Ak Joti

20 AAP MLAs' imminent disqualification is body blow to party: Bypolls could be nightmare for Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal’s generosity in letting 21 MLAs of his party enjoy the perks of power by occupying the posts of parliamentary secretaries has cost him heavily.

AAP MLAs' disqualification row: CEC AK Joti 'repaying debt' to Narendra Modi before retiring, says Saurabh Bharadwaj

Launching an attack on CEC AK Joti after the Election Commission recommended disqualification of 20 of its lawmakers, the AAP on Friday said the poll panel head was "repaying the debt" to Prime Minister Narendra Modi before his retirement.

Electoral bonds will not solve transparency issues in political funding: CEC AK Joti

Joti's remarks come nearly eights months after the Election Commission had told a parliamentary committee that electoral bonds introduced by the government is a "retrograde" step.

Congress 'hopeful' of poll victory in Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura after date announcement

The Congress said it was confident of retaining power in Meghalaya, and winning in Nagaland and Tripura as poll dates for the three northeastern states were announced on Thursday.

EC team to visit Meghalaya to review poll preparedness, meet political leaders before announcing election dates

An Election Commission team led by Chief Election Commissioner AK Joti will visit Meghalaya later this week to review the preparedness of the state to hold assembly elections due early next year

BJP leads in fielding candidates with criminal past in Himachal polls; reluctance to support lifetime ban is expected

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court toughened its stand on the issue, ordering the government to expedite trials of pending 1,581 cases against MPs and MLAs and to create special courts for the same.

Unlike Gujarat polls, EC did not delay announcement of election dates for flood-hit Jammu and Kashmir in 2014

Unlike Gujarat polls, EC made no exception and flood relief and rehabilitation in Jammu and Kashmir 2014 elections wasn't affected by Model Code of Conduct.

Sharad Yadav says Opposition leaders to discuss strategies to prevent EVM tampering in Gujarat polls

Sharad Yadav said that leaders of the opposition parties would be meeting in the next two days to discuss a strategy to prevent the tampering of EVMs in the Gujarat polls

Gujarat election 2017: Election Commission reviews poll preparations in state, says 'will ensure fair, transparent' voting

Gujarat will vote in two phases — on 9 and 14 December — to elect a new 182-member Assembly.

Election Commission to get 40 lakh VVPAT machines and EVMs by September 2018 for 2019 General Election

EC will get 40 lakh VVPAT machines and EVMs by September 2018 for use in the 2019 general elections, CEC AK Joti said on Wednesday