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Guwahati, April 10, Besides outperforming men in voting percentage in Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry, female voters in Thursday's Assembly elections helped set records in the overall polling percentage in the northeastern state and the southern Union Territory, according to ECI data.In Kerala...

Guwahati, April 9 Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday thanked the people for turning out in large numbers to vote for a change in the state.People voted with the hope of a "New Bor-Asom" (New and Greater Assam) and new leadership, Gogoi said in a statement."It...

Guwahati, April 9 – As Assam went to the polls on Thursday to elect members to its 126-seat Legislative Assembly, Raijor Dal president Akhil Gogoi expressed strong optimism about a political shift in the state, asserting that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would be defeated.Addressing...

New Delhi, April 9 Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha deputy leader Sagarika Ghose accused the BJP on Thursday of reducing women's rights to "rhetoric," and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of speaking about "women's power" while his party "lavishes praise on rapists."In a post on X, Ghose...

New Delhi, April 9 The Congress on Thursday attacked the Centre over India withdrawing its bid to host the COP33 climate summit in 2028, and said it reflects the Modi government's true commitment to the 2015 Paris Agreement both in letter and spirit.The opposition party said the decision also...

On April 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized the urgent need for reservation for women in legislative bodies, describing it as a transformative step that would make India's democracy more vibrant and participatory. In an Op-Ed and a series of posts on the social media platform X, the...

Palakkad (Kerala), April 8. NDA candidate Sobha Surendran strongly denied on Wednesday allegations that a BJP worker distributed money to a voter in Palakkad, calling the charge a "scripted attempt" to damage her reputation during the final phase of campaigning.The BJP leader asserted that she...

New Delhi, April 7 – Since the Trinamool Congress came to power in 2011, it has steadily consolidated its position, starting with 184 seats in 2011, reaching 211 in 2016, and finally securing 215 in the 2021 Assembly elections.Murshidabad, a district that has been in the news for violent...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 7 – As Kerala’s high-octane election campaign drew to a close on Tuesday, State BJP president Rajeev Chandrasekhar made a sharp statement on social media, blending cultural references with political messaging.“In Kerala, the end of the campaign is marked by organizing...

Pune, April 7 Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday urged party workers to actively engage on digital platforms to counter "false narratives", which he claimed had significantly damaged the saffron party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.Addressing a...

Guwahati, April 6 – In a significant setback for the Assam unit of the Congress ahead of the conclusion of the election campaign, senior party leader Surya Kanta Sarkar resigned from the party on Monday, the same day as a high-profile rally addressed by AICC President Mallikarjun Kharge in the...

Kochi, April 6 – Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar launched a Gen Z-themed voter awareness song in Malayalam in Kochi, aimed at encouraging young voters to take an active role in the electoral process.The initiative uses a lively video format, where groups of youngsters convey the...

Kochi, April 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday that the upcoming Kerala assembly elections are not just about changing the government, but also about improving the state's future.Shah, at a public meeting in the Kunnathunadu constituency here, noted that the NDA's vote share in...

Kolkata, April 5 Dilip Ghosh, a senior leader of the West Bengal BJP and the party's candidate from the Kharagpur Sadar constituency, has declared total assets of around Rs 2 crore, up from his net worth of Rs 1.82 crore disclosed during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which he unsuccessfully...

Kolkata, April 4 – Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party's candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district."The BJP candidate's...

Tiruvalla (Kerala), April 4 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi, placing women's political empowerment at the core of his campaign, emphasized the Centre's commitment to the Women's Reservation Bill on Saturday, asserting that the 33 per cent reservation for women in legislatures would become a...

Bhubaneswar, April 3 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted that “Odia pride” became a major poll issue in the 2024 elections for the Lok Sabha and state assembly as the previous BJD government had “outsourced” the state’s administration to non-Odia bureaucrats.The BJP...

New Delhi/Chennai, April 3 The BJP on Friday announced the names of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, including Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore, but its former state president K Annamalai is not...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – The political row over alleged communal campaigning in Perambra escalated on Friday, with Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan accusing the CPI-M of using a "repeat strategy" to polarize voters, drawing parallels with the controversial "kafir screenshot" episode...

Baishnabnagar (WB), April 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Thursday that the BJP would not have come to power in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections had the Congress been a strong party.Addressing an election rally in Malda, a traditional Congress stronghold, she asserted that...