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Kolkata, March 23 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 election-related programmes in West Bengal over the next month, is likely to begin his campaign from Siliguri in the Darjeeling district and conclude with a large roadshow-cum-rally at Bhabanipur...

Chandigarh, March 23 The Shiromani Akali Dal and Congress have alleged that a PCS officer was subjected to mental harassment by the Moga Deputy Commissioner to ensure that AAP candidates were elected as chairperson and vice-chairperson of the Baghapurana Panchayat Samiti.Shiromani Akali Dal...

Kolkata, March 22 An altercation between supporters of the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP was reported in the Baranagar assembly constituency on Sunday, a day after clashes were reported between the two sides over alleged tearing of campaign posters and hoardings.The latest incident...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 21 The filing of nomination papers at the District Collectorate here on Saturday witnessed a tense situation as BJP and CPI candidates argued over who should be allowed to file their papers first, sources said.While CPI leaders argued that their candidate, Alankode...

Kannur, March 21 – The election office of former CPI-M leader V. Kunjikrishnan, who is now contesting as an Independent backed by the Congress-led UDF in Payyannur, was shut down on Saturday following alleged threats from local CPI-M workers to the landowner.The office, located at Kothayi...

Kannur (Kerala), March 21 CPI(M) dissident V Kunhikrishnan said on Saturday that he had to dismantle his election office after party members allegedly threatened the landowner in Payyannur.Kunhikrishnan is contesting from the CPI(M) stronghold of Payyannur after defecting from the party...

New Delhi, March 21 The Election Commission has completed the first round of randomization of electronic voting machines and paper trail devices to be used in the April 9 elections in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry.To enhance transparency and confidence among political parties and voters, the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – AICC general secretary and Alappuzha MP K.C. Venugopal intensified his criticism of the BJP and the CPI(M) in Kerala on Saturday, alleging a "secret agreement" between the two parties, with Palakkad emerging as a key flashpoint."The cat is out of the bag,"...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 21 The verbal war between the CPI(M) and rebel leader G Sudhakaran intensified further, with minister Saji Cherian alleging that the former party leader lacks political morality, drawing a contrast with Congress leader K Sudhakaran.Speaking at an election convention...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala said on Friday that former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran was insulted by the Left party, and that the UDF had no prior agreement with him before he left the Marxist organization.Speaking to reporters on various issues...

New Delhi, March 20 – As campaigning intensifies for the April 9 Assembly elections, Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, struck an emotional and political chord with voters in Kerala on Friday, positioning the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) as a...

Guwahati, March 20 The wife and son of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who accompanied him while filing his nomination papers from the Jalukbari seat on Friday, said they were "very happy" to see a large number of people supporting him.His wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, described the...

Kochi, March 20 Former MLA and Congress leader Joseph Vazhakan expressed his disappointment on Friday after he had printed election posters and banners in preparation to contest the polls, but was denied a ticket at the last minute.Speaking to reporters here, Vazhakan said he would remain...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma filed nomination papers on Friday, seeking re-election from the Jalukbari constituency for the sixth consecutive term.Sarma was accompanied by his wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, his son, Nandil Biswa Sarma, BJP's Gauhati Lok Sabha MP...

Kolkata, March 20 – Despite the Election Commission of India (ECI) having decided to release the first supplementary list of voters whose cases were submitted for judicial adjudication on Friday, uncertainty persists over the action.The earlier decision of the ECI was that the first...

In preparation for the 2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly General Election, the initial randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units has been successfully completed in the Puducherry and Karaikal districts. This exercise was carried...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The chief minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, and also worshipped at the Subramania Swamy temple in...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 19 The Congress released its third list of 22 candidates for the April 9 Assam Assembly polls on Thursday, which included four sitting MLAs, two of whom are working presidents of the state unit.The third working president has also been nominated in the latest list...

Guwahati, March 19 An "exchange" of potential candidates for the Assam Assembly elections has been taking place between the NDA constituents, the BJP and the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), with leaders switching parties to secure party nominations.Two leaders from the BJP and one from the AGP have...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – Kerala BJP President, Rajeev Chandrasekhar, on Thursday, remarked, "You have to be a sycophant if you want to be successful in the Congress."Speaking to reporters, he said, "You can't have both. Being in the Congress and having self-respect are contradictory."...