Election Commission

Ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls, UP Minister Sidharth Nath Singh lashed out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. He said that Yadav knows he'll lose the elections, that's the reason he is making new excuses. "Yesterday he accused the Election Commission. Today, he wrote to the EC demanding suspension of government officers," Sidharth said. UP elections are scheduled on February 14 and counting will be held on March 10. 

The Election Commission, on December 30, addressed a press conference and said, 'no delay' in the UP 2022 Assembly elections. "Representatives of all political parties met us and told us that election should be conducted on time following all COVID-19 protocols," said EC Commissioner Sushil Chandra. Despite Omicron threat, political parties wants to hold 2022 assembly election, with arrangements like 'door step voting' for elderly, disabled… read-more

Ending the dispute between Chirag Paswan and his uncle Pashupati Paras over party names and symbols, the Election Commission on October 5, granted them new names and symbols. As per the EC's order, Chirag Paswan will use the "Lok Janshakti Party" name with the symbol of "helicopter". While Pashupati Paras' party will be called "Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party", with "sewing machine" as the symbol.

The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on September 10 advised political parties of Punjab not to conduct election rallies as it impacts the campaigns by cultivators. However, the three parties including Congress, Shiromani Akali Dal, and Aam Aadmi Party disagreed with the decision. “They will face the music if they refuse to accept our appeal and it will be considered as anti-farmer," BS Rajewal president of Bhartiya Kisan Union said.

According to the Election Commission of India, the annual audit report of BJP shows its income increases to Rs 3,623 crore in 2019-20 from 2,410 in 2018-19 while it spends Rs 1,651 than Rs 1,005 in FY19. However, Congress's income declined to Rs 682 from 998 core. Other national and regional parties earned below Rs 200 crore. Notably, BJP spent Rs 296.38 crore on media publicity in 2019-20.