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IRS officer Lakshmi Ashwin Gowda betrayed by the JD(S) for the second time. MLC LR Shivarame Gowda announced as the candidate for Mandya Lok Sabha by-election in Karnataka. JD(S) said that such things are common, while BJP slammed chief minister HD Kumaraswamy.

Former finance minister said the party is trying to rope in regional parties for a strong and grand coalition to take on the BJP next year

The Election Commission had declared opposition alliance candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih the winner of the September 23 election against President Yameen Abdul Gayoom

Solitary candidates won unopposed in 69% of the 598 wards and will be remembered for the dearth of candidates

Number of rebels in Congress is on the rise with the announcement of candidates for Mandya, Ramanagara by-election in Karnataka. Will Congress stop pleasing dissidents and continue supporting JD(S)? Will this prove to be advantage BJP in Karnataka? 

Feedback was invited from the people about the performance of their MPs and MLAs under the ‘People Pulse’ campaign on the NaMo mobile app. Bad performers will be rooted out from the list of candidates for the 2019 polls, while lesser-known but popular faces will get a chance.

Anitha Kumaraswamy will be the party candidate to contest from Karnataka's Ramanagara constituency for the upcoming by-poll elections. Anitha is HD Kumaraswamy’s wife and JD(S) faces the fall of encouraging dynasty politics.

To encourage voters to exercise their franchise, in view of the low turnout during the first phase of polling, the Election Commission has extended the voting period from 9 to 10 hours

Nadira is contesting as an AISF candidate at AJ College, Thozhakkal in Thiruvananthapuram. 
 

BJP state general secretary CT Ravi expressed his displeasure to the media in Mangaluru, Karnataka, on holding Lok Sabha by-polls in the state in November, which will not permit a full term to the candidate that wins the election.

This is the first phase of the urban local bodies polls in Jammu and Kashmir, which will be held for the first time in 13 years. Security has been tightened for the elections in 422 of the state's 1,100 municipal wards.

'Today all our MLAs, MLCs, district president and core committee have decided that this time for Shivamogga's Lok Sabha constituency, our BY Raghavendra will be the candidate,' said  Karnataka BJP leader KS Eshwarappa.

The Election Commission today announced the dates of polls to the Assemblies of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. With this announcement, the four state governments will be debarred from certain activities. Here are the details.