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Tamil Nadu: DMDK walks out of AIADMK-BJP alliance

The Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) led by actor politician Vijayakanth has walked out of the AIADMK-BJP alliance

Bengal polls: BJP to make inroads but TMC will prevail, predict two surveys

A poll, conducted by TimesNow-CVoter, predicted the ruling TMC could get around 154 of the state's 294 seats, six more than the majority mark of 147

Assam polls: 125 all-women polling booths in Kamrup Metropolitan

The authorities have decided to set up 125 all-women polling booths in the Kamrup Metropolitan district of Assam, officials said on Tuesday

Assam breaks records in poll seizures, Rs 18 cr worth items caught so far

Assam broke all previous records in seizures of cash, liquor, drugs and other goods in the run-up to the Assembly polls

Kamal Haasan's alliance set to begin poll campaign in Tamