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The BJP has released its fifth list of five candidates for the West Bengal Assembly elections. Anupam Biswas will contest from Kalyani (SC), Taraknath Chatterjee from Krishnanagar Uttar, Saurav Sikdar from Dum Dum Uttar, Anindya Raju Banerjee from Madhyamgram, and Rudraprasad Banerjee from the...

New Delhi, April 5 – Bihar Minister Ram Kripal Yadav on Sunday criticized West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, asserting that public sentiment in the state is turning against her.Commenting on the Chief Minister’s recent statements about potential election boycotts, Yadav said, “People...

Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar has called Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to seek his support in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, which she will be contesting as her party's candidate.Her NCP colleague and MP Sunil Tatkare...

Mumbai, April 4 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar has called Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray to seek his support in the by-election to the Baramati assembly seat, which she will be contesting as her party's candidate.Pawar called Thackeray on Friday to...

New Delhi, April 4 The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday encouraged voters to use the ECINET platform to access information about candidates’ educational qualifications and criminal antecedents for the upcoming Assembly Elections and by-elections in 2026.In a press release, the...

Mumbai, April 3 Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and NCP president Sunetra Pawar will file her nomination on April 6 for the upcoming by-election to the Baramati assembly constituency in Pune district, party sources said on Friday.The by-election, to be held on April 23, was necessitated due...

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...

Dudhnoi (Assam), Apr 3 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma have prepared a roadmap for tribal development, and the BJP's return to power in the state will ensure its implementation.Addressing a rally in...

New Delhi, April 3 The BJP on Friday announced the list of 27 candidates for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, fielding Union Minister L Murugan from the Avanashi seat and former Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan from Mylapore.According to a list issued by the party, BJP Mahila...

Agartala, April 2 – In a clear indication of low female representation, only 4.62 per cent of the 173 candidates contesting the April 12 elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) are women.The autonomous council, established in 1982 to promote the...

Hyderabad, April 2 Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Thursday said the state government's 99-day special programme for development works will be implemented as a "movement" to address people's issues from the village level to the state level.He said officials should ensure the speedy...

Kolkata, March 30 BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari filed his nomination for the Nandigram constituency on Monday and expressed confidence that the party would secure a decisive victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections.Adhikari submitted his papers before the sub-divisional officer (SDO) in...

Ahmedabad, March 30 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday selected Harshad Parmar, son of former BJP MLA Govind Parmar, for the upcoming by-election to the Umreth assembly constituency in Gujarat.Govind Parmar, who represented the Umreth seat in the Anand district, died on March 6 at the...

Nominations will begin today for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and the first phase of Assembly elections in West Bengal, with the release of official notices. All 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23rd in a single phase. Nominations for Tamil Nadu will...

New Delhi, March 28 Top Congress leaders held detailed discussions on the party's candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections during a meeting of the Central Election Committee (CEC) here on Saturday.A senior Congress leader said after the meeting that the party will contest all...

New Delhi, March 27 – A total of 1,955 candidates are contesting the Assembly elections in two states and a Union Territory, along with by-elections in four states, scheduled to be held on April 9, the Election Commission of India (ECI) said on Friday.The poll panel said that 250 candidates...

Kolkata, March 27 – West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said on Friday that LPG produced in the state should not be sent outside the state as long as the current crisis over LPG supply is resolved.At the same time, she also expressed concerns that, following the mass transfers...

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), March 27 Tamil Nadu BJP chief Nainar Nagenthran announced on Friday that he would contest from the Sattur Assembly constituency in the Virudhunagar district in the April 23 elections.He would be switching from the Tirunelveli constituency, from where he won in the...

Guwahati, March 27 – Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated on Friday that the BJP is poised to form the government in Assam for the third time and will secure more than 100 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections, claiming that the party has taken "historic decisions" for the state...

Puducherry, March 26 As many as 294 candidates will contest in the April 9 Assembly elections in Puducherry, officials said on Thursday.While there are 253 candidates remaining in the election battle in the union territory, which includes the Puducherry, Mahe, and Yanam regions, Karaikal has...