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Thiruvananthapuram, April 3 The Christian community in Kerala observed 'Good Friday' according to traditional customs and beliefs, as various political candidates, in the upcoming Assembly elections, extended greetings and visited churches on the occasion.Leader of the Opposition in the state...

"Vote for us," blares from the speakers in the autorickshaws, as Puducherry Pradesh Congress Committee chief Ve Vaithilingam walks through the residential areas of the Thattanchavadi constituency, seeking votes.Vaithilingam, a 75-year-old former chief minister and now an MP, walks with his...

New Delhi/Kolkata, March 31 The BJP on Tuesday released its fourth list of 13 candidates for the West Bengal assembly polls, fielding recent Congress entrant Santosh Pathak from Chowringhee and Union minister Shantanu Thakur's wife Soma from the Matua-dominated Bagda seat, as it sought to...

New Delhi, March 31 The BJP announced the names of 13 more candidates for the West Bengal assembly elections on Tuesday, including Soma Thakur from the Bagda constituency.According to the list, Shyamal Hati will contest from Howrah Dakshin, Girija Shankar Roy from Natabari, and Ashutosh Barma...

Aizawl, March 30 A total of 68 candidates, including 28 women, are contesting in the Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) elections, a senior official said on Monday.Polling for the 19-member AMC will take place on April 21, and the votes will be counted on April 27.Mizoram State Election...

Kottayam (Kerala), March 30 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi drew loud cheers from the crowd when he said he was looking forward to Kerala having a female chief minister.Addressing a rally in Puthuppally, Gandhi spoke about the guarantees announced by the Congress if it comes to power, including...

Chennai, March 30 Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin filed his nomination from the Kolathur Assembly constituency in Chennai for the April 13 election on Monday.After submitting his papers, Stalin expressed full confidence that the people would hand him a resounding victory...

New Delhi/Kolkata, March 29 The Congress on Sunday released its first list of 284 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls, fielding former state unit chief Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury from Baharampur and ex-TMC MP Mausam Noor from Malatipur.The Congress, which is going solo in the polls for...

Chennai, March 29 With the opposition AIADMK retaining a majority of the Assembly constituencies in the Chennai district, the party will face the ruling DMK in a direct contest in as many as 13 out of 16 seats.AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami fielded a range of former state ministers...

Chennai, March 29 The AIADMK released its third list of candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, fielding its nominees for the Chennai City constituencies.Party General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami has nominated senior leader Aadhi Rajaram to contest from the...

Bengaluru, March 28. Questioning the Congress's strategy, BJP leader and Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Council, Chalavadi Narayanaswamy, on Saturday asked how long the party could maintain Muslim support by invoking fear of the BJP.Addressing the media at the BJP state office...

Chennai, March 28 Congress MP from the Karur constituency, S Jothimani, has alleged a complete lack of transparency in the party's constituency selection process as part of the DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu for the April 23 Assembly election, claiming that the interests of the party have been...

Puducherry, March 27 Puducherry Congress chief V Vaithilingam said on Friday that action was being initiated against five party workers who filed nominations in constituencies allocated to the DMK for the April 9 assembly polls here.Vaithilingam said that the Congress had been allocated 16...

Chennai, March 27 The opposition AIADMK in Tamil Nadu announced its second list of party candidates for the April 23 assembly elections, retaining some of its sitting MLAs.The list also includes several former ministers and other senior party officials.AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K...

Chennai, March 27 Former Union minister GK Vasan announced the candidates for the five constituencies allocated to his TMC-M within the AIADMK-led NDA on Friday, and stated that the party will contest the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections using the BJP's Lotus symbol.Addressing a press...

Chennai, March 27 Former Union minister GK Vasan announced the candidates for the five constituencies allocated to his TMC-M within the AIADMK-led NDA on Friday, and stated that the party would contest the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections using the BJP's Lotus symbol.Addressing a press...

Guwahati, March 26 A total of 722 candidates remain in the running for the Assam assembly elections after 67 candidates withdrew their nominations on the last day of withdrawal on Thursday, officials said.Among the candidates who withdrew their nominations are Md Aminul Islam (representing the...

Bengaluru, March 26 According to the Karnataka CEO's office, as many as 34 candidates are contesting the by-elections for the Bagalkot and Davanagere South Assembly constituencies.Official data shows that Bagalkot received 26 nominations, of which 14 were found valid after scrutiny. On the...

Guwahati, March 25 – The Congress suffered a setback ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in Assam after its candidate for the Barpeta constituency, Mahananda Sarkar, had his nomination paper rejected during scrutiny on Wednesday.According to election officials, Sarkar's nomination was...

Chennai, March 25 – The opposition AIADMK appears to be gaining an advantage over its political rival, the DMK, by announcing its first list of candidates for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Edappadi K Palaniswami, the party’s general secretary, is seeking re-election from the...