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Patna, March 16 Voting began on Monday for five Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar, with five candidates from the ruling NDA and one from the opposition RJD contesting the biennial elections, an official said.The polling commenced at 9 am and will continue till 5 pm in the Bihar Assembly complex...

New Delhi, March 16 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...

BJP President Nitin Nabin stated that the NDA and BJP workers are fully prepared for the upcoming elections. Following the announcement of election dates for the four states and one Union Territory, Mr. Nabin, in a social media post, said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra...

In New Delhi, on March 15, the announcement of the election schedule for five state assemblies has created a crucial test for left-leaning parties, who are aiming to maintain their governing position in Kerala, while also seeking to regain lost political ground in West Bengal.Leaders of...

Kathmandu, March 15 The Supreme Court on Sunday rejected an interim order against the Election Commission's decision to disqualify RSP leader Kishori Sah from contesting the recently concluded general elections in Nepal.The court's refusal to issue the interim order also means that Nepali...

New Delhi, March 15 The Election Commission (EC) has directed central investigative and security agencies to mount a special vigil and take "proactive" measures to check the use of unaccounted money, drugs, and other illegal inducements during the upcoming elections to five legislative...

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...

Kolkata, March 15 The BJP wrote to the Election Commission on Sunday, alleging that its workers were not provided security and were attacked while traveling to attend Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at Brigade Parade Ground on March 14, and sought action over the alleged failure of the...

Bengaluru, March 15 Two individuals have been arrested for allegedly attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha, who are staying at a resort near here, party sources claimed on Sunday.Fourteen MLAs, along with other Odisha Congress unit office bearers, are staying at a resort.They were...

New Delhi, March 15 The Election Commission will announce the dates for assembly elections in Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, West Bengal, and Puducherry on Sunday evening.The poll authority has called a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule.The terms of these legislative assemblies...

New Delhi, March 15 The Election Commission will announce the dates for the assembly elections on Sunday evening.Elections are scheduled for West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Assam, and Puducherry.The election authority has called a press conference at 4 pm to announce the schedule.The...

New Delhi, March 14 The Congress on Saturday released its second list of 23 party candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections. It has also left 15 seats for its alliance partners in the northeastern state, where assembly elections are scheduled for April.With this, the party has...

Hyderabad, March 14 In yet another incident of stray dog killings, nearly 100 canines were allegedly "poisoned to death" in the Mancherial district, police said.An animal welfare activist, A Goutham, in a complaint to the police, stated that around 100 stray dogs were killed in the Kishtapur...

Kolkata, March 14 – Soon after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata, senior Trinamool Congress leaders and state ministers Bratya Basu, Shashi Panja, and party MP Saayoni Ghosh held an emergency press conference at Trinamool Bhavan on Sunday, accusing the...

March 14, New Delhi: Ahead of the state assembly elections, the Kerala government has reversed its previous stance on women's entry into the Sabarimala Temple.The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government will now inform the Supreme Court of India that traditional temple practices must be...

Kolkata, March 14 Clashes broke out between TMC and BJP supporters in central Kolkata on Saturday, just half an hour before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally at the Brigade Parade Ground, leaving a police officer and a leader of the saffron party injured, officials said.Amid the violence...

Chandigarh, March 14 Ahead of his rally in Punjab's Moga, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday criticized the AAP government, accusing it of plunging the state into corruption, drugs, and crime.He said that Punjab wants 'badlav' (change)."Every person in Punjab wants change. Because the...

Kolkata, March 14 Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit West Bengal on Saturday to address a rally at the iconic Brigade Parade Ground here and unveil development projects worth around Rs 18,680 crore, in his first trip to the state after the publication of the post-SIR electoral rolls last...

Puducherry, March 13 Puducherry Chief Minister and AINRC founder N Rangasamy held discussions with Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday, who is the election in-charge for the BJP in the union territory, regarding upcoming election-related matters.A source in the BJP, which is a partner...

Amid indications that the Left government in Kerala, which had been in favor of allowing women of all ages to enter the famous Lord Ayyappa Temple at Sabarimala, may be softening its stance in the Supreme Court, the opposition Congress and the BJP on Friday termed it a "political maneuver" to...