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Puducherry, March 17 Political activities are intensifying in Puducherry as parties intensify discussions on seat-sharing and finalize candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.With the elections scheduled for April 9, both the NDA and INDIA blocs are racing to resolve internal...

Guwahati, March 17 The All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF), the main opposition party, announced its second list of 12 candidates for the Assam Assembly elections on Tuesday, naming party president and former MP Badruddin Ajmal, along with three sitting MLAs.With this, the party has...

Puducherry, March 17: Signs of a growing rift within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Puducherry have emerged after Chief Minister and All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) leader N. Rangasamy reportedly boycotted a crucial alliance meeting convened by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on...

Chennai, March 17 – Actor-turned-politician Vijay has firmly dismissed speculation of an alliance with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), announcing that his party, TVK, will contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections independently.This decision is set to reshape the...

Mumbai, March 16 Various departments and agencies of the Maharashtra government owe nearly Rs 11,000 crore to Mumbai's civic body, Shiv Sena minister Uday Samant said on Monday.Responding to a question in the legislative council, Industries Minister Samant said that according to the report...

Kolkata, March 16 The Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), a major Left force in Bihar, will contest from 10 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal in alliance with the CPI-M-led Left Front in the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in the state next month.The West Bengal...

Bhubaneswar, March 16 Voting for the four Rajya Sabha seats in Odisha ended at 6 pm on Monday, as at least five MLAs from the opposition BJD and Congress reportedly voted in favour of the BJP-backed Independent candidate, Dilip Ray.The polling for the Rajya Sabha elections was held in the...

Guwahati, March 16 The CPI(M), a part of the Congress-led opposition alliance in Assam, on Monday announced candidates for two seats for the upcoming assembly elections in April, retaining incumbent MLA Manoranjan Talukdar among its nominees.State CPI(M) secretary Suprakash Talukdar asserted...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 BJP state president Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Monday that the party and the NDA would present positive politics during the election campaign in Kerala.He was speaking to reporters after welcoming those who had left other political parties, including the Congress...

Patna, March 15 – Voting for five Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar is scheduled for Monday, with intense political activity underway between the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan.Amid speculation about the numbers, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 15 – Expressing confidence ahead of the Kerala Assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition (LoP) and veteran Congress leader V.D. Satheesan said on Sunday that the United Democratic Front (UDF) is poised for a decisive victory and expects to win more than 100 seats in...

Mumbai, March 15 Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that the BJP will lose the West Bengal assembly elections next month, expressing confidence that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will remain the chief minister.Speaking to reporters here, Yadav confirmed the...

Chennai, March 15 – After weeks of speculation and political suspense, the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially announced the schedule for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Sunday.According to the poll panel, voting across the state will take place on April 23, while the...

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...