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Kolkata, March 25 Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari claimed on Wednesday that around 79 lakh "fake" names have been removed from the state's electoral rolls during the SIR exercise, and asserted that this would help the BJP secure more than 177 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections...

Chennai, March 25 – The DMK is set to contest at least 165 seats in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, as the party finalized its seat-sharing arrangement within the Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA), comprising 26 political parties.With 66 seats already allocated to allies, the...

Kolkata, March 25 – Asaduddin Owaisi denied on Wednesday the allegations made by the Trinamool Congress that his party, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), was receiving funding from the BJP to contest in minority-dominated Assembly constituencies in the upcoming two-phase...

Chennai, March 25 – A day after releasing its manifesto for the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, the AIADMK announced its first list of 23 candidates on Wednesday, becoming the first major party to do so.The early announcement – coming even before finalizing seat-sharing arrangements...

Copenhagen, March 25 – Denmark's Social Democrats remained the largest party in Tuesday's parliamentary election, according to preliminary results from Denmark proper on Wednesday morning.However, neither the left-leaning red bloc nor the right-leaning blue bloc secured an outright majority in...

New Delhi, March 25 According to sources, the Congress party has received eviction notices from the Estate Department to vacate its office at 24, Akbar Road and its premises at 5, Raisina Road in Lutyens Delhi by March 28.The party is facing the prospect of losing its long-standing party...

Varkala, March 25: Following the high-profile contest in Nemom, the political spotlight in the Thiruvananthapuram district is now firmly focused on Varkala in Kerala, where an unexpected turn of events has transformed what would have been a predictable contest into one of the most closely...

Kolkata, March 25 Alleging that the TMC has gained Muslim votes but done little for the community, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi claimed on Wednesday that Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's politics has helped the BJP grow in West Bengal.Addressing a press conference in Kolkata, Owaisi said that...

Agartala, March 25 The CPI(M)-led Left Front has demanded the deployment of central paramilitary forces at all polling booths for the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC), a senior leader said on Wednesday.Polling for the 28 seats of the tribal...

Chennai, March 25 The main opposition party in Tamil Nadu, the AIADMK, which is leading the NDA in the state, released its first list of 23 candidates for the April 23 Assembly elections on Wednesday, and also renominated its chief, K Palaniswami, from his home constituency of Edappadi in the...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Congress on Wednesday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "U-turn Ustad" tactics, claiming that he now intends to implement the women's reservation law without completing the delimitation and census exercises by holding a "special two-day session" of Parliament in...

Chennai, March 24 Actor-politician Kamal Haasan said on Tuesday that his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), will not contest the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections and will instead extend unconditional support to the DMK-led alliance, citing larger political priorities and the state's...

Kolkata, March 24 BJP national president Nitin Nabin held a series of organizational and strategic meetings here on Tuesday to strengthen the party's preparations for the 2026 assembly elections, sources said.Sources in the BJP's state unit said that Nabin's two-day visit, starting on Tuesday...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 A day after a political row erupted in Kerala over an EC letter carrying the seal of the BJP Kerala unit, the poll panel said on Tuesday that it has directed the police to remove misleading news about the matter from social media platforms.The Kerala Police said...

Chennai, March 24 Kamal Haasan, an actor and politician, whose MNM is a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, announced on Tuesday that it would not contest the April 23 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.The party said that the number of seats offered by the DMK and the...

Chennai, March 24 The MNM, a constituent of the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance, announced on Tuesday that it would not contest the April 23 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.MNM founder Kamal Haasan declared that his party would not participate in the elections but would extend...

New Delhi, March 24 JMM Rajya Sabha member Mahua Maji on Tuesday expressed concerns over the passing of the budget without proper debate in the House, saying that it amounts to compromising the fundamental principles of democracy.Participating in the discussion on the Appropriation Bill No 2...

Chennai, March 24 AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said on Tuesday that talks with allied parties like TMC(M) and IJK on seat-sharing were nearing completion.Releasing the party's poll manifesto for the April 23 Assembly elections, Palaniswami told reporters: "Talks with smaller...

Guwahati, March 24 Senior Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel said on Tuesday that the Assam assembly elections would be a contest between the "real" and the "fake" Congress, asserting that Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading the latter.He expressed...

New Delhi, March 24 The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked litigants, including Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, to approach the Chief Justice of the Calcutta High Court with their grievances related to the ongoing special intensive revision of electoral rolls in West Bengal.Referring to the...