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Madurai, (Tamil Nadu), March 7 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Saturday claimed that AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami would face a similar fate as Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, at the hands of the BJP.Palaniswami will remain the AIADMK chief until the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly...

Mumbai, March 6 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray said on Friday that the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) reached a consensus on fielding NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar for the Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra only after he sought clarifications on the proposed merger of the two Nationalist...

Chennai, March 6 Former state minister Vellamandi N Natarajan, who has rejoined the AIADMK, was appointed as the party's organising secretary by general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Friday.Natarajan, who had supported former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, returned to the parent...

Guwahati, March 6 Four opposition parties in Assam, led by the Congress, announced on Friday that they would campaign jointly for the upcoming assembly elections, effectively sealing their alliance.They said they are also in talks with other parties, including the Raijor Dal led by Akhil...

Karur (Tamil Nadu), March 6 Congress MP Jothimani said on Friday that actor-politician Vijay-led TVK is likely to emerge as the main opposition party, pushing the AIADMK to a distant third in the upcoming Assembly polls.She also said that the AIADMK is losing its relevance in India."As far...

Chennai, March 5 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin accused the opposition parties of attempting to break the DMK alliance because they could not tolerate the combine's growth."Our political opponents" were envious and could not bear that the Secular Progressive Alliance, formed in 2019, not...

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...