BJP could face electoral wipeout in most populous state, poll shows
- 24-Jan-2019
The poll comes after the BJP lost elections in five state assemblies late last year.
China lauds voters after defeat of Taiwan’s ruling party
- 25-Nov-2018
TAIPEI: China on Sunday welcomed the defeat of Taiwan’s pro-independence ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) at local elections, saying it showed people wanted peaceful relations with Beijing. Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, who faces re-election in a little more than year, on Saturday resigned as chairwoman of the DPP, taking responsibility for her party’s massive defeat […]
Zimbabwe ex-military chief named ruling party VP
- 23-Dec-2017
Zimbabwe’s new President Emmerson Mnangagwa on Saturday named the former army chief who led a coup that ended Robert Mugabe’s 37-year rule, as one of his two deputies in the ruling party, his office said. Retired general Constantino Chiwenga was appointed “with immediate effect” as one of Mnangagwa’s deputies in the ZANU-PF party, the presidential […]
Modi declares victory for ruling party in state elections
- 18-Dec-2017
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared victory Monday (Dec 18) in two state elections, including a closely-fought race in his stronghold of Gujarat where the charismatic leader fronted the campaign. Modi thanked voters in Gujarat, his home state in India’s west, and the northern Himalayan region of Himachal Pradesh, for backing the ruling […]
PML-N minister asks Shehbaz to take over reins of ruling party
- 19-Oct-2017
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Riaz Pirzada on Thursday asked Chief Minister Punjab Shehbaz Sharif to take over the reins of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), ARY News reported. Senior leader of PML-N Riaz Hussain Pirzada also urged ousted prime minister Nawaz Sharif to step down as the party president as he was standing […]
Erdogan to return as ruling party chief after vote victory
- 21-May-2017
ANKARA: President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to return as chairman of Turkey’s ruling party on Sunday in a special congress, swiftly exploiting a key change agreed in the controversial April referendum on expanding his powers. Erdogan rejoined the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on May 2 after the public approved changes to create […]
Imran shuns differences with ruling party over Quetta incident
- 09-Aug-2016
QUETTA: Chairman Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan on Tuesday shunned the party differences with the ruling party and expressed unity against terrorists on the incident of Quetta blast which has claimed over 70 lives and left more than 100 injured, ARY News reported.
Panamagate probe: Rafique says accountability of only one man unacceptable
- 14-Jun-2016
ISLAMABAD: Another meeting of Terms of Reference (ToRs) committee on Panama Leaks probe has failed to yield positive results as the deadlock persists even after eighth meeting between the ruling and opposition parties, ARY News reported.