assembly elections

New Delhi, March 23 BJP national president Nitin Nabin will embark on a two-day visit to West Bengal on Tuesday to review the party's preparedness for the upcoming assembly polls in the TMC-ruled state.During his visit, Nabin will preside over a series of "high-level strategic meetings" with...

Puducherry, March 23 Puducherry sitting Congress MP, V Vaithilingam, filed his nomination on Monday for the Thattanchavady constituency here, setting the stage for a direct confrontation with incumbent Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy.A two-time CM (from 1991 to 1996 and 2008 to...

Jaipur, March 23 A section of Muslim organizations in the state have urged the Congress to consider nominating activist Umar Khalid to the Rajya Sabha from the state.Three Rajya Sabha seats from Rajasthan will become vacant in June, and based on the current Assembly strength, the BJP is...

New Delhi, March 23 The Congress accused the government on Monday of avoiding raising petrol prices, citing the upcoming assembly elections as the reason, a claim rejected by the BJP, which said the government should instead be praised for diversifying its energy sources.Initiating a debate on...

Puducherry, March 23 The Congress and DMK reached an agreement on Monday for the upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory, where the Congress will contest 16 seats.The remaining 14 seats have been allocated to the DMK.The DMK will allocate seats to the constituents of the INDI...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – As preparations for the Kerala Assembly elections gain momentum, the Election Commission has set an ambitious target of achieving over 85 per cent voter turnout, signaling a renewed effort to deepen electoral participation in the state.Kerala will go to the polls...

Bagalkot, (Karnataka), March 23 Union Minister for Food, Public Distribution and Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said on Monday that the "menace of fundamentalists" in West Bengal would come to an end and expressed confidence about political changes in the state ahead of the Assembly elections...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 The CPI (M) in Kerala on Monday criticized the Election Commission's decision not to consider voter list inclusion applications submitted after March 15, saying this amounts to an "infringement of the constitutional right to vote."The ruling party also urged the EC...

Guwahati, March 23 Congress general secretary Jitendra Singh questioned Assam's internal security on Monday, a day after a state police commando camp was attacked by ULFA(I) militants.He claimed that the state's security was in disarray, and the people would hold the government accountable...

Davangere (Karnataka), March 23 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Monday asserted that he was 100 per cent confident that the Congress would win the by-elections to two Assembly constituencies in the state, claiming that the BJP would face defeat, similar to what they experienced in...

APCC President Gaurav Gogoi files nomination in JorhatAssam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) President Gaurav Gogoi submitted his nomination today for the upcoming Assembly elections.Prior to submitting his nomination, the Congress leader visited several religious institutions to seek...

Kolkata, March 23 – The All India Secular Front (AISF) announced the names of its candidates for 23 assembly constituencies for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held next month.Although the AISF initially indicated that it would announce candidates for...

Chennai, March 23 – Actor-politician R. Sarathkumar met Tamil Nadu BJP President Nainar Nagenthran on Monday and submitted a formal representation seeking a defined organizational role within the party, a day after publicly expressing dissatisfaction over being "overlooked" in key...

Ranchi, March 23 The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its list of 21 candidates for the elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Monday.The JMM aims to shed its image as a regional party and emerge as a national political force, with the goal of appealing to the approximately 70...

Jorhat (Assam), March 23 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi filed his nomination papers from the Jorhat assembly seat on Monday, making his debut electoral foray in the state elections.The deputy leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha visited religious places of all communities before...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that a tacit understanding between the Congress and the BJP had paved the way for the saffron party's victory in Nemom during the 2016 Assembly elections, as he rejected fresh Opposition claims of a "CPM-BJP...

Pathanamthitta, March 23 Rejecting the Congress's charge of a covert CPI(M)-BJP understanding, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said on Monday that the allegation stems from the UDF's "fear of defeat" and asserted that the BJP will not win even a single seat in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Election Commission of India has announced the allocation of digital time vouchers to recognized national and state political parties, enabling them to avail free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the upcoming Assembly elections.This...

New Delhi, March 23 Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha on Monday that approval for central grants is one thing, and applying for the amount by the states is another. She cited the example of Kerala, which did not avail of Rs 311.95 crore as part of the national disaster...