political alliances

Chennai, March 25 – In a significant move towards finalizing its electoral strategy for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has allocated 11 constituencies to the Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK), led by T.T.V. Dhinakaran, as part...

Chennai, March 25 – In a significant step towards consolidating its electoral strategy for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) has finalized a key seat-sharing agreement with the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK), allocating 18...

New Delhi, March 25 In West Bengal, where Assembly elections are scheduled for April 23 and 29, there is a rush to "secure the spoils" from a direct political battle between the ruling Trinamool Congress and the principal opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – the minority mandate...

Chennai, March 25 – The DMK is set to contest at least 165 seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as the party finalized its seat-sharing arrangement within the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), comprising 26 political parties.With 66 seats already allocated to allies, the...

Chennai, March 24 In a key development ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has allocated five Assembly seats to the Tamil Manila Congress (Moopanar), led by G.K. Vasan.The agreement was finalized under the leadership of Tamil...

Chennai, March 24 Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK on Tuesday allocated 10 seats to its ally, DMDK, for the April 23 Assembly polls.DMK President MK Stalin and DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth signed an agreement at the DMK headquarters, 'Anna Arivalayam', confirming the 10 seats for the...

Chennai, March 24 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan said on Tuesday that his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and will instead extend unconditional support to the DMK-led alliance, citing larger political priorities and the state's...

Chennai, March 24 Kamal Haasan, an actor and politician, whose MNM is a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, announced on Tuesday that it would not contest the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.The party said that the number of seats offered by the DMK and the...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK of Tamil Nadu allocated 10 seats to its ally, DMDK, for the April 23 Assembly elections.DMK President MK Stalin and DMDK general secretary Premalatha Vijayakanth signed an agreement at the DMK headquarters, 'Anna Arivalayam', confirming the 10 seats for the...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK signed the seat-sharing agreement with its ally VCK on Tuesday, allotting it eight seats, including two general constituencies, to contest in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.The agreement was signed by Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is the DMK...

Chennai, March 24 TMC chief G K Vasan said on Tuesday that the AIADMK-led NDA in Tamil Nadu will "comfortably win" in the April 23 Assembly polls.The Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) is one of the constituents of the AIADMK-led alliance.After calling on AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K...

Chennai, March 24 – In a key step towards consolidating its electoral alliance, the DMK finalized a seat-sharing agreement with the VCK on Tuesday, allotting eight Assembly constituencies to the Dalit-focused party ahead of the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections.The agreement, finalized after...

Agartala, March 24 The ruling BJP in Tripura announced its candidates for all 28 seats of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) on Tuesday, which will go to polls on April 12.The BJP's announcement of candidates for the crucial tribal council elections came a day after...

Chennai, March 24 – The DMK-led alliance is set to hold crucial seat-sharing talks with the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) on Wednesday, even as key negotiations within the ruling front remain unresolved with just days left for the nomination process to begin on March 30.With the...

Panaji, March 23 The Goa Forward Party (GFP) is likely to contest 25 of the 40 assembly seats in the coastal state, as the outfit discussed plans to strengthen its voter base ahead of the 2027 elections on Monday.The State Executive Committee of the party held a strategy meeting here under the...

Ranchi, March 23 The Congress expressed concern on Monday over its ally, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), deciding to contest 21 seats independently in the upcoming Assam assembly elections, saying this could split anti-BJP tribal votes.The JMM had earlier in the day announced 21 candidates...

Chennai, March 23 The ruling DMK signed a seat-sharing agreement with its ally CPI(M) on Monday, allocating five seats to them to contest in the April 23 Assembly elections as part of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance.The Marxist party contested six constituencies in alliance with the...

Puducherry, March 23 The Congress and DMK reached an agreement on Monday for the upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory, where the Congress will contest 16 seats.The remaining 14 seats have been allocated to the DMK.The DMK will allocate seats to the constituents of the INDI...

Chennai, March 23 The NDA, led by the AIADMK in Tamil Nadu, finalized seat-sharing arrangements with key alliance constituents for the April 23 Assembly elections on Monday, with the Dravidian party allocating 27 seats to the BJP, 18 to the PMK, and 11 to the AMMK.AIADMK general secretary...

Kolkata, March 23 – The All India Secular Front (AISF) announced the names of its candidates for 23 assembly constituencies for the two-phase West Bengal Assembly elections, which are scheduled to be held next month.Although the AISF initially indicated that it would announce candidates for...