By Swagatika Bhutia Bhubaneswar,July 22: The victory of NDA candidate Droupadi Murmu in presidential election was a foregone conclusion because the number was on her side. But nobody knew she will get 6,76,803votes. This happened because of large-scale cross voting by members of oppositions parties. As many as 110 MLAs and 17MPs cross-voted in favour […]Continue Reading
NEW DELHI : Ever wondered why electronic voting machines, used in four Lok Sabha elections and 127 assembly polls since 2004, are not deployed in polls to elect the President and Vice President of India, members of Rajya Sabha, and members of state legislative councils? The EVMs are based on a technology where they work […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, July 16: The AAP will support opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha in the Presidential Poll, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said after a political advisory committee (PAC) meeting of the party on Saturday. Sinha is in fray for the top constitutional post of the country with Droupadi Murmu, the candidate chosen by the BJP-led […]Continue Reading
New Delhi, June 27: Opposition presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Monday filed his nomination papers for the July 18 election, with a host of leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Sharad Pawar, Akhilesh Yadav and Farooq Abdullah accompanying him. Significantly, TRS leader K T Rama Rao, the son of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao was also […]Continue Reading
