April 25, 2019 05:43 IST
In a recent interview with The Indian Express, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur had said that the party will ask for votes on the basis of “performance of the Modi government, (and) performance of the state government”.
Thu, Apr 25, 2019April 23, 2019 08:49 IST
Suresh Chandel had been in talks with the top Congress leadership in New Delhi hoping to contest from Hamirpur in the party’s ticket.
Tue, Apr 23, 2019April 22, 2019 19:20 IST
Suresh Chandel had been in talks with the top Congress leadership, hoping to be fielded from Hamirpur as a Congress candidate. However, Congress recently named Ram Lal Thakur from the seat.
Mon, Apr 22, 2019April 19, 2019 20:21 IST
According to the state election department officials, the 48-hour prohibition order issued against Satti on Friday was for passing derogatory remarks against Gandhi in Ramshehar.
Sat, Apr 20, 2019April 16, 2019 21:04 IST
State’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Devesh Kumar said that the Election Commission of India “has taken strict cognisance” of the unwanted remarks by Satpal Singh Satti, and that Satti has been asked to reply to the notice within 24 hours of its receipt.
Tue, Apr 16, 2019April 16, 2019 05:40 IST
Opposition leader Ramesh Chennithala said Pillai had insulted the Muslim community and the remarks are meant to create communal polarisation.
Tue, Apr 16, 2019April 15, 2019 16:10 IST
Following the remarks, the Congress has demanded an apology from the BJP leader.
Mon, Apr 15, 2019April 14, 2019 03:17 IST
Former Union minister Sukh Ram's son, Anil, is BJP MLA from Mandi. Sukh Ram, along with Anil, and his grandson Aashray Sharma had defected to the BJP ahead of the 2017 state Assembly polls.
Sun, Apr 14, 2019April 12, 2019 16:27 IST
Anil Sharma's resignation comes a week after Congress fielded his son Ashray Sharma as its candidate from the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. His father, former Union minister Sukh Ram, has also quit the BJP and joined Congress.
Sat, Apr 13, 2019April 10, 2019 20:56 IST
Based on a complaint by Sharma’s younger son Arun Kumar (33), an FIR was registered in the Laksar police station on Tuesday against Ajit for allegedly provoking Sharma to commit suicide.
Thu, Apr 11, 2019April 10, 2019 01:50 IST
This is where senior Congress leader and former Uttarakhand chief minister Harish Rawat is contesting against Uttarakhand BJP president Ajay Bhatt.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019April 10, 2019 01:40 IST
The upcoming Lok Sabha polls, scheduled to be held on April 11 in Uttarakhand, are as much a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity as they are of the performance of Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat, whose government has completed two years in the Hill state.
Wed, Apr 10, 2019April 08, 2019 03:05 IST
The BJP which has been focussing on issues of nationalism and Hinduism in its campaign are jointly at play in Pauri Garhwal – a quintessential BJP seat – which has a large population serving in the armed forces.
Tue, Apr 09, 2019April 08, 2019 00:35 IST
Rawat, who is the Congress candidate from Uttarakhand, says he doesn't let victory or defect affect his political work and to him, this election is as important as all previous elections he has contested.
Mon, Apr 08, 2019April 07, 2019 20:21 IST
Manish Khanduri, in an interview with Kavita Upadhyay, mentions that his primary issue with the BJP is that of ideology and that he believes in the issues being taken up by the Congress.
Sun, Apr 07, 2019April 06, 2019 19:51 IST
Harish Rawat, who is contesting from Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar seat, in an interview with The Indian Express mentions that the people of Uttarakhand have realised that the Trivendra Rawat government was a failure.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 06, 2019 05:30 IST
PM Modi said, “this chargesheet says that AP means Ahmed Patel, and FAM means family... tell me, which family is Ahmed Patel close to, which family is he close to... who gobbled up the helicopter bribe”.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 06, 2019 03:31 IST
Going by the 2017 Assembly election results — the BJP won 57 of the 70 seats while the Congress won 11 — the BJP seems to have the advantage. The Congress had won all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand in 2009, but lost all five to the BJP in 2014.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 06, 2019 01:25 IST
Addressing a public meeting at Gangoh in Kairana with BJP candidates for Kairana and Saharanpur constituencies, Modi said a conspiracy of dividing the country was being hatched in western UP.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 06, 2019 01:10 IST
Going by the 2017 Assembly election results — the BJP won 57 of the 70 seats while the Congress won 11 — the BJP seems to have the advantage. The Congress had won all five Lok Sabha seats in Uttarakhand in 2009, but lost all five to the BJP in 2014.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 05, 2019 21:55 IST
Modi slammed National Conference chief Omar Abdullah and said that the Congress supporters in Kashmir want a separate prime minister for J&K. "The Congress wants to repeal AFSPA to help such people in Kashmir," he said.
Fri, Apr 05, 2019April 05, 2019 20:16 IST
The BJP, which had won 57 of the 70 seats in the state Assembly polls in 2017 leaving Congress with only 11 seats, has an advantage over the Congress.
Sat, Apr 06, 2019April 03, 2019 20:53 IST
Sources in the Congress said that former Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu who is a sitting Congress MLA from Nadaun seat which falls under Hamirpur Lok Sabha seat is also among the contenders for the Hamirpur seat.
Thu, Apr 04, 2019March 30, 2019 07:42 IST
Sukh Ram, along with Aashray, and son Anil Sharma who is currently the Multi-Purpose Projects and Power Minister in the Jai Ram Thakur government, had defected to the BJP ahead of the 2017 Assembly polls.
Sat, Mar 30, 2019March 29, 2019 21:44 IST
There are four Lok Sabha seats across Himachal Pradesh, out of which the Congress finalised candidates for two seats on Friday.
Fri, Mar 29, 2019