News Broadcasting
Times Now announces coverage for J&K and Haryana 2024 assembly elections
Mumbai: As the electoral battle intensifies in the Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana Assembly Elections 2024, Times Network’s best-in-class English and Hindi news channels, Times Now and Times Now Navbharat will spearhead the election coverage with a robust lineup of special election shows, exclusive insights, high-impact interviews, and real-time analysis, ensuring viewers stay engaged and informed as the elections progresses.
Committed to delivering an unparalleled election viewing experience, Times Now, India’s Election News Headquarters under ‘MANDATE 2024’ offers extensive programming that includes:
1. Poll Pulse: This dynamic show, featuring live on-ground reports from both states is designed to ignite and fulfil viewers’ political curiosity. Offering compelling stories on weekdays, focusing on Naya Kashmir of Modi, appeasement politics, role of separatists in Kashmir polls, Rising Dissent in Congress & BJP, among others ‘Poll Pulse’ at 4:30 p.m. brings viewers closer to the pulse of the political landscape.
2. National Debate: The National Debate, delves deep into the key issues shaping India’s political landscape. With its dynamic format and engaging panelists, the show airing at 8 p.m. on Saturdays, encourages critical thinking and active participation in the democratic process, tackling topics that are changing the course of elections in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana.
3. Inside: Offering a deep dive into the evolving political landscape of Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana ahead of the 2024 Assembly Elections ‘Inside’ airs at 11:30 a.m. on Saturdays. The show brings viewers a detailed analysis of the election scenario in Jammu & Kashmir and Haryana. The show takes a closer look at significant issues, political strategies, and key players shaping the electoral narrative, providing expert insights and thoughtful perspectives.
Delivering a comprehensive and immersive news experience, Times Now Navbharat, under ‘Jan Gan ka Mann’, focuses on:
1. Dangal Me Kiska Daw Chalega: This flagship show features in-depth interviews with key politicians from Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir. Airing on weekdays at 11:30 a.m. and 11 p.m., it offers viewers a front-row seat to the high-stakes elections, with Chief Ministerial candidates, party leaders, and other influential figures sharing their visions and electoral strategies.
2. Kis Baat Par Vote: This ground-reporting show takes viewers to the heart of the election battlegrounds, delivering real-time coverage from constituencies across Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir, capturing the sentiments of voters and highlighting the key issues driving the elections. Scheduled for 11:30 a.m. and 11 p.m. from Monday to Friday, this show dives deep into regional aspirations and economic concerns to reflect what truly matters to the electorate in both states.
As the polling phase concludes, Times Now and Times Now Navbharat will present Exit Polls on October 5, from 5 p.m. onwards, offering viewers potential election outcomes through exclusive insights and in-depth analysis. The exit poll data will be decoded by seasoned political analysts, accompanied by comprehensive news and updates. On Counting Day, both channels will deliver minute-by-minute updates as votes are tallied, combining real-time data, on-the-ground reports, and expert commentary, offering viewers outcomes of the high-stakes elections in Haryana and Jammu & Kashmir.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
