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JACK MARTINS ANNOUNCES RUN FOR NASSAU COUNTY EXECUTIVE

Apr 28, 2017 - 7:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

MINEOLA, NY (TIP): On the steps of Mineola Village Hall, former Mineola Mayor and State Senator Jack Martins announced, April 26, his candidacy for Nassau County Executive. “For the first hundred years of its existence, […]

French elections: At the crossroads

Apr 28, 2017 - 7:28 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

French voters have defied predictions time and again. In 1995, Jacques Chirac, a Gaullist conservative who had been trailing in opinion polls, won the presidency. In 2002, they sent Jean-Marie Le Pen, the far-right, Holocaust-denying […]

Uttar Pradesh natives Sanjay Singh (right) and Durgesh Pathak (left) had taken over the Punjab unit in early 2015 — as in-charge and co-incharge — almost 18 months before the state polls.

‘Outsiders’ Sanjay, Durgesh finally exit Punjab AAP

Apr 28, 2017 - 7:24 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

CHANDIGARH (TIP): It’s been more than six weeks since the Aam Aadmi Party’s disappointing loss in the Punjab assembly elections, but finally a humiliation in the Delhi civic polls became the trigger for Sanjay Singh […]

PM NARENDRA MODI TO GIVE PEP TALK TO BJP CMS; EYE ON UPCOMING POLLS

Apr 21, 2017 - 6:54 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

NEW DELHI (TIP): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will give a pep talk to chief ministers of 13 BJP ruled states at the party headquarters here on Sunday. Party president Amit Shah too will join them. […]

PRESIDENTIAL POLL ON MIND, BIHAR CM CALLS ON SONIA

Apr 21, 2017 - 6:00 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) president Nitish Kumar met Congress president Sonia Gandhi, setting off speculation on the possibility of a united Opposition fielding a joint candidate for the upcoming […]

BJP president Amit Shah greets BJP-SAD’s Manjinder Singh Sirsa (left) after his victory in New Delhi.

BJP-Akali joint candidate Sirsa wins Rajouri Garden bypoll, AAP loses deposit

Apr 14, 2017 - 5:22 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a huge victory in the Rajouri Garden Assembly bypoll in the national capital on April 13 handing a humiliating defeat to the ruling Aam Aadmi Party […]

SUPREME COURT NOTICE TO CENTRE, EC ON EVM ROW

Apr 14, 2017 - 5:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Amid raging controversy over authenticity of electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Supreme Court on April 13 issued notices to the Centre and the Election Commission on petitions alleging that EVMs can be […]

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EC asks analysts not to predict winning margins, seat shares

Mar 31, 2017 - 5:10 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Political analysts must not predict figures — such as winning margins or the number of seats a party is likely to win — in their comments during polls, the Election Commission announced […]

Captain Amarinder Singh and Rahul Gandhi worked together to ensure Congress Party victory in Punjab

Congress needs a winning strategy ‘Captain Model’ may work

Mar 24, 2017 - 9:33 am EDT George Abraham 0

Captain Amarinder Singh is often referred to as ‘Raja’ for his authoritarian style and imposing mannerism dealing with complex issues involving people. However, he has proved once again that a strong and charismatic leadership can […]

Which one’s the next resident of 5, Kalidas Marg? Will it be (from left) Manoj Sinha, Rajnath Singh or Keshav Prasad Maurya? Or will it be someone else?

Manoj Sinha in contention for UP CM’s post, Rawat front runner in Uttarakhand

Mar 17, 2017 - 8:32 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Trivendra Singh Rawat, a leader with RSS background, has emerged as the front-runner in the race for the coveted chief minister’s post in Uttarakhand. He is likely to be elected the leader […]

EVMs tamper-proof, says EC

Mar 17, 2017 - 8:30 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): With losing parties alleging rigging of results in the recently concluded Assembly elections by tampering with electronic voting machines (EVMs), the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday reiterated these were tamper-proof, […]

Led by Harbachan Singh, Secretary-General of INOC, USA, loud chants of "Congress Party Zindabad, and Capt. Amarinder Singh Zindabad," resonated in the hall where a large gathering had assembled.

