candidate selection

Kolkata/Jalpaiguri, March 18 Signs of discontent emerged within the TMC as MLA Khageswar Roy of Rajganj resigned from his position in the Jalpaiguri district party after being denied a ticket in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.Roy, a three-time MLA from Rajganj in Jalpaiguri and a...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18. Discontent has now spread to the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Kerala unit following the announcement of its first list of candidates for the Assembly elections, mirroring similar unrest within both the Indian National Congress and the CPI(M).With Kerala set to...

Kolkata, March 17 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said that the Trinamool Congress (TMC) has focused on both youth and experience when selecting candidates for the upcoming assembly elections, in order to continue the party's development agenda.After releasing the list of...

New Delhi, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that several sitting MLAs of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state are likely to be denied tickets in the upcoming Assembly elections, with the party leadership opting for a mix of new faces, women, and young...

Kaliganj, March 17 A group of CPI(M) workers ransacked the party's own office in Kaliganj, a constituency in Nadia district of West Bengal, because they were unhappy with the candidate selected by the leadership for the area.CPI(M) sources said that a group of party workers stormed the local...

Kolkata, March 17 In one of its biggest candidate reshuffles in recent elections, the ruling TMC dropped 74 sitting MLAs, nearly a third of its legislative strength, while announcing candidates for 291 of the 294 West Bengal assembly seats on Tuesday, signaling a calibrated anti-incumbency...

Puducherry, March 17 Political activities are intensifying in Puducherry as parties intensify discussions on seat-sharing and finalize candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.With the elections scheduled for April 9, both the NDA and INDIA blocs are racing to resolve internal...

New Delhi, March 17 The Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Tuesday and finalized the names of candidates for a significant number of seats in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.Speaking to reporters after the meeting, Congress general secretary in-charge organization, K...

Chennai, March 17 – Actor-turned-politician Vijay has firmly dismissed speculation of an alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), announcing that his party, TVK, will contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections independently.This decision is set to reshape the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 17 – As Kerala heads towards a crucial Assembly election with just weeks to go, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s bid for a historic third consecutive term appears increasingly uncertain, with challenges mounting from within the Communist Party of India (Marxist)...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 – A rebellion appears to be brewing within the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Kannur against the party's decision to field P.K. Shyamala, the wife of party state Secretary M. V. Govindan, as the LDF candidate from the Taliparamba seat in the April 9...

Kannur (Kerala), March 16 Kerala's ruling CPI(M) suffered a major setback on Monday, as veteran party leader T.K. Govindan severed all ties with the organization and announced his intention to contest as an independent candidate from the Marxist stronghold of Taliparamba.He announced his...

Bengaluru, March 16 – Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has called upon the women members of the Congress party to play a crucial role in the party’s victory in the by-elections for the Bagalkote and Davanagere South constituencies.He was speaking on Monday at an executive meeting and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 The ruling CPI (M), which announced the majority of its candidates shortly after the Election Commission announced the poll schedule, mocked the opposition Congress on Monday over its continued delay in finalizing candidates.Speaking to the media, CPI(M) state...

Gandhinagar, March 16 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Monday that it will contest all 12,000 seats in the upcoming local self-government elections in Gujarat.The first list of candidates is expected to be released after a three-day screening process currently underway. The...

Kolkata, March 16 As West Bengal heads into another important election, the TMC is facing one of its most critical organizational challenges in recent years: crafting a candidate list that can counter anti-incumbency, reshape local political dynamics, and maintain the party's dominance after 15...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 With the election schedule announced, the CPI(M) and CPI, which were the first to announce candidates, have moved ahead with campaign activities, while other parties are finalizing their candidate lists in Kerala.Several CPI and CPI(M) leaders were engaged in...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 15 – Congress General Secretary, Organisation, K. C. Venugopal, on Sunday dismissed speculation that veteran CPI-M leader G. Sudhakaran, who has announced his intention to contest as an Independent, could emerge as the candidate of the United Democratic Front (UDF) in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Expressing confidence ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and veteran Congress leader V.D. Satheesan said on Sunday that the United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised for a decisive victory and expects to win more than 100 seats in...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Ahead of the announcement of the Kerala Assembly election schedule on Sunday, the contrasting levels of preparedness among the three major political fronts have come into sharp focus, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) appearing well ahead of its rivals in...