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Chennai, April 4 VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan announced on Saturday that he will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, withdrawing from the race days after he nominated himself from Kattumannarkoil."I wanted to enter the Assembly, but I have now changed my mind to ensure...

Chennai, March 26 With the battle lines clearly drawn, the opposition AIADMK has made a strategic move to challenge the DMK in certain urban centers considered to be the ruling party's stronghold.Determined to win over 210 out of 234 Assembly constituencies in the state, the AIADMK has...

Varkala, March 25: Following the high-profile contest in Nemom, the political spotlight in the Thiruvananthapuram district is now firmly focused on Varkala in Kerala, where an unexpected turn of events has transformed what would have been a predictable contest into one of the most closely...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The LDF fielded actor Sudheer Karamana as its independent candidate from the Thiruvananthapuram constituency for the Assembly election on Saturday.Karamana, a Left party member, will be contesting against Communist Marxist Party (CMP) and UDF leader C P John, and...

Thiruvananthapuram/New Delhi, March 19 Congress MP and party leader K. Sudhakaran said on Thursday that he would not contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala without the party's support.Sudhakaran also ended speculation about him leaving the Congress to form another party or join some...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday after the main opposition party, the Congress, attempted to raise the issue regarding the Rajya Sabha elections, alleging the "murder of democracy."During the uproar, the House saw frequent disruptions, a brief...

Patna, March 16 – Voting is underway in Bihar for five seats in the Rajya Sabha, with jailed Janata Dal-United MLA Anant Singh arriving under police custody to cast his vote in the Bihar Assembly on Monday.After casting his vote, the influential MLA from the Mokama Assembly constituency, spoke...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 14 BJP leader Padmaja Venugopal invited senior Congress leader and Kannur MP, K Sudhakaran, to join the saffron party, in the wake of reports suggesting that he was unhappy with his party's decision not to allow sitting MPs to contest the Assembly elections.Venugopal...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 MLA Rahul Mamkootathil, who was expelled from the Congress following three allegations of sexual assault, said on Monday that the decision on whether he would contest the upcoming election would be up to the party.Mamkootathil, who returned to his constituency here...