Political Parties
- Telangana
Telangana: EC asks registered unrecognised political parties to submit reports
Hyderabad: The Election Commission on Saturday has requested that registered unrecognised political parties (RUPPs) in Telangana submit their financial reports, audited annual accounts, and election expenditure statements for the fiscal years 2017-18,…
- Delhi
Delhi HC junks PIL against parties offering cash in manifestos
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday turned down a plea seeking to declare cash transfers or such promises by political parties in election manifestos as a corrupt practice under the…
- India
Can’t ban promise of freebies by political parties, amount to overreach: EC to SC
New Delhi: The Election Commission (EC) told the Supreme Court that offering freebies either before or after elections is a policy decision of a political party, and it cannot regulate state policies…
- Middle East
Iraqi parties to boycott parliament session
Baghdad: A Kurdish political party and a Sunni political alliance have decided to boycott the Parliament session slated for Monday to elect a new President for the country, threatening to postpone the…
- Elections
Plea in SC says freebies by political parties similar to bribery
New Delhi: A PIL has been moved in the Supreme Court claiming that the promise or distribution of irrational freebies using public funds before polls shakes the roots of free and fair…
- India
EC reduces notice period for registration of political parties
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Friday reduced the notice period from 30 days to seven days for registration of political parties under Section 29A of the Representation of the…
