candidate selection

Ahmedabad/Anand, March 23: The Gujarat unit of the Congress party has begun the process of selecting candidates for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth Assembly constituency, with party-appointed observers set to hear prospective candidates, party leaders confirmed on Monday.In a letter...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 22 Senior Congress leader Thiruvanchoor Radhakrishnan said on Sunday that the differences that emerged during candidate selection within the party will not affect its prospects in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the UDF is united in its fight against the...

Chennai, March 21 – Thol. Thirumavalavan, leader of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Member of Parliament, has expressed concern over his party’s continued struggle to secure adequate electoral space, even after 25 years of active politics, highlighting the structural and social...

Kochi, March 21 AICC general secretary K C Venugopal said on Saturday that Congress leaders who were denied tickets for the upcoming Assembly elections would be accommodated in key positions if the UDF comes to power.Addressing reporters here, Venugopal said that several deserving leaders had...

Kochi, March 21 Congress leader V D Satheesan agreed on Saturday that more seats should have been allocated to women in the upcoming Assembly elections.The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly said that the party wanted to give more seats to women in the Assembly elections...

In Kolkata, March 21 The Left Front, led by the CPI(M), is focusing on job creation as its main campaign strategy in the upcoming West Bengal state assembly elections to attract young voters.CPI(M) central committee member Samik Lahiri stated that the party is relying on a large number of...

Kolkata, March 20 A group of BJP workers staged a protest outside the party's headquarters in Kolkata on Friday over the selection of certain candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.Around 50 party workers from the Beleghata area demonstrated, raising slogans and demanding the immediate...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Congress leader A K Antony said on Friday that the party had announced its complete list of candidates within three days of the announcement of the Assembly elections, but this was not the case for the LDF and NDA."Everything was finalized within three days (of the...

Chennai, March 20 TVK leader Nirmal Kumar said on Friday that the selection of candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections is in the final stages.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with potential candidates at the party office in Panaiyur, the TVK joint general secretary said, "Our...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Congress national spokesperson Shama Mohamed expressed dissatisfaction on Friday over the low representation of women in the party's candidate list for the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.In a Facebook post, the AICC leader said it was disappointing that very...

Aizawl, March 20 Political activity is intensifying in Mizoram ahead of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, with parties stepping up preparations, finalizing candidates, and outlining agendas for the civic body.Polling for the 19-member AMC is scheduled for April 21, with...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 UDF convenor and Congress MP Adoor Prakash said on Friday that while people in Konni in Pathanamthitta district wanted him to contest the Assembly election, he respects the party’s decision not to field MPs.Speaking to reporters, Prakash said he had represented...

Aizawl, March 20 Political activity is intensifying in Mizoram ahead of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, with parties stepping up preparations, finalizing candidates, and outlining agendas for the civic body.Polling for the 19-member AMC is scheduled for April 21, with...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 – In his first detailed reaction after the Congress high command finalized the contentious seat selection process, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Kerala Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, on Friday struck a combative yet confident note, asserting that the United...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, V D Satheesan, on Friday alleged that a section of the media spread false news about the Congress' candidate selection process at the behest of the CPI(M).A day after reports in the media raised uncertainty about the...

New Delhi, March 20 The people of Kerala are ready for change, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, as he campaigned for a UDF government in the state."The UDF is the team of Kerala," he said in a post on X."Each candidate represents the voice, aspirations, and trust of the people of...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and...

Guwahati, March 19 The BJP's ally, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), announced 26 candidates on Thursday for the upcoming state assembly elections.Among the candidates, 13 are Muslims.Minister Atul Bora will contest again from Bokakhat, while his cabinet colleague Keshab Mahanta has been...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress leadership is grappling with the question of whether to allow MPs to contest the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, and this has stalled the party's second list of candidates for the state, sources said on Thursday.The Congress is also reportedly working to...

Kolkata, March 19 – There were clear indications leading up to the 2024 Lok Sabha elections that a section within the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal intended to promote younger faces among their elected representatives. However, it was said that Chief Minister and party supremo Mamata...