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Jorhat (Assam), March 23 Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi filed his nomination papers from the Jorhat assembly seat on Monday, making his electoral debut in the state elections.Gogoi, who is also the deputy leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha, visited religious places of all communities...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), March 23 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday alleged that a tacit understanding between the Congress and the BJP had paved the way for the saffron party's victory in Nemom during the 2016 Assembly elections, as he rejected fresh Opposition claims of a "CPM-BJP...

Pathanamthitta/Palakkad (Kerala), March 23 CPI(M) leader T M Thomas Isaac apologized to Congress candidate Ramesh Pisharody on Monday for referring to the actor as a "joker" contesting from Palakkad.On Sunday, the former finance minister, reacting to the UDF's allegation that CPI(M) and BJP...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 BJP Kerala president Rajeev Chandrasekhar defended the party's Guruvayur candidate for the April 9 Assembly polls, B Gopalakrishnan, on Monday over his alleged controversial remarks about being a "Hindu MLA," questioning how his statement could be considered hate...

Kochi, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to arrive in Thrissur, Kerala, on March 29, providing a major boost to the BJP-led NDA’s campaign in the run-up to the April 9 Assembly elections from Thrissur.According to initial indications, PM Modi will participate in the election...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

Kolkata, March 23 – The Congress and All India Secular Front (AISF) are likely to release their respective candidate lists on Monday.The Congress party is expected to release its first list of 100 candidates for the 294-seat West Bengal Assembly. The AISF, which will have a seat-sharing...

New Delhi, March 22 CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby on Sunday sought to downplay the recent exchange of sharp remarks between the Congress and the CPI(M) and stressed the need for greater unity within the opposition INDIA bloc.During an interview with

New Delhi, March 22 The Congress on Sunday announced its fifth and final list of seven candidates for the Assam Assembly elections.With this, the party has declared candidates for 101 of the 126 seats in the state Assembly."The Central Election Committee (CEC) of Congress has selected the...

Kolkata, March 22 On the campaign trail in West Bengal these days, the distance between a candidate and a voter can be measured not merely in speeches or slogans but sometimes in rotis rolled, beards shaved and hymns sung.From kitchens in Hooghly to roadside barber stalls in Birbhum and kirtan...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 Senior BJP leader and the party candidate in Guruvayur, B Gopalakrishnan, was booked on Sunday for his alleged communal remarks in a campaign video related to the upcoming Assembly polls, police said.The case was registered based on a complaint from the Returning...

New Delhi, March 22 The BJP on Sunday announced another candidate for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, fielding S Smitha from the Varkala seat.With this, the BJP has announced 98 candidates for the April 9 elections.In its third list of 11 candidates released on Saturday, the party...

Agartala, March 22 Tripura Congress president Asish Kumar Saha said on Sunday that the party will contest the upcoming tribal council elections independently.Polling for the 28-member Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) is scheduled for April 12, while counting of votes...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 A controversy has erupted in Kerala, which is heading for elections, over alleged communal remarks made by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan in the Guruvayur constituency during his campaign video. The ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress have approached the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 22 CPI(M) leader Smitha Sundaresan joined the BJP on Sunday, alleging a decline in values within her former party.The daughter of CPI(M) leader Sundaresan from the Thiruvananthapuram district, she was serving as a councillor in the Varkala Block Panchayat and was a...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 22 The verbal sparring between CPI(M) leaders and G Sudhakaran, who left the party to contest as an independent in Ambalapuzha, showed no signs of abating, with the latest exchange between Left leader V Vijayaraghavan and the veteran communist on Sunday.Speaking at a...

Kochi, March 22 Congress leader K.C. Venugopal alleged on Sunday that there is a CPI(M)-BJP nexus evident in the ongoing election, asserting that such an understanding would not succeed in Kerala this time.Addressing a press conference, the AICC leader reiterated the party’s promise of free...

The deadline for submitting nominations for the Kerala assembly elections is tomorrow. Candidates in all 140 constituencies are busy filing their nomination papers and conducting campaign activities. The scrutiny of nomination papers will take place the day after tomorrow. Voting will be held on...

Kochi, March 22 Congress leader V D Satheesan reiterated his allegation of a "deal" between the CPI(M) and the BJP in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the UDF would overcome what he termed an "unholy nexus".Speaking to reporters here, Satheesan said he stood by his claim that...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 22 A controversy has erupted in Kerala, a state heading for elections, over alleged communal remarks made by BJP candidate B Gopalakrishnan in the Guruvayur constituency during his campaign video. Both the ruling CPI(M) and the opposition Congress have approached the...