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Election Commission re-schedules Vidhan Sabha polls in Punjab to February 20: Details

OpIndia Staff - 17 January, 2022

ECI had received representation about the movement of devotees in Punjab to Varanasi for Sri Guru Ravidas Ji Jayanti celebrations

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Election Commission announces polling dates and counting days for Vidhan Sabha elections in 5 states: Details

OpIndia Staff - 8 January, 2022

ECI announced dates for Vidhan Sabha elections in 5 States, namely, Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

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Battle-line drawn between BJP and Mamata Banerjee in Bhabanipur after Congress withdraws from the race

OpIndia Staff - 8 September, 2021

The Congress party has decided not to field a candidate against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee for the Bhabanipur by-election

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Supreme Court stays Election Commission order that barred Kamal Nath from being the star campaigner of the Congress party

OpIndia Staff - 2 November, 2020

Kamal Nath was represented by Kapil Sibal, who argued that the ECI order was arbitrary and that no prior notice was issued.

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EC set to review ‘National Party’ status, TMC, CPI plead to put review on hold till 2024, NCP till Maharashtra elections

OpIndia Staff - 7 August, 2019

If these three parties are derecognised, only five political parties, the BJP, Congress, National People’s Party, CPM and BSP will continue to be national political parties.

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Congress leader Udit Raj accuses Supreme Court of ‘rigging the polls’

OpIndia Staff - 22 May, 2019

Udit Raj accused the Supreme Court of rigging the Lok Sabha polls after its dismissed a petition seeking 100% matching of the VVPAT with the EVMs yesterday

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