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CPI rejects ‘DMK pressure’ claim, says seat-sharing not an issue in TN alliance

Coimbatore: Communist Party of India (CPI) leader R. Mutharasan on Sunday firmly dismissed allegations that his party had reduced its seat demands in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections under pressure from its ally, the…

Former JD-U leader KC Tyagi, ex-UP Minister Ashok Yadav join Rashtriya Lok Dal

New Delhi: In a key political shift, former Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader K.C. Tyagi and former Uttar Pradesh minister Ashok Yadav joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) on Sunday, in the presence of party President…

BJD suspends six party MLAs for cross-voting in RS polls in Odisha

Bhubaneswar: The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday suspended six of its MLAs for alleged anti-party activities, including cross-voting in the recent Rajya Sabha elections. In an official statement, the party said the action was…

Brains, stardom and street power: Triangular contest heats up in Thiruvananthapuram

Thiruvananthapuram: A political intellectual, a film actor, and a street-smart grassroots leader — few constituencies in Kerala offer as compelling a contest as Thiruvananthapuram, where three sharply contrasting personalities are locked in a high-stakes electoral…

Won’t allow BJP to snatch your voting rights, says CM Banerjee in Eid message

Kolkata: Addressing a gathering on the occasion of the Eid festival on Saturday morning, the West Bengal Chief Minister criticised the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in the state and also launched a scathing attack…

Assam polls: Congress seals alliance with Akhil Gogoi-led Raijor Dal, to give 11 seats

Guwahati: In a significant boost to opposition unity ahead of the upcoming Assam Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress and Raijor Dal on Friday have finalised a seat-sharing arrangement, with the Congress agreeing to allocate…

BJP announces second list for Bengal polls, names candidates for 111 constituencies

Kolkata: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday announced its second list of candidates for the upcoming two-phase Assembly elections in West Bengal, naming nominees for 111 more constituencies. With this, the party has announced…

Mamata Banerjee attacks ECI over transfers, deputations of bureaucrats, cops

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday lambasted the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the latter’s decision to transfer bureaucrats and police officers in the state and also sending many of them…

Sudhakaran set to quit Congress after rift with high command

New Delhi: In a major political development ahead of the Kerala Legislative Assembly election, veteran Congress leader and Kannur Lok Sabha MP K. Sudhakaran is set to part ways with the Indian National Congress after…

Humayun Kabir to contest from two seats in Bengal Assembly polls

Kolkata: Like the Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir, who recently floated his own political party, will contest simultaneously from two Assembly constituencies in the minority-dominated…

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