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On last day of campaigning, AAP chief attacks CEC

AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi CM Atishi Singh Marlena, Former Deputy CM Manish Sisodia and AAP leader Satyender Jain launching a book titled ‘The Delhi Model’ authored by Jasmine Shah (extreme right) in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The February 5 election will be a test of how the unique model … Read more

Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav with party candidate Ajit Prasad during a roadshow for the Milkipur Assembly constituency by-elections, in Milkipur Ravi Pasi, a Samajwadi Party (SP) worker from Mau, is focused on at least six daily nukkad (street-corner) meetings in Ayodhya district’s Milkipur constituency, where a bypoll is scheduled for February 5. “This is … Read more

With days left for the elections, Delhi police on Monday said they have beefed up security, with more than 200 companies of paramilitary forces and over 30,000 police personnel being deployed across the national capital, police officers said. While addressing a press conference, Special Commissioners of Police (law and order) Madhup Tewari (zone-II) and Ravindra … Read more

On January 10th, YouTuber and journalist Meghnad S made a surprising announcement—he’s entering the political arena. Taking to his platform, he declared his candidacy for the Delhi elections from the Malviya Nagar constituency. A bold political experiment, Project Anda challenges the notion that politics is only for the wealthy or the well-connected. It’s a movement … Read more

Ghazipur vegetable market in east Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Sitting next to his stall on a packed afternoon in the Ghazipur wholesale vegetable market, Md. Suleman witnesses several potential customers bristling with anger when he quotes the prices of ginger and garlic, which are the two items he sells. “₹280 a kilo! … Read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in support of Tarvinder Singh Marwah, the BJP candidate taking on AAP’s Manish Sisodia in Jangpura constituency. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP On the final day of its nearly month-long campaign for the Delhi Assembly election, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday took on the … Read more

AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi at a roadshow in the Capital on Monday. | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said his party is on course to win 55 of the 70 Assembly seats in Delhi. However, he said, with the help of the … Read more

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy Delhi Metro will start its operation on all lines from their terminal stations at 4 a.m. on voting and counting day in order to facilitate the staff deployed for election duty, a statement said on Monday (February 3, 2025). The trains will run … Read more

BJP supporters during a public rally for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election at R K Puram in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Campaigning for the February 5 Delhi Assembly polls ended at 6 p.m. on Monday (February 3, 2025). The triangular battle between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the BJP and the … Read more

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in New Delhi on February 3, 2025. Photo: X/@ANI Ahead of the Assembly polls in the city, TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu on Monday (February 3, 2025) launched a scathing attack on the ruling AAP over the lack of infrastructure development and dubbed … Read more

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference for the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi on Sunday, February 2, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi in a post on social media account “X” on Monday (February 3, 2025) stated that Election Commission of India … Read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah address a rally during an election campaign at Jangpura in New Delhi on February 3, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap BJP leader Amit Shah on Monday (February 3, 2025) said States with a double-engine BJP government have progressed in the last 10 years, but Delhi has been left … Read more

“Saheb is definitely hurt that importance was given to personal political ambitions over the family,” says Vitthal Maniar, 86, sitting in his office in a crowded lane of Nana Peth in Maharashtra’s Pune. Saheb is Maniar’s college friend and NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, who turned 84 on December 12, 2024. Maniar had fought and lost a college … Read more

In a significant crackdown ahead of the Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, enforcement agencies have seized cash, narcotics, bullion, liquor, and freebies worth over ₹218 crore during monitoring and surveillance under the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) implementation. According to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Delhi, the seizures include ₹38,64,20,564 in cash, marking a … Read more

Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi holding a water bottle allegedly filled with the Yamuna water. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Sunday (February 2, 2025) dared AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal to drink the “stinking water” of the Yamuna River. “On one hand, the … Read more

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at a rally on Sunday while campaigning for BJP candidate from Chandni Chowk Satish Jain. | Photo Credit: ANI With one day left before campaigning for the Delhi Assembly ends, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) star campaigners, from Union Ministers to Chief Ministers, held rallies and roadshows asking voters to elect a … Read more

Union Minister Suresh Gopi at the Parliament House complex. File | Photo Credit: PTI Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP and Union Minister Suresh Gopi kicked up a controversy on Sunday (February 2, 2025) by stating that an upper caste person should be made the Minister for Tribal Affairs and a person from a backward caste … Read more

Congress leader Ajay Maken addressing the media at DPCC on Arvind Kejriwal in New Delhi on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The Congress constituted an eight-member committee — Empowered Action Group of Leaders and Experts (EAGLE) — to monitor the conduct of free and fair elections by the Election Commission of India, … Read more

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference for the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: ANI Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday (February 2, 2025) alleged that members of a rival party were “giving ₹3,000 to people living in slums and applying indelible ink … Read more

Crucial segment: The BJP, AAP, and the Congress have been reaching out to the middle class in their election rallies in the national capital. | Photo Credit: File photo Rajkumar, a 59-year-old government employee from south Delhi’s Vinobapuri, on Saturday expressed joy over the income tax relief announced in the Union Budget. With his annual … Read more

PM Modi addresses a public rally for upcoming Delhi assembly election at R.K. Puram in New Delhi on February 2, 2025. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing his final rally on Sunday (February 2, 2025) ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, said that only the BJP respects the middle class … Read more

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convener Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference with party leader Sanjay Singh ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, in New Delhi, on February 2, 2025. Kejriwal on Sunday launched a scathing attack on the BJP, accusing it of resorting to ‘hooliganism’ as the Delhi polls near. | Photo Credit: PTI … Read more

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal. File | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged an attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr. Kejriwal has also demanded … Read more

Kapil Mishra, BJP candidate from Karawal Nagar Assembly constituency. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO A Delhi court recently asked a complainant to approach the concerned MP/MLA Court to seek registration of an FIR against BJP leader Kapil Mishra in a case related to the 2020 north-east Delhi riots. Mr. Mishra is also a BJP candidate … Read more

Kejriwal writes to EC, demands appointment of independent observers in New Delhi constituency AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal has alleged attack on his party workers ahead of the Delhi assembly polls and demanded that the Election Commission appoint independent observers in his New Delhi constituency. In a letter to the Election Commission, Mr. Kejriwal has also … Read more

Eight AAP MLAs with Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva, BJP national vice-president Baijayant Panda in New Delhi on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI With four days to go for the Delhi Assembly poll, eight outgoing Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs who were denied tickets by the party on Saturday (February 1, 2025) joined the BJP, … Read more

Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a public meeting ahead of Assembly polls, in New Delhi | Photo Credit: X/@AmitShah Addressing a rally in north-east Delhi’s Mustafabad on Saturday, Union Minister Amit Shah hailed the Union Budget, saying it has brought smiles to the Purvanchali community and the middle class. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi has … Read more

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday alleged that its sitting MLA from north-west Delhi’s Rithala, Mohinder Goyal, who is seeking re-election, was assaulted by BJP workers while he was interacting with residents of Pocket H in Rohini’s Sector 11. The Delhi police said there was a “scuffle” between the MLA and some residents and … Read more

Crucial segment: The BJP, AAP, and the Congress have been reaching out to the middle class in their election rallies in the national capital. | Photo Credit: File photo Rajkumar, a 59-year-old government employee from south Delhi’s Vinobapuri, on Saturday expressed joy over the income tax relief announced in the Union Budget. With his annual … Read more