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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...

Patna, March 11 – Nishant Kumar visited the state office of the Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Wednesday for the first time after formally joining the party. A large number of party workers gathered at the office to enthusiastically welcome him.As Nishant Kumar arrived, young workers greeted him...

Balasore (Odisha), March 10 Ahead of the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, senior BJD leader and former MP Rabindra Kumar Jena resigned from the primary membership of the regional outfit on Tuesday.Sources close to Jena said that he may join the saffron party in a day or two ahead of the Rajya...

Thrissur (Kerala), March 10 The CPI expelled sitting MLA C C Mukundan from the party's primary membership on Tuesday, accusing him of serious anti-party activities, in a development that has further fueled the turmoil over candidate selection ahead of the Assembly elections.The disciplinary...

Patna, March 9 Former MP from Samastipur, Prince Raj, was appointed as the national working president of the Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party (RLJP) on Monday.The announcement was made by the party's chief and former Union Minister, Pashupati Kumar Paras, at the party's national executive meeting...

Imphal, March 9 K Ranjit Singh, a Congress MLA from Manipur, resigned from the post of deputy CLP leader on Monday.In a letter to party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Singh stated, "It has been an honour to serve the party and uphold its principles and responsibilities. I am sincerely grateful...

New Delhi, March 9 Ahead of the Assam assembly elections, former Asom Gana Parishad leader Jayanta Khaund joined the Congress on Monday, with Assam Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi praising his entry into the party.Days after resigning from the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), Khaund joined the Congress...

Patna, March 9 A day after formally joining the JD(U), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's son, Nishant Kumar, said on Monday that he will embark on a statewide tour of all 38 districts of the state in the coming days.Speaking to reporters after paying tribute to the statue of his mother...

Kolkata, March 9 – A controversy erupted at a meeting between a delegation from West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress and the full bench of the Election Commission, headed by Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar, on Monday. According to a source from the election panel, a minister...

Pune, March 9 Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray launched a membership drive on Monday to mark the party's 20th foundation day, urging supporters to work towards expanding the party's reach at the grassroots level.Addressing party workers during an event at Raigad Fort...