Gogoi retracts, vouches for full budget - 
Guwahati, Feb 9 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today retracted from his earlier decision to present a vote-on-account budget in the coming Assembly election.
- Found: 3 hours ago


Modi blames central government for price rise - 
Blaming the central government for 'lacking collective vision' to tackle price rise in the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had not fulfilled its election promise to provide subsidised food grain to the poor.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 15:16 GMT


Modi attacks Congress on price rise; PM, Mukherjee hit back - 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had not fulfilled its election promise to provide subsidised food grain to the poor.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 15:46 GMT


Modi attacks Congress on price rise; PM, Mukherjee hit back - 
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Saturday hit back at Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi after he said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had not fulfilled its election promise to provide subsidised food grain to the poor.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 16:05 GMT


Modi blames central government for price rise - 
New Delhi, Feb 6 : Blaming the central government for "lacking collective vision" to tackle price rise in the country, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Saturday said that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) had not fulfilled its election promise to provide subsidised food grain to the poor.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 15:59 GMT


PM defends Pawar over price rise - 
Virtually cocking a snook at the Congress Working Committee which had criticised Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar failing to control the price rise, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh praised the Pawar for doing a splendid job. The praise came just a day after the CWC meeting, when the prime minister addressed the chief ministers during a conclave on price rise.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 11:19 GMT


Background Note: Bhutan - 
Geography Area: 46,500 sq. km. Cities: Capital --Thimphu (pop. approx. 55,000) Other significant cities --Paro, Phoentsholing, Punakha, Bumthong. Terrain: Mountainous, from the Himalayas to lower-lying foothills and some savannah.
- Found: 2010-02-02, 22:23 GMT


Channy and Bali elected unopposed to Handball Federation - 
Ludhiana, Feb 1 : Principal Secretary Industries and Commerce to the Government of Punjab, S S Channy, and S M Bali of Jammu and Kashmir were today unanimously elected president and general secretary, respectively, of the Handball Federation of India in its 44th annual general body meeting held here.
- Found: 2010-02-03, 02:59 GMT


India 2009 Election / Polling Dates
Andhra Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Assam : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Bihar : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May
Chandigarh : 13-May
Chhattisgarh : 16-Apr
Daman - Diu : 30-Apr
Delhi : 7-May
Goa : 23-Apr
Gujarat : 30-Apr
Haryana : 7-May
Jammu and Kashmir : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Jharkhand : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Karnataka : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Kerala : 16-Apr, 20 May
Lakshadweep : 16-Apr
Madhya Pradesh : 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Maharashtra : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
Manipur : 16-Apr, 22-Apr
Meghalaya : 16-Apr
Mizoram : 16-Apr
Nagaland : 16-Apr
Orissa : 16-Apr, 23-Apr
Puducherry : 13-May
Punjab : 7-May, 13-May
Rajasthan : 7-May
Sikkim : 30-Apr
Tamilnadu : 13-May
Tripura : 23-Apr
Uttar Pradesh : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr, 7-May, 13-May
Uttarakhand : 13-May
West Bengal : 16-Apr, 23-Apr, 30-Apr
India Election Fact Box

2004 Election Results

Total Seats: 542
Congress / UPA: 220
BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

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