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Payyannur, March 30 – In a development that has added fresh intensity to the election battle in Payyannur, former CPI(M) leader, V. Kunjikrishnan, now an independent backed by the UDF led by the Congress, publicly released what he claims is documentary evidence of fund misappropriation linked to...

Davangere (Karnataka), March 23 Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa said on Monday that the people of Karnataka are unhappy with the functioning of the Siddaramaiah-led government and are eager to bring about a change by defeating the ruling Congress in the bypolls to two Assembly seats.The...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala, who is contesting from the Haripad constituency in the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, declared assets, both movable and immovable, worth over Rs 2.64 crore in his nomination papers on Saturday.In his affidavit, he also...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 21 – A political intellectual, a film actor, and a grassroots leader – few constituencies in Kerala offer as intense a contest as Thiruvananthapuram, where three distinct personalities are vying for votes in a high-stakes election.Leading the UDF is 68-year-old C. P...

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...

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...

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...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 21 Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said on Saturday that he shifted from Tanur to Tirur constituency here as it was his hometown and he wanted to bring development there.Abdurahiman said that while his move can be termed as "regionalism", his heart would not...

Palakkad, March 20 – The otherwise predictable Ottapalam constituency in Kerala's Palakkad has become one of the most intense battlegrounds in the April 9 Assembly elections, with a dramatic three-way contest featuring a turncoat, a film personality, and an incumbent legislator.At the heart of...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 20 CPI(M) rebel leader G Sudhakaran said on Friday that he would campaign against Agriculture Minister P Prasad in Cherthala, accusing him of making unwarranted remarks.Speaking to reporters here, Sudhakaran, who is contesting as an Independent candidate from...

Bhubaneswar, March 19 Hundreds of women activists of the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) staged a demonstration in front of the official residence of party MLA Subasini Jena on Thursday. Jena had voted in favor of the BJP-supported independent candidate, Dilip Ray, in the recent Rajya Sabha elections...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 Sports Minister V Abdurahiman will contest from the Tirur Assembly constituency instead of Tanur in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections, the CPI(M) said on Thursday while releasing a fresh list of candidates.The party had earlier announced the list of 81...

Chandigarh, March 19 – The Haryana Congress Legislature Party submitted a memorandum to the Governor on Thursday, informing him about the alleged collusion between the BJP and the Election Officer during the elections for two Rajya Sabha seats.The memorandum stated that the Legislative...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 19 Former CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran said on Thursday that Pinarayi Vijayan and the LDF will not get a third term in office, as the leadership of the Left party has "failed politically," while that of the Congress and UDF can be seen as winning.Sudhakaran, who...

New Delhi, March 19 – In a major political development ahead of the Kerala Legislative Assembly elections, veteran Congress leader and Kannur Lok Sabha MP K. Sudhakaran is set to leave the Indian National Congress after repeated efforts to secure a ticket for the Assembly elections failed to...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaos for the second consecutive day on Wednesday as treasury and opposition benches traded barbs over the Rajya Sabha elections.After the main opposition Congress leveled allegations of "horse-trading" against the BJP, the ruling party...

Chandigarh, March 18 The Congress named four of its five MLAs in Haryana who allegedly cross-voted in Monday's Rajya Sabha elections.Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, Haryana's Congress general secretary in-charge, B K Hariprasad, disclosed the names of the four MLAs who cross-voted...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 18 A district Congress leader revolted in Alappuzha, the constituency represented by AICC General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, over the party's list of candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections and announced that he would contest as an independent candidate in the key...

The first nomination for the upcoming Assembly elections in the Barpeta district was filed today, among its four Assembly constituencies.Independent candidate Faruk Khan submitted his nomination from the newly formed Mandia constituency at the District Commissioner’s office. He arrived alone...

Chandigarh, March 17 The Haryana Assembly witnessed chaotic scenes on Tuesday after the main opposition party, the Congress, attempted to raise the issue regarding the Rajya Sabha elections, alleging the "murder of democracy."During the uproar, the House saw frequent disruptions, a brief...