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Puducherry, March 20 AINRC and BJP reached an agreement on seat-sharing for the upcoming Assembly elections in the union territory on Friday.A single-phase polling for 30 seats in the union territory is scheduled for April 9.Puducherry Chief Minister and AINRC leader N Rangasamy held talks...

In preparation for the 2026 Puducherry Legislative Assembly General Election, the initial randomization of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) and Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) units has been successfully completed in the Puducherry and Karaikal districts. This exercise was carried...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The chief minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, and also worshipped at the Subramania Swamy temple in...

Puducherry, March 19 N Rangasamy, the founder-president of AINRC and Chief Minister of Puducherry, visited temples in neighboring Tamil Nadu on Thursday.The Chief Minister visited the Sri Sarguru Appa Paithiyam Swamigal temple in Salem, as well as the Subramania Swamy temple in Tiruchendur and...

New Delhi, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued directions on Thursday to facilitate voting by elderly citizens, persons with disabilities (PwD), service voters, and election duty personnel, using postal ballots, in the upcoming Assembly elections in four states and one Union...

New Delhi, March 18 The BJP's Central Election Committee held a meeting here on Wednesday to discuss and finalize the names of the party candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls in Assam and Puducherry.The meeting, presided over by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Nitin Nabin, was attended...

New Delhi, March 18 The Election Commission said on Wednesday that as many as 25 lakh personnel, including 8.5 lakh security personnel, will be deployed for the five assembly elections to be held next month.As many as 17.4 crore voters are eligible to participate in the elections in West...

March 18, New Delhi - The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed over 25 lakh officials to ensure smooth and orderly elections in five states and a Union Territory. Over 17.4 crore voters are eligible to cast their votes, which translates to nearly one official for every 70 electors...

Puducherry, March 18 – Even as negotiations with the Congress party remained inconclusive, the DMK has moved forward with the electoral process by filing nominations for the upcoming Puducherry Assembly elections, signaling growing urgency within the alliance.It is expected that the DMK and...

Chennai, March 18 – The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast intermittent rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu over the next six days, bringing much-needed relief from the intensifying summer heat.According to the weather department, isolated areas in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are...

The Election Commission has deployed 1,100 Central Observers for the assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal, as well as the by-elections in 6 states. The Commission stated that among these, 557 are General Observers, 188 are Police Observers, and 366 are...

Puducherry, March 17 On Tuesday, election authorities in Puducherry launched a voter awareness program, where Tamil messages explaining the importance of voting would be printed on milk sachets sold by the cooperative milk producers federation.The federation is popularly known as PONLAIT...

Puducherry, March 17 Political activities are intensifying in Puducherry as parties intensify seat-sharing talks and finalize candidates for the upcoming assembly elections.With the elections scheduled for April 9, both the NDA and INDIA blocs are racing to resolve internal friction and...

New Delhi, March 17 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has deployed a total of 1,111 Central Observers across five states and a Union Territory, along with bye-elections in six states, to ensure the conduct of free, fair, and inducement-free elections, officials said on Tuesday.According...

New Delhi, March 17 The Election Commission (EC) has deployed 1,111 observers for the state assembly elections and assembly bypolls to be held next month.While elections for the assemblies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam, Kerala, and Puducherry are scheduled, assembly by-elections in several...

Puducherry, March 17: Signs of a growing rift within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Puducherry have emerged after Chief Minister and All India N.R. Congress (AINRC) leader N. Rangasamy reportedly boycotted a crucial alliance meeting convened by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on...

New Delhi, March 16 The NIA filed charges against six individuals on Monday for allegedly threatening witnesses in an attempt to obstruct the trial related to the assassination of Puducherry's BJP leader Senthil Kumaran.The accused, identified as Nithyanantham alias Nithi, Siva Sankar...

New Delhi, March 16 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a chargesheet against six accused for allegedly threatening witnesses in an attempt to obstruct the trial in the 2023 murder case of Puducherry BJP leader Senthil Kumaran, officials said on Monday.The accused have been...

New Delhi, March 16 Opposition leaders, including Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, raised concerns on Monday regarding the conduct and timing of the upcoming Assembly elections."The way elections are scheduled, phases are created, and dates are set, I...

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...