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Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 – Launching a sharp political offensive as campaigning enters its final stretch in Kerala, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the CPI-M-led Left of losing its ideological core and alleged a tacit understanding between the LDF and the BJP.Sharing the stage with...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), April 4 Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin appealed to the people on Saturday to defeat the Delhi team, arguing that it was "hostile" to the needs and development of the state.Addressing a campaign in support of the DMK candidate and state Cooperation...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 – With just days remaining before the Kerala Assembly elections, Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan accused the ruling front of being "defensive" and struggling to maintain public trust, citing recent developments in the state's campaign.Satheesan cited the...

Lalgudi (Tamil Nadu), April 3 An election flying squad team, led by the Lalgudi Returning Officer (RO), seized approximately Rs 50 lakh in unaccounted cash from a 65-year-old resident of Valavanur village here, sources said.According to sources from the Revenue Divisional Office, the man is a...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 Addressing the Christian community on Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju—who is campaigning for the BJP in Kerala—said there was no reason for concern regarding the proposed FCRA amendments.The Union Minister for Minority Affairs assured that minority...

Guwahati, April 3 Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday accused the Congress of encouraging infiltration to "sustain its vote-bank politics" in Assam and "compromising" the state's interests.Addressing back-to-back election rallies, the former chief minister also charged the grand old...

Barpeta (Assam), April 3 AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday claimed that Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has threatened to "break the backbone" of the "Miya community" and asserted that nobody can eliminate Muslims from the state.Addressing an election rally at the Chenga...

Puducherry, April 3 – As the Union Territory prepares for Assembly elections on April 9, Prime Minister Narendra Modi intensified the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) campaign on Friday with a high-profile roadshow in Puducherry, drawing enthusiastic crowds and tight security arrangements...

Guwahati, April 3 – Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on a campaign trail in Assam, a state heading for elections, accused the previous Congress regime on Friday of "facilitating" infiltration and credited the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government with driving out such elements...

Kozhikode (Kerala), April 3 The Election Commission has issued a notice to LDF convener T P Ramakrishnan, who is contesting from the Perambra Assembly seat, seeking an explanation regarding a recorded announcement from a vehicle belonging to the Left Front, a senior official said.The recorded...

Perambra (Kerala), April 3 – The controversy surrounding an alleged communal campaign announcement in Perambra intensified on Friday, with CPI-M-led LDF candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan asserting that he had not received any notice from the Election Commission based on a complaint by the UDF...

Bagalkote (Karnataka), April 3 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah accused the BJP on Friday of adopting a "double standard" by bringing expelled MLA Basanagouda Patil Yatnal to campaign for the assembly by-elections.Yatnal has been extensively campaigning in Bagalkote for BJP candidate...

Puducherry, April 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here on Friday to a warm welcome from BJP workers, accompanied by chants of "Bharat Mata Ki Jai" and "Jai Shri Ram," as he began his roadshow in the city in preparation for the April 9 elections to the territorial assembly.The Prime...

Bhopal, April 3 Aam Aadmi Party's Madhya Pradesh in-charge Jitendra Singh Tomar said on Friday that the people of the state are suffering due to the BJP and Congress, and that his party will provide a better option with its clean and honest politics.He referred to the removal of Raghav Chadha...

Asaduddin Owaisi campaigned in Goalpara and Dhubri, backing AIUDF candidates.AIMIM leader and Member of Parliament Asaduddin Owaisi campaigned in Assam's Goalpara on Friday in support of AIUDF candidate Hafiz Bashir Ahmed Qasimi for the Goalpara East constituency.Addressing a campaign rally...

Kolkata, April 3 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in the state, its division through the rearrangement of Assembly constituencies will be inevitable."The BJP is planning to divide West Bengal by rearranging...

Barpeta (Assam), April 3 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that only the NDA, led by the BJP, can free Assam of infiltrators and prevent demographic changes.Addressing a rally in Barpeta in support of AGP candidate Dipak Kumar Das, Adityanath alleged that the Congress...

Guwahati, April 3 Union Home Minister Amit Shah's first election rally in Golakgunj, Assam's Dhubri district, on Friday has been cancelled as his helicopter could not land due to technical reasons, party sources said.Shah had left from Guwahati for Golakgunj but was unable to land, following...

Kozhikode (Kerala), April 3 The Election Commission has issued a notice to LDF convener T P Ramakrishnan, who is contesting from the Perambra assembly seat, seeking an explanation regarding a recorded announcement broadcast from a campaign vehicle of the Left front.A senior official from the...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 – Kerala's election campaign is gearing up for a highly charged Saturday, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi will be campaigning across multiple constituencies, signaling an intense final phase leading up to the polls...