 9 November
•As many as 275 candidates, including former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, on Monday filed their nomination for the 9 November Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election 2017: Virbhadra Singh files nomination from Arki constituency
•Virbhadra Singh on Friday filed his nomination from the Arki Assembly constituency in Solan district for the 9 November state polls
Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections will have 136 polling stations managed by women
•A total of 136 all woman-managed polling stations would be set up in all the 68 Assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh for the 9 November Assembly elections, Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput said on Sunday.
Narendra Modi's Bilaspur visit: Prime Minister takes dig at CM Virbhadra Singh, asks Himachalis to throw out 'govt on bail'
•Prime minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday took a swipe at Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh by asking the people to throw the Congress government, which was "on bail", out of the state.