SC Upholds EC Authority To Conduct SIR, Signals Oversight

By BPN News Desk November 27, 2025

Law & Order National

The Election Commission of India (EC) has been affirmed by the Supreme Court of India (SC) to have both statutory and constitutional authority to carry out the nationwide Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. The Court stressed it will not put a stay on the SIR process,

Politics

NDA Holds Ground in Bihar Exit Poll, But Margin Narrows Under Swing Pressure

By BPN News Desk November 11, 2025

New Delhi — Exit poll projections released by Statscope India Research suggest that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Janata Dal (United) remains ahead in the Bihar Assembly elections, though its margin of victory could shrink considerably under changing voter dynamics. The findings, based on seat-by-seat modelling […]

International

Tanzania’s President Re-elected in Contested Poll

By BPN News Desk November 2, 2025

President Samia Suluhu Hassan was declared re-elected on November 1, 2025 after securing approximately 97 per cent of the vote, according to official results from the National Electoral Commission of Tanzania. The election, held on October 29, followed the disqualification of the country’s two main opposition candidates — one barred from running and the other […]

East India State News

Nitish Kumar Appeals to Voters Days Before Bihar Polls

By BPN News Desk November 1, 2025

Five days ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released a recorded video message urging citizens to vote in large numbers for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). He thanked voters for their support for his party, Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)), since 2005 and highlighted achievements made under his […]

South India State News

Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah Rethinks 2028 Poll Exit

By BPN News Desk October 28, 2025

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has hinted at reconsidering his earlier decision to retire from electoral politics after 2023. He said party colleagues and supporters have urged him to contest the 2028 state assembly elections, leaving open the possibility of another run. Shift In Stance Siddaramaiah had previously declared that the 2023 assembly elections would be

North India State News

Mayawati to Contest Nearly All Seats in Bihar

By BPN News Desk October 7, 2025

BSP chief Mayawati has announced that her party will contest almost all 243 assembly seats in Bihar, choosing to fight largely on its own ahead of the upcoming polls. Solo Strategy for BSP Mayawati made it clear that the BSP will not rely on pre-poll alliances. She expressed confidence that voters would support BSP candidates, […]

Op-Eds Opinion

If EVMs Are Hacked, Why Delete Voters? Opposition’s Logic Fails

By BPN News Desk September 18, 2025

Rahul Gandhi’s latest salvo against the Election Commission is yet another act in his never-ending circus of allegations. This time, he claims that voters are being deliberately deleted from electoral rolls to benefit the ruling party. The irony, however, writes itself. For years, the opposition has screamed that Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) are hacked and […]

South India State News

Vijay Begins TVK Statewide Tour for 2026 Elections

By BPN News Desk September 13, 2025

Tamil actor and politician Vijay has launched a statewide campaign tour for his party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The tour started on 13 September 2025 from Tiruchirappalli, where Vijay addressed a large public rally in Ariyalur. Campaign Tour Details Vijay is travelling in a specially designed bus […]

National

SC Dismisses Plea Challenging 2024 Maharashtra Polls

By BPN News Desk August 19, 2025

The Supreme Court has dismissed a plea that questioned the validity of the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. The petition, filed by Chetan Chandrakant Ahire, alleged that more than 75 lakh votes were cast after the official polling deadline of 6 pm. The petitioner sought to annul the results across all 288 constituencies, demanding constituency-wise details […]

National

TN CM Stalin Accuses BJP of Using ECI for Poll Rigging

By BPN News Desk August 11, 2025

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has levelled strong accusations against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that it has turned the Election Commission of India (ECI) into a “poll-rigging machinery.” He claimed that the incidents being reported are not random errors but part of a deliberate and organised attempt to influence election outcomes. Reference […]