Assembly elections

‘Social stigma, family disconnect‘: Transgender community in Bengal apprehensive over losing voting rights in SIR

November 29, 2025 4:42 pm

Activists point out that transgender individuals who are living on the streets or working in the informal economy are often excluded from the SIR process due to their lack of stable addresses and formal identification.

Exams next month, teachers on SIR duty, Surat Municipal School Board faces angry parents

November 27, 2025 9:09 pm

Board Administrative Officer admits shortage of teaching staff as parents of a school where 13 of 16 teachers away lodge a complaint

'Under stress, slipped into depression': Lucknow BLO dies of 'brain haemorrhage', union alleges SIR pressure

November 24, 2025 11:49 am

The victim, aged 50, was serving as a shiksha mitra at a primary school. Lucknow admin denied claims that BLOs were subjected to undue pressure.

Best of Both Sides: Congress should stop playing victim

November 21, 2025 1:04 pm

Unable to reform itself, Congress has taken to smearing anyone who refuses to venerate it as a stooge or an enabler of the government

Best of Both Sides: Bihar shows how elections now favour the ruling party

November 21, 2025 1:14 pm

If elections are to be won merely by directly depositing money into voters’ accounts during the polling period, then what is the need for the ritual of conducting elections at all?

In Bihar, seats with most deletions, additions of voters see NDA dominate

November 20, 2025 2:47 am

In four of the five Assembly constituencies that saw the most voter deletions over the course of the SIR, the NDA parties emerged as the winners.

Prashant Kishor calls decision to not contest Bihar polls 'mistake'

November 19, 2025 6:58 pm

Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor also admitted that he had not expected that his party would get less than 4 per cent of all votes polled.

What those who celebrate Bihar verdict, and those who lament it, get wrong

November 18, 2025 7:14 am

The simple fact is that the NDA was a much bigger political coalition — nearly 5 points larger, going by the last assembly elections — than the MGB. The NDA’s social coalition is much bigger than that of the MGB.

Day after poll drubbing, RJD says ‘no sorrow in defeat…will continue to raise voice among poor’

November 15, 2025 6:09 pm

On Friday, the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan received a crushing defeat in the hands of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the fiercely fought Bihar Elections 2025.

Bihar polls: BSP wins one seat, scrapes through by 30 votes

November 15, 2025 4:49 am

Satish Kumar Singh Yadav, the party candidate from Ramgarh in Kaimur district, defeated BJP's Ashok Kumar Singh by a thin margin of 30 votes.

Sonia Gandhi on campaign trail in Assam

March 30, 2016 6:53 pm

Sonia Gandhi on campaign trail at Biswanath Chariali in Sonitpur district, Assam.

Stage set for Assembly polls in Maharashtra

October 14, 2014 5:38 pm

On the eve of the polls in Maharashtra, poll officials were seen collecting the EVMs at various polling booths.

Today in pics: February 12, 2014

February 12, 2014 7:46 pm

Narendra Modi is interacting with people from several cities across the country as part of his ‘Chai pe Charcha’ programme.

How Congress sealed the deal in Rajasthan and MP | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

It was a close contest in both Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh between the Congress and BJP. But the grand old party did get a few things right which helped it get ahead of the bump in both the states. Manoj CG breaks it down.

BJP's silence is louder than Congress' celebration. The wait for Modi-Shah's concession speech is still on

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

The big difference between Congress and the BJP after an election result was at display on Tuesday. While after almost every election defeat Rahul Gandhi addressed the media and answered questions about the result, the BJP headquarters fell silent.

What Rahul did right: It was not the promise of better governance

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

Congress President Rahul Gandhi is rightly being credited for the grand old party's victory in three crucial states in the Hindi heartland. But what did he do right? It was not the promise of better governance. Manoj CG explains what really worked.

How the election result impacts BJP's Lok Sabha numbers | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

The change in leadership in three big states in the heart of north India may or may not influence the 2019 general election, but there will be a significant impact on the BJP's numbers in Lok Sabha. And it's not all good news. See more: https://ind

Where the BJP faltered and what Rahul Gandhi did right on the campaign trail: DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

With the Congress bagging victory in three important states in the Hindi heartland, a look at what turned the tide against the BJP in all three states. It's also interesting to see what Rahul Gandhi did right as he registers the first big wave of vic

Why the Telangana poll result should worry the BJP about southern India | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

K Chandrashekhar Rao’s Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has swept Telangana. For the BJP, more than losing the election, the fact that these numbers put its dream to enter southern India on hold should be of greater concern.

As TRS sweeps Telangana, here’s what worked in KCR’s favour | DECISION 2018

June 22, 2020 6:08 pm

K Chandrashekhar Rao will continue as Chief Minister of Telangana for a second term. The victory is, for the most part, not a surprise. But here’s what worked in his favour. And what about the Congress-TDP alliance? Liz Mathew breaks it down.

Speech analysis: How Amit Shah is toning down his attack on illegal migrants

June 22, 2020 6:10 pm

As they say, timing is key. And an analysis of BJP President Amit Shah shows that before a key event across the border, he has dialed down his ferocious speeches against illegal migrants from Bangladesh.

UNBOXING with Prashant Kishor | How to plan, execute and win an election

June 22, 2020 6:11 pm

Poll strategist and National Vice President of JD(U) Prashant Kishor talks about what it takes to plan, execute and win an election in this month's Unboxing.

Assembly Elections 2016: Full Coverage On Indian Express

May 17, 2016 6:19 pm