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Ahmedabad, April 5 The opposition Congress party released its first list of 243 candidates on Sunday, covering seven out of the 15 municipal corporations, including Ahmedabad and Surat, which will go to polls on April 26.The BJP and the AAP have yet to announce their nominees.The Congress...

New Delhi/Chennai, April 3 The Congress on Friday announced a list of 27 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, re-nominating 12 sitting MLAs and fielding two women, even as senior leader and MP S Jothimani expressed her reservations over the choice of nominees while the TNCC...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 31 A prominent leader of the Youth League on Tuesday criticised Samastha leader Umar Faizi Mukkam's recent remarks against fielding women in general constituencies, and said such views do not deserve any discussion.Youth League national secretary Najma Thabsheera...

Chennai, March 28 The MDMK, a constituent of the ruling DMK-led SPA, announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu on Saturday.Accordingly, the party has fielded senior leader Senthil Nathan for the Modakurichi assembly seat and advocate Senthil Selvan for the...

Chennai, March 28 – The ruling DMK on Saturday announced the names of its candidates for 164 constituencies in the April 23 assembly elections, renomining Chief Minister M K Stalin and his son, Udhayanidhi, from their existing city seats, setting the stage for a direct contest with its...

Chennai, March 28 The NDA constituent, AMMK, released the list of its 11 candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, fielding two former ministers and former MLAs among others.At a press conference here, founder of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, TTV Dhinakaran, also released the...

Kolkata, March 27 – The Trinamool Congress wrote to Calcutta High Court Chief Justice Sujoy Paul on Friday, expressing concern over 11 party candidates whose cases have been referred for judicial adjudication, and whose status remains unclear.In the letter, written by West Bengal Minister of...

Chennai, March 27 TVK chief Vijay will announce the party's candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 29, the party announced on Friday.Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23. Elections to the 30...

Chennai, March 27 TVK chief Vijay will announce the party's candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on March 29, the party announced on Friday.Elections to the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will be held on April 23. Elections to the 30...

Chennai, March 27 The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) intensified its preparations for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections by releasing its second list of candidates on Friday.Party General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami announced nominees for 127 constituencies...

Election campaigning and preparations have gained momentum in Puducherry, with the final list of candidates confirmed yesterday. According to the Election Department, after the withdrawal of 71 nominations and the removal of multiple applications yesterday, a total of 294 candidates are...

Chennai, March 26 With just a month left for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the battle lines are clearly drawn, and the AIADMK camp is making apparent efforts to gain an early advantage over the ruling DMK bloc by quickly finalizing the seat-sharing agreement, identifying constituencies for...

Chennai, March 25 – A day after releasing its manifesto for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK announced its first list of 23 candidates on Wednesday, becoming the first major party to do so.The early announcement – coming even before finalizing seat-sharing arrangements...

Chennai, March 25 The main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK, which is leading the NDA in the state, released its first list of 23 candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections on Wednesday, and also renominated its chief, K Palaniswami, from his home constituency of Edappadi in the...

Ranchi, March 23 The Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) announced its list of 21 candidates for the elections to the 126-member Assam assembly on Monday.The JMM aims to shed its image as a regional party and emerge as a national political force, with the goal of appealing to the approximately 70...

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...

Nagpur, March 21 Union minister and RPI (A) chief Ramdas Athawale said on Saturday that his party was considering not fielding candidates in the upcoming West Bengal elections and instead supporting the BJP across all seats to avoid a split in votes.The Republican Party of India (Athawale)...

New Delhi, March 20 – The Congress party released another list of candidates for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections on Friday, nominating candidates across key constituencies while reserving a set of seats for its ally, Raijor Dal.According to a statement issued by the Congress General...

Villupuram, March 20 The PMK, led by its founder S. Ramadoss, and AIPTMMK, a new outfit headed by VK Sasikala, confidante of the late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa, entered into an agreement on Friday to jointly contest the assembly elections in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.Announcing the...

New Delhi, March 19 Determined to challenge the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) in the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday banked on its state leadership, deciding not to field any of its MPs.The party made this decision despite internal pressures, opting to rely on its...