Jubilant crowd in USA welcomes Capt. Amarinder Singh’s landslide victory in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha Elections

Mar 17, 2017 - 8:08 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

NEW YORK (TIP): A large crowd of the Indian National Overseas Congress, USA officials, members and supporters welcomed the long-awaited news of Capt. Amarinder Singh‘s landslide victory (77/117) in the state assembly elections in Punjab. […]

Manohar Parrikar won the trust vote on the floor of the House on Thursday, March 16.

Manohar Parrikar wins floor test in Goa assembly, 22 votes to 16

Mar 17, 2017 - 3:38 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Manohar Parrikar won the trust vote on the floor of the House on Thursday, March 16. PANAJI (TIP): The Manohar Parrikar-led coalition government in Goa won the floor test in the legislative assembly on Thursday, […]

Captain Amarinder Singh takes over as the 26th Chief Minister of Punjab

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:37 am EDT @theindpanorama 1

CHANDIGARH (TIP): Capt Amarinder Singh was on March 16 sworn-in, at a simple ceremony, as the Punjab chief minister for the second time with nine ministers, including Navjot Singh Sidhu also taking the oath. Earlier, […]

Capt Amarinder Singh has team in place: Time to bat for Punjab

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:34 am EDT @theindpanorama 0

Capt Amarinder Singh, the new Chief Minister of Punjab, has put together a Cabinet that represents a selection of veterans which, if tea leaves are to be read, portends well for the state. He has […]

Goa for BJP: Alchemy of making minority into a majority

Mar 17, 2017 - 2:29 am EDT Guest Author 1

As expected the Manohar Parrikar government in Goa was able to prove its majority on Thursday, March 16, following a Supreme Court directive. Once the Governor had decided to invite the former Defence Minister, Parrikar […]

Robust turnouts in the Assembly elections defy anxieties about voter alienation

Mar 10, 2017 - 8:28 am EST Guest Author 0

Voter turnout estimates are often revised for a final tally by the Election Commission, but by all accounts the current round of Assembly elections has witnessed deepened participation. In the final, and seventh, phase of […]

Assembly Elections 2017 Anti-Incumbency a dominant factor

Mar 10, 2017 - 7:11 am EST @theindpanorama 0

Exit polls find BJP ahead in UP, Goa; Cong & AAP neck-and-neck in Punjab NEW DELHI (TIP): Anti-incumbency appears to be a factor in deciding the fate of political parties in the fray in five […]

French presidential candidate Fillon’s home raided

Mar 3, 2017 - 2:55 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

Police raided the Paris home of French rightwing presidential candidate Francois Fillon on Thursday over an alleged fake job scandal as a senior party colleague warned him he risked dragging his party “into an abyss”. […]

Varun removed as BJP’s star campaigner in UP polls

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:22 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): BJP MP Varun Gandhi is conspicuous by his absence in the Uttar Pradesh polls. His cold war with party chief Amit Shah has left him out of the list of star campaigners […]

Kejriwal sets eyes on three BJP-ruled states

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:16 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

NEW DELHI (TIP): Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of state in charges on Saturday to discuss the party’s national plan post-Punjab and Goa elections. […]

With 82 seats, BJP makes gains in BMC polls, finishes 2 short of Shiv Sena’s tally

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:14 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

MUMBAI (TIP): The Shiv Sena on Thursday (February 23) emerged as the largest party in the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections with 84 seats, but the BJP, which made massive gains, said it could take […]

I DRAW INSPIRATION FROM DONKEYS, MODI COUNTERS ‘CASTEIST’ AKHILESH

Feb 25, 2017 - 1:12 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LUCKNOW (TIP): Countering Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘donkeys from Gujarat’ jibe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Feb 23 (Thursday) said he drew inspiration from the animal. Modi also said the remark reflected Akhilesh’s “casteist” mentality. […]

I’m UP’s adopted son, won’t betray, says PM Modi

Feb 17, 2017 - 10:31 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

HARDOI (TIP): Calling himself the “adopted son” of UP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said the future of the state cannot be ensured without ridding it of the SP, BSP and Congress. Invoking Lord Krishna […]

65% voter turnout in UP, 68% in Uttarakhand

Feb 17, 2017 - 10:29 pm EST @theindpanorama 0

LUCKNOW (TIP): A voter turnout of 66% was recorded in Uttar Pradesh as 69 constituencies went to the polls in the second phase of Assembly elections. In the first phase of polls in the state, […]

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