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Chennai, March 10 – The AIADMK and the BJP are reportedly moving closer to finalizing a seat-sharing arrangement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, with the BJP likely to contest around 29 seats as part of the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Although formal...

Kolkata, March 7 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday alleged that voter deletions in the post-SIR electoral rolls were aimed at dividing the state.Addressing a gathering during her demonstration against the alleged arbitrary deletions, Banerjee accused the BJP of depriving...

Bhopal, March 5 – As wheat procurement at the Minimum Support Price (MSP) in Madhya Pradesh is scheduled to begin on March 16, Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Thursday directed district collectors to ensure complete arrangements for verifying registered farmers, availability of gunny bags at...

Chennai, March 5: Actor-turned-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) is preparing to announce its list of candidates for all 234 Assembly constituencies in the state within the next two weeks, according to party sources.This move comes as political parties across Tamil Nadu are...

Chennai, March 4 The DMK and Congress, key allies, finalized their seat-sharing agreement for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday, effectively putting to rest speculation that questioned the continuation of their alliance due to demands for power-sharing from some within the...

Chennai, March 4 – The Congress high command has authorized senior party leader P. Chidambaram to finalize the long-awaited seat-sharing agreement with Tamil Nadu's ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for the upcoming elections.The decision was made following consultations among the party's...

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 4 Actor-politician Vijay is scheduled to address his TVK functionaries from eight Assembly constituencies at Ayyasamipatti in Thanjavur district on Wednesday.The TVK founder, who left his Chennai residence early in the morning, arrived at the Tiruchirappalli...

Kolkata, March 3: With the crucial state elections in West Bengal on the horizon and aiming to provide a strong challenge to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in her constituency of Bhabanipur in South Kolkata, Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, organized a...

Chennai, March 2 – The ruling DMK has set March 3 as an informal deadline for the Congress high command to conclude seat-sharing negotiations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, making it clear that it cannot afford further delay, especially with the Rajya Sabha biennial polls fast...

New Delhi, March 1 – Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva criticized AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday for his failed governance model, accusing the former Delhi chief minister of trying to portray himself as a clean and competent administrator after a recent court ruling in the...

Kamrup district reviews election preparednessA crucial review meeting regarding election preparations for the six Assembly constituencies of Kamrup district was held on Saturday at the office of the District Commissioner.The meeting focused on ensuring minimum basic facilities at all polling...

Kolkata, March 1 – As the final list of voters in West Bengal, as part of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state, was published, it showed that there had been no new voter registrations in as many as 99 Assembly constituencies during the entire SIR exercise, from the beginning...

Chennai, March 1 – V. K. Sasikala, a close confidante of former Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa, has launched a new political party called Amma Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (ADMK). This move is widely seen as a fresh challenge to TTV Dhinakaran's Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) ahead of the...

New Delhi, February 26 – Continuing the “Vikas Yatra” series and marking the completion of one year of the Delhi government, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, city BJP President Virendra Sachdeva, and New Delhi MP Bansuri Swaraj held a public outreach programme on Thursday.Sachdeva stated that the...

Guwahati, February 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that the changing demographics of the state are an "alarming sign" and asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will focus on safeguarding Assembly constituencies where protecting Assam's future remains a...

Kolkata, February 26 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to send one central observer to each of the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal to oversee the pre-poll nomination phase.Sources from the office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, said that all the...

Guwahati, February 23 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Monday that the BJP has already finalized candidates for 80 Assembly constituencies and asserted that there are no vacant seats within the party at present.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said the ruling party is...

Chennai, February 23 The Election Commission released the final electoral roll for Tamil Nadu on Monday, and 97.37 lakh names of voters were deleted under various categories.The state now has 5.67 crore voters, Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik, who released the final electoral roll...

Panaji, February 23 Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant reviewed 131 proposals for projects under the state government's rural development scheme on Monday, and announced increased funding for it.Sawant chaired a meeting to review proposals under the Goa Gram Samruddhi Yojana (GGSY) of the...

Preparations for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls have largely been completed by Mizoram election officials, as the Election Commission of India (ECI) expects the SIR to begin in 22 states and Union Territories, including Mizoram, starting in April. Officials from the...