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New Delhi, March 16 – Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, and Nitin Nabin, the new president of the BJP, were elected to the Rajya Sabha from Bihar as the ruling NDA swept the elections held in three states for 11 seats of the Upper House on Monday.Out of the total 37...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday responded to his predecessor and BJD president Naveen Patnaik over the latter's remarks on cross-voting in the Rajya Sabha elections, saying that his comments describing some MLAs as having a "criminal past" were an affront...

Mumbai, March 16 – Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis clarified on Monday that the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill, 2026, is not directed against any specific religion. He emphasized that the Bill is being introduced solely to prevent religious conversions carried out through coercion, fraud...

Mumbai, March 16 – NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awhad sparked a major controversy in the Legislative Assembly on Monday while speaking on the Maharashtra Freedom of Religion Bill – 2026. During his speech, he cited various historical instances.A heated exchange erupted when he made a specific...

On March 16 in Bengaluru, Karnataka Assembly Speaker U.T. Khader convened a meeting with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Leader of the Opposition R. Ashoka, Chief Secretary Shalini Rajneesh, and other senior Congress leaders regarding unanswered questions in the state Assembly, which had previously...

Mumbai, March 16 Members of the BJP, Shiv Sena, and NCP created a commotion in the legislative assembly on Monday, demanding an apology from NCP (SP) MLA Jitendra Awahad for "insulting" Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, leading to a brief adjournment of proceedings.MLAs from the Mahayuti parties...

Hyderabad, March 16 – The Telangana state budget for 2026-27 will be presented in the state Assembly on March 20.Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikarmarka, who is also the Finance Minister, will present the budget in the Assembly, while Legislative Affairs Minister D. Sridhar Babu will...

New Delhi, March 16 Around 47 per cent of incumbent MLAs in West Bengal, which is heading for elections, have declared criminal cases against themselves, while 37 per cent face serious criminal charges, according to a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).The assembly...

Mumbai, March 16 – Maharashtra Industry Minister Uday Samant revealed in the State Legislative Council on Monday that fake passes were being sold for anywhere between Rs 2,000 and Rs 5,000 during the ongoing budget session."Investigations suggest that the perpetrators used colour photocopies...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha ended at 6 pm on Monday, as at least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray.The polling for the Rajya Sabha elections was held in the...

Mumbai, March 16 Maharashtra Industries Minister Uday Samant said on Monday that some staff members of the Vidhan Bhavan (Legislative Assembly) had prepared fake letterheads of his department, with the names and scanned signatures of officials, to obtain passes that were being sold for Rs 2,000...

The Election Commission of India has issued a notification today for the by-election to the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency. The process of filing nominations has started today. However, no nomination papers were filed on the first day.Nominations will be accepted until March 23. The...

Bengaluru, March 16 Karnataka Minister for Wakf & Minority Welfare B Z Zameer Ahmed Khan told the Legislative Assembly on Monday that 17,969 acres of Wakf property have been encroached upon in the state, mostly by Muslims themselves.The minister was responding to a question by Afzalpur...

Mumbai, March 16 Congress Legislature Party (CLP) leader Vijay Wadettiwar said on Monday that the Maharashtra government has been favoring legislators from the ruling parties by allocating funds to them while ignoring opposition MLAs.Participating in the discussion on budgetary demands in the...

Bengaluru, March 16 Minister for Waqf and Housing B.Z. Zameer Ahmad Khan stated that the Waqf Board will not interfere with any properties attached to temples or schools.He made the statement in the Legislative Assembly on Monday while answering a question by senior Congress MLA M.Y. Patil...

Chandigarh, March 16 – Voting for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Haryana began here on Monday, with counting of ballots scheduled to start at 5 p.m.Three candidates are in the running. They are Sanjay Bhatia of the BJP, Karamvir Boudh of the Congress (a Dalit activist), and Satish Nandal, an...

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced the transfer of senior officials in the West Bengal government, following the announcement of state assembly elections. In a letter, the Commission stated that it has reviewed the preparations for the general election to the Legislative...

Bengaluru, March 15 – Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar accused the BJP on Sunday of attempting to bribe Congress MLAs from Odisha who were staying at a resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru, and that two of those caught had confessed to trying to carry out "Operation Lotus"...

The Election Commission of India announced today that elections for the Assembly in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, and Tamil Nadu will be held in a single phase, while polling in West Bengal will take place in two phases. Announcing the election schedule in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner...

New Delhi, March 15 – While announcing the dates for the Assembly elections in Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Puducherry, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar sent a strong message on Sunday to those attempting to misuse deepfakes and AI in election campaigns to mislead voters...