The Madras High Court just hit pause on politics as usual. It stayed bypolls to 5 assembly seats and told the Election Commission not to notify polls till July 31, citing pending election petitions. In a landmark move, the court also invoked a 1967 Supreme Court judgment that could make resignations and defections way more expensive politically. The message is clear: quit after winning and you may have to wait. This order could directly change how parties and MLAs play the defection game going forward


Madras HC stays Tamil Nadu bypolls to 5 seats, defections may cost more now

PML-N registered a strong performance in Pakistan’s by-elections, leading in key seats across Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as early, unofficial results indicated a major swing in its favor.


Pakistan Bypolls: Unofficial Pakistan Election Results Show PML-N in Lead

Pakistan bypolls: Unofficial results swing in favour of Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra took oath as the Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad on Thursday (Nov. 28). While heading to take the oath, her brother Rahul Gandhi started taking her pictures, and later Congress posted a video of them saying, "Proud brother".

Watch: Rahul Gandhi clicks MP Priyanka Gandhi at parliament as she heads to take oath

Voting ends in Maharashtra for all 288 Legislative Assembly seats, with a voter turnout of 62.05 per cent. Meanwhile, Jharkhand also went to polls on Wednesday (Nov.

Assembly polls: Maharashtra records 62.05% turnout, Jharkhand 67.59%; sporadic violence reported

The Election Commission of India on Monday (Nov. 4) announced a change in the date of bypolls for 14 assembly constituencies of Kerala, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh.

India's Election Commission postpones bypolls in Kerala, Punjab, and Uttar Pradesh to Nov 20

Canadian PM Justin Trudeau's Liberal party has suffered a major upset in a special election for a Toronto district it has held for three decades, raising doubts about Trudeau's leadership ahead of next year's general election. Watch to know more.

Canada: Major setback for Trudeau as Liberal party loses stronghold in bypolls

Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau suffered a huge setback on Tuesday as the Liberal Party lost the by-election in the party's longtime stronghold, the Toronto-St. Paul constituency.

Canadian PM faces setback as Conservatives seize stronghold from Trudeau's party in bypoll

The results for the by-elections that were held across six Indian states will be declared today on Friday (Sept 8), as the counting of votes has begun. It will be a litmus test for the INDIA alliance—a coalition of 26 regional and national parties that was formed to take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

India by-elections: Counting of votes underway across six states

India witnessed voting for assembly elections across even states on Tuesday (September 5). As per officials of Election Commission of India (ECI), voting in the states of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Kerala, Tripura and Uttarakhand took place without any major untoward incident.

India bypolls: Voting concludes without major incident, results on September 8

In six states, voting for by-elections are underway amid tight security arrangements. The polling is being held in Dhupguri in West Bengal, Bageshwar in Uttarakhand, Puthupally in Kerala, Ghosi in Uttar Pradesh, Dhanpur and Boxanagar in Tripura and Dumri in Jharkhand.

Litmus test for INDIA alliance: Voting under way for bypolls to 7 assembly seats across 6 states

The ruling BJP came out with a convincing win as it retained six of the seven seats in bypolls on Tuesday. CM Yogi Adityanath said the exceptional performance of the BJP in the bypolls give a "clear indication" of the party's chances in the upcoming 2022 state Assembly elections.

CM Yogi's midas touch: BJP retains 6 UP seats in bypolls

The crucial by-poll results are out in Karnataka and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) is rejoicing after bagging 12 out of the 15 constituencies that went into polls.

Karnataka bypolls: What it means for BJP, Congress, JD(S)

After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) kicked off its by-poll campaign in Karnataka, Deputy Chief Minister Ashwath Narayan expressed confidence that his party will win all 15 assembly seats.

BJP confident of winning all 15 seats in Karnataka bypolls: Deputy CM Ashwath Narayan

A day after the SP and the BSP decided to contest alone on all 11 seats in the upcoming assembly bypolls, their third alliance partner in the recent Lok Sabha elections - RLD - Wednesday announced it too will go solo.

Now RLD announces it will fight UP assembly bypolls alone

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said the recent defeat in the bypolls in Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and other states have impacted the party and also taught them a lesson

Will go for new alliance if need arises: BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

The recent Rajasthan bypolls have shown how weak the BJP has become in the state, Pilot said. Rajasthan will go to the polls in 2018

Congress does not need an alliance in Rajasthan, will beat BJP on its own: Sachin Pilot to WION

Altogether 11,97,436 people are eligible to exercise their franchise at 2196 polling stations across the state

Bypolls: Voting underway in Nagaland Lok Sabha seat, 44% turnout in first 4 hours

The bypoll was necessitated following the death of sitting MLA K K Ramachandran Nair (CPM) in January this year due to illness.

Bypolls: Despite rain, large voter turnout in Chengannur Assembly constituency

Sena, a constituent of the BJP-led Centre and Maharashtra governments, had earlier this year announced to contest all future elections in its own strength

Maharashtra bypoll: Shiv Sena announces support for Congress candidate

The deceased have been identified as Sanjay Kotkar and Vasant Anand Thube

2 Shiv Sena leaders shot dead in Ahmednagar following bypoll result

The development comes after the Congress’ worst performance in recent Lok Sabha bypolls to Gorakhpur and Phulpur

Raj Babbar resigns as UP Congress chief after party's worst-ever performance in Lok Sabha bypolls

Over 50 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Jehanabad Assembly bypoll. The seat had fallen vacant after the death of Mundrika Yadav of RJD

Bihar Assembly bypolls: RJD wins Jehanabad, BJP retains Bhabua

The RJD established leads in Araria Lok Sabha seat and Jehanabad Assembly constituency while the BJP was leading in Bhabhua Assembly seat in bypolls in Bihar

Bihar bypolls: RJD leads in Araria, Jahanabad, BJP in Bhabhua

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