Rahul Gandhi attends meeting for appointment of next CEC as Rajiv Kumar retires

Feb 17, 2025

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday left the South Block after he attended a meeting for the appointment of the next Chief Election Commissioner...

Parliament passes bill on appointment of CEC, election commissioners

Dec 21, 2023

Parliament passed a bill on Thursday to regulate the appointment and service terms of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and election commissioners, with...

Sitaram Yechury demands independent panel for appointment of CEC, EC

Nov 23, 2022

Yechury also welcomed the Supreme Court opinion that the CEC must be "apolitical" and beyond "influence".

SC seeks files from Centre on appointment of Arun Goel as new Election Commissioner

Nov 23, 2022

Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, objected to the mixing up of the appointment of Goel with the larger issue of the...

Congress MP Pramod Tiwari questions urgency in appointment of new CEC

Feb 18, 2025

He emphasized that in a democracy, elections should not only be fair but also perceived as fair, criticizing the move as a violation of...

'Democratic victory': Mamata Banerjee hails SC verdict on appointment of ECs, CEC

Mar 02, 2023

The Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court ordered a panel consists the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition and the Chief Justice of...