local body elections

Kasaragod (Kerala), March 29 CPI(M) general secretary M A Baby said on Sunday that the party has neither held discussions with the SDPI nor entered into any agreement with it for the April 9 Assembly polls.Rejecting the UDF's allegations, Baby told reporters here that no such understanding...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 Kerala Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar said on Saturday that the objective of the election process should be to ensure 100 per cent voter participation.The Governor also believed that the State Election Commission should serve as a model for election panels in...

Gandhinagar, March 27 – The Gujarat government has appointed 21 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers as in-charge secretaries for various districts, as part of a broader administrative initiative aimed at strengthening governance at the district level.In an order issued on Friday, the...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has assured the Republican Party of India (Athawale) of an MLC seat in the upcoming legislative council elections, Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said on Friday.Addressing a press conference, Athawale also said the party has also...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 CPI(M) state secretary M V Govindan on Friday alleged that the Congress had facilitated the BJP's victories in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in 2024 and the Nemom Assembly constituency in 2016.Responding to allegations of a CPI(M)-BJP deal raised by the UDF...

Gandhinagar, March 26: Preparations have been completed in Gujarat's Gandhinagar for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit on March 31, with officials focusing on both a major public gathering and a cultural program linked to the Jain community.According to local authorities, arrangements for...

Gandhinagar, March 25 – A meeting of the Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s Core Committee was held on Wednesday at the official residence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.The meeting was attended by senior party leaders and Ministers, including Rushikesh Patel, Jitu Vaghani...

Ahmedabad, March 24 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) released its first list of over 460 candidates for the upcoming local body elections in Gujarat on Tuesday. The party's state president, Isudan Gadhvi, described this move as the beginning of a shift towards broader participation in electoral...

Gandhinagar, March 23 – The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday asked its workers to intensify outreach at the booth level and present the government's "performance report" to voters ahead of the upcoming local body elections.The meeting, held at the party's state...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 23 – With Rajeev Chandrasekhar leading as the BJP’s Kerala unit president, all eyes are on how the party will reshape its strategy ahead of the April 9 Assembly elections.Despite his roots in Kerala, Chandrasekhar was long seen as an outsider to the state's complex...

In Kerala, the upcoming Assembly election is taking place without Oommen Chandy, a prominent figure who had long represented the Puthuppally constituency.Chandy's absence is a significant factor for many voters in this central Kerala constituency.Despite his death, a large number of people...

In 2021, when V.D. Satheesan was chosen as the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly by the Congress-led UDF, it was seen as a strategic move to revitalize the UDF's prospects ahead of the 2026 elections.Challenging a well-established Marxist leader like Pinarayi Vijayan, who was...

Kalaburagi, March 20 Responding to a question about "dinner politics" within the ruling Congress party, State BJP President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra said that the party's MLAs had informed him that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah would certainly resign. However, the question of who will become the...

Dahod, March 19 Gujarat BJP president Jagdish Vishwakarma accused the Congress of "zero" performance in development, tribal welfare, and education, while addressing a conference of booth workers in Dahod and urging party members to intensify outreach ahead of local body elections.Speaking at...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Delhi High Court directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday to expeditiously decide an application filed by a former leader of the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), K. Kavitha, seeking registration of her proposed political outfit, 'Telangana Praja...

Kochi, March 19 Congress leaders who were not included in the initial candidate list for the upcoming Assembly elections remain hopeful of being considered at the last minute by the party leadership.Earlier, the party had announced 55 candidates, and the remaining candidates are likely to be...

Kannur, March 18 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan launched his election campaign on Wednesday with a sharp attack on the opposition, accusing them of abandoning political decency and resorting to false propaganda as he seeks an unprecedented third consecutive term in Kerala.Addressing the LDF...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 Riding high on its first victory in Kerala in the recently held local body elections, the BJP is gearing up for a fierce battle in Nemom, a constituency that includes parts of Thiruvananthapuram city and its outskirts, where the party secured its first and only MLA...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – As Kerala goes to the polls on April 9, the political contest in the state is again expected to focus on the three major fronts: the ruling Left Democratic Front, led by the Communist Party of India (Marxist), and the opposition United Democratic Front, led by the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Aiming for a record third consecutive electoral victory, the ruling LDF in Kerala will be relying on the strong leadership of Marxist veteran, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, recently announced welfare measures, and its robust base among young people for a third...