local elections

Aizawl, March 30 – A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the April 21 elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), officials said on Monday.An official of the Mizoram State Election Commission stated that no candidate withdrew their nomination papers on the...

Aizawl, March 30 A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, a senior official said on Monday.Polling for the 19-member AMC will take place on April 21, and the votes will be counted on April 27.Mizoram State Election...

Ahmedabad, March 30 The Congress on Monday released a "chargesheet" against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation elections, alleging widespread corruption, poor civic infrastructure, and anti-people policies.Elections to the AMC and several other civic...

Aizawl, March 30 The opposition Mizo National Front expressed confidence in its prospects in the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC), scheduled for April 21.Speaking at the party's manifesto launch event, MNF MLA R Lalthangliana said the party would contest all 19...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 28 – Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, is set to begin his campaign in Kerala with two roadshows in the Pathanamthitta district on Monday, giving a fresh boost to the United Democratic Front's (UDF) election efforts.The Pathanamthitta district...

Gangtok, March 27 The two main opposition parties in Sikkim, the SDF and CAP, will boycott the municipal elections to be held on April 24, alleging an undemocratic environment created by the ruling SKM.Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) senior vice president and spokesperson Krishna Kharel told...

Seoul, March 26 – The ruling Democratic Party (DP) of South Korea and the government have agreed to submit an additional budget bill to the National Assembly next Tuesday, according to the budget minister, in an effort to mitigate the economic impact of a prolonged war in the Middle East on...

Gangtok, March 24 Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang met with SKM candidates for the local elections on Tuesday, urging them to work together with humility and integrity.During a meeting at Samman Bhavan, the SKM leader said the party would provide full support to the candidates...

Aizawl, March 20 Political activity is intensifying in Mizoram ahead of the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, with parties stepping up preparations, finalizing candidates, and outlining agendas for the civic body.Polling for the 19-member AMC is scheduled for April 21, with...

Jammu, March 18 A delegation from the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) met State Election Commissioner (SEC) Shantmanu on Wednesday and requested early elections for village councils and urban local bodies in Jammu and Kashmir.The delegation, led by PCC working president Raman Bhalla, also...

Aizawl, March 18 The Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will go to the polls on April 21, announced the Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) on Wednesday.State Election Commissioner H Lalthlangliana told reporters here that polling for the 19-member civic body will be held across 19 wards...

Kannur (Kerala), March 17 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan conducted a massive roadshow in his assembly constituency, Dharmadam, on Tuesday, launching his campaign for the high-stakes April 9 elections.Hundreds of party workers gathered at the international airport in Mattannur to...

Mumbai, March 17 – The Legislative Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Maharashtra Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samitis (Second Amendment) Bill, proposing the appointment of co-opted members based on comparative numerical strength.Rural Development Minister Jaykumar Gore announced that...

Jammu, March 17: The Jammu & Kashmir unit of Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) strongly opposed the proposed panchayat elections in the region on Tuesday, urging the administration to first conduct a fresh census and carry out transparent delimitation before proceeding with the polls.At a...

New Delhi, March 12 – Delhi BJP spokesperson Praveen Shankar Kapoor condemned the Aam Aadmi Party's attempt to damage the BJP's reputation by making false allegations of mistreatment of their workers in the Rajendra Nagar area.He stated that AAP leaders were spreading lies as part of a larger...

Paravur (Kerala), March 12 – Leader of the Opposition V. D. Satheesan launched a sharp attack on the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist on Thursday, claiming that the party was facing the "biggest crisis in its history in Kerala" and warning that it could meet the same fate as its...

Seoul, March 10 – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol refused to meet with representatives of a special investigative committee on the 2022 crowd crush on Tuesday, despite their visit to the Seoul Detention Centre to persuade him to attend a hearing.The National Commission for the...

Kolkata, March 7 – The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Parivartan Yatra continues to receive strong support from people in West Bengal, as party leaders accuse the Trinamool Congress government of corruption, mismanagement, and administrative failures.At a Parivartan Yatra event in the...

Kathmandu, March 6 – Ranju Darshana Neupane, the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) candidate from Kathmandu-1, has been elected to the House of Representatives, becoming the first candidate to secure victory in Nepal's parliamentary elections held on Thursday.Neupane, 30, secured 15,455 votes to...

Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu), March 4 The upcoming Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu are not just another election, as they appear to others, but a "deeply personal and significant" event for actor-politician Vijay, he said on Wednesday.Addressing a meeting of party officials here, the leader of TVK...