Elections 2022

The Election Commission on Thursday lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently. The Election Commission on Thursday lifted the ban on victory processions during the counting of votes and declaration of results in the five states where elections were held recently. In a statement, the poll panel said keeping in mind the current status of COVID-19 in these states, it has "decided to relax the guidelines on victory processions during and after the counting and has withdrawn the blanket ban on victory procession." While announcing the poll schedule for Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab, the Election Commission had issued guidelines to regulate various aspects of elections, including victory processions amid the pandemic. "During the period of elections as the COVID situation improved, the Commission gradually relaxed the norms concerning electioneering i

The distribution of soybean oil, salt and chana, was in addition to the free foodgrains distributed through PDS under the Centre's NFSA and also the PMGKAY Over 1.4 million tonnes of wheat, 0.95 million tonnes of rice, 0.10 million tonnes of chana (gram), 10.19 crore litres of soybean oil and 0.10 million tonnes of salt was the free ration that the Yogi Adityanath government distributed in UP between December 2021 to February 2022 as part the Covid relief package just ahead of the state polls, officials said. Several political commentators and observers have attributed the free ration distribution as being one of the factors that turned the voters towards the ruling dispensation in the state elections. The free distribution done to almost 146 million beneficiaries across the state is expected to cost the exchequer around Rs 300 crore per month, officials said. Sources said that this distribution of soybean oil, salt and chana, was in addition to the free foodgrains distributed thro

As the trend showed the saffron party leading in four states, the BJP claimed that voters have hugely responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to reject dynasty politics As the trend showed the saffron party leading in four states, the BJP claimed that voters have hugely responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's appeal to reject dynasty politics. BJP Rajya Sabha member Vinay Sahasrabuddhe tweeted, "While the final tallies are yet to come, voters have hugely responded to PM @narendramodi Ji's appeal and REJECTED most Dynasty Based parties!SP in UP, Cong is Goa, Manipur, UK & Punjab, Akali in Punjab and TMC in Goa, facing huge defeat! Lessons for Shiv Sena and NCP if they learn." BJP national general secretary (organisation) B.L. Santhosh tweeted, "BJP winning in UP: Declining democratic values, Dismantling of republic etc. AAP winning in Punjab: promise of alternative governance, New hope rising etc. Kuch log sudharenge nahin (some people will