assembly election

Kolkata, March 13 Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit West Bengal on Saturday to address a rally at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground here and inaugurate development projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore, which will be his first trip to the state after the publication of the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – A day after senior CPI(M) leader and former state Minister G. Sudhakaran announced that he would contest the Assembly election as an Independent candidate from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian said the move would have only a...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 – The Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued a strong response on Thursday to veteran leader G. Sudhakaran after he indicated plans to contest the Assembly election as an independent from Ambalappuzha, ending a party association spanning more than six decades...

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 11 PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss urged the people of Tamil Nadu to vote out the DMK in the upcoming elections to ensure a change in government and end crimes against women and children.He cited several reasons why the DMK should not be given a second term."In the...

Alappuzha, March 11 – Veteran CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran has sparked fresh political speculation in Kerala after launching his own WhatsApp media group on Wednesday, a day before he was scheduled to address a press conference at his residence.Attempts to appease him failed even after general...

Chandigarh, March 9 Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh on Monday dismissed as "baseless" the allegations that money was demanded from a couple in exchange for an assembly election ticket.Speaking to

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 9 In a scathing attack on the BJP, ruling DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that a "saffron group" wanted to "dominate" the southern state, but asserted his party would not allow it.Addressing a mega party conference here, he also took on...

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 9 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran denied any talks with actor-politician-led TVK for an alliance on Monday, stating that the NDA is firm on AIADMK leading the alliance in the state.Dismissing it as a "rumour," Nagenthran said there were no talks with...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 – Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has stated that he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), March 7 The AIADMK under the current leadership is not the party that was once nurtured by the late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, but has been "illegitimately" taken over by Edappadi K Palaniswami and O Panneerselvam, who have joined the DMK, the party claimed on Saturday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 7 BJP councillor and retired DGP R Sreelekha inaugurated the party's election campaign in the Vattiyoorkavu constituency here on Saturday, amid reports that she may contest the upcoming Assembly election from the seat.Sreelekha is a councillor representing the...

Chennai, March 7 Actor-politician Vijay, who will participate in TVK’s International Women’s Day celebrations in Mamallapuram near here on Saturday, will announce key welfare schemes for women for the upcoming Assembly election, the party said.He will participate in the party event from 3 pm...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 3 The AIADMK will soon begin talks with its allies regarding seat allocation, its chief Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday, and asserted that there was no confusion within the NDA led by the party in the state, as speculated in the media.Confusion seems to exist...

Chennai, March 2 – In a direct attack on the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu, DMK President and Chief Minister M.K. Stalin questioned the clarity of leadership within the opposition front on Monday, asking whether its constituents even knew who was leading the alliance in the...

Madurai, March 1 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day visit to Tamil Nadu, inaugurated several infrastructure projects in Madurai on Sunday and launched a sharp political attack on the ruling DMK during a large NDA campaign rally in the district.Earlier in the day, while...

Chennai, February 25 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin intensified his criticism of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday, stating that increased visits by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state would only widen the alliance's margin of defeat in the upcoming...

Chennai, February 25 AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran ridiculed his aunt V K Sasikala’s launch of a political party, comparing it to “instant sambar” and “instant idli,” and said that it would not affect the NDA’s prospects in the upcoming elections.On February 24, while celebrating the 78th birth...

Chennai, February 24 Profuse tributes were paid to the late Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on her 78th birth anniversary on Tuesday.Remembering Jayalalithaa on the occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said she held a special place in the hearts and minds of countless people as a...

Chennai, February 24 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Tuesday unveiled his party's third phase of promises for the upcoming Assembly election.The AIADMK will provide a one-time ex-gratia of Rs 10,000 to each family to alleviate the hardships caused by the DMK regime, during...

Kochi, February 23 Union Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Monday that Kerala lacks a government capable of leading the state to prosperity.Speaking to reporters after inaugurating the NDA office here as part of preparations for the upcoming Assembly election, the Union Minister of Parliamentary...