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Guwahati, March 20 After days of negotiations and uncertainty, the Congress and Raijor Dal finalized seat-sharing arrangements for the Assam assembly elections, and decided that the national party would leave 11 constituencies for the other one, and there would be friendly contests in two.In a...

New Delhi/Guwahati, March 19 The Congress released its third list of 22 candidates for the April 9 Assam Assembly polls on Thursday, which included four sitting MLAs, two of whom are working presidents of the state unit.The third working president has also been nominated in the latest list...

Chennai, March 19 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan's MNM held its second round of seat-sharing talks with the ruling DMK here on Thursday for the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.Emerging from the meeting at DMK headquarters here, Makkal Needhi Maiam general secretary A Arunachalam said the...

Chennai, March 19 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance have stalled after the CPI agreed to contest five seats, going against its Left ally, the CPI(M), which continues to insist on a larger share.The CPI’s decision to reduce its demand – despite earlier joint discussions...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 18 The BJP won the posts of president and vice-president of the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Zilla Parishad in Maharashtra unopposed here on Wednesday, drawing the ire of ally Shiv Sena, which alleged betrayal.Avinash Galande was elected as the president, and...

Kolkata, March 18 – Like the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir, who recently floated his own political party, will contest simultaneously from two Assembly constituencies in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district in...

Bengaluru, March 18 – Former Prime Minister and JD(S) Rajya Sabha member H.D. Deve Gowda responded to remarks made by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge in Parliament regarding his party’s alliance choices, stating that his association with the Congress in the past was a "forced marriage" that...

Bengaluru, March 18 Former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Devegowda on Wednesday claimed that he was in a "forced marriage" with the Congress, but had to "divorce" the national party because it was an "abusive relationship".He was reacting to a statement made by the Leader of Opposition...

Agartala, March 17 BJP MLA Ram Pada Jamatia submitted his nomination papers for the post of Speaker of the Tripura Assembly on Tuesday, a senior party leader said.Earlier, the BJP legislature party had cleared the name of Ram Pada Jamatia, an MLA of the Bagma Assembly constituency in Gomati...

Chennai, March 17 – Negotiations on seat-sharing within the DMK-led alliance for the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections have reached a critical stage, with the CPI taking a firm stance against any reduction in its allocated seats.The Left party has decided that it will not accept fewer than...

Chennai, March 16 The TVK on Monday dismissed claims of talks with the AIADMK-BJP to form an alliance for the Assembly polls as "false" and alleged that the ruling DMK was behind the rumors to create confusion.CTR Nirmal Kumar, the party's deputy general secretary, said that false news was...

Idukki (Kerala), March 16 The Kerala Congress (Joseph), the third major ally in the UDF, has demanded all 10 seats it contested in the previous Assembly election, but is open to swapping constituencies this time.The Assembly election in Kerala will be held on April 9.Speaking to reporters on...

Chennai, March 15 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Sunday that neither his party nor its allies have held talks with the actor-politician Vijay-led TVK for the April 23 Assembly polls.Speaking to reporters at an Iftar event held by the party here, Palaniswami...

Mumbai, March 15 Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday supported the demand to bestow the Bharat Ratna on BSP founder Kanshi Ram, as he praised the contributions made by Kanshi Ram in uniting and empowering the Bahujan community.Addressing a press conference on the sidelines...

Chennai, March 15 The DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance staged statewide protests on Sunday, criticizing the Centre over the shortage of domestic and commercial LPG cylinders across the country.The protests saw participation from alliance constituents, including the Congress, Left parties...

Moga (Punjab), March 14 Virtually ending speculation about reviving the alliance with Shiromani Akali Dal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said here on Saturday that the BJP will fight the 2027 elections in Punjab to form its own government.Addressing a "Badlav" rally here, Shah said the BJP, in...

Chennai, March 14 The actor Vijay-led TVK denied any possibility of an alliance with the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu on Saturday, dismissing reports of an electoral pact as media speculation.BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran, however, declined to directly respond to a question from reporters...

Chennai, March 14 The actor Vijay-led TVK denied any possibility of an alliance with the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu on Saturday and dismissed media speculation about the likelihood of an electoral pact.BJP state chief Nainar Nagenthran, however, declined to directly answer a question from...

Chennai, March 13 Weeks after announcing the launch of her political party, expelled AIADMK leader V K Sasikala on Friday announced the name of the organization – All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam.On February 24, coinciding with the late AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, her...

Bhubaneswar, March 12 The ruling BJP in Odisha on Thursday described the alliance between the BJD and the Congress for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections as an "alliance of desperation" and "opportunism".State BJP spokesperson Anil Biswal made the remark after the Congress supported the BJD’s...