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Erode (Tamil Nadu), March 5 The Congress secured more seats from the DMK for the upcoming Assembly polls by using Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) as leverage, party Chief Co-ordinator K A Sengottaiyan alleged on Thursday.The ruling DMK finalized a seat-sharing deal with the Congress on March 4...

New Delhi, March 5 As Bihar prepares for the Rajya Sabha elections, the state is on the verge of witnessing a new political chapter, after nearly two decades dominated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. The veteran leader will now enter the Rajya Sabha, relinquishing the Chief Minister's post...

Patna, March 5 Amid political buzz over Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar moving to the Rajya Sabha, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Thursday alleged that he had been "forced" into the decision under pressure from the BJP and termed the development a "betrayal of the people".Speaking to reporters...

Patna, March 5 Nitish Kumar may well be remembered as a shrewd politician who managed to hold the post of Bihar chief minister for longer than all his predecessors, despite his JD(U) never achieving a majority in the state assembly.Ironically, however, a section of his loyal supporters see the...

Patna, March 5 – Soon after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced his decision to move to the Rajya Sabha, RJD leader Rohini Acharya criticised the JD(U) leader, saying that he is paying the price of "repeated betrayals" of his political allies.Speaking on the social media platform X...

Chennai, March 4 The opposition AIADMK nominated its sitting Rajya Sabha MP, M Thambidurai, for the biennial election on March 16, while also allocating a seat to its ally, the PMK.Following a decision by the party, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami announced that Thambidurai...

Kolkata, March 4 Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, said on Wednesday evening that he had received communication from the Election Commission of India (ECI) granting...

Mumbai, March 4 – After intense deliberations, the Congress announced its support for NCP-SP chief and former Union Minister Sharad Pawar in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16.The announcement was made at a press conference by state Congress president Harshwardhan...

Chennai, March 4 Actor-Politician Kamal Haasan's MNM held seat-sharing talks with the DMK on Wednesday for the upcoming Assembly elections.The party's general secretary, A Arunachalam, along with senior party colleagues, including former IPS officer A G Mourya, said he had provided the DMK...

Mumbai, March 3 Shiv Sena leader and former minister Aaditya Thackeray said on Tuesday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) has not yet decided on the Rajya Sabha seat, adding that a decision will be made soon.He confirmed that NCP SP leaders Supriya Sule and Jayant Patil met with Shiv Sena UBT...

Chennai, March 3 Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK allocated one seat in the Rajya Sabha to its ally, DMDK, and announced that the number of Assembly seats to be allocated to it would be made public later after further discussions.DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth will announce the candidate...

Chennai, March 3 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) has clarified that his recent meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi was focused on coordinating strategy for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and strengthening the existing alliance framework...

New Delhi/Chennai, March 3 AIADMK will soon begin talks with its allies regarding seat allocation, its chief Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday, and asserted that there was no confusion within the NDA led by the party in the state, as speculated by the media.The confusion appears to be...

Chennai, March 3 – The deadline set by the DMK for the Congress party to finalize the number of seats it will contest in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections ends on Tuesday, further fueling speculation about the future of the alliance amid a continuing stalemate.According to party...

Chennai, March 2 DMK would struggle to win even 25 to 30 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections if the Congress exits its alliance, TVK leader C T R Nirmal Kumar claimed here on Monday.Speaking to reporters following a series of state-wide cadre meetings, Kumar asserted that the ruling...

Mumbai, March 2 Shiv Sena(UBT) legislator and former Minister Aaditya Thackeray stated on Monday that there is no impasse in discussions regarding the Rajya Sabha elections scheduled for March 16. He said that all parties involved in the Maha Vikas Aghadi are in dialogue with one another and...

Mumbai, March 2 The upcoming Rajya Sabha elections have emerged as a crucial test for the MVA's unity, as both Shiv Sena (UBT) and Congress on Monday staked claim to the alliance's lone winnable seat while insisting that internal talks are ongoing.Shiv Sena (UBT) MLA Aaditya Thackeray denied...

Kolkata, March 2 – Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal, has changed the name of his newly formed political party after the Election Commission of India (ECI) rejected the...

Chennai, March 2 – Even as five political parties in Tamil Nadu are fighting against the Election Commission of India (ECI) over their recent deregistration, they have managed to secure a place within the state's two major electoral fronts ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections.The ECI...

Bhubaneswar, March 1 The ruling BJP in Odisha claimed on Sunday that the understanding between the opposition BJD and Congress for the Rajya Sabha elections would ultimately benefit it.Speaking to reporters, state BJP president Manmohan Samal said that the BJD and the Congress had previously...