political alliances

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 Aiming for a record third consecutive electoral victory, the ruling LDF in Kerala will be relying on the strong leadership of Marxist veteran, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, recently announced welfare measures, and its robust base among young people for a third...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Ahead of the announcement of the Kerala Assembly election schedule on Sunday, the contrasting levels of preparedness among the three major political fronts have come into sharp focus, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) appearing well ahead of its rivals in...

Agartala, March 14 – Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said on Saturday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) aims to contest all 28 seats in the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), while maintaining its approach of alliance politics.Addressing...

Agartala, March 14 – Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Bikram Manikya Debbarma alleged on Saturday that there was a conspiracy to split the tribal-based party, which is currently an ally of the ruling BJP in Tripura.Addressing a large gathering at the headquarters of the Tripura Tribal...

Agartala, March 14 Tipra Motha Party (TMP) supremo Pradyot Kishore Manikya Debbarma on Saturday alleged that a conspiracy has been hatched to undermine his party before the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections.Debbarma's allegations came amidst rumors circulating...

Chennai, March 14 – As the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections approach, political activity in the state has intensified as parties within major alliances begin negotiations over seat-sharing arrangements.In this context, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president M.K...

Chennai, March 14 While TVK senior leader C T R Nirmal Kumar on Saturday denied any scope for an alliance with the NDA, multiple party sources said that internal discussions, led by party General Secretary N Anand, were ongoing to explore bringing together "Vijay's charisma and the strength of...

Chennai, March 14 Tamil Nadu BJP president Nainar Nagenthran has said that he is unaware of any discussions between actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) regarding a possible alliance for the upcoming Assembly elections.Nagenthran...

New Delhi, March 13 As preparations for the Tamil Nadu elections get underway, the Congress on Friday established election-related committees, including a Pradesh Election Committee chaired by K Selvaperunthagai.Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has approved the proposal for the formation...

New Delhi, March 13 The Congress' Central Election Committee (CEC) met here on Friday and approved the second list of candidates for the Assam Assembly elections, which is expected to be released soon.The CEC meeting, chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, was attended by former...

Chennai, March 13 The DMK has allocated two seats to its ally, KMDK, for the upcoming assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, the ruling party said on Friday.Following discussions held at Anna Arivalayam, the party headquarters here, it was decided that the KMDK would contest two seats under the...

Chennai, March 13 – The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) formally finalized its seat-sharing agreement with the Kongunadu Makkal Desiya Katchi (KMDK) on Friday, allocating two constituencies to the regional ally for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.The agreement was signed at...

Guwahati, March 12 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma criticised Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Thursday for travelling to Jharkhand to hold political discussions, asserting that Assam's political affairs cannot be directed from outside the state.Speaking to reporters here, Sarma said he...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 – The Congress-led UDF is closely monitoring CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday.KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he...

Chennai, March 11 The ruling DMK party allocated four seats to its ally, MDMK, for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Wednesday.Following discussions held at the party headquarters here, it was decided that the MDMK would contest three seats under the DMK's Rising Sun symbol and the...

Shimla, March 11 The BJP is divided into five factions, and the possibility of a third front in the state has always existed, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, when asked about the "secret meetings" of disgruntled leaders ahead of the 2027 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh.Sukhu...

Patna, March 11 Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, a Member of Parliament representing Hyderabad and which has five MLAs in the Bihar Assembly, indicated on Wednesday that it might support the RJD candidate in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections.Akhtarul Iman, an AIMIM MLA and the chief of the Bihar...

New Delhi, March 11 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey accused Shiv Sena (UBT) leaders on Wednesday of abandoning the Hindutva ideology and the legacy of Balasaheb Thackeray in pursuit of power and opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.He asserted that Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde...

New Delhi, March 11 – BJP MP Nishikant Dubey launched a sharp attack on the Shiv Sena (UBT) on Wednesday for aligning with the Congress in the INDIA Bloc, sharing what he described as a 1969 parliamentary document that allegedly referred to a conspiracy to assassinate Shiv Sena founder Bal...

Guwahati, March 10 The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the main opposition party, has announced its first list of nine candidates for the upcoming Assam assembly elections, according to a party circular.AIUDF president Badruddin Ajmal announced the list of candidates on Monday...