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


New president for Ukraine - 
The exit polls from Sunday's election in Ukraine's presidential run-off have shown a bias toward pro-Russian opposition leader Viktor Yanukovich.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 23:16 GMT


What left hand veils, right hand reveals - 
New Delhi, Feb. 7 (PTI): The law ministry has released a letter written by former chief election commissioner N. Gopalaswami to the President seeking the removal of election commissioner Navin Chawla, even though the Rashtrapati Bhavan had declined to make the document public.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 21:34 GMT


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


Ex-CEC's letter bomb against Chawla released - 
Ex-CEC's letter bomb against Chawla releasedEx-CEC's letter bomb against Chawla released
- Found: 2010-02-07, 23:21 GMT


Khimi Ram re-elected state BJP chief - 
Shimla, Feb 3 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh BJP president Khimi Ram was today unanimously re-elected state party chief after the central high command gave its nod in a marathon meeting by top leaders at New Delhi Monday night, party sources said here.
- Found: 2010-02-03, 13:53 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


Khimi Ram unanimously elected BJP president in HP - 
Shimla, Feb 3 : Acting BJP President and former Vidhan Sabha deputy speaker Khimi Ram was today unanimously elected BJP State President of Himachal Pradesh at the BJP state headquarters here today.
- Found: 2010-02-03, 11:29 GMT


BJP should not lose focus on core issues, says Varun - 
Contrary to his party's new chief Nitin Gadkari's campaign for development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Varun Gandhi Saturday said that the party workers should not forget the core issues of the party.
- Found: 2010-02-06, 12:17 GMT


Khimi Ram to remain Himachal BJP chief - 
Khimi Ram, the incumbent president of the Himachal Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), will retain his post. BJP national president Nitin Gadkari has cleared his name, a senior party leader said here Tuesday.
- Found: 2010-02-02, 16:31 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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