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Modi, Shah to visit Karnataka again ahead of high-profile polls

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Modi, Shah to visit Karnataka again ahead of high-profile polls
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Spread the love While the home minister will be landing late Thursday night, the Prime Minister is expected to visit the state on Saturday NEW DELHI: With the high-profile Karnataka Assembly elections due to be held in May, the BJP’s two top leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah, are all set to visit the poll-bound state yet again. While the home minister will be landing late Thursday night, the Prime Minister is expected to visit the state on Saturday. Both the saffron heavyweights will visit…

Madras HC to Give Verdict on AIADMK General Secretary Polls on March 24 

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Madras HC to Give Verdict on AIADMK General Secretary Polls on March 24 
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Spread the love Published By: Sanstuti Nath Last Updated: March 19, 2023, 15:05 IST The single judge of the Madras High Court asked why the election was announced when a case related to the resolutions was pending in the court (Image/ IANS) The elections to the AIADMK general secretary are scheduled for March 26 and counting will be done on March 27 A single bench of the Madras High Court on Sunday said that it will hear the petition against the AIADMK general secretary elections on March 22 and the…

Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN

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Spread the love Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states. But all eyes will be on the tense contest for control of the country’s wealthy Lagos State, which analysts say will be the “most competitive” in the state’s history. “This may be the most competitive governorship election in Lagos State,” political analyst…

Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN

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Nigerians to vote in governorship polls as ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states | CNN
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Spread the love Lagos, Nigeria CNN — Nigerians will on Saturday vote in delayed governorship polls, weeks after a controversial and disputed presidential election. The gubernatorial race will be decided in 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states as the ruling party scrambles to regain lost ground in key states. But all eyes will be on the tense contest for control of the country’s wealthy Lagos State, which analysts say will be the “most competitive” in the state’s history. “This may be the most competitive governorship election in Lagos State,” political analyst…

Polls closed however a day later Nigerians had been nonetheless voting within the presidential election | CNN

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Polls closed however a day later Nigerians had been nonetheless voting within the presidential election | CNN
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Spread the love Lagos, Nigeria CNN — How do you stage elections for more than 93 million voters? With great difficulty, headaches, delays and technical issues, it turns out. More than 24 hours after the polls closed, some Nigerians were still voting in Africa’s largest democratic exercise. The numbers are staggering; Nigeria has 176,606 polling units and voting passed without incident in most of them. However, it was overshadowed by widespread reports of delays, technical issues, and attacks and voter intimidation at some polling stations. A CNN team in Lagos…

Widespread voting delays hinder tense Nigerian election as hundreds of thousands go to the polls | CNN

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Widespread voting delays hinder tense Nigerian election as hundreds of thousands go to the polls | CNN
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Spread the love Abuja, Nigeria CNN — Widespread delays overshadowed a vital presidential election in Nigeria Saturday, as hundreds of thousands voted to elect their new chief. The hotly contested ballot is being held concurrently with elections for representatives for the nation’s parliament. CNN confirmed studies from eyewitnesses of remoted violence at two polling stations in Lagos, with the army pressured to intervene. CNN has reached out to INEC for remark. In chaotic scenes at a polling unit in Maraba, an Abuja suburb, a big crowd of voters struggled to…

Meghalaya Elections: Exit Polls Banned, Silence Interval From 4 pm Tomorrow

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Meghalaya Elections: Exit Polls Banned, Silence Interval From 4 pm Tomorrow
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Spread the love As many as 119 corporations of central forces have been deployed throughout the state. Shillong: The Election Fee of India (ECI) has banned exit polls in Meghalaya from 7 am on Friday to 7 pm on February 27, the day of polling. Apart from, the ECI declared that no campaigning is allowed from 4 pm on Saturday, Chief Electoral Officer FR Kharkongor mentioned. The ECI additionally issued an advisory saying that cellphones can’t be taken inside voting compartments of polling cubicles throughout the state. “As per ECI…