TDP to unleash Junior NTR to counter Chiranjeevi
Hyderabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister N.T. Rama Rao's grandson and popular Telugu actor Junior NTR is all set to campaign for the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP).

After much dillydallying amid speculations of a rift in NTR family, Junior NTR agreed to campaign for the party with road shows from January.

TDP hopes that the 25-year-old actor, who resembles his grandfather and enjoys a huge fan following, will help the party counter ... Read More

Polling ends in Chhattisgarh with impressive turnout
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) The electoral exercise in Chhattisgarh to pick a 90-member State Assembly concluded with the close of the second phase of polling Thursday evening with an impressive turnout of voters.

While the final figures were being calculated, more than 40 per cent of the voters had already exercised their franchise by noon that reflected their enthusiasm.

Voting ended in 51 constituencies of the state Thursday without any serious untoward incident barring sporadic ... Read More

Polling begins on enthusiastic note in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) Polling for the final phase of the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh's 51 constituencies began Thursday morning with enthusiastic voters queuing up at polling stations in large numbers.

Voting started at 8 a.m. amid tight security. Poll officials said voters in urban areas queued up much before the balloting started. However, the turn-out was low key in the state's tribal areas of Surguja, Koria and Jashpur.

Officials said they expected the voting ... Read More

Moderate to heavy turnout in Chhattisgarh polls
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) The final phase of assembly elections in 51 constituencies of the Chhattisgarh assembly saw a large turnout of voters in urban areas Thursday, in contrast to the largely-tribal rural regions, where the polling was moderate.

Voting started at 8 a.m. with long queues of voters outside the polling stations in urban constituencies while it began on a sluggish note in the districts dominated by tribals.

Officials said no untoward incident was reported ... Read More

This party picks ordinary yet extraordinary folks
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) One look at its candidates and you know that the Jammu and Kashmir National Panthers Party is trying hard to be a party "with a difference". For the Delhi polls, it claims to have fielded the city's lone woman auto driver, a house painter, the youngest male and female in the fray, and a man who has married his wife six times!

For some of the party's 11 candidates for the ... Read More

Jogi unhurt in attack
Raipur, Nov 20 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Ajit Jogi was unhurt Thursday when some people stoned his convoy in Bilaspur district where he is contesting assembly elections.

Police said the attack took place in village Girbar after he halted at a polling station along with dozens of supporters. Voting was in progress there.

“It was a minor incident and Jogi escaped unhurt. No arrest has been made but Jogi's security has been tightened," ... Read More

A.R. Rahman to help Delhi improve voter turnout
New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) The electoral office in the national capital is trying to rope in playback singer A.R. Rahman to educate people about the benefits of elections and improve voter turnout for the Nov 29 assembly election.

“Rahman has already given us permission to use one of his compositions for our awareness campaign. Now we are trying to rope him in personally to campaign for us and tell people to come out and vote,” ... Read More