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Kanyakumari : Once a Left citadel, now has no LDF candidate
The Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu that shares its borders with Kerala was once a left citadel with the CPM having both MLAs and an MP from the district. However in the 2021 assembly elections, both Left parties, CPM and CPI have not…
Assembly polls: High turnouts and their variable effects
High voter turnout during the first round of Assembly polls in West Bengal on Saturday has once again given a chance to political pundits to speculate if it is a sign of anti-incumbency in the Trinamool Congress-ruled state.Union Home…
Assam polls : BJP for correct NRC, Cong for CAA’s repeal
In the run up to the assembly elections in Assam, the ruling BJP is highlighting the "perfect NRC" more while the main opposition Congress has given top priority to CAA even as both the national parties have common issues of empowerment of…
Mamata Banerjee winning, DMK sweep in TN, Cong to close gap in Kerala, Assam
As the campaign for the Assembly elections in five states/UT reaches a crescendo, Mamata Banerjee is still winning West Bengal, DMK is sweeping Tamil Nadu, Puducherry will see a change of government, while the Congress will close the gap in…
Congress clawing back in Kerala, Assam; alliance with DMK sweeping TN
Written off by many in the state Assembly elections, the Congress is now wresting back lost territory in Kerala and Assam.While the LDF in Kerala and the BJP in Assam are still in pole position and are projected to win these states, the…
Miffed Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury pauses his speech as Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui arrives at rally
The Brigade rally jointly held by the CPI-M-led Left front, Congress and the Pirzada Abbas Siddiqui-led Indian Secular Front (ISF) was organised on Sunday to display the strength of a political alternative to the people in West Bengal ahead…
Bengal polls: Left, Cong joint rally at Kolkata
For the first time, the CPM-led Left Front and the Congress are going to hold a joint rally at Kolkata's Brigade Parade ground on Sunday, in a bid to display the strength of the Third Front ahead of the high-voltage West Bengal Assembly…
Congress sweeps Punjab urban polls, CM says validation of policies
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday hailed his Congress' spectacular victory in the municipal polls as not just a validation of his government's development-oriented policies but also a total rejection of the "anti-people"…
Tough sailing for BJP in Punjab municipal polls amid farm protests
BJP people are advised not to trouble us by ringing the door bell," reads an advisory at the gate of a house in Punjab amidst the protest of farmers.Banners, posters and advisories expressing anger against the saffron party over the…
NDA retains power in Bihar by slimmest of margins
The NDA has returned to power in Bihar, though by the slimmest of margins, as results on the Election Commission site indicated that it crossed the majority mark of 122 seats in the 243-member house as the NDA comprising the Bharatiya…