Poll Promises

Rahul Gandhi's promise on ease of doing business is election rhetoric at best; implementation is key, say industry experts

The industry is in a wait-and-watch mood. “It is election time, after all. Let’s see what comes after the dust of the elections settle down and a government is voted to power,” they said

Chhattisgarh polls: Parties promise better road, rail connectivity, farmers' security, jobs as state gears up for phase one

With Chhattisgarh's voters scared to go out and cast their ballots amid Naxal threats of getting their inked fingers chopped off, the BJP, Congress, and JCC alliance's promises are just promising enough to rouse a larger voter turnout than the 77% of the previous election.

BJP, Congress turn Karnataka polls into auction with lollipops; saffron party bets big on cows

Both Congress and BJP manifestos for Karnataka have turned a vote into a commodity that the parties must 'buy' with lollipops right from smartphones, laptops to gold thalis and promise for cow protection

Himachal polls: Tired of 'promises' by Congress and BJP, Gorkhas in Dharamsala field independent candidate Ravinder Rana

Gorkhas in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala constituency are a dissatisfied lot as far as political representation is considered

Uddhav Thackeray urges Election Commission to bar prime minister, chief ministers from holding poll rallies

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray on Sunday urged the Election Commission to bar the prime minister and the chief ministers from holding poll campaign rallies to ensure a level playing field for various political parties.

Farm loan waiver: Yogi Adityanath doesn't get it; it's the death of credit culture that costs the poor dearly

Ultimately, the reason for several hundreds of farmer suicides across the country can be traced to the social ignominy the debt-ridden farmer is forced to face rather than crop losses

Punjab Election 2017: Sending farmers abroad, Guardians of Governance and other poll promises

In Punjab, where politicians are either trying to utilise or defend themselves from anti-incumbency, some of these poll promises really stand out.

Power tariff will be cut by half if Congress forms govt in UP: Sheila Dikshit

Congress' chief ministerial candidate in the 2017 UP election Sheila Dikshit has said farmers' loans will be waived and power tariff will be cut by "half".

The 'promising' world of Tamil Nadu politics: From freebies to bans, here are some pre-poll pledges

Here are the significant and not-so-significant-but-absurd poll promises made by the major political parties for the Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2016.

Telugu land's dream merchants: Live in AP, Telangana, think Chicago, London

Flamboyant ideas and brazen commitments with no means to fulfill them appear to be the flavour of the season in the Telugu land.