state elections

Kolkata, March 19 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday expressed alarm over the "arbitrary removal of more than 50 senior officials" in the state, which is heading for elections, calling it a "political interference of the highest order".Continuing her criticism of the...

Guwahati, March 19 – In a significant political development ahead of the Assam Assembly elections, Prateek Bordoloi withdrew his candidature from the Margherita Assembly constituency on Thursday, citing “present circumstances” following his father Pradyut Bordoloi's decision to switch sides and...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – In a dramatic last-minute intervention, senior Congress leader A.K. Antony stepped in to defuse a brewing crisis within the Indian National Congress, persuading veteran leader and Kannur Lok Sabha member, K. Sudhakaran, to stay back after he was on the verge of...

Kolkata, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday decided to send two Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers from the West Bengal cadre, both holding the rank of departmental secretaries, as central observers to other states.One of the two officers is Priyanka...

Kolkata, March 18 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) has mandated the transfer of 13 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, all in the ranks of District Magistrates (DMs), who are also the District Electoral Officers (DEOs).According to a notification issued by the ECI in the...

Kolkata, March 17 – Kolkata's new Police Commissioner, Ajay Kumar Nand, stated on Tuesday that there is no conflict between the West Bengal Police and personnel from the central forces following the announcement of state assembly elections last week.He added that central forces personnel will...

Gandhinagar, March 17 – The Gujarat unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced a key strategy meeting on March 18 at its state office in Gandhinagar, ahead of the upcoming local self-government elections.The meeting will be chaired by state president Jagdish Vishwakarma and...

New Delhi, March 17 – Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday that the two allies of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the state – the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) – will contest 26 Assembly seats, while its ally, the Bodoland People's Front (BPF), will field candidates in 11...

March 17, New Delhi: The Indian National Congress is facing internal turmoil following incidents of cross-voting, absenteeism, and growing factionalism across multiple states.The party has expelled three MLAs – Sofia Firdous, Dasarathi Gomango, and Ramesh Jena – for cross-voting in favor of...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Congress of acting as the "B-team" of the BJP on Monday, citing developments in the Rajya Sabha elections in Odisha and Bihar."The results of today's Rajya Sabha elections once again confirm the reality that the...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 16 Kerala Forest Minister A K Saseendran will contest in the upcoming state assembly election as a candidate for the LDF (Left Democratic Front), and the NCP (Sharadchandra Pawar) announced its candidate list for three constituencies on Monday.Saseendran, representing...

Hyderabad, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy said on Monday that the time for debating the "failures" of the previous BRS government is over, and the ruling Congress should now prioritize its own vision.Speaking at a meeting of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP) on the first day of...

Jaipur, March 16: Innovations introduced by the Rajasthan Election Department to strengthen the electoral process and make it more transparent and voter-centric are drawing national attention, an official said.The technological initiatives and administrative reforms implemented during the...

Guwahati, March 16 The Election Commission on Monday transferred senior superintendents of police (SSPs) of five districts in Assam, a day after announcing the schedule for the assembly elections.The SSPs of Majuli, South Salmara, Sadiya, Chirang, and Dhemaji districts have been transferred...

New Delhi, March 16 On Monday, the Election Commission wrote to the Chief Secretary of Assam, requesting a list of all IAS officers from the 2010 to 2021 batches. As a result, several District Election Officers (DEOs) in the state, which is preparing for elections, are likely to be replaced...

Srinagar, March 16 AICC general secretary in charge of West Bengal, G A Mir, said on Monday that the Congress would emerge as a strong force in the state assembly elections, assuring that the party will play the deciding role once the results are out.Speaking to reporters in Anantnag district...

Guwahati, March 15 Political parties in Assam asserted on Sunday that they are fully prepared for the Assembly elections to be held in a single phase on April 9, with the opposition camp urging the Election Commission to ensure free and fair polls.They maintained that the short period in the...

Chennai, March 15 – After weeks of speculation and political suspense, the Election Commission of India (ECI) officially announced the schedule for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Sunday.According to the poll panel, voting across the state will take place on April 23, while the...

New Delhi, March 15 – The Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the election schedule for four states and one Union Territory (UT) on Sunday, while elaborating on the measures undertaken by the poll body to ensure free, fair, and transparent Assembly elections."Elections in Assam and...

Kolkata, March 15 – The Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, clarified on Sunday about the possibility of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership asking him to contest from two Assembly constituencies simultaneously in the upcoming state elections...