News for '-delhi-assembly-election'

AAP will get 51 seats in Delhi polls, says party's survey

AAP will get 51 seats in Delhi polls, says party's survey

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

53 per cent voters in the city wanted Arvind Kejriwal as the CM.

AAP a party of pathological liars, says Jaitley

AAP a party of pathological liars, says Jaitley

Rediff.com4 Feb 2014

Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Aam Aadmi Party terming it as a "party of pathological liars" and alleging it creates falsehood and then convinces itself of its truth.

AAP to release first list of Lok Sabha candidates in 15 days

AAP to release first list of Lok Sabha candidates in 15 days

Rediff.com4 Jan 2014

With an eye on the Lok Sabha elections, Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party is expected to chalk out a strategy today. AAP's national executive is holding a meet at Delhi's Constitution Club to draw up a plan for the general elections.

Delhi polls: Bharti among 22 candidates named in AAP's 1st list

Delhi polls: Bharti among 22 candidates named in AAP's 1st list

Rediff.com13 Nov 2014

The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday released its first list of 22 candidates fielding former ministers Somnath Bharti, Saurabh Bhardwaj, Satyendra Jain and Girish Soni in the Delhi Assembly elections, the dates of which are yet to be announced.

AAP tries to end rift; Kejriwal says will meet Yadav, Bhushan

AAP tries to end rift; Kejriwal says will meet Yadav, Bhushan

Rediff.com17 Mar 2015

The warring factions of the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday have shown signs of putting aside their differences with Delhi Chief Minister and party chief Arvind Kejriwal agreeing to meet his estranged colleagues Prashant Bhushan and Yogendra Yadav.

Budget: FM may dole out tax sops to win over the middle class

Budget: FM may dole out tax sops to win over the middle class

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

Jaitley is expected to present a common man friendly Budget.

On Modi's birthday today, BJP to kick off poll campaign

On Modi's birthday today, BJP to kick off poll campaign

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

Eyeing for return to power in Delhi after a gap of 15 years, the Bharatiya Janata Party will kick off its election campaign at a rally in New Delhi on Tuesday, coinciding with the birthday of its prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.

Markets and Delhi elections: What is the downside?

Markets and Delhi elections: What is the downside?

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

Can the poll outcome be a trigger for a meaningful correction?

Why BJP believes it will win Delhi, despite opinion polls

Why BJP believes it will win Delhi, despite opinion polls

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

Sangh parivar is relying heavily on first-time voters and hopes women will also vote for Bedi. Archis Mohan reports

The Congress house is on fire... and it's spreading

The Congress house is on fire... and it's spreading

Rediff.com3 Feb 2015

The number of disgruntled leaders in the party is swelling.

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

So what's keeping Modi's junior ministers busy?

Rediff.com11 Feb 2015

Empowered in the Modi government, junior ministers have enough on their plate.

AAP wants Election Commission to set clear guidelines on opinion polls

AAP wants Election Commission to set clear guidelines on opinion polls

Rediff.com3 Mar 2014

Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the Chief Election Commissioner V S Sampath to issue clear guidelines to organisations conducting opinion polls as well as the media for ensuring their authenticity so that those indulging in "frivolous activities" do not get away easily.

The real reason behind the Mamata-Hazare alliance

The real reason behind the Mamata-Hazare alliance

Rediff.com26 Feb 2014

After announcing their partnership for the coming Lok Sabha polls, social activist Anna Hazare and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee are set to mark their presence on the national scene with a public rally at the Ramlila Grounds in New Delhi on March 12. Anita Katyal reports

Yeddyurappa sends mixed signals on returning to BJP

Yeddyurappa sends mixed signals on returning to BJP

Rediff.com9 Dec 2013

Notwithstanding intensified efforts by BJP's Karnataka unit to bring him back to the party, B S Yeddyurappa on Monday said none from central leadership had contacted him.

Kejriwal's letter from Tihar: 'How a common man will fight corruption?'

Kejriwal's letter from Tihar: 'How a common man will fight corruption?'

Rediff.com23 May 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Friday explained to his supporters the circumstances behind him being in jail even as his party launched a mass contact programme over the issue to strengthen its support base with an eye on assembly elections in Delhi.

Don't spilt secular votes: Sonia Gandhi tells Muslim leaders

Don't spilt secular votes: Sonia Gandhi tells Muslim leaders

Rediff.com2 Apr 2014

A delegation of Muslim leaders led by Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Ahmed Bukhari met Congress President Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi during which she asked them to ensure that secular votes did not split in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

Look who turned up at Google? Kumar Vishwas!

Look who turned up at Google? Kumar Vishwas!

Rediff.com30 Jul 2014

The Modi government's response to infiltration at the India-Pakistan border, Kumar Vishwas told Google staff, was weak, adding that there had been 19 infiltration attempts and ceasefire violations by Pakistan since the new government took charge.

'Everyone has the right to protest in a democracy, even the CM'

'Everyone has the right to protest in a democracy, even the CM'

Rediff.com21 Jan 2014

Aam Aadmi Party leader Shazia Ilmi brought the house down at the concluding session of the Jaipur Literature Festival when -- during a debate on democracy --she declared, "In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest, including the chief minister". Sanchari Bhattacharya reports from Jaipur.

Making Sense of the Aam Aadmi Party Win in the Delhi Elections

Making Sense of the Aam Aadmi Party Win in the Delhi Elections

Rediff.com24 Dec 2013

The Data story: Who were the AAP's biggest supporters? The story of the Delhi assembly election was the Aam Aadmi Party's stunning debut. Rediff.com's data experts, using Bayesian Networks, have mined terrific insights from how the nation's capital voted in the recent assembly elections. Our modelling shows pockets support for the AAP among the Internet savvy, TV viewers, white collar workers and educated voters. We present the findings:

AAP may turn to big donations for LS polls

AAP may turn to big donations for LS polls

Rediff.com14 Jan 2014

The party will soon set up a team of around 500 members to increase funding.

