2026 elections

New Delhi, April 9 – Welcoming the high turnout in the first phase of Assembly elections on Thursday, which may be the highest in five decades, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar greeted voters and poll officials, emphasizing that the impressive voting figures reflect the people's trust...

Nandigram, March 31 – Ahead of the highly anticipated West Bengal Assembly elections, residents of Nandigram on Tuesday said that this time the BJP will come to power with a huge majority, and the Trinamool Congress government, which has been accused of corruption, will be completely swept away...

New Delhi, March 30 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Monday an extensive home voting initiative for the upcoming 2026 Assembly elections and by-elections, enabling over 2.3 million elderly people and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) to cast their votes through postal...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 – The contours of the 2026 Kerala Assembly elections are beginning to take shape, with the number of candidates settling at 985 after the scrutiny of nomination papers across the state.Kerala will go to the polls to elect 140 new legislators on April 9, and the...

Chennai, March 22 AIADMK leader Kovai Sathyan on Sunday alleged that the DMK had coerced its alliance partners into prioritizing the interests of Chief Minister M K Stalin's family over public welfare."The DMK alliance parties are now complaining that they are being forced to work for Stalin...

Kolkata, March 22 The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) in West Bengal is set to be moved to a new premises at the building of the Shipping Corporation of India starting Monday, ending an 18-year-long tenure at its Netaji Subhas Road address, officials said on Sunday.The CEO office...

Kolkata, March 20 TMC MLA Humayun Kabir, who has been suspended from the party, said that the proposal to build a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, at his urging, could significantly influence the political landscape ahead of the 2026 West Bengal state assembly elections. He asserted that the...

Kolkata, March 20 Suspended TMC MLA Humayun Kabir believes that the emotionally charged issue of constructing a new Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, along with the growing sense of political assertion among Muslims, could influence the 2026 West Bengal assembly elections.In an interview with

Chennai, March 17 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have reached a critical stage, with the CPI taking a firm stance against any reduction in its allocated seats.The Left party has decided that it will not accept fewer than...

Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, political observers believe the polls could pose the toughest challenge for the ruling Trinamool Congress since it came to power in 2011...

Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, the state will be going to the polls with such a limited number of phases after 25 years.The year 2001 was the last time Assembly...

Guwahati, March 15 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming 2026 Assam Assembly elections on Sunday, naming 14 nominees across several constituencies in the state.According to an official announcement issued by the party, the list includes candidates...

Kolkata, February 28 Ahead of the 2026 state assembly elections in West Bengal, the publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls on Saturday triggered fresh political ripples in Bhabanipur, a constituency represented by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, with over 47,000 names struck off and more...

Chennai, February 23 – BJP Tamil Nadu spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad stated that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Madurai would mark a decisive political moment ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections and signal what he described as the beginning of the end of the ruling Dravida...

Chennai, February 21 The MDMK, led by Vaiko, announced on Saturday that it has formed a committee to hold seat-sharing talks with the DMK for the upcoming Assembly elections.The four-member panel includes MDMK council chairman Arjuna Raj, treasurer M Senthildeepan, high-level committee member...

Chennai, February 19 – A heated exchange marked the discussion on the interim and agriculture budgets in the Tamil Nadu Assembly, following questions from the Leader of the Opposition, Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS), about the timing of the Rs 2,000 summer assistance for women beneficiaries...

Kolkata, February 15 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari expressed concern on Sunday about developments along the Bangladesh border following political changes in Dhaka after the election, and alleged that a "serious political consolidation" has emerged across the border that calls for heightened...