Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – A total of 676 candidates have filed their nomination papers for the April 9 elections to the 140-member Kerala Assembly, setting the stage for a fiercely contested electoral battle.The deadline for filing nominations was 5 p.m. on Monday.The scrutiny of the...
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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...
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Kolkata, March 21 Supporters of the BJP and TMC clashed in Baranagar in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on Saturday over alleged tearing of campaign posters and banners, police said.The incident took place at the Tobin Road crossing within the constituency, in the presence of BJP...
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Kolkata, March 19 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, launched the BJP's campaign for the high-profile Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata on Thursday, where he is set to challenge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Adhikari arrived in Kolkata in the morning and...
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New Delhi, March 16 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued instructions on Monday for the strict implementation of the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) following the announcement of Assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory.A day earlier, the poll body had announced the...
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Kerala, March 15 – Political parties in Kerala are gearing up for a tough election after the Election Commission announced the election schedule on Sunday, with Left parties releasing their candidate lists first.With the Model Code of Conduct now in effect and a shortened campaigning period...
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Alappuzha (Kerala), March 14 CPI(M) MLA H Salam said on Saturday that senior leader G Sudhakaran's decision to leave the party and contest as an independent from the Ambalapuzha constituency will not affect the party.He was speaking to reporters after four-time MLA Sudhakaran recently decided...
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Kolkata, March 9 Alleging that the BJP and "its agencies" were distributing leaflets at the site of her sit-in protest in Kolkata, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday directed TMC workers to apprehend them and hand them over to the police.Following Banerjee's direction from the stage of...
Kolkata, March 7 – A day before the arrival of the full bench of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Kolkata on Sunday night, posters mocking Chief Election Commissioner (CEC), Gyanesh Kumar, flooded the ward of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) which houses the residence of the West...
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Kathmandu, March 2 Political parties and candidates in Nepal concluded their electioneering activities at midnight on Monday, as the silence period began for the general elections scheduled for March 5.With the start of the silence period, no one is allowed to campaign for or against any...
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Chennai, February 23 – In a sharp escalation of political rhetoric ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) launched a strong counterattack against Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, responding to recent criticism directed at him...
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Chennai, February 19 – The Tamil Nadu branch of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the state police of delaying and denying permission for its planned 25,000 street-corner meetings, alleging partisan interference in favor of the ruling DMK government.Party spokesperson A.N.S. Prasad...
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Lucknow, February 18 BSP president Mayawati on Wednesday dismissed reports that her party would contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in alliance with other parties as "fake news," asserting that it would fight the polls on its own strength.The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister...
Lucknow, February 18 – Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has firmly ruled out any alliance for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.Describing the ongoing speculation as "fake news" and politically motivated propaganda, she asserted that the BSP will contest the elections independently...
Thiruvananthapuram, February 18 – V.A. Arun Kumar, son of veteran CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan, has clarified his position amid speculation about a possible candidature from Malampuzha, even as dramatic political developments unfolded in Kerala's Palakkad.Speaking to the media on...
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