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A polling official carrying EVMs and other election materials arrives at a polling centre at Gole Market ahead of the Delhi Assembly poll In the 2025 Delhi Assembly polls, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) secured 48.5% of the vote in seats that can be classified as “poorest”, the highest vote share for the party among … Read more

Voters get their identity checked outside the polling station in Kalkaji constituency area in New Delhi | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), after nearly a decade of governance in Delhi, has conceded defeat in the 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections. The party recorded a significant erosion of its vote share across … Read more

New Delhi, Feb 08 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters attend the celebration of the party’s win in the Delhi Assembly Election, in New Delhi on Saturday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI After over 26 years, the BJP has won the Delhi Assembly elections by winning 48 of the 70 seats on Saturday (February … Read more

Of every ₹100 that the Union government collects as tax, ₹10-11 is collected as cesses and surcharges, a trend unchanged since the pandemic year 2020-21. Also, the government spends ₹1-2 in collecting every ₹100 of tax; this is called the cost of collection. The amount collected as cesses and surcharges, along with the cost of … Read more

(1) BJP returns to power in Delhi after 26 years The BJP on Saturday (February 8, 2025) returned to power in Delhi after more than 26 years to sweep away the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party with a two-thirds majority on the back of a hyper localised campaign. Also read: Delhi govt formation LIVE Adding … Read more

Voters wait in queues to cast their vote for the Maharashtra Assembly Elections, in Akola. | Photo Credit: ANI The surge in the number of electors during the recent Assembly elections in Maharashtra and Delhi is not unusually high, an analysis of Election Commission data shows. The spurt in electors in Maharashtra became a subject … Read more