Use of money power unabated in polls

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 15:48

The use of money power continued unabated in the recent Assembly elections with officials recovering unaccounted cash to the tune of a whopping Rs 32 crore meant for luring voters.

BJP disapproves Sharad Yadav`s statement

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 21:22

BJP on Sunday strongly disagreed with JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav`s allegation that the BJP was using money power during elections in Karnataka.

Money power played key role in Punjab: Manpreet

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 15:54

A day after his party got a miserable drubbing in the Assembly polls, Peoples Party of Punjab chief Manpreet Singh Badal on Wednesday accused Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) of using money power to garner votes.

Parties need to introspect over use of money power: CEC

Last Updated: Friday, May 13, 2011, 11:16

Voicing serious concern over the growing influence of money power in elections, Chief Election Commissioner SY Quraishi on Friday appealed to political parties to introspect over it as it was playing havoc with the system.

BJP alleges use of money power by Cong in Goa bypoll

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 18:37

Goa BJP on Tuesday alleged that the Congress used money power to influence voters during the Valpoi bypolls.

Money power threatens to ruin pol-system: Sharad Yadav

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 10, 2009, 19:17

Citing instance of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda, who is facing allegations of corruption, JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday said politics seemed to have become a business proposition.