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Kolkata, April 9 – The 2021 electoral results from the Nandigram Assembly constituency in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal will be replicated this time in the entire state, especially the Bhabanipur Assembly constituency in South Kolkata, the Prime Minister said on Thursday.“East...

Itanagar, April 9 Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Thursday appealed to the electors of Assam to actively participate in the ongoing assembly elections, emphasizing that every vote has the power to shape the future of the state and strengthen the spirit of democracy.Encouraging...

Bengaluru, April 9 In the first two hours since voting began for bypolls to the two Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly constituencies, the voter turnout stood at 11.87 percent and 9.01 percent, respectively, on Thursday.The voting for the bypolls in the two constituencies, necessitated by...

New Delhi, April 9 – Voters in Assam turned out in large numbers on Thursday to cast their ballots in the state assembly elections, with political leaders hailing the exercise as a celebration of democracy.The main contest is between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is seeking a...

Davanagere/Bagalkot, April 9 – Voting at polling stations in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies of Karnataka was underway on Thursday. Voting began at 7 a.m., and voters can exercise their franchise until 6 p.m.According to initial reports, voters are queuing outside...

New Delhi, April 9 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to voters, especially the youth and women, in Assam and Kerala to come out in large numbers and exercise their franchise as the high-stakes elections begin.Polling for the high-stakes Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala...

Puducherry, April 9. Polling began smoothly across the Union Territory of Puducherry on Thursday morning, with voters steadily turning out at booths to elect representatives to the 30-member Assembly.Election officials reported a calm and orderly start, with no major disruptions in the early...

Bengaluru, April 9 Voting was underway for by-elections to two Assembly constituencies—Bagalkot and Davanagere South in Karnataka on Thursday.The polls were necessitated by the deaths of senior Congress MLAs H Y Meti and Shamanur Shivashankarappa. Counting of votes will take place on May 4...

Kolkata, April 9 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) with a plea to immediately ban and impose campaign restrictions on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for a specific period, amid the crucial two-phase state assembly elections later this...

Agartala, April 8 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha launched a strong attack on the Tipra Motha Party (TMP) on Wednesday, accusing it of presiding over a regime of "plunder and corruption" in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).Chief Minister Saha asserted that the...

Indore, April 8 A controversy erupted on Wednesday after a Congress councillor refused to sing "Vande Mataram," citing Islamic beliefs, during a discussion on the Indore Municipal Corporation's budget.The refusal by Fauzia Sheikh Alim to sing the national anthem prompted councillors from the...

Bengaluru, April 8 – Preparations are complete for polling in the Davanagere South and Bagalkot Assembly constituencies on April 9, with candidates making their final appeals to voters. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has urged voters to support Congress candidates, while the Bharatiya Janata Party...

New Delhi, April 8 Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday that the Congress is committed to ensuring statehood for Puducherry, as it should not be run from Delhi, while appealing to the people of the Union Territory to give his party an overwhelming majority.A day before the polling for the Puducherry...

New Delhi, April 8 Senior Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi criticised the rejection of the opposition's notices to move a motion in Parliament to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar from his post, alleging that the decision undermines constitutional processes and weakens...

Kolkata, April 8 – The body of a Bharatiya Janata Party activist was recovered in Haldia, in the East Midnapore district of West Bengal, on Wednesday evening, just under 24 hours before the party’s major election campaign rally there, which will be addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...

New Delhi, April 8 The BJP criticized Congress leader Pawan Khera on Wednesday, saying he has become a "coward" compared to Rahul Gandhi's "lion" and is running away from the police after making baseless allegations against Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his wife.This came after...

New Delhi, April 8 A political row erupted on Wednesday over the tenure of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi's (MCD) standing committee, with the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) alleging its premature curtailment and Mayor Raja Iqbal Singh rejecting the claim as "baseless and misleading".Responding to...

Nagercoil, April 8 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a major roadshow in Nagercoil on April 15, campaigning in support of candidates from the National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.Announcing the event on Wednesday, Tamil Nadu...

Nadia (West Bengal), April 8 – The West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President, Samik Bhattacharya, described the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state as a political contest pitting "the public against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee."Speaking to reporters during a BJP...

Bengaluru, April 8 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday over its query to the state government regarding the release of funds under guarantee schemes in Davanagere and Bagalkot districts, where by-elections are currently underway...