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Puducherry, April 2 The VCK will contest a single seat in the upcoming assembly elections in Puducherry as part of the seat-sharing agreement, party General Secretary D Ravikumar said on Thursday.MP Ravikumar told reporters here that the party, which is part of the Congress-led INDIA bloc in...

New Delhi, April 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday lashed out at the Congress and the Left parties, accusing them of aligning with fundamentalist forces to divide society and damage India's reputation globally.Speaking virtually to BJP booth workers in Kerala ahead of the April 9...

Guwahati, April 2 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma accused the Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) and its leadership of promoting individuals whose family backgrounds and ideological positions were "deeply offensive to the cultural and religious sentiments of Assam" on Thursday, sparking a...

Davanagere (Karnataka), April 2 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Thursday that the Congress is receiving more public support than expected in the by-elections, and that people have realized the “truth” about the BJP’s lack of development, even as he criticized the Centre over fund...

Chhindwara, April 2 – In a setback for the Congress, senior leader and former Chief Minister Kamal Nath rejected claims of an LPG shortage in Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, contradicting his party’s aggressive campaign against the Centre and the state government.While the Congress has...

Bankura (West Bengal), April 2 – Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav launched a strong attack on the Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal on Thursday, alleging that Bangladeshi infiltrators were being encouraged while Hindus faced humiliation under the rule of Chief Minister Mamata...

New Delhi, April 2 Prime Minister Narendra Modi told BJP booth workers in Kerala on Thursday that the party's success in the Thiruvananthapuram local body elections reflects a growing wave of support ahead of the April 9 Assembly election.In a virtual interaction, Modi said it is evident that...

The Election Commission has issued an advisory to all media platforms and broadcasters, prohibiting the display of election-related content during the silence period, which is 48 hours and applies to the elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, and the by-elections in...

New Delhi, April 2 The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has written to the Rajya Sabha secretariat seeking the removal of its MP Raghav Chadha as the party's deputy leader in the House, and has proposed Punjab MP Ashok Mittal as his replacement, sources said on Thursday.According to sources, the letter...

Erode, April 2 – Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M.K. Stalin, said on Thursday that the Congress party would release its list of candidates later in the day, as he campaigned vigorously in Erode for the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance ahead of the April 23 Assembly elections.Addressing a...

Chennai, April 2 DMK Youth Wing Secretary Udhayanidhi Stalin filed his nomination papers for the upcoming April 23 Assembly elections from the Chepauk-Thiruvallikeni constituency, seeking a second consecutive term.The 48-year-old DMK leader arrived at the venue after a massive roadshow that...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 2 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday that "there is no shortage of fuel or gas in the country," and that India was prepared to deal with any energy crisis resulting from the conflict in West Asia.Speaking at a Sainik Samman Sammelan in poll-bound Kerala...

In Kolkata, April 2, a quick look at the pre-election situation in the Baharampur assembly constituency, located on the border with Bangladesh in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal, suggests a tense triangular contest between the incumbent BJP MLA, Subrata Maitra, TMC's civic body chief...

Thiruvananthapuram, April 1 The Centre will not proceed with the proposed amendments to the FCRA without addressing concerns raised by various sections, including Christians, Kerala BJP chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar said on Wednesday.He said the BJP's Kerala unit has requested the Centre not to...

Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu), April 1 AIADMK chief Edapadi K Palaniswami on Wednesday condemned DMK top leader and Chief Minister MK Stalin for calling him a 'Sanghi,' and rejected it as a defamatory reference targeting him.Addressing a mega election rally here, Palaniswami castigated Stalin for...

Kolkata, April 1 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress of failing to respond to her appeal for support to the Trinamool Congress’ movement against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, both in the state and across the country.She also...

Kolkata, April 1 Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday alleged that officials recently appointed by the Election Commission were tasked with rejecting the nominations of her party's election candidates and urged them to be cautious while filing their nominations.Addressing...

Davangere (Karnataka), April 1 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah expressed confidence on Wednesday that Congress candidates would win both the Bagalkot and Davanagere South assembly bypolls in the state by a significant margin, as the government's five guarantee schemes would benefit the...

Guwahati, April 1 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday that the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) is unlikely to find electoral support in Assam, asserting that the regional sentiments of the state's voters would not favor an "outsider" political formation.Speaking to...

Guwahati, April 1 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma launched a scathing attack on the Congress on Wednesday, claiming that the party has lost its organizational base in the state and has little chance of electoral success in the upcoming Assembly polls.Addressing reporters during a...