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Mar 14, 2019

Congress to Contest 11 Seats in Bihar

After weeks of negotiations, the Opposition alliance in Bihar has been sealed with the Congress agreeing to contest 11 seats, climbing down from its earlier demand for 14.
As per reports, the RJD will contest 20 seats, the Congress 11, the Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, led by Upendra Kushwaha 3, and the Hindustan Awam Party of Jitin Ram Manjhi 2.
The remaining 4 seats will be distributed among the Vikassheel Insaan Party, led by Mukesh Sahani, the Jan Loktantrik Party, led by Sharad Yadav, the CPI and the CPI(ML).

Assam's Dhubri Seat

Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency in western Assam is spread across Dhubri, Goalpara and Kokrajhar districts. All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) founder Badruddin Ajmal won the seat in 2014 defeating his Congress rival Wazed Ali Choudhury by over two lakh votes.
Ajmal is also the Assam President of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind.
Ajmal will contest from Dhubri this time also but having lost the Assembly election in 2016 from Salmara constituency. Polling will take place in April 23.

Mar 13, 2019

India Bans Boeing 737 Max 8 Aircraft

India joined a number of countries in banning Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft from its skies, after two crashes in less than six months involving planes of this make.
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation has taken the decision to ban 737 Max 8 over Indian airspace in the aftermath of an Ethiopian Airline plane crash.
According to DGCA, these planes will be grounded till appropriate modifications and safety measures are undertaken to ensure their safe operations.
DGCA will continue to consult closely with regulators around the world, airlines, and aircraft manufacturers to ensure passenger safety.
India joins the UK, France, Germany, Malaysia, China, Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and South Africa in banning this particular model from its airspace.

SUCI(C) to Contest 8 Seats

Socialist Unity Centre of India (Communist) has decided to contest in eight Lok Sabha and 24 Assembly seats in Odisha during the election.
State secretariat member of SUCI(C), Bishnu Das criticised Left parties like CPI(M) and CPI for joining hands with the Congress in Odisha.

Punjab DGP Orders Withdrawal of Unauthorised Gunmen

Punjab director general of police (DGP) Dinkar Gupta has directed the police commissioners, senior superintendents of police (SSPs) and commandants of battalions to immediately withdraw the 'unauthorised' deployment of gunmen with politicians and officers across the state.
An estimated 1,500-2,000 cops are assigned such duties in an unauthorised manner in the state.

Mar 12, 2019

People in Electoral Rolls Can Vote

Allaying fears that people in Assam whose names did not appear in the final draft of the NRC cannot vote in the Lok Sabha polls, Assam's Chief Electoral Officer Mukesh Sahu said that those who figure in the electoral rolls can vote.
There was intense speculation that the 40 lakh people whose names did not appear in the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC), published by the government in 2018, would be barred from voting.
Assam will go to polls to elect 14 Lok Sabha members in three phases (April 11, 18 and 23).
There are 2,17,60,604 eligible voters in Assam as of now, including 1,06,27,822 females.
The number of voters is likely to increase as the process for inclusion of the names in electoral rolls is still on. There are 7,06,489 first-time voters.

Mar 11, 2019

Lok Sabha Election 2019

India will vote for the 17th Lok Sabha in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May. The counting of votes will take place on May 23 and result will be declared on the same date as per the Lok Sabha election 2019 schedule announced by the Election Commission of India.
The dates of polling for the seven phases are April 11, 18, 23, 29, May 6, 12, 19. In the first phase, 91 seats across 20 states and UTs will go to polls; Second phase, 97 in 13 States and UTs; Third phase, 115 in 14 States and UTs; Fourth phase, 71 in 9 States and UTs; Fifth phase, 51 in 7 States and UTs; Sixth phase, 59 in 7 States and UTs; Seventh phase, 59 in 8 States and UTs.
The elections are being held for 543 out of the 545 Lok Sabha seats. The remaining two seats are reserved for the Anglo-Indian community, which are nominated by the President.
In 2014, the election for the 16th Lok Sabha took place in nine phases between April 7 and May 12 while the counting of votes took place on May 16.

Mar 09, 2019

Bid to Form New Coalition in Nagaland without BJP

Keeping an eye on the "uncertainties" of the upcoming Lok Sabha election, the opposition Naga People's Front (NPF) in Nagaland has sought to form a "regional coalition" to keep the Bharatiya Janata Party out of governance.
The BJP is the minor partner in the People's Democratic Alliance government headed by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio's Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), which had broken away from the NPF prior to the State election in February 2018.
In a letter to former Chief Minister and NPF Legislature Party leader T.R. Zeliang, 19 legislators of the NPF proposed to form a stable coalition of regional parties indicating they favoured tying up with NDPP and showing the BJP the door.

India to Send Envoy Back to Pakistan

India took a step towards de-escalation of tension with Pakistan and announced that its envoy will return to Islamabad.
Both countries had withdrawn their envoys following a spike in tension after the terror attack in Pulwama and the Indian airstrikes in Balakot.
High Commissioner of India to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria will reach Islamabad on March 9 and resume his duties.
The announcement comes days after Pakistan declared that Prime Minister Imran Khan would send High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood back to Delhi.

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