Presidential Elections
- India
No one doubted Congress President’s election process: Jairam Ramesh
New Delhi: The Congress, which on Sunday announced that the process of elections for its President will begin on September 22 and the voting will be held on October 17, said that…
- India
Election for Congress President post to be held on October 17
New Delhi: Congress Working Committee (CWC) on Sunday decided that the election for the Congress president post will be held on October 17, said sources. The counting of the votes will be…
- India
Azad casts aspersions on Cong presidential election, in 2017 it was Poonawalla
New Delhi: Ahead of the announcement of the Congress presidential poll schedule, its former senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad has cast aspersions on the election process, calling it a sham. The same…
- India
After cross-voting, Gujarat Congress fears poaching of MLAs
Gandhinagar: After seven Gujarat Congress MLAs reportedly cross-voted in the Presidential election, senior party leaders have started fearing poaching of party candidates in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled later this year.…
- India
Outgoing President Kovind asks parties to rise above partisan politics for people’s welfare
New Delhi: Outgoing President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday asked citizens to use Gandhian means to express opposition and pursue demands, and said parties should shun partisan politics to deliberate on what is…
- India
Murmu’s victory is a reply to those who paid only lip service to tribal empowerment: Amit Shah
Gandhinagar: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said Droupadi Murmu’s victory in the presidential election was a reply to those who only talk about tribal empowerment but divide communities through their politics.…
- India
Cross-voting in Presidential poll cause of worry for MP Congress
Bhopal: After NDA’s nominee Droupadi Murmu defeated joint Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential poll held on Thursday, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan claimed that many non-BJP MLAs from the…
- Kerala
Lone vote for Murmu from Kerala kicks off debate; BJP expected more
Thiruvananthapuram: The BJP may lack elected MPs and MLAs from Kerala but the party’s state unit is on cloud nine over NDA’s Droupadi Murmu possibly receiving one vote in the just concluded…
- India
Droupadi Murmu becomes India’s 15th President
National Democratic Alliance’s candidate Droupadi Murmu is elected as India’s 15th President on Thursday, beating Opposition’s candidate Yashwant Sinha. Murmu is the first person from the tribal community and the second woman…
- India
Could have garnered more votes in support of Yashwant Sinha: Mamata
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress chief and the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday claimed that had she wished she could have garnered more votes in support of the opposition Presidential candidate…
- Telangana
Prez poll: Barring 4, all MLAs in Telugu states cast votes
Hyderabad/Amaravati: Two MLAs each in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stayed away from polling on Monday in the election for the 16th President of India. Out of 119 MLAs in Telangana, 117 cast…
- India
Prez election: Ailing BJP MLA arrives in wheelchair, 2 jailed NCP MLAs skip
Mumbai: Ailing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Maharashtra’s Pune city Mukta Tilak travelled to Mumbai to take part in the Presidential poll on Monday and arrived at the election venue in…
- Photos
Election of the President
New Delhi: Former prime minister and MP Manmohan Singh before casting his vote for the election of the President, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Monday, July 18, 2022. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)…
- Telangana
Telangana: Seethakka clarifies amid rumours of voting for Murmu
Hyderabad: Following the presidential elections in Telangana on Monday, posts on social media claimed that Congress MLA Danasari Anasuya, popularly known as Seethakka, from Mulugu constituency voted for the wrong candidate. The…
- Andhra Pradesh
Prez polls: Andhra Pradesh CM Jagan cast vote in Amaravati
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Monday cast his vote for the Presidential election at the State Legislative Assembly building here. The YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) leader was…
