assembly election

Kolkata, February 22 – Former Indian footballer and former Basirhat Dakshin Assembly MLA, Dipendu Biswas, returned to the Trinamool Congress on Sunday.Along with him, several district leaders, including Basirhat No. I Block Congress President Quader Sardar and Basirhat Municipality's former...

Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu), February 21 MDMK leader Vaiko, an ally of the ruling DMK, said on Saturday that expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam has signaled his intention to join the DMK alliance.This was evident in his meeting with Chief Minister M K Stalin in Chennai on February 20, Vaiko...

Panaji, February 21 – The Election Commission released the final electoral roll for Goa on Saturday, confirming a total of 10,57,566 eligible voters across the state after a special intensive revision of the rolls.The updated list follows a rigorous verification process aimed at streamlining...

Chennai, February 21 The ruling DMK announced the formation of a 7-member seat-sharing committee, led by party senior leader T R Baalu, on Saturday to hold talks with its allies, days after it sealed a poll pact with the DMDK.This swift move to involve the DMDK dealt a blow to its rival...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 Congress leader R Reshmi, who had given a strong fight to Finance Minister K N Balagopal in the last Assembly election from the Kottarakkara constituency, joined the BJP here on Saturday.Reshmi was the state general secretary of the Mahila Congress and had been...

Chennai, February 20 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin expressed confidence on Friday that the DMK would once again form the government in the next two months.Pointing out that the DMK would return to power in the upcoming Assembly election, the CM said he would launch numerous development...

Palakkad (Kerala), February 19 CPI(M) leader and former MLA P K Sasi has resigned as Chairman of KTDC amid speculation that the UDF is holding discussions with him to contest the upcoming Assembly election.Sasi told reporters here on Thursday that he had submitted his resignation to the...

Palakkad (Kerala), February 19 CPI(M) leader and former MLA P K Sasi has resigned as Chairman of KTDC amid speculation that the UDF is holding discussions with him to contest the upcoming Assembly election.Sasi told the media on Thursday that he has submitted his resignation to the Tourism...

Kolkata, February 18 – With only four days remaining for the scrutiny of supporting identity documents submitted by voters during the hearing sessions regarding claims and objections to the draft voter list in West Bengal, more than 114,000 documents submitted during the hearing have yet to be...

Chennai, February 17 – The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Tamil Nadu is facing fresh uncertainties amid indications that factions led by veteran leader S. Ramadoss of the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and V.K. Sasikala could field candidates independently in the upcoming Assembly election...

Madurai (Tamil Nadu), February 16 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran on Monday criticized actor-politician Vijay, saying his party lacked a clear policy.Questioning whether Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam actually had a policy to address the people in the upcoming Assembly election...

Chandigarh, February 15 (PT) Bharatiya Janata Party leader Arvind Khanna joined the Shiromani Akali Dal in the presence of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal in Sangrur on Sunday.Khanna was the vice-president of the Punjab BJP.Badal visited Khanna's house in Sangrur on Sunday, where he formally...

Tirupattur (Tamil Nadu), February 14 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday that his decision to provide Rs 5,000 each to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries of a government scheme "surprised" the people and "shocked the enemies" who sought to halt the welfare initiative.Stating that...

Salem (Tamil Nadu), February 13 A 37-year-old man collapsed at a TVK rally here on Friday, where party chief Vijay was addressing the crowd, and died on the way to the hospital, police said.The man, identified as Suraj, who is from Maharashtra and lives in Salem, collapsed after complaining of...

Chennai, February 13 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Friday said the state government has deposited Rs 5,000 each to 1.31 crore women beneficiaries of the government's women entitlement scheme.He also announced that the monthly grant would be doubled to Rs 2,000 if his DMK party was...