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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...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 5 Former CPI(M) MLA P K Sasi on Thursday lashed out at the party's district leadership while attending a convention of dissidents in Chandranagar here.Later, CPI(M) district secretary E N Suresh Babu announced that the party has decided to expel Sasi.Sasi inaugurated...

Chandigarh, March 5 Satish Nandal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana assembly elections, announced on Thursday that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana as an Independent.With Nandal entering the race, the Rajya Sabha elections are set to witness...

Bhubaneswar, March 4 A day after receiving the backing of the ruling BJP for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha, former Union minister Dilip Ray launched his campaign on Wednesday, asserting that securing the required additional votes would be "not a difficult task" for him.Ray, the...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 – Former Union Minister of State, Dilip Ray, a prominent hotelier, announced on Tuesday that he would contest the Rajya Sabha elections as an independent candidate.Speaking to the media, Ray said, "I will file my nomination as an independent candidate for the Rajya Sabha...

Bhubaneswar, March 3 The BJP on Tuesday announced its Odisha unit president, Manmohan Samal, and Rajya Sabha MP, Sujeet Kumar, as its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, and announced support for former Union minister, Dilip Ray, who will contest as an Independent candidate.BJP...

Theni (Tamil Nadu), February 24 Noting that he has worked for the party's welfare for over 46 years while enduring "all insults with patience", expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam offered to quit politics if his mistakes were proven.Without naming AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

Kolkata, February 19 – Bishnu Prasad Sharma, a rebellious Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from the Kurseong Assembly constituency in West Bengal's Darjeeling district, who had been vocal against the party's state leadership for quite some time, finally joined the ruling Trinamool...

Kolkata, February 19 Rebel BJP MLA Bishnu Prasad Sharma joined the ruling TMC in West Bengal on Thursday ahead of the assembly elections.Sharma, a first-time MLA from Kurseong, joined the party at its headquarters in Kolkata, signaling a shift in the Darjeeling Hills before the assembly polls...

Palakkad (Kerala), February 16 – In Kerala’s complex political landscape, Malampuzha has once again become the center of intrigue. The central question dominating political circles is straightforward: Will A. Suresh, a long-time aide of veteran Communist leader V. S. Achuthanandan, enter the...