The ECI’s statement comes as it faces protests over a SIR being carried out in Bihar just months ahead of the assembly elections in the state. SIR is an exercise to revise the voter list by removing the names of deceased or ineligible electors. Read on to know more on this.

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Sunday announced Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakrishnan as its candidate for the upcoming Vice Presidential election, scheduled to be held on September 9.

The decision was taken at a meeting of the BJP Parliamentary Board, which was attended by top party leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. The announcement comes weeks after ex-VP Jagdeep Dhankhar’s shocking resignation last month. Read on to know more.