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Shillong, April 4 National People's Party (NPP) chief and Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma will campaign for party candidate Ganseng B. Sangma in Assam's Boko-Chaygaon constituency on Monday, party leaders said.Preparations are underway at the Santi-Nijora Club, where senior leaders...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), April 4 – The Karnataka BJP raised the issue of “love jihad” in Hubballi during the by-election campaign on Saturday, alleging that women are living in fear under the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government in the state.Speaking at a BJP Mahila Morcha meeting held at the...

Kolkata, April 4 – Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday targeted the BJP over corruption allegations linked to the coal smuggling scam while campaigning for the party's candidate at a rally in Barabani near Asansol in West Burdwan district."The BJP candidate's...

Bengaluru, April 4 Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar expressed confidence on Saturday that the ruling Congress will secure a decisive victory in the upcoming Assembly bypolls on April 9 in the Bagalkote and Davanagere South constituencies, citing a favourable response to the party’s...

New Delhi, April 4: In the lead-up to the West Bengal Assembly elections, the BJP has welcomed recent action against Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders accused of intimidating voters, calling it a sign that the elections will be "free and fair."Amit Malviya, Chief of the BJP's Information...

Alappuzha (Kerala), April 4 – With just days remaining before the Kerala Assembly elections, the Congress has intensified its attack on the CPI-M-backed Kairali News TV channel, accusing it of disseminating a doctored and defamatory image of party General Secretary and MP K.C. Venugopal in an...

On Good Friday, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, campaigning for the BJP in Kerala, addressed the Christian community, assuring them that there were no concerns regarding the proposed amendments to the FCRA.During an evening meeting with representatives from various churches and Christian...

Puducherry, April 3 Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a grand roadshow here on Friday and sought support for the AINRC-BJP alliance in the April 9 election to the territorial Assembly.The Prime Minister, accompanied by AINRC founder leader Chief Minister N Rangasamy and BJP leader, Home...

April 03, New Delhi – As campaigning intensifies for the upcoming state assembly elections in four states and one Union Territory, senior BJP leader and Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the party's campaign in Puducherry with a large roadshow, ahead of the April 9 assembly polls. He is...

New Delhi, April 3 – Intelligence agencies have once again raised concerns about the large-scale illegal immigration into the states of Assam and West Bengal, where elections are to be held this month.There has been a significant effort to send illegal immigrants into Assam and West Bengal...

Perambra, April 3 – Election authorities have issued a notice to LDF convener and candidate T.P. Ramakrishnan in connection with the controversial campaign announcement in Perambra in Kozhikode district, Kerala, further intensifying the political tensions in the constituency.The controversy...

Guwahati, April 3 – Election campaigning for the Assam Assembly elections intensified on Friday with top Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and National Democratic Alliance (NDA) heavyweights crisscrossing the state to galvanize support for party candidates.Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi...

Kolkata, April 2 – Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi campaigned in Rampurhat, West Bengal, on Thursday in support of BJP candidates, calling for a "change" in the state.He stated, "Anga has changed, Kalinga has changed, now Bengal will also change."On that day, four BJP candidates...

Kaliabor (Assam), April 2 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday alleged that the Congress did nothing for the development of Assam during its 15-year rule in the state.Addressing an election rally here, he alleged that the Congress handed over the world-famous Kaziranga National Park to...

Kolkata, April 1 Trinamool Congress' all-India general secretary, Abhishek Banerjee, while campaigning for the Assembly elections, strongly criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the controversial Sitalkuchi firing incident on Wednesday.Speaking at a public meeting at the Sitalkuchi...

Tinsukia, March 31 Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday sought public support for the BJP's third consecutive term in Assam, highlighting the infrastructure development undertaken by the state government.Addressing election rallies for party candidates Suren Phukan in Digboi and...

Guwahati, March 31 Congress MP Naseer Hussain accused the BJP of politicizing the issue of illegal foreigners in Assam and failing to deport them, even after being in power at both the state and central levels.He claimed that the saffron party has been repeating the same promises to the people...

Bagalkot (Karnataka), March 31 Amid the campaigning for the by-election, BJP State President and MLA B.Y. Vijayendra visited and consoled the parents of those arrested in connection with the stone-pelting and violence that occurred during the Shivaji Jayanti procession last month in Killagalli...

Kolkata, March 31 The ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has turned its attention to its own organizational structure, directing councilors to intensify fieldwork and warning that performance at the ward level will determine their political future.As the first phase of the West Bengal...

Bengaluru, March 31 Veteran BJP leader B S Yediyurappa appealed to voters in the two Assembly constituencies going to bypolls, to defeat the Congress, claiming that the ruling party has a "brutal majority" in the state, and that a by-election win would allow them to indulge in more corruption...