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New Delhi, April 8 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday expressed regret over his controversial statement calling the people of Gujarat "illiterate", and said he has always had and will continue to have the highest respect for the people of the state.In a post on X, the Congress...

Polling staff and security forces were deployed in Lakhimpur.In the Lakhimpur district, polling staff, returning officers, and security forces have been sent to five Assembly constituencies. They departed from the North Lakhimpur Government Higher Secondary School to reach their assigned...

Chennai, Apr 8 Tamil Nadu will become a regressive state if the "Sanghi group" and the AIADMK, "which is shielding it," win the April 23 Assembly election, DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin claimed on Wednesday.Using the word "Sanghi" in obvious reference to the BJP, the deputy CM also called upon...

Kolkata, April 8 – The BJP announced on Wednesday that Rakesh Singh would be its candidate for the Kolkata Port Assembly constituency, days after he received bail from the Calcutta High Court. This move has raised eyebrows in the political circles.There were speculations that the Bengal BJP...

Ahmedabad, April 7 Drawing and essay writing competitions were organized in various schools in Ahmedabad as part of a voter awareness campaign for citizens ahead of the local body elections in Gujarat, officials said on Tuesday.In an effort to promote awareness about voting among Ahmedabad...

New Delhi, April 7 BJP president Nitin Nabin appealed to the people of Kerala on Tuesday to choose "progress" over "stagnation" and ensure a "historic mandate" for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in the upcoming Assembly elections.Nabin also appealed to the people of Assam to cast their...

Puducherry, April 7 Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Centre on Tuesday, alleging that Puducherry is being used as a "testing ground" for policies that he described as detrimental to the public.Addressing campaign meetings for candidates...

New Delhi, April 7 The Congress on Tuesday accused Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma of insulting party chief Mallikarjun Kharge and demanded an unconditional apology from him for his "deplorable conduct," which the party alleged reflects the "anti-Dalit mindset" of the BJP.Congress...

Puducherry, April 7 Political parties and their candidates made a frantic, last-ditch effort to win over voters as the campaign for the Puducherry assembly elections came to a close on Tuesday.Candidates spent the day crisscrossing the union territory to make their final appeals before the 6...

Thane/Mumbai, April 7 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis expressed hope on Tuesday that the Congress party would respect "public sentiment" and ensure an unopposed election in the Baramati assembly constituency by withdrawing its candidate against Deputy CM and NCP president Sunetra...

In Guwahati, Assam, the intense election campaign for the 126-member Assam Assembly concluded at 5 pm on Tuesday.The polls, to be held on April 9, will determine the fate of 722 candidates.BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, attacked the...

Agartala, April 7 Campaigning for the Dharmanagar Assembly by-election in Tripura concluded peacefully on Tuesday, with no incidents reported, an official said.The April 9 by-election is set to witness a multi-party contest, with the BJP, Left Front, and Congress fielding candidates...

Aizawl, April 7, 2026: In exercise of the power conferred under sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 and Rule 56 of the Mara Autonomous District Council (Election to Village Councils) Rules, 2014, as amended, the State Election Commission of Mizoram has directed that in the case of an elector who has not yet...

Polling teams have been sent to remote booths in Barpeta.In Assam, polling officials have been dispatched today to remote and geographically challenging polling stations in the Barpeta district. A total of 123 polling stations are located in difficult areas, prompting early deployment of...

Puducherry, April 7 Tamil Nadu Deputy CM Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday claimed that the BJP wanted to gain full control of the Union Territory, just as it sought to gain control of Tamil Nadu through the AIADMK led by Edappadi K Palaniswami.Campaigning for the DMK-led Secular Progressive...

Guwahati/New Delhi, April 7 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah criticised Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge's "poisonous snake" remarks about the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the RSS on Tuesday, stating that the ruling party was stooping to "abysmal levels to shame India".Addressing a...

Kannur (Kerala), April 7 As campaigning drew to a close ahead of the April 9 polls in Kerala, CPI(M) veteran and state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan struck a confident tone here on Tuesday, saying his party-led front continues to enjoy public support despite a decade in power.Drawing from...

April 07, New Delhi: In an exclusive interview with DD, former senior CPM leader G Sudhakaran, who left the party and is running as an independent candidate against the LDF, criticized Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF government for betraying the party's ideology.With Sudhakaran...

Guwahati, April 7 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a strong attack on the Congress party while addressing a massive election rally in Patharkandi in Assam’s Sribhumi district, asserting that only the BJP can safeguard the state from illegal infiltration and preserve its cultural...

Kolkata, April 7 Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday accused the TMC government in West Bengal of diverting central funds towards party activities, asserting that the state's education system has been "destroyed".Pradhan was addressing the media at Kolkata's Kalighat temple, where he...