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Chandigarh, March 13 With polling for two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana to take place on March 16 and three candidates in the fray, Congress MLAs on Friday moved to an undisclosed location, with sources saying they would head to Himachal Pradesh and return just before the voting.In what appears...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 – A day after senior CPI(M) leader and former state Minister G. Sudhakaran announced that he would contest the Assembly election as an Independent candidate from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, Fisheries Minister Saji Cherian said the move would have only a...

Alappuzha, March 13 Security has been increased at the residence of rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran in Alappuzha following protests by party workers over his decision to contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Ambalapuzha constituency.Police officials said...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he would contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ambalapuzha constituency as an independent, prompting agitated party workers to line the streets near his home with posters branding him a "traitor"...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 – The Communist Party of India (Marxist) issued a strong response on Thursday to veteran leader G. Sudhakaran after he indicated plans to contest the Assembly election as an independent from Ambalappuzha, ending a party association spanning more than six decades...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 – The Congress-led UDF is closely monitoring CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday.KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he...

In a major setback for the CPI(M), veteran leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he was severing all ties with the party and would be contesting the upcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha.The former state minister, known for...

Alappuzha, March 12 – Two-time State Minister and four-time CPI(M) legislator, G. Sudhakaran, announced on Thursday that he would contest the next Assembly election in Kerala from the Ambalapuzha Assembly Constituency as an Independent candidate.Sudhakaran made the announcement during a press...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 In a major blow to the CPI(M), veteran leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he was severing all ties with the party and declared his candidature from his home constituency, Ambalappuzha, in this coastal district in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The BJD has issued a directive, asking all its MLAs to be present in Bhubaneswar from March 13-16 for the Rajya Sabha elections, after party supremo Naveen Patnaik accused the ruling BJP of attempting to engage in horse-trading for the polls.The regional party has 50...

Chandigarh, March 11 The INLD, which has yet to make a decision in the March 16 polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana, said on Wednesday that a decision will be made based on the sentiments of the people.The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) must decide whether to support any of the...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 10 The CPI expelled sitting MLA C C Mukundan from the party's primary membership on Tuesday, accusing him of serious anti-party activities, in a development that has further fueled the turmoil over candidate selection ahead of the Assembly elections.The disciplinary...

Chandigarh, March 9 With the deadline for withdrawing nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana ending on Monday, the BJP, Congress, and an Independent candidate are in the running for the May 16 elections.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh, and Independent...

Chandigarh, March 9 With the deadline for withdrawing nominations for the two Rajya Sabha seats from Haryana ending on Monday, the BJP, Congress, and an Independent candidate are in the running for the May 16 polls.BJP's Sanjay Bhatia, Congress' Karamvir Singh Boudh, and Independent candidate...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 – Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has stated that he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 The CPI's candidate selection process has become turbulent, with sitting Dalit MLA C C Mukundan from Nattika openly declaring on Monday that he would contest as an independent following reports that he was denied a party ticket for the upcoming Assembly elections.The...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 9 – A simmering internal conflict within the Communist Party of India (CPI) has erupted into the open in Kerala’s Thrissur district, with a sitting MLA alleging that the party leadership is attempting to replace him with another candidate due to financial considerations...

Kathmandu, March 8 – Balendra Shah, a rapper turned politician, is set to become the next prime minister of Nepal after his Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) secured a resounding victory in the crucial general election. The results, announced on Sunday, have dramatically shifted the political...

Anand (Gujarat), March 6 Govind Parmar, a sitting MLA of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat, passed away here on Friday after a brief illness, party leaders said.Parmar, who was elected from Umreth in Anand district, was 72 years old.The veteran politician from central...

Kathmandu, March 5 – As Nepal voted to determine its people's representatives in a high-stakes election held on Thursday, an entrepreneur and social media enthusiast pursued a unique approach to demonstrate that election campaigns need not be expensive to win a favorable mandate."Election...