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Kannur (Kerala), March 22 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan said on Sunday that the internal dissent within the party would not affect the prospects of the ruling Left front in the upcoming Assembly elections, asserting that the number of defectors is "insignificant".Speaking to reporters...

The Bharatiya Janata Party has released its first list of candidates for the Puducherry Legislative Assembly elections, announcing nominees for 9 out of the 10 seats allocated to it. The list includes Home Minister Namasivayam from Mannadipet, State President V.P. Ramalingam from Raj Bhavan...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Several ministers from the LDF, who are contesting in the upcoming April 9 Kerala Assembly elections, announced their assets, which totaled close to Rs two crore each, in their nomination papers on Saturday.Ministers K N Balagopal, V Sivankutty, R Bindu, and Roshy...

Patna, March 21 – Deepak Prakash, the Minister of Panchayati Raj in the Nitish Kumar government, made it clear on Saturday that the Panchayat elections in Bihar will be held on schedule, with no changes to the delimitation process.The minister emphasized that elections for the posts of Pramukh...

The BJP's Central Election Committee has released its second list of two candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam. According to the list, Sushri Krishna Saha will contest from the Dalgaon assembly constituency, and Jiban Gogoi from the Sissibargaon assembly constituency.

Shillong, March 21 Mukul Sangma, the leader of the opposition in Meghalaya, urged the state government on Saturday to establish an independent inquiry commission into the violence in the Garo Hills region, stating that accountability and due process were essential to restore public confidence...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The LDF announced actor Sudheer Karamana and three others as its independent candidates for the upcoming Assembly election on Saturday.A Left co-traveller, Karamana, will contest as an LDF independent and will face Communist Marxist Party (CMP) and UDF leader C P...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 The opposition UDF in Kerala will support four independent candidates who recently left the ruling CPI(M) in the April 9 assembly elections, Leader of Opposition V D Satheesan said on Saturday.In a statement, Satheesan said the UDF would back G Sudhakaran, who is...

Kolkata, March 21 The Bharat Sevashram Sangha (BSS) has removed a monk from its ranks after he entered the electoral fray on a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ticket for the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections.In an internal note, the BSS described the move as a serious departure from the...

Kolkata, March 20 TMC MP and senior lawyer Kalyan Banerjee moved the Calcutta High Court on Friday, questioning the Election Commission's transfer order of several IAS and IPS officers in West Bengal shortly after the announcement of assembly elections in the state.The petitioner named Chief...

Guwahati, March 20 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma led a procession here on Friday before submitting his nomination papers for the Jalukbari assembly constituency.The procession began from the Veterinary Field in the Khanapara area, heading towards the Kamrup (Metropolitan) District...

Dehradun, March 20 Speculation about the expansion of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's cabinet is once again gaining momentum in Uttarakhand, with sources saying it is likely that the exercise will be carried out during this Navratri itself.Sources close to Dhami said that with less than a...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and...

New Delhi, March 19 Ahead of the Kerala assembly elections, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday said he is not a chief ministerial contender, as he is not a candidate in the election, and believes that the chief minister should ideally be chosen from among the elected MLAs.In an...

In anticipation of the upcoming assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as by-elections in six states, the Election Commission has extended the facility of postal ballot voting to electors aged 85 and above, and to individuals with disabilities.The...

Chennai, March 19 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan's MNM held its second round of seat-sharing talks with the ruling DMK here on Thursday for the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.Emerging from the meeting at DMK headquarters here, Makkal Needhi Maiam general secretary A Arunachalam said the...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress leadership is grappling with the question of whether to allow MPs to contest the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, and this has stalled the party's second list of candidates for the state, sources said on Thursday.The Congress is also reportedly working to...

Patna, March 18 The Patna High Court on Thursday granted bail to JD(U) MLA Anant Singh in connection with the murder of Dular Chand Yadav during the campaign trail for the Bihar elections last year.Singh, who was arrested on November 1, was accused of orchestrating the killing.He won the...

New Delhi, March 19 Describing the BJP as a minor player in the Kerala elections, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Thursday that the party is unlikely to have enough influence to be a kingmaker in the state and at best can only "break their duck" in the assembly.In an exclusive...

Agartala, March 19 Senior Tipra Motha Party (TMP) MLA Ranjit Debbarma said on Thursday that the party plans to form an alliance with the ruling BJP for the elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC).The TMP is part of the Manik Saha-led coalition government in...