Manmohan Singh checks in at new residence

Manmohan Singh checks in at new residence

Rediff.com26 May 2014

Immediately after Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony, former prime minister Manmohan Singh on Monday shifted to his retirement abode at Motilal Nehru Marg in the heart of the city after staying for 10 years at the official residence of prime minister at 7 Race Course Road.

Why the government must let fuel prices rise now

Why the government must let fuel prices rise now

Rediff.com13 Feb 2015

If crude prices have increased, retail petro product prices should go up.

Stage set for battle royale in Delhi

Stage set for battle royale in Delhi

Rediff.com7 Feb 2015

Polling will begin in the capital on February 7 at 8 am and continue till 6 pm.

Revealed: Why this ex-Cabinet minister left the Congress

Revealed: Why this ex-Cabinet minister left the Congress

Rediff.com20 Jan 2015

'I left the Congress because everybody is busy in attending to their individual vested interests,' says former Union minister Krishna Tirath, who joined the BJP on Monday.

No Rahul in Congress posters, billboards and ad campaign

No Rahul in Congress posters, billboards and ad campaign

Rediff.com17 Jan 2015

In what is being seen as a great irony, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi's face has been removed from the latest posters, billboards and advertising campaign of the Congress party.

Kejriwal undertakes road show to connect with Varanasi voters

Kejriwal undertakes road show to connect with Varanasi voters

Rediff.com26 Mar 2014

On the second day of his visit to Varanasi, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday undertook a road show in the rural parts and interacted with villagers, including farmers, in a bid to make inroads in the temple town where he is facing a formidable rival in the Bharatiya Janata Party's Narendra Modi.

AAP to hunt for 'honest' contestants across India

AAP to hunt for 'honest' contestants across India

Rediff.com4 Jan 2014

Outlining its national ambitions, the Aam Aadmi Party has announced that it will contest "maximum" number of seats in most states in upcoming Lok Sabha polls and the first list of its candidates will be out in the next 10-15 days.

Amended Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, debate thwarted

Amended Lokpal Bill in Rajya Sabha, debate thwarted

Rediff.com13 Dec 2013

The anti-corruption Lokpal Bill was brought back to the Rajya Sabha on Friday in an amended form but its consideration was thwarted by Samajwadi Party, an outside supporter of the UPA government, which disrupted proceedings.

Time for Modi to lead from the front

Time for Modi to lead from the front

Rediff.com5 May 2015

The PM needs to tap into his latent support base among the aspirational classes, while keeping the loony fringe at bay to stop or reverse the change in the political atmosphere

Congress, BJP tear into Arvind Kejriwal over Hazare's CD

Congress, BJP tear into Arvind Kejriwal over Hazare's CD

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday slammed Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal after a video, showing anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare purportedly expressing disappointment over the alleged misuse of funds collected during the Jan Lokpal Bill drive by the AAP, surfaced on Wednesday.

All is not well with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

All is not well with Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party

Rediff.com3 Nov 2013

Amid compulsions, the Delhi assembly elections would test the Aam Aadmi Party's endurance, says Sreelatha Menon

Which sectors should you invest in now?

Which sectors should you invest in now?

Rediff.com10 Mar 2015

Pharma stocks have performed well after Budget

How AAP ensured 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal'

How AAP ensured 'Paanch Saal Kejriwal'

Rediff.com10 Feb 2015

'Their candidates are simple people who will be there in hours of need.'

What dream merchants are selling Dilliwalahs this election

What dream merchants are selling Dilliwalahs this election

Rediff.com4 Feb 2015

BJP's total silence on Delhi statehood is intriguing.

Kejriwal triggers a row; asks voters to take 'bribes' from BJP, Congress

Kejriwal triggers a row; asks voters to take 'bribes' from BJP, Congress

Rediff.com18 Jan 2015

Aam Aadmi Party Chief Arvind Kejriwal has kicked up a controversy by asking voters in Delhi to take "bribes" from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress but to vote for his party in the upcoming Delhi assembly election.

Will the Insurance Bill find resistance in Rajya Sabha?

Will the Insurance Bill find resistance in Rajya Sabha?

Rediff.com10 Dec 2014

Uncertainty looms over the Insurance Bill as the Congress looks unlikely to support it in the current session of Parliament which is what the Modi government is looking at as a 'gift' to United States President Barrack Obama who comes to India in January. Renu Mittal/Rediff.com reports

How stock market investors can reap excellent returns

How stock market investors can reap excellent returns

Rediff.com16 Nov 2015

Park only savings that need not be touched for many years, says Devangshu Datta.

Kejriwal askes Jung to start SIT probe on anti-Sikh riots

Kejriwal askes Jung to start SIT probe on anti-Sikh riots

Rediff.com19 Feb 2014

Aam Aadmi Party's convener and former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday requested Lt Governor Najeeb Jung to set in motion the process of setting up the Special Investigation Team for probing the 1984 anti-Sikh riots by officially notifying it.

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung quits; Kejriwal calls it surprising

Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung quits; Kejriwal calls it surprising

Rediff.com22 Dec 2016

In a brief statement, Jung's office said he has submitted his resignation to the government of India and that he would be returning back to academics, 'his first love'.

Is AAP's political opportunism camouflaged with popular sanction?

Is AAP's political opportunism camouflaged with popular sanction?

Rediff.com22 Dec 2013

The period of Internal Emergency from June 1975 till January 1977 was a great learning experience for me. I was still a student and one of the youngest detenus who spent 19 months in detention for having opposed the Emergency.