Foreign powers and anti-Left forces conspiring against State: Buddhadeb - 
CLARION CALL: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee addresses a rally organised by the Left Front in Kolkata on Sunday.
- Found: 2010-02-07, 21:30 GMT


Sri Lankan general accused of fraud - 
Sri Lankan military officials have ordered the arrest of the former Army commander who lost the presidential election.
- Found 41 minutes ago


Applause and ‘gimmick’ tag - 
Calcutta, Feb. 8: The minority community today reacted to the 10 per cent quota in Bengal with statements ranging from “encouraging” to “election gimmick” to “too little too late”.
- Found: 2 hours ago


Quraishi's appointment to St Stephen's governing body upheld - 
The Delhi High Court Monday upheld Election Commissioner S.Y. Quraishi's appointment to the governing body of St Stephens' College as valid and allowed him to participate in its meetings.
- Found: 10 hours ago


Tamil Nadu port projects to be completed in two years: Vasan - 
The shipping ministry will extend all help for completion of two important port connectivity projects in Tamil Nadu, said Shipping Minister G.K. Vasan here Monday.
- Found: 10 hours ago


Narendra Kumar to open Kolkata Fashion and Lifestyle Week - 
Leading fashion designers J.J. Valaya, Narendra Kumar and Rocky S. will be among the participants in the Kolkata Fashion and Lifestyle Week (KFLW) to be held here Feb 24-28.
- Found: 10 hours ago


Somdev jumps 21 places in ATP rankings - 
India's Somdev Devvarman jumped 21 places to be at 141st position in the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) rankings released Monday. The 24-year-old Somdev had reached the quarterfinals of South Africa Open at Johannesburg last week.
- Found: 10 hours ago


Bachchan ecstatic after wearing 'air-conditioned' dhoti - 
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan believes in 'When in Rome, do as the Romans do' and he followed suit while in Kerala recently by donning the local dress code - a crisp white shirt and 'air-conditioned' dhoti, as he puts it.
- Found: 10 hours ago


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


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

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BJP / NDA: 185
Others: 137

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