It s time BJP rethinks Andhra strategy(Comment)
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12 candidates to be elected unopposed to UP Legislative Council. Image Source: IANS News
Much on the lines of the Dubbaka assembly bypoll in neighbouring Telangana, where the BJP scored an upset victory and went on to rattle the ruling TRS party in the Hyderabad civic polls by emerging as the second largest party, the Tirupati Lok Sabha bypoll in April was expected to be the turning point for the saffron party s fortunes in the coastal state of Andhra Pradesh.
However, the results that emerged on counting day, May 2, were more like a thunderbolt for the BJP. Its candidate, former Karnataka chief secretary K. Ratnaprabha, came in a distant third polling around 57,000 votes, far behind the TDP candidate Panabaka Lakshmi s 3.54 lakh votes. In comparison, the victorious YSRCP candidate Gurumoorthy polled around 6.26 lakh votes.
Andhra HC sets aside SEC notification on polls to local bodies
The court, setting aside notification, said it was illegal, arbitrary and violative of the direction issued by the Supreme Court.
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AMARAVATI: The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Friday set aside the State Election Commissions (SEC) April 1 notification on the conduct of elections to mandal and zilla parishad territorial constituencies.
The court, setting aside notification, said it was illegal, arbitrary and violative of the direction issued by the Supreme Court.
The High Court directed the SEC to issue a fresh notification resuming the election process from where it was stopped (in March 2020).
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Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Vijayan
NEW DELHI: Pinarayi Vijayan was on Thursday sworn as Kerala s Chief Minister for the second time in the shadow of the Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
The oath ceremony took place with Covid protocols in place at the Central Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. The CPI(M) veteran had led the Left Democratic Front (LDF) to an unprecedented consecutive victory in the April 6 assembly polls.
Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office to 76-year-old Pinarayi Vijayan in a low-key function at the Central Stadium here, which was held completely in adherence with the COVID protocol.
Pinarayi Vijayan: The first to continue as Kerala CM after full term ANI | Updated: May 20, 2021 15:00 IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday will take oath for a second consecutive term as chief minister of Kerala breaking the decades-old alternate shift of power between Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF) in the state.
Vijayan could become the only third Chief Minister in the state to be re-elected and the first to continue in office after completing a full term. The 76-year-old, who joined the Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) in 1964 was elected as the 12th chief minister of Kerala after LDF came to power in 2016.