Congress inches towards victory in Haryana (Second Lead)October 22nd, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana Thursday inched towards a simple majority in the 90-member assembly as thousands of votes cast in the assembly elections were counted across the state. Counting trends from all 90 centres indicated that the Congress would return to power but not as comfortably as party leaders were expecting it to.
Early gains for Congress in HaryanaOctober 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana made early gains Thursday as thousands of votes cast in the assembly elections were counted across the state. More than one hour after the vote count began, the Congress led in over half of the 40 seats where early trends were available.
Haryana vote count beginsOctober 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Counting of votes began Thursday morning in Haryana to pick a new 90-member assembly. Hundreds of officials started the exercise at 90 counting centres amid tight security.
Hung assembly in Maharashtra, Congress to sweep Haryana: pollOctober 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It will be a hung verdict in Maharashtra but the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance will end with most seats while the Congress will sweep Haryana in coming assembly elections, an opinion poll Thursday said. According to the survey by Star News channel, the Congress-NCP combine ruling Maharashtra will win up to 140 of the 288 assembly seats.
PM praises Hooda government, seeks votes for CongressOctober 7th, 2009 AMBALA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh spent 20 minutes at an election rally here Wednesday listing the achievements of the Congress government in Haryana led by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda. Looking relaxed in his white kurta-pajama and trademark light-blue turban, Manmohan Singh exhorted people in Haryana to vote for the Congress again in the Oct 13 assembly elections.
PM to join Haryana poll campaignOctober 6th, 2009 AMBALA - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will Wednesday address his first campaign rally here for the Haryana assembly elections. The prime minister will address the rally at the Gandhi ground in Ambala, 45 km from Chandigarh, in favour of Congress candidate Venod Kumar Sharma and the party candidates of the adjoining assembly constituencies.
Filing of nominations for Maharashtra, Haryana Arunachal elections ends todaySeptember 25th, 2009 New Delhi, Sept 25 (ANI): Filing of nominations for Maharashtra, Haryana and Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections will close this evening. The last day for withdrawing of nomination is September 29 and the scrutiny will be held on September 26.
EC notifies Haryana assembly electionSeptember 18th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Election Commission Friday issued the notification for the Haryana assembly elections next month. Elections to the 90-member assembly will be held Oct 13.
Low-key celebrations of Rahul Gandhi's birthday in DelhiJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - With the birthday boy not in town and instructions to keep the affair low key, Congress supporters celebrated party general secretary Rahul Gandhi's 39th birthday Friday quietly - by cutting a cake and distributing it among the poor. However, in Uttar Pradesh the jubilant party unit celebrated the day as Samrasta Diwas (social harmony day) and organised 'sahbhoj' (community feasts) for the poor and Dalits.
Celebrations at Lucknow Congress office, gloom at BSP, SPMay 16th, 2009 LUCKNOW - The scene at the party headquarters here said it all. While it was celebrations and euphoria at the Congress office, the Samajwadi Party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) offices in the Uttar Pradesh capital wore a deserted look Saturday evening.
Early celebrations at Congress headquartersMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - It may be premature but jubilant Congress workers started bursting crackers and dancing to drumbeats Saturday morning as early trends indicated that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was leading over the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Scores of Congress supporters descended at the Congress headquarters in Akbar Road.
Congress ahead in nine of Haryana's 10 seatsMay 16th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The ruling Congress in Haryana was leading in nine of the 10 Lok Sabha seats two hours after the counting for the parliamentary elections began Saturday. The Congress was leading in Gurgaon, Rohtak, Kurukshetra, Sirsa, Bhiwani-Mahendragarh, Ambala, Karnal, Sonepat and Faridabad.
Hear Hooda, insist Haryana copsMay 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The turnout was dismal at the Congress rally in Haryana Monday, so low that Haryana police had to intervene to ensure that the crowd stayed put during Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's address. After all the Congress leaders had addressed the meeting in Faridabad, it was finally Hooda's turn.
Congress releases second list of candidates for HaryanaApril 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Congress party Monday announced its second list for Haryana by naming three more candidates for the Lok Sabha elections. Ashok Tanwar, president of the Indian Youth Congress, has been given the party ticket to contest from the Sirsa (SC) constituency in place of sitting MP Atma Singh Gill.
Congress may deny poll tickets to lazy Haryana lawmakersJanuary 3rd, 2009 ROHTAK - Congress legislators in Haryana who do not devote adequate time to their constituencies and people could be denied the party ticket in the next assembly elections, Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said Sunday. 'The party ticket is given by the high command.
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