local body elections

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 The ECI released the final electoral roll for Kerala on Saturday after the SIR exercise, with around nine lakh names removed from the list.The total number of voters in the state now stands at over 2.69 crore.The Election Commission of India also shared a...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 21 The ECI released the final electoral roll in Kerala on Saturday after the SIR exercise, with the total number of voters in the state standing over 2.69 crore.The Election Commission of India (ECI) shared a link – http://electoralsearch.eci.gov.in – that enables...

Jammu, February 21 Former bureaucrat Shantmanu was sworn in as the State Election Commissioner of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday.Lt Gov Manoj Sinha administered the oath of office to the retired IAS officer at a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here.The oath-taking ceremony was attended by Chief...

New Delhi, February 19 The top leadership of the Congress reviewed the reorganization of the Gujarat Congress with leaders from the state at a meeting held at the residence of party chief Mallikarjun Kharge here on Thursday.Former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi was present along with Kharge at...

Hyderabad, February 19 – The All India Congress Committee (AICC) leadership held discussions with Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy and senior state leaders on Thursday on an action plan to further strengthen the party organization in Telangana and review governance initiatives.The...

Bengaluru, February 19 – The State Executive meeting of the Karnataka unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was inaugurated in Bengaluru on Thursday at Palace Grounds. Union Minister for Culture and Tourism, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, inaugurated the meeting at Gayatri Grand, Palace Grounds...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 19 – In a significant political development ahead of the assembly elections, CPI(M) leader P. K. Sasi has resigned as Chairman of the Kerala Tourism Development Corporation (KTDC), following mounting pressure from within the party.The CPI-M's Palakkad district...

Chennai, February 18 Senior BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Wednesday alleged that Chief Minister M K Stalin was advocating for state autonomy without conducting local body elections in Tamil Nadu.She accused him of bypassing the democratic decentralization process by administering local...

Mumbai, February 18 The Congress said on Wednesday that it will soon launch protests across Maharashtra over farmers' distress, jobs, and women's safety, accusing the BJP of playing politics in the name of development.Addressing reporters after a party meeting, the Congress's Maharashtra...

Jammu, February 17 The administration of Jammu and Kashmir appointed former IAS officer Shantmanu as the new State Election Commissioner (SEC) of the Union Territory on Tuesday.Shantmanu replaces B R Sharma, who completed his tenure after serving in the post since July 20, 2023.According to...

Bengaluru, February 17 – In view of the upcoming elections to the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) and local bodies in Karnataka, a delegation of Congress leaders, led by Deputy Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, met the State Election Commissioner G.S. Sangheshee on Tuesday and submitted a...

Hyderabad, February 16 CPI (M) General Secretary M A Baby said on Monday that the setback suffered by the ruling LDF in Kerala in the recent local body elections was temporary, and that it would win a third term in the upcoming assembly elections.He also cited the statement of senior Congress...

Hyderabad, February 16 CPI (M) General Secretary M A Baby said on Monday that the setback suffered by the ruling LDF in Kerala in the recent local body elections was temporary, and that it would win a third term in the upcoming assembly elections.He also cited the statement of senior Congress...

Jaipur, February 16 – Rajasthan BJP President and Rajya Sabha MP Madan Rathore confirmed on Monday that local body elections will be held on time in Rajasthan, as per the High Court directions, emphasizing that development will be the central issue.In an exclusive interview with IANS...

Mumbai, February 15 Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde challenged BJP minister Ganesh Naik to contest against him in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, further intensifying the long-standing rivalry between the two political families.Shinde, the son of Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and a...

Srinagar, February 15 National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said on Sunday that social justice and equitable development are the cornerstones of the party's ideology.In keeping with this spirit, the government led by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is steadily working to ensure...

Mumbai, February 14 Leaders of the NCP and NCP (SP) on Saturday intensified their attacks on each other regarding the merger process of the two factions, as well as an article written about Ajit Pawar, who died in a plane crash on January 28.While NCP leader Anand Paranjpe demanded an apology...

New Delhi, February 14 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Saturday that the party's victory in the local body elections in Telangana was an endorsement of the government's people-centric policies that focus on social justice, dignity, and inclusive growth.Gandhi said the Congress is...

Ranchi, February 14 Women voters may play a decisive role in the election outcome in the 14 urban local bodies (ULBs) in Jharkhand, where they outnumber men in the electoral rolls, officials said on Saturday.Civic polls to 48 ULBs in the state, including Ranchi, will be held on February 23...

New Delhi, February 14 Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has hailed the party's victory in the municipal elections in Telangana, saying the mandate reflects the people's trust.In a boost to the A Revanth Reddy-led government, the Congress in Telangana secured a resounding victory in the...