municipal elections

Hyderabad, March 24: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee president, Mahesh Kumar Goud, met senior Congress leader and former minister T. Jeevan Reddy in Jagtial on Tuesday to persuade him to withdraw his decision to quit the party.Mahesh Kumar Goud said he requested Jeevan Reddy not to resign...

Kolkata, March 23 Congress councillor Santosh Pathak joined the BJP on Monday, a significant boost for the party in central Kolkata ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections.Pathak, who represents Ward 45 of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC), was welcomed by the BJP's state...

Gangtok, March 23 Municipal elections in Sikkim will be held on April 24, and the vote counting will take place the following day, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K C Lepcha said on Monday.The nomination filing will begin on March 30, and scrutiny will take place on March 31, he told...

Mumbai, March 23: Following a heated clash between the Shiv Sena, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the presidential elections in the Satara Zilla Parishad, political tensions have escalated to the Maharashtra Assembly.BJP legislator Sanjay Kelkar...

Aizawl, March 23 Mizoram's ruling Zoram People's Movement (ZPM) announced its candidates for all seats in the upcoming elections to the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Monday.The opposition Congress also announced six more candidates for the elections, thereby fielding nominees in all 19...

Gangtok, March 23 Municipal elections in Sikkim will be held on April 24, and the vote counting will take place the following day, State Election Commissioner (SEC) K C Lepcha said on Monday.The nomination filing process will begin on March 30, and scrutiny will take place on March 31, he told...

La Paz, March 23 Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira called on future subnational authorities to work with the central government to address the country's economic and institutional challenges.Paz Pereira made this appeal after casting his vote in the southern city of Tarija on Sunday...

Kolkata, March 22 With an eye on the high-stakes 2026 West Bengal assembly elections, the ruling TMC held an organizational meeting in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's home constituency of Bhabanipur on Sunday, where party leader Abhishek Banerjee set an ambitious target of securing her victory...

Kolkata, March 22 The TMC held an organizational meeting on Sunday in Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's stronghold, Bhabanipur, where party national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee set an ambitious target of ensuring her victory by more than 60,000 votes in the 2026 West Bengal assembly...

Kolkata, March 21 Since 2011, when the former minority-dominated Garden Reach assembly constituency on the southern outskirts of Kolkata was renamed Kolkata Port, voting has consistently favored the Trinamool Congress.In all three assembly elections since 2011, West Bengal Municipal Affairs &...

Beed, March 20 Nationalist Congress Party leader Dhananjay Munde has claimed that some "top leaders" in Maharashtra tried to end his political career during the recent municipal council elections.While Munde did not name any specific person, sources said he was referring to leaders within his...

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...

Aizawl, March 18 – The Mizoram State Election Commission (SEC) announced on Wednesday that elections to the 19-member Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) will be held on April 21.State Election Commissioner H. Lalthlangliana, while announcing the schedule, said that the statutory notification...

Aizawl, March 17 The Mizoram State Election Commission is likely to announce the election schedule for the 19-member Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) on Wednesday, an official said.State Election Commissioner H Lalthlangliana will address a press conference on Wednesday to announce the...

Hyderabad, March 17 – In a development that could create tension within the ruling Congress party in Telangana, state minister Komatireddy Venkat Reddy has demanded that senior leader Jagga Reddy be appointed as the state Congress chief.Speaking informally to media personnel in the Assembly...

Panaji, March 16 – Goa's budget session was curtailed on Monday following the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct for the upcoming by-election to an assembly constituency in the state.Before the session was adjourned, the state budget was passed in the House.The session, which began on...

Gandhinagar, March 16 – The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) announced on Monday that it will contest all 12,000 seats in the upcoming local self-government elections in Gujarat.The first list of candidates is expected to be released after a three-day screening process currently underway. The...

Jammu, March 12 Kamal Singh Jamwal, the man who allegedly attempted to assassinate National Conference president Farooq Abdullah, acted alone, officials said on Thursday, ruling out the possibility of further arrests in the case.The officials said that the police have initiated a detailed...

New Delhi, March 10 – Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday during a visit to the national capital.The meeting between the two leaders was shared on social media by the Prime Minister's Office.While details of the discussions were not officially...

Jaipur, March 10 – Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma chaired a meeting of BJP legislators in the ‘Haan’ lobby of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on Tuesday. During the meeting, he praised the MLAs for their performance during the Assembly session and urged them to remain vigilant in their...