Congress MP Shashi Tharoor criticized the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Monday for targeting Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi regarding his allegations of poll-rigging. He stated that rather than offering explanations, the election body is focusing on formalities such as an oath and an affidavit. While participating in a protest march organized...
On Monday, the Delhi Police apprehended leaders from the INDIA bloc, including Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Sagarika Ghose from the Trinamool Congress, and Sanjay Raut from Shiv Sena (UBT), among others, who were on their way to the Election Commission of India (ECI)....
New Delhi: In response to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of election rigging, the Congress party has introduced a web portal that allows individuals to register their demand for accountability from the Election Commission of India regarding what they term “vote theft” and to show support for the Leader of Opposition’s call for digital voter...
On Sunday, Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, accused Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha of holding two voter ID cards and being registered in the draft voter list at two separate locations. He called for the Election Commission of India to carry out a “transparent” investigation into this issue....
The Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on Friday, 8 August, requesting the central government to restore statehood to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. This plea was brought before Chief Justice of India (CJI) B.R. Gavai by senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, who confirmed that the case is scheduled for hearing on...
The Election Commission of India has formally announced the election for the Vice President’s office, which is set for September 9, 2025. This declaration initiates the nomination process, with the deadline for submitting nominations being August 21. The scrutiny of nominations will occur on August 22, and candidates have until August 25 to withdraw their...
On Tuesday, August 5, the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) submitted a petition to the Supreme Court, requesting that the Election Commission be instructed to release the names and details of approximately 65 lakh electors who were excluded from the draft electoral rolls in Bihar. Several petitions have already been lodged in the Supreme Court...
On Tuesday, the Election Commission announced that since the Bihar draft voter list was released on August 1, no political party has contacted them regarding the addition or removal of names from the rolls. The draft roll will remain accessible until September 1 for claims and objections, allowing parties and individuals to request the inclusion...
RJD leader and Bihar Assembly Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Prasad Yadav on August 2, 2025, publicly claimed that his name was missing from the draft electoral roll, despite possessing a valid EPIC (Elector’s Photo Identity Card) number. During a press conference in Patna, he displayed a “no records found” message on the Election Commission’s website,...
New Delhi: On Monday, the Supreme Court instructed the Election Commission to contemplate the acceptance of Aadhaar and Voter ID (EPIC card) as legitimate documents for the SIR process during the hearing regarding the revision of the voter list in Bihar, in anticipation of the assembly elections. The highest court also rejected the petitioners’ plea...