The Election Commission ruled that the promise of free vaccines for all made by the BJP as part of its manifesto in Bihar is not a poll violation. In response to a complaint filed by a private citizen, the Election Commission of India was looking to the validity of the poll promise of free coronavirus ...

In addition to the blatant use of illegal means to influence the vote, the by-election has also seen some bigoted rhetoric coming from the BJP. It’s a triangular fight between the TRS, Congress and BJP for the Dubbaka seat, the by-elections for which is scheduled for November 3. With field-level campaigns in full swing, there ...

The public policy executive was named in media reports about the social media giant’s political bias in favour of the ruling party in India. It was only a few weeks earlier that Facebook’s South Asia public policy director Ankhi Das was at the centre of a political and media storm. A report by the Wall ...

The largest pre-poll survey has given a clear lead to the National Democratic Alliance. But there are more to these numbers than meets the eye. The CSDS-Lokniti pre-poll survey of Bihar elections has given the BJP-JD(U) alliance i.e the NDA a clear lead with 38% of the vote share, the Mahagathbandhan of RJD, Congress and ...

The veteran BJP leader from Maharashtra had quit the party last week complaining of harassment. Eknath Khadse, seven-time MLA and architect of BJP’s rise to power in the state, quit the party last week and joined the Nationalist Congress Party. This comes after several months of outbursts against the party and accusations of being targeted ...

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami on Thursday announced free COVID-19 vaccine for everyone in the state once it is approved for mass production, hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised free Coronavirus vaccination for all in Bihar in its election manifesto ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. Palaniswami’s promise for free COVID-19 ...

The home minister, newly recovered from the coronavirus, gave back to back interviews in which revealed a new, softer side. Back after a long stint at the hospital due to the coronavirus, Amit Shah has been making a string of appearances in the press, just in time for the assembly elections in Bihar. But this ...

On Sunday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi strongly condemned BJP-led government and its polices for undermining Indian democracy, agriculture, economy and made scathing remarks against Modi Government’s mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic and ongoing atrocities against Dalits in the society. She said that Indian democracy was passing through its “most difficult phase”. While giving an address ...

When it comes to donations from businesses towards political parties, BJP leaves its competitors in the dust, being the largest recipient of such funds in the last seven years. The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) released a report detailing the flow of funds between corporations and business houses in the country to major political parties. ...

The JD(U) is losing the trust of Muslim voters in the state due to its association with the BJP. Making up 17% of the population, the Muslims of Bihar are an important vote to covet. But BJP’s aggressive position on Muslims is alienating them from the Janata Dal (United). Nitish Kumar, who has been the ...