assembly elections

Guwahati, March 26 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated on Thursday that his government would intensify eviction drives and free up to 5 lakh hectares of encroached land if the BJP returns to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.While campaigning for BJP candidate Nilima Devi...

Puducherry, March 26 As many as 294 candidates will contest in the April 9 Assembly elections in Puducherry, officials said on Thursday.While there are 253 candidates remaining in the election battle in the union territory, which includes the Puducherry, Mahe, and Yanam regions, Karaikal has...

Chennai, March 26 TVK chief Vijay visited the DGP office on Thursday to file a formal complaint against V Ponraj, the former scientific advisor to A P J Abdul Kalam, for making "derogatory" remarks against women.In a post on 'X', he criticized the ruling DMK for allegedly protecting...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 26 The SDPI withdrew its candidates from key constituencies, including Manjeshwar in Kasaragod, on Thursday, drawing sharp reactions from BJP leader K Surendran, who is contesting from the seat.Besides Manjeshwar, the SDPI also withdrew its candidate from Mankada in...

New Delhi, March 26 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticized the BJP government in Delhi, stating that the people of the capital are feeling cheated for voting for the saffron party.The remarks followed a resident of Rajinder Nagar raising a water-related issue, claiming that there...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 The BJP in Kerala alleged on Thursday that Minister V Sivankutty fielded a local CPI(M) leader as a proxy candidate for Rajeev Chandrasekhar from the Nemom assembly constituency, where both are contesting.In a statement, the BJP also said that it had filed a...

Kolkata, March 26 – After remaining airborne for over an hour due to adverse weather conditions and being denied landing permission at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, the chartered flight carrying West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee finally landed safely at...

Chennai, March 26 DMK leaders Kanimozhi Somu and Thamizhachi Thangapandian on Thursday claimed that the "Dravidian Model" of governance has already secured a "repeat mandate" through its transformative welfare schemes.The Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23.The DMK...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 Amid escalating political sparring ahead of the Assembly elections, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan strongly refuted allegations by the Congress that his party is engaged in a covert understanding with the BJP in select constituencies.The charge has been...

New Delhi, March 26 – After the scrutiny of nominations for the April 9 Assembly elections concluded earlier this week, 985 candidates in Kerala and 789 nominees in Assam are left in the running, an official of the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Thursday.In Puducherry, 366...

New Delhi, March 26 Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge wrote to Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday, asking why the government was in such a "hurry" to amend the law reserving seats for women in parliament.In his letter to Rijiju, Kharge also reiterated that an all-party...

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 26 The SDPI withdrew its candidate, Ashraf K M, from the Manjeshwar Assembly constituency on Thursday, claiming the move was aimed at supporting other parties fighting the BJP.Following a morning meeting at Uppala attended by state leaders, Ashraf withdrew his...

Kolkata, March 26: The Trinamool Congress will provide legal assistance to voters whose names will be deleted during the ongoing judicial review, said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday."The voters whose names will be deleted in the judicial review process will be provided...

Kolkata, March 26 The BJP's West Bengal unit chief, Samik Bhattacharya, claimed on Thursday that at least five farmers have died by suicide in the state since February and accused the TMC government of abandoning potato growers who are facing a crisis due to low prices.He stated that reports...

Agartala/Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha is scheduled to address two major election rallies in Kerala on Thursday as part of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign for the state’s upcoming 140-member Assembly elections.According to BJP sources in Agartala...

Kochi, March 26 – In a significant development, the Kerala High Court on Thursday closed the corruption and irregularities case related to the reconstruction of the golden flag mast at Sabarimala, bringing an end to a controversy that had triggered intense political and public debate.The court...

In Kolkata, on March 26, the grieving parents of the young doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital expressed their belief that only the BJP can bring justice for their daughter and ensure the safety of women in West Bengal. They spoke a day after the victim's mother secured a BJP...

Chennai, March 26 The Immanuel Sekaranar Mission, an organization dedicated to the welfare of Dalits, has extended its support to the ruling DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance in the upcoming Assembly elections, the DMK said on Friday.Ramesh Deventhirar, the grandson of Tyagi (martyr)...

Chennai, March 26 – PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss launched a sharp attack on the ruling DMK on Thursday, accusing it of misleading the public over the implementation of its 2021 Assembly election promises.In a strongly worded statement, Ramadoss alleged that the DMK, which he claimed “thrives...

A flag march was conducted in Sivasagar in preparation for the assembly elections.Security measures have been increased in Sivasagar ahead of the Assembly elections.On Wednesday, personnel from central security forces conducted a flag march through the town, accompanied by Senior...