state elections

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...

Chennai, March 25: With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections scheduled for April 23, political activity across the state has intensified, with both the DMK and the AIADMK racing to finalize seat-sharing arrangements within their respective alliances.Against this backdrop, AIADMK General Secretary...

New Delhi, March 24 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) held a high-level review meeting on Tuesday with top officials from states going to the polls and their neighboring regions to strengthen coordination and ensure free, fair, and peaceful elections.According to an official statement...

Chennai, March 24 The ruling DMK signed a seat-sharing agreement with its ally VCK on Tuesday, allocating eight seats to the party, including two general constituencies, to contest in the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly election.The agreement was signed by Chief Minister M K Stalin, who is the...

Agartala, March 21 Tipra Motha supremo Pradyot Debbarma said on Monday that his party will not form an alliance for the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) elections unless there is a guarantee on the fulfillment of the Triprasa Accord.Debbarma's announcement came days...

New Delhi, March 23 – The Election Commission of India has announced the allocation of digital time vouchers to recognized national and state political parties, enabling them to avail free broadcast and telecast time on Doordarshan and All India Radio for the upcoming Assembly elections.This...

Guwahati, March 22 Assam minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday after being denied a BJP ticket, and she will contest the upcoming assembly polls from the Haflong constituency in the Dima Hasao district, a party statement said.The Congress had earlier fielded its state unit...

Guwahati, March 22 Assam Minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress on Sunday after being denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming assembly elections in the northeastern state.The Assam Congress media team shared a picture of Garlosa joining the party in Haflong.The state's sports and youth...

Kochi, March 22 The People's Democratic Party has decided to support the LDF in the upcoming Kerala Assembly elections.The decision was officially announced by PDP chairman Abdul Nasar Madani in a statement on Sunday after a state leadership meeting held in Ernakulam.The statement said that...

Lucknow, March 22 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed confidence on Sunday that Mamata Banerjee will once again become the Chief Minister of West Bengal in the ongoing state assembly elections, with a historic mandate.Speaking to reporters at the party office in Lucknow on the...

The Congress has released another list of seven candidates for the upcoming Assembly Elections in Assam. The party has fielded Bidisha Neog from the Jalukbari seat, Jayanta Borah will contest from the Biswanath Assembly seat, while Raul Roy will be the party candidate from the Hailakandi...

In Kolkata, March 21 The Left Front, led by the CPI(M), is focusing on job creation as its main campaign strategy in the upcoming West Bengal state assembly elections to attract young voters.CPI(M) central committee member Samik Lahiri stated that the party is relying on a large number of...

Chandigarh, March 20 The Congress issued a show-cause notice to its fifth MLA from Haryana on Friday for alleged cross-voting during the recent Rajya Sabha elections.The party had earlier issued similar notices to four other legislators in the state.The notice was served to Jarnail Singh...

Kolkata, March 20 Alleging that an "unofficial President's Rule" has been imposed in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday claimed that people's citizenship could be "taken away" in the name of NRC and Census after the assembly elections in the state.Addressing reporters while...

Guwahati, March 20 – Assam Chief Minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, filed his nomination from the Jalukbari Assembly constituency for the upcoming state elections on Friday, holding a roadshow from Khanapara to the Kamrup (Metropolitan) Deputy Commissioner’s office in Hengrabari.The rally, which...

Guwahati, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Assembly, Debabrata Saikia, filed his nomination as a candidate for the Congress party from the Nazira constituency in the Sivasagar district on Friday.The Congress is part of a six-party alliance for the upcoming state elections on...

Kolkata, March 20 Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Friday alleged that Mamata Banerjee has violated the election code by using the chief minister's letterhead for political correspondence and demanded immediate action by the Election Commission.He...

New Delhi, March 19 The Congress leadership is grappling with the question of whether to allow MPs to contest the upcoming Kerala Assembly polls, which has stalled the party's second list of candidates for the state, sources said on Thursday.The Congress is also reportedly working to pacify...

Kolkata, March 19 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday ordered the deployment of six more Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the West Bengal cadre as central poll observers in other states going to polls.Among the six IAS officers, two are of the rank of...

New Delhi, March 19 AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal voiced his support for West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, stating that she is fighting to protect democracy and accusing the BJP of using the Election Commission (EC) to win the upcoming state assembly elections.The former...