BJP not only won all the four seats in the state but also won Sujjanpur Tira assembly segment, the bye election for which was held along with the parliamentary poll, to make the rout complete for the ruling party in the state.
Patibha Singh wife of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh loses by 39,796 votes from Mandi. BJP takes lead on all four seats in Himachal. The…
Never before has the authority and impartiality of the Commission been challenged in this manner, never before has it been WARNED by a candidate to behave itself, never has it been defied by a state government to do its worst, never before has it been warned of retribution by a state government, rarely has its officials been obstructed as this time.
The Egypt revolution couldn’t possibly have unfolded the way it did had the Internet not been around. India Against Corruption (IAC) movement couldn’t have…
Nervous as the Virbhadra Singh government is about the parliamentary election results, a chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) putting in his papers, a Damocles sword hanging over the chief minister’s head to show performance in the face of adversity and an aggressive opposition baying for the government scalp have only deepened the political crisis in the state.
Mocked by colleagues, fellow party men, an over–the-top opposition and ridiculed by youngsters like Rahul Gandhi, blue turbonator Man Mohan Singh is probably enjoying…
The day former Congress leader Satpal Maharaj quit the Congress and joined the BJP in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, political circles here were abuzz with rumours that there was a tacit understanding between the godman and the BJP high command that he will be made the chief minister of this small hill state, should the Congress government be toppled.
Leaders of the two major political parties, the BJP and the Congress, as also the sibling AAP are all optimistic that the heavy turn out is going to favour them.
Shimla: The loud, shrill and aggressive election campaign that BJP was running, never before seen in India, was being fueled by black money, union…
Shimla: With elections to 105 seats to take place over the last two phases of a prolonged and staggered 9 phased election in the…