candidate selection

Bengaluru, April 9 Over 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies in Karnataka, where bypolls were held on Thursday, as the Congress is aiming to retain these key seats, while the BJP seeks to gain ground there.According to the Election...

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...

Davanagere, April 7 – Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee President D.K. Shivakumar said that campaigning in the by-election constituencies of Bagalkot and Davanagere South has been peaceful so far, and congratulated all political parties for maintaining decorum...

Gandhinagar, April 7 – The Gujarat BJP’s state election committee (Parliamentary Board) held a nearly six-hour meeting at the Chief Minister’s residence in Gandhinagar on Tuesday to discuss the selection of candidates for the upcoming local self-government elections.The meeting was attended by...

Chennai, April 5 – Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) election campaign general secretary Aadhav Arjuna launched a sharp attack on Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Sunday, accusing the DMK leadership of prioritizing family interests over senior party leaders and alliance partners ahead of...

Chennai, April 5: With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political parties are in the final phase of candidate selection and campaign mobilization.The Congress, a key ally in the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, has been allocated 28 constituencies for the 2026...

Chennai, April 5 – The Congress party is likely to announce its candidate for the Melur Assembly constituency soon, with the decision expected later on Sunday as the deadline for filing nominations approaches.The delay has sparked intense speculation and internal discussions within party...

Puducherry, April 4 – Actor-turned-politician and leader of the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), Vijay, intensified his election campaign in Puducherry on Saturday, asserting that his party has fielded candidates who "stand with the people, as one among them".With polling for the 30-member...

Hyderabad, April 3 – Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy welcomed the Supreme Court's upholding the recruitment of 563 candidates for Group I posts in Telangana on Friday.The Chief Minister stated that he views this as an affirmation of his government's transparency and sincerity...

Chennai, April 1 – The resignation of senior Congress leader and Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore as chairman of the party’s Election Management and Coordination Committee has brought internal divisions within the Tamil Nadu unit to the forefront, just weeks ahead of the April 23 Assembly...

Kolkata, April 1 – Clashes erupted at the West Bengal Pradesh Congress Committee headquarters, 'Bidhan Bhavan', on Wednesday, as party workers clashed over the nomination of Rohan Mitra, the son of former state Congress president Somen Mitra. The situation quickly became chaotic within the...

Kolkata, April 1 Violence erupted at the West Bengal Pradesh Congress headquarters here on Wednesday during protests over candidate selection for the Assembly elections, leaving at least one party worker injured, police said.The situation began after agitated party workers staged a...

In Siliguri and Dabgram-Fulbari, two constituencies in northern Bengal, the upcoming assembly elections have become fiercely contested battlegrounds. The campaigns are focused on development, identity, and law and order, with narratives clashing head-on.As the assembly elections on April 23...

Ahmedabad/Gandhinagar, March 30 – A political exchange has emerged ahead of the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat, with the Congress questioning the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its candidate selection and raising the issue of dynastic politics.On Monday, the BJP selected Harshad...

Anand, March 30 – Preparations for the Umreth Assembly by-election in Gujarat have gained momentum, with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announcing Harshad Parmar as its candidate for the vacant seat and stepping up organizational arrangements ahead of the poll.The by-election was...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 30 President of Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama, Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal, has urged leaders to avoid making unnecessary statements that could bring the organization into political controversies.His remarks came after Samastha leader Mukkam Umar Faizi...

Kozhikode (Kerala), March 29 Samastha Kerala Jamiyyathul Ulama president Sayyid Muhammad Jifri Muthukoya Thangal on Sunday urged leaders to avoid making unnecessary statements that could drag the organization into political controversies.His remarks came after Samastha leader Mukkam Umar Faizi...

Gandhinagar/Anand, March 29: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has appointed former Gujarat minister Pradipsinh Jadeja as the in-charge for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency in Anand district, as political activity intensifies ahead of the polling scheduled next month...

Chennai, March 29 In his first electoral campaign, TVK chief Vijay announced on Sunday that he would contest from two constituencies for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.He said he would be contesting from Perambur in Chennai and Tiruchirappalli East.Addressing a meeting of party...

New Delhi, March 28 Top Congress leaders held detailed discussions on the party's candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) here on Saturday.A senior Congress leader said after the meeting that the party will contest all...