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Kolkata, March 21 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday accused the BJP-led Centre of attempting to "deprive people of their voting rights" through the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls ahead of the assembly polls.Addressing thousands of worshippers after Eid...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 21 Kerala Sports Minister V Abdurahiman said on Saturday that he shifted from Tanur to Tirur constituency here as it was his hometown and he wanted to bring development there.Abdurahiman said that while his move can be termed as "regionalism", his heart would not...

Chennai, March 20 TVK leader Nirmal Kumar said on Friday that the selection of candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections is in the final stages.Speaking to reporters after a meeting with potential candidates at the party office in Panaiyur, the TVK joint general secretary said, "Our...

Beed, March 20 Nationalist Congress Party leader Dhananjay Munde has claimed that some "top leaders" in Maharashtra tried to end his political career during the recent municipal council elections.While Munde did not name any specific person, sources said he was referring to leaders within his...

Kolkata, March 20 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is planning to "take away people's citizenship" in the name of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Census after the upcoming state assembly elections.Addressing a press conference during...

Guwahati, March 20 Raijor Dal president and MLA Akhil Gogoi submitted his nomination papers for the Sivasagar Assembly constituency in the eastern Assam district on Friday.The regional outfit had joined the opposition alliance after finalizing a seat-sharing arrangement late on Thursday night...

Guwahati, March 20 The wife and son of Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who accompanied him while filing his nomination papers from the Jalukbari seat on Friday, said they were "very happy" to see a large number of people supporting him.His wife, Riniki Bhuyan Sarma, described the...

New Delhi, March 20 The people of Kerala are ready for change, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday, as he campaigned for a UDF government in the state."The UDF is the team of Kerala," he said in a post on X."Each candidate represents the voice, aspirations, and trust of the people of...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The chief minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, and also worshipped at the Subramania Swamy temple in...

Kannur, March 19 – Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and his wife, Kamala, together hold deposits exceeding Rs 1 crore, according to an affidavit submitted on Thursday along with his nomination papers for the Dharmadam Assembly constituency.Kerala will go to the polls on April 9 to elect 140 new...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – The battle lines have been firmly drawn in what is shaping up to be one of the most prestigious contests in Kerala’s April 9 Assembly elections – the Nemom Assembly constituency in the state capital.Nemom holds a unique place in Kerala’s political landscape as...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that national BJP leaders such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president Nitin Nabin will lead the assembly election campaign, which will begin on March 24, a day after the...

Kolkata, March 19 – As West Bengal prepares for crucial two-phase Assembly elections next month, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to participate in a total of 14 programmes in the state over the next month.The programmes will include public meetings addressed by the Prime Minister, as...

Chennai, March 19 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan's MNM held its second round of seat-sharing talks with the ruling DMK here on Thursday for the upcoming Assembly polls in Tamil Nadu.Emerging from the meeting at DMK headquarters here, Makkal Needhi Maiam general secretary A Arunachalam said the...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he will file his nomination papers for the assembly elections on Friday.He will file his nomination papers for the Jalukbari seat at the Kamrup District Election Office."Tomorrow, with the blessings of the people of Jalukbari...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The Chief Minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, as well as the Subramania Swamy temple in Tiruchendur and...

Guwahati, March 19 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday that national BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and party president Nitin Nabin, will lead the assembly election campaign, which will begin on March 24, a day after the...

Kolkata, March 19 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, launched the BJP's campaign for the high-profile Bhabanipur seat in south Kolkata on Thursday, where he is set to challenge Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.Adhikari arrived in Kolkata from Delhi in the...

Kolkata, March 19 – Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, accused the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government in the state of engaging in "atrocities" on Thursday.He made the accusation upon his arrival in the state's Bhabanipur constituency to...

Kochi, March 19 Congress leaders who were not included in the initial candidate list for the upcoming Assembly elections remain hopeful of being considered at the last minute by the party leadership.Earlier, the party had announced 55 candidates, and the remaining candidates are likely to be...