party politics

Chennai, March 28 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami alleged on Saturday that several "B teams" were formed, and many tried to "break" the AIADMK by filing lawsuits in court, but all that has been shattered and destroyed.Without naming expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam...

Chennai, March 27 Actress Ranjana Nachiyar, who recently joined the DMK, claimed on Friday that she was targeted by members of the TVK "virtual warriors" for leaving the Vijay-led party.They allegedly "assassinated" her character in some videos and even "abused" her, she claimed, and...

Lucknow, March 26 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav criticized former party MLA Pooja Pal on Thursday, saying she had been "misled," drawing a sharp response from the BJP, which accused the SP of having a "blood-stained history" linked to the Raju Pal murder case.Reacting to Pooja Pal...

Chennai, March 26 BJP leader K Annamalai should contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly election and enter the House as a party legislator, BJP Mahila Morcha president Vanathi Srinivasan said on Thursday.The former state president of the BJP, who unsuccessfully contested from the Aravakurichi...

Bhubaneswar, March 25 Former minister Raghunath Mohanty and former MLA Jiban Pradeep Dash returned to the BJD on Wednesday after severing their ties with the ruling BJP.BJD president Naveen Patnaik welcomed the two leaders at his residence after they formally joined the regional outfit at...

Ludhiana, March 25 Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia told party ministers and MLAs in Punjab on Wednesday that those who are afraid to fight the drug mafia should leave the Arvind Kejriwal-led party.Addressing a Malwa zone meeting under the 'Yudh Nashean Virudh' campaign, the former deputy...

Chennai, March 25 – The opposition AIADMK appears to be gaining an advantage over its political rival, the DMK, by announcing its first list of candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Edappadi K Palaniswami, the party’s general secretary, is seeking re-election from the...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 23 – BJP State President and MLA, B.Y. Vijayendra, expressed strong confidence on Monday that the party would win the by-elections in Davanagere South and Bagalkot constituencies. "No one can stop the lotus from blooming," he stated.Vijayendra alleged that the Chief...

Chennai, March 22 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have entered a crucial phase, with the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) firmly maintaining its demand for six constituencies, leading to a temporary deadlock in talks...

Chennai, March 21 – Thol. Thirumavalavan, leader of the Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) and Member of Parliament, has expressed concern over his party’s continued struggle to secure adequate electoral space, even after 25 years of active politics, highlighting the structural and social...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 20 Congress leader A K Antony said on Friday that the party had announced its complete list of candidates within three days of the announcement of the Assembly elections, but this was not the case for the LDF and NDA."Everything was finalized within three days (of the...

New Delhi, March 20 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has filed his nomination for the post of JD(U) president as he prepares to return to national politics following his election to the Rajya Sabha.JD(U) national working president Sanjay Kumar Jha submitted Kumar's nomination at the party's...

New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – With just three days left for filing nominations for the April 9 Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday night unveiled its final list of candidates, covering 37 constituencies and bringing to a close four days of intense negotiations, debates, and...

New Delhi/Bengaluru, March 19 The BJP announced its candidates for the upcoming Assembly bypolls in Karnataka's Bagalkote and Davangere South constituencies on Thursday, which have fallen vacant, necessitating fresh elections.The party has fielded Veerabhadrayya Charantimath from Bagalkote and...

Chennai, March 18 – Dismissing speculation about the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) aligning with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, party president Vijay asserted on Wednesday that there would be no compromise on the party's core principles of...

Chennai, March 18 TVK chief Vijay dismissed claims of "alliance talks" for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls as a "false campaign" on Wednesday, without directly naming the NDA.The actor-politician asserted that TVK belongs to the "people's team" and dismissed allegations that his party...

New Delhi, March 18 – Hours after quitting the Congress party, Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi joined the BJP in the national capital on Wednesday.Bordoloi, who served as a minister in Assam during the Congress regime, joined the BJP in the presence of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and state...

Guwahati, March 18 – Assam Pradesh Mahila Congress President and senior leader Mira Borthakur launched a sharp attack on former party colleague Pradyut Bordoloi on Wednesday, following his resignation from the Congress, alleging that his decision to leave the party was driven by "selfish...

Chandigarh, March 18 – Haryana Congress legislator Gokul Setia has announced a protest outside the state Congress office in Chandigarh on Wednesday following the cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections and the cancellation of votes cast by the state Congress MLAs.The protest is...

Lucknow, March 17 – Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) National President Mayawati accused the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress on Tuesday of exploiting the legacy of Kanshi Ram for political gain in the run-up to next year’s elections in Uttar Pradesh.She alleged that parties that had ignored...