The RJD remains the single-largest party in the assembly with 80 MLAs, having wrested one seat from VIP in a by-poll and weaned away all but one of the five members of Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM.
Droupadi Murmu scripted history on Thursday by becoming India's first tribal President in the one-sided contest, defeating Opposition candidate Yashwant Sinha.
With the BJP's dominance and support from regional parties such as the BJD, BSP, Shiromani Akali Dal, Shiv Sena and now JMM, Murmu's vote share is likely to reach nearly two-thirds.
Odisha Congress served a show cause notice to MLA Mohammed Moquim on Friday for voting in favor of Droupadi Murmu in the presidential polls.
The ballot boxes from states which do not have direct flights will arrive by Tuesday evening. Ballot boxes from Himachal Pradesh are likely to be brought by road. According to the EC, each ballot box is issued an e-ticket...
The electoral college which elects the president through the system of proportional representation by means of single transferable vote comprises MPs and members of the state legislative assemblies.
Members of Parliament constituted only 16 per cent of the electoral college for the presidential election -- there are a total of 4,809 votes, including 776 parliamentarians.
Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha has claimed said that the democracy in the country is ruined and that the voters should listen to their conscience while voting.
Droupadi Murmu said, I never thought of becoming the president but under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the NDA made me a medium and worked to...
NDA’s presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is set to visit Rajasthan's Jaipur in order to seek support for the upcoming presidential election.
Yashwant Sinha said when he was the finance minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, he never thought of using these government agencies to fix...
Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said the location of the tents and community kitchens at the place, where cloudburst took place near...
Murmu will be visiting Karnataka on July 10 to seek votes, BJP national General Secretary C T Ravi said as he also stated that based on the current numbers...
BJP-led NDA's Presidential candidate Droupadi Murmu is set to visit Jharkhand in order to garner support for the upcoming presidential elections.
NDA's Presidential candidate, Draupadi Murmu addressed the legislators of the ruling AINRC and sought their support for the upcoming presidential election.
Yashwant Sinha also said that it was a matter of great concern that Central investigating agencies were being misused to target political opponents.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that Draupadi Murmu will have a better chance of winning the upcoming presidential elections after the...
Congress chief Sonia Gandhi congratulated Yashwant Sinha on his nomination as the Opposition’s candidate for Presidential polls.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said BJP has deliberately chosen to ‘disturb’ the Maharashtra government at a time when the Presidential polls...
According to media reports, the opposition parties will have to unanimously arrive at a consensus as Sharad Pawar has refused to contest as a candidate.
At least 17 Opposition parties participated in a meeting in Delhi convened by Trinamool Congress supremo and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
