Riverside East: Progress Alliance leads after round 9
Leading by 2,340 votes, 9 of 14 rounds counted.
Caucusnote Politics
Today's political briefing
- We read all four manifestos side by side; here is what overlaps and what does not.
- A forwarded message gives a number to text; it is not an election service.
- Counting on 2 December; the model code of conduct starts today.
- The governor invites a party or alliance, which must then prove its majority.
- The gap is widest in hill districts, where many men work in other states.
In brief
Results Results Hill Fort: People's Front holds the seat
Won by 6,105 votes; turnout 71 percent.
Results Old Market: recount requested after a 212-vote gap
Gap of 212 votes; recount of two rounds under way.
Campaign trail Campaign trail: Ward holds a town hall in Port Linden
Questions on rent and ferries for two hours.
Results Canal Road: Green Fields Party wins its first seat
Won by 3,880 votes; first seat for the party.
Results Station Ward: Civic Reform League retains seat
Won by 940 votes after trailing in early rounds.
New rural health scheme: who qualifies and how to apply
Families with a ration card get cover of up to 3 lakh a year.
Free bus travel for students: what the Uttarvan plan would cost
Our estimate: about 410 crore a year for 9 lakh students.
The farm credit bill in five numbers
4 percent interest cap, 3 lakh limit and 90 days to decide.
City pollution plan: odd-even car rules return for two weeks
Two-wheelers and women driving alone are exempt.
Government publishes draft rules for online public consultations
Every draft law must be open for comments for 30 days.
Parliament passes the Public Records Bill after a nine-hour debate
The law sets a 30-day limit to answer record requests.
Question hour: ministers answered 38 of 60 listed questions this week
Disruptions took 3 hours and 20 minutes of House time.
Standing committee asks for more time to study the farm credit bill
Members want to hear from farmer groups in five states.
Government and opposition agree on a new code for House debates
Time limits per speaker and a fixed slot for private members.
- Explainer
Explained: how a bill becomes law
- Tenzin Dorje
Analysis: why turnout among young voters rose
- Daniel Okafor
Analysis: what coalition governments get right
