Kerala reserves 50 percent seats for women in local bodiesSeptember 16th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Kerala assembly Wednesday unanimously passed two bills - the Kerala Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Bill 2009 and the Kerala Municipality (Amendment) Bill 2009 - that will now reserve 50 percent seats in local government bodies for women. Last month, the liaison committee of the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) had asked the V.S.
Kerala's Left Front recommends 50 percent quota for womenAugust 14th, 2009 THIRUVANANTHAPURAM - Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) Friday recommended to the state government to reserve 50 percent seats in local governments for women. "We have now decided that it is time to ensure that 50 percent of seats are reserved for women.
I won't quit Congress: Meira KumarJune 16th, 2009 SASARAM - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar has said that she won't quit the Congress party as suggested by her predecessor Somnath Chatterjee. Talking to reporters here on Monday during her maiden visit to her constituency after assuming office, she said, "There is no convention that the Speaker should resign from the primary membership of his or her party.
Uma Bharti opposes Women's Reservation BillJune 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav got company in former Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharati, who has also decided to oppose the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form. "When I heard the President's speech on television that within 100 days, the Women Reservation Bill will be passed, then my party and I decided that we will oppose the bill in its present form," Uma Bharati, the Bharatiya Janashakti Party chief in the national capital.
Congress poised to win 204 Lok Sabha seatsMay 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - In a dream run, the Congress was poised to win 204 Lok Sabha seats, having been declared victors in 14 constituencies and leading in 190 others Saturday, according to official figures. This is far more than its score in the 2004 general elections when it won 145 seats in the 545-member Lok Sabha and got into a post-poll alliance with other parties to form the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) and run the government at the centre for five years.
Is the Left getting stronger, asks SomnathMay 13th, 2009 KOLKATA - Questioning whether the Left parties were indeed getting stronger, Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee said Wednesday that their importance lay in the fact that 'no one is ignoring them'. 'Is the Left getting stronger?' Chatterjee asked while replying to questions related to the strength of Left parties in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
Somnath Chatterjee has revealed his pro-Congress stance: KaratApril 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lashing out at Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee for his comment that withdrawal of support by the Left parties to the UPA government was a mistake, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) general secretary Prakash Karat Monday said it revealed his 'pro-Congress stand'. The outgoing Lok Sabha speaker had in an interview to NDTV said he had cautioned the Left parties against withdrawing support to the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government over the India-US nuclear deal last year.
Second phase of general elections 2009 (Fact file)April 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second phase of the staggered 15th Lok Sabha elections is scheduled for April 23. But in Manipur, the poll will be held April 22 due to a holiday on April 23, the Election Commission said.
2,041 candidates face political test in second phase of LS pollsApril 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The second phase of general elections will witness a total of 2,041 candidates, including 121 women contestants' political fate being put to vote for the 141 Lok Sabha seats. Polls for the second phase are scheduled for April 23.
National parties field just three women in NortheastApril 12th, 2009 AGARTALA - The number of women candidates fighting the upcoming parliamentary polls in the northeast has increased from seven in 2004 to 18 this time, although just three of the women candidates have been fielded by national parties. There are a total of 218 candidates for the 24 Lok Sabha seats from the seven northeastern states.
In Karnataka, parties field just four women candidatesApril 6th, 2009 BANGALORE - Karnataka has a healthy 10:9.7 male-female ratio when it comes to its over 40 million voters. But political parties have fielded only four women for the state's 28 Lok Sabha seats.
Somnath hopeful of good score by Left FrontMarch 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Old loyalties die hard. Despite being expelled from the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee hopes West Bengal's ruling Left Front will repeat in the coming general elections its good showing of five years back.
Angry Congress to contest 37 seats in BiharMarch 21st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Deciding to go it alone in Bihar, the Congress Saturday said it would contest 37 of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. The decision comes days after a jolt from its allies Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) which unilaterally decided to stitch up a pre-poll tie-up in Bihar and contest 37 seats between themselves.
Retiring Somnath says communism no party's monopolyFebruary 27th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after laying down office as Lok Sabha speaker, which also marked the conclusion of an almost four decade long political career, veteran leftist Somnath Chatterjee Friday asserted that communism was no political party's 'monopoly' - and that he would forever remain a 'comrade'. 'Communism is no party's monopoly.
Women lawmakers may be directly elected in BangladeshFebruary 14th, 2009 DHAKA - Women lawmakers in Bangladesh would be directly elected following an amendment to its Constitution, the Sheikh Hasina Government has announced. The change would facilitate holding of direct elections to seats reserved for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (national assembly) in the next parliamentary polls, Local Government and Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said Saturday.
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