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New Delhi, March 16 The stakes are high for the BJP in the upcoming elections to five state assemblies, with West Bengal being the major test case for the saffron party.In the 2021 West Bengal assembly elections, the BJP emerged as the main opposition, winning 77 seats in the 294-member...

Amaravati, March 15 The TDP on Sunday sought a detailed explanation from Eluru Lok Sabha member Putta Mahesh Kumar over allegations that he consumed intoxicating substances at a farmhouse in Hyderabad.On March 14, Kumar and former BRS MLA Rohith Reddy were among 11 persons detained after they...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 Ahead of the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha on March 16, the opposition BJD and Congress issued show cause notices to three MLAs on Sunday, who have remained absent and violated party instructions.While the BJD, led by Naveen Patnaik, issued show cause notices to two...

Ranchi, March 15 RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav will visit Jharkhand on April 5 to discuss strategies to strengthen the organization in the state, a party official said on Sunday.Preparations for his scheduled visit, among other issues, were discussed during the party's state...

Kolkata, March 15 The West Bengal BJP on Sunday praised the Election Commission's decision to hold a two-phase election in the state, stating that voters will decisively vote to end the "Maha Jungle Raj" under the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC), while the ruling party asserted that the election...

Mumbai, March 14 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that his party supports the move to remove Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, stating that he is "indulging in dishonesty".Opposition MPs have submitted notices in both Houses of Parliament seeking a motion...

Shimla, March 14 Amid tight security, 31 Haryana Congress MLAs staying at two resorts in Kufri, near Shimla, visited the nearby tourist destination of Chail on Saturday.In an attempt to keep its members united, the Congress moved its Haryana MLAs to Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polling for...

Ranchi, March 14 The Jharkhand unit of the CPI will celebrate the party's centenary on Sunday in Ranchi, a party leader said.CPI national general secretary D Raja and former West Bengal minister Shivkumar Mukherjee will attend the state-level celebration, he said."The Communist Party of...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 14 BJP leader Padmaja Venugopal invited senior Congress leader and Kannur MP, K Sudhakaran, to join the saffron party, in the wake of reports suggesting that he was unhappy with his party's decision not to allow sitting MPs to contest the Assembly elections.Venugopal...

Bhubaneswar/Balasore, March 13 Senior BJP leader and former Balasore MLA Jiban Pradip Dash announced his resignation from the party's primary membership on Friday, alleging "moral degradation" by the state leadership.Dash, who has been an MLA three times, made the announcement at a press...

Mohali, March 13 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday promised full support to the industry in Punjab for competing with China in manufacturing, saying he is deeply concerned when he sees the import of items like plastic buckets and idols of deities from that country.The party's national...

Netrang (Gujarat), March 13 Four leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party and several workers joined the ruling BJP in Netrang, a tribal-dominated area in Bharuch district of Gujarat, in the presence of Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi on Friday.The leaders who joined the BJP are Urmila Bhagat, the...

Chennai, March 13 The ruling DMK will hold a meeting of district secretaries to discuss the upcoming Assembly elections on March 16, party general secretary Duraimurugan said on Friday.The session, to be chaired by DMK President M K Stalin, will be held at Kalaignar Arangam in Anna Arivalayam...

Alappuzha, March 13 Security has been increased at the residence of rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran in Alappuzha following protests by party workers over his decision to contest the upcoming Assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Ambalapuzha constituency.Police officials said...

Kolkata, March 12 – Two senior leaders of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Politburo member Md Salim, and central committee member Sujan Chakraborty – are unlikely to contest the upcoming state assembly elections, which are scheduled later this year.The matter was discussed at a...

Alappuzha (Kerala), March 12 Rebel CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran announced on Thursday that he would contest the upcoming Assembly elections from the Ambalapuzha constituency as an independent, prompting agitated party workers to line the streets near his home with posters branding him a "traitor"...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 12 – The Congress-led UDF is closely monitoring CPI(M) leader G Sudhakaran's decision to contest as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly election, even as leaders of the ruling LDF expressed mixed reactions on Thursday.KPCC president Sunny Joseph said he...

Alappuzha, March 12 – Two-time State Minister and four-time CPI(M) legislator, G. Sudhakaran, announced on Thursday that he would contest the next Assembly election in Kerala from the Ambalapuzha Assembly Constituency as an Independent candidate.Sudhakaran made the announcement during a press...

Amaravati, March 12 – YSR Congress Party always stands for values and credibility, party president and former Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy said on Thursday.Addressing a gathering at the party's formation day celebrations at YSRCP’s central office, Reddy said the party was born to keep...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 A day after quitting the opposition BJD, former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena joined the ruling BJP in Odisha on Wednesday, citing the lack of a succession plan in the regional party.Jena, along with his supporters from Balasore, Bhadrak, and Mayurbhanj districts, joined the...