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Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 7 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday expressed confidence that the Congress government would return to power in the state in 2028.He asserted that the five guarantee schemes introduced in 2023 have become a model for empowering the underprivileged...

Basti (UP), March 7 Bihar Panchayat Raj Minister Deepak Prakash said on Saturday that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will continue to guide the state government even if he moves to the Rajya Sabha, asserting that there was no pressure on him to resign.Earlier this week, Nitish Kumar filed...

Mysuru, March 7 Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said on Saturday that one can only become Chief Minister with the support and blessings of the people, and added that empowering the poor and marginalized in society is his primary mission.Congratulating the people of the Chamundeshwari and...

Jammu, March 7 Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday welcomed the elections in Nepal, saying that the formation of governments must be the choice of the people of the country, and not the result of external intervention or aerial bombardment.Abdullah said he had suggested...

Kathmandu, March 7 RSP leader and rapper-turned-politician Balendra Shah 'Balen' defeated four-time prime minister K P Sharma Oli by a significant margin of about 50,000 votes in Nepal's Jhapa-5 constituency, the Election Commission said here.The leader of the Rashtriya Swatantrata Party (RSP)...

Kathmandu, March 7 – Rabi Lamichhane, President of the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), has been elected to Nepal's House of Representatives from Chitwan Constituency-2 by a significant margin. His relatively new party secured a majority of wins and led across the country in this year's...

Bhubaneswar, March 7 Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting with Odisha's BJP MLAs and Rajya Sabha election candidates ahead of the March 16 elections to the Upper House of Parliament.Shah, who undertook a day-long visit to Odisha on Friday and attended marathon official programmes...

Patna, March 6 – As part of the organizational elections of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U), Umesh Singh Kushwaha, the MLA from Mahnar in the Vaishali district, has been elected as the party's Bihar unit President for the third consecutive time.Kushwaha filed his nomination for the post on...

Patna, March 6 Umesh Singh Kushwaha, president of the JD(U)'s Bihar unit, was elected to the post for the third consecutive time on Friday.According to a statement issued by the party, Kushwaha, who is an MLA from the Mahnar constituency, was declared unopposed as no other member filed a...

Pune, March 5 After filing his nomination papers on Thursday for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, NCP (SP) supremo Sharad Pawar thanked the people of Maharashtra for giving him another opportunity to serve in the Upper House of Parliament.On the last day of filing nominations for the March...

New Delhi, March 5 Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday for filing his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections, saying his return to national politics will further strengthen the NDA's "sabka saath, sabka vikas" resolve.Shah also...

Patna, March 5 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's governance over the past two decades on Thursday, even as the latter signed nomination papers for his next political journey, from the legislature to the Parliament, while also paving the way for a...

Jaipur, March 5 Senior Congress leader Sachin Pilot expressed skepticism regarding Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to contest for the Rajya Sabha, alleging that the decision may have been made under pressure."I don't understand why you (Nitish Kumar) contested the elections...

Kolkata, March 5 The full bench of the Election Commission, led by CEC Gyanesh Kumar, is likely to arrive in West Bengal on March 8, a senior poll official said on Thursday.The EC delegation, which was earlier expected to reach the state on March 9, is now likely to arrive on Sunday night and...

Hyderabad, March 5 Congress candidates Abhishek Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy filed their nominations at the Telangana Legislative Assembly here on Thursday for the biennial election to the Rajya Sabha.The duo is contesting to fill two vacant seats in the Rajya Sabha from the state.Chief...

Chandigarh, March 5 Satish Nandal, who unsuccessfully contested the 2019 Haryana assembly elections, announced on Thursday that he will file his nomination for the Rajya Sabha elections from Haryana as an Independent.With Nandal entering the race, the Rajya Sabha elections are set to witness...

New Delhi, March 5 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Nitin Nabin filed his nomination for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, paving the way for his entry into the Upper House.Nitin Nabin, accompanied by a group of BJP leaders and supporters, submitted his...

Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and BJP president Nitin Nabin filed their nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday.The two leaders submitted their nomination papers in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah at the office of Assembly Secretary Khyati...

The Congress party has released a list of six candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy have been nominated from Telangana. Meanwhile, Phulo Devi Netam is contesting from Chhattisgarh, Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana, Anurag Sharma from...

Patna, March 5 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is likely to file his nomination papers for the Rajya Sabha elections on Thursday, according to JD(U) leaders.Kumar may file his nomination papers at the state assembly around 11 am, they said.BJP president Nitin Nabin will also file his...