political alliances

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...

Chennai, March 10 Actor-politician Vijay began interviewing TVK party candidates for the upcoming Assembly elections, the first time the party is contesting.The party will field candidates for all 234 Assembly seats in the state, with key constituencies allocated to senior party leaders...

New Delhi, March 9 In a political development ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Finance Secretary Jayanta Khaound joined the Congress on Monday along with several other party leaders.Khaound was formally inducted into the party at the Congress...

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), March 9 Chief Minister MK Stalin of the ruling DMK alleged on Monday that the BJP won the Bihar elections by showcasing Nitish Kumar, and is now sidelining him to install its own nominee as the chief minister there.Similarly, by using the AIADMK as a "mask," he...

Trichy (Tamil Nadu), March 9 In a scathing attack on the BJP, ruling DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday alleged that a "saffron group" wanted to "dominate" the southern state, but asserted his party would not allow it.Addressing a mega party conference here, he also took on...

Patna, March 9 Bihar's Congress unit on Monday criticised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to join the Rajya Sabha, saying that "the JD(U) supremo has been digitally arrested by the BJP."Speaking to reporters here, Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) president Rajesh Ram said, "The...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 9 – As the Kerala Assembly elections approach, the focus of political activity has temporarily shifted from the state to the national capital, as senior leaders of the Congress and the BJP are heading to Delhi for crucial discussions with their central leadership on...

Chennai, March 9 – The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has made serious allegations against the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), claiming that the party has resorted to large-scale financial inducements to secure electoral alliances and influence voters in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly...