Fresh HC directive on MLCs' retirement - 
The Patna High Court on Monday directed the Central and state governments, Bihar legislative council and Election Commission (EC) to take action to implement by March 11 the provisions of Article 172(2) of the Constitution for retirement of one-third members of the state legislative council after every two years.
- Found: 13 hours ago


Bihar: Reason vs Reasonable - 
This week, the crescendo over Nitish Kumar's achievements peaked in the world outside. The Economist called him the leader of 'the Bihari Enlightenment'. But within Bihar, Nitish faces a rising tide of opposition that now engulfs his own political party, the Janata Dal United.
- Found: 2010-02-05, 17:44 GMT


Law Ministry releases Gopalaswami’s letter on Chawla to President - 
New Delhi: The Law Ministry has released the letter written by the then Chief Election Commissioner, N. Gopalaswami, to the President seeking removal of fellow Election Commissioner Navin Chawla, while the Rashtrapati Bhavan declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 21:30 GMT


Paswan rules out LJP deal with Cong - 
Patna, Feb. 8: Lok Janshakti Party president Ram Vilas Paswan today said there would be no compromise with the Congress at the cost of the RJD-LJP alliance, which was set to contest the Assembly elections in “complete partnership”.
- Found: 14 hours ago


CEC's letter seeking Chawla's ouster released - 
In a curious case of the right hand not knowing what the left is doing, the Law Ministry has released the letter written by former Chief Election Commissioner N Gopalaswami to the President seeking removal of fellow Election Commissioner Navin Chawla while the Rashtrapati Bhawan had declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 12:16 GMT


Washington's nudge behind India-Pakistan talks, asks Advani - 
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday asked aloud if the government's decision to start foreign secretary-level talks with Pakistan was the 'upshot of a powerful nudge from Washington'.
- Found: 2010-02-08, 09:01 GMT


After UP, Rahul eyes success in Bihar - 
Rahul is preparing his ' team Bihar' for the upcoming assembly polls.
- Found: 2010-02-03, 09:56 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


Non-Congress ruled states blame Centre for price rise - 
New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Making a sharp attack on the Centre for its "faulty" policies leading to price rise, the non-Congress ruled states today asked it to introspect instead of pointing fingers at them.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 04:20 GMT


Riding on hype and hope - 
In 1978, his grandmother Indira Gandhi rode an elephant to Belchi village in central Bihar where Dalits had been massacred.
- Found: 2010-02-04, 18:52 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

Trivia

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