As elections draw nearer in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Congress and BJP are gearing up and fine-tuning election campaign strategies.

Opinion: Politicking begins in full earnest ahead of elections

The Telangana Police is making elaborate security arrangements for the coming assembly polls and chalking out strategies to foil any attempts by Maoists to disrupt the democratic exercise.

Telangana police gears up for assembly polls: Additional Director General of Police

Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan will conduct elections to their legislative assemblies over the next seven weeks. Chhattisgarh will be the first to switch on the electronic voting machines (November 12) and will be followed by MP (November 28) and Rajasthan (December 7).

Three states, one empirical test and one decisive answer

The Model Code of Conduct flying squad for the May 12 assembly polls filed the FIR" on Thursday night, its nodal officer Roogi said.

FIR filed against BJP candidate for exploiting religious sentiments: Official

Siddaramaiah filed his nomination even as speculation is rife about him choosing Badami at Bagalkote in north Karnataka as a second constituency, considered 'safer' than Chamundeshwari.

Siddaramaiah, JD(S) chief Kumaraswamy file nominations for Karnataka polls

On April 8, the party had released its first list including 72 candidates

Karnataka assembly elections: BJP releases second list of 82 candidates

The Karnataka assembly tenure ends May 2018

Karnataka Assembly elections to be held on May 12, results on May 15

BJP made a historic win in Tripura as they won twenty-eight seats while leading in seven seats in the 60-member Tripura Assembly

Assembly polls: 'It is a win for democracy over brute force and intimidation,' says Modi

The BJP-Indigenous People's Front of Tripura (IPFT) alliance captured six seats in Tripura and was leading in 35 seats, according to an EC source

BJP breaches 'Red Fort' in Tripura, set to end 25-year Left rule

Amit Shah said the BJP's golden era would be when its wrests West Bengal, Odisha and Karnataka from rival parties

Tripura, Nagaland victories endorsement of Modi's leadership, says Amit Shah

The BJP wrested Tripura, the last Left bastion, and received an invitation to be part of the government in Nagaland, while Meghalaya elected a hung Assembly

Congress sends top guns to Meghalaya in bid to form government

The veteran leader termed the poll outcome in Tripura, a Communist bastion, 'bad' for the CPI(M)-led Left Front, which had been in power in the state for the last 25 years

Tripura poll results 'blow' to Left Front: CPI

Almost 150 leaders had quit the BSP around the assembly polls and several of them are now BJP MLAs, a senior leader, who quit the BSP, had said recently.

Hit by exodus, BSP scouts for leaders among workers

Nagaland, like many Northeast states, has a different political rhythm

Nagaland and the importance of Sunday

Voting would be held between 7 am and 4 pm tomorrow at 3,214 polling stations

Tripura goes to polls tomorrow, security beefed up

The TRS floor leader in the Lok Sabha, AP Jithender Reddy, said that such a synchronised exercise will cut costs, save time and ensure governments focus on development. 'We are for it,' he said

Telangana Rashtra Samiti supports BJP on issue of simultaneous Lok Sabha, Assembly polls

The decision came at a meeting called by the core committee of Nagaland Tribal Hohos and Civil Organisations (CCNTHCO) and attended by representatives of 11 parties

11 political parties in Nagaland not to contest assembly polls over stalled peace accord

Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) will be used in all three states

Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura assembly polls to be held in February

Siddaramaiah tweeted that there's a lot Adityanath can learn from Karnataka to address the reported starvation deaths in his state

Yogi Adityanath's Twitter war with Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah goes viral

The Congress and the Hardik Patel-led Patidars represented the privileged system, while the BJP under Modi stood for inclusive development.

2017 Gujarat election: Development vs reservation

The 2012 elections already witnessed a visible upsurge in Muslim support for the BJP even when none of the 182 candidates was a Muslim.

Why Muslims of Gujarat are voting for BJP

The Supreme Court has refused an urgent hearing on a plea seeking postponement of the budget presentation due to?five-state polls

Indian budget dates too close to polls? Election Commission wants government reply

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