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New Delhi, March 15 The BJP welcomed the announcement of the election schedule for four states and a Union Territory on Sunday, and expressed confidence that it would win all five elections with the "support" of the people.According to the Election Commission, polling will be held on a single...

Kerala, March 15 – Political parties in Kerala are gearing up for a tough election after the Election Commission announced the election schedule on Sunday, with Left parties releasing their candidate lists first.With the Model Code of Conduct now in effect and a shortened campaigning period...

New Delhi, March 15 – CEC Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday that both the central and state governments are free to make policy decisions based on their own judgment before the Model Code of Conduct comes into effect.He made this statement in response to a question about the West Bengal government...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Political parties in Kerala expressed confidence about the upcoming election battle shortly after the Election Commission announced the schedule for the Assembly polls on Sunday.The election for 140 seats in the state will be held on April 9.Both the CPI(M) and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and 11 of his cabinet colleagues were among the 81 candidates announced by the ruling CPI(M) on Sunday for the April 9 Assembly polls in the state.The list was released by CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan at a press...

The Election Commission of India announced today that elections for the Assembly in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase, while polling in West Bengal will take place in two phases. Announcing the election schedule in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner...

New Delhi, March 15 The BJP welcomed the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory, expressing confidence that people will give their mandate in favor of development, stability, and good governance.According to the Election Commission (EC)...

Kolkata, March 15 West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday alleged that the ruling TMC has deprived people of their basic rights, asserting that a "new dawn" awaits the state if his party comes to power in the upcoming assembly elections.Bhattacharya claimed that the TMC...

Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, the state will be going to the polls with such a limited number of phases after 25 years.The year 2001 was the last time Assembly...

Chennai, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Sunday the schedule for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, highlighting the participation of 7,617 registered third-gender voters among the state's 5.67 crore voters.Polling for all 234 Assembly constituencies...

New Delhi, March 15 – Vowing to conduct transparent and inducement-free Assembly elections, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Sunday, avoided getting drawn into any discussion regarding a reported move by the opposition to initiate proceedings for his removal in Parliament...

New Delhi, March 15 Election teams must trek through the hills of the Buxa Tiger Reserve to reach three polling booths with less than 1,500 voters in West Bengal's Alipurduar district, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference here to announce...

Chennai, March 15 The ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu, the main opposition AIADMK, and other political parties welcomed the announcement of the election schedule by the Election Commission on Sunday and expressed confidence in winning the April 23 polls.Since DMK president M.K. Stalin assumed office...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – With the Kerala Assembly elections scheduled for April 9, Communist Party of India state Secretary Binoy Viswam released the party's list of 25 candidates on Sunday, dropping six sitting legislators who had completed three consecutive terms.The CPI, the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – The Communist Party of India-Marxist on Sunday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, fielding 75 nominees, including Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and nine members of his Cabinet.Shortly after the election schedule was...

March 15, New Delhi: The Election Commission of India announced the schedule for the 2026 Legislative Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal during a press conference on Sunday.Polling will begin on April 9 in a single phase for Assam, Kerala, and...

Kolkata, March 15: Elections for the 294-member West Bengal Assembly will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29, while the results will be announced on May 4, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar said on Sunday.In the first phase, scheduled for April 23, polling will take...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 The CPI announced candidates for 25 constituencies in the Kerala Assembly elections, scheduled for April 9.CPI state secretary Binoy Viswam announced the candidates shortly after the Election Commission announced the election schedule.The CPI is a key ally of the...

New Delhi, March 15 The Election Commission announced on Sunday the schedule for the assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory. Polling will be held on a single day in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry on April 9, in two phases in West Bengal on April 23 and 29, and in Tamil Nadu on...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15. With a total electorate of 2.71 crore spread across 140 Assembly constituencies, Kerala is set to go to the polls on April 9 after the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule on Sunday.The poll panel unveiled the election calendar at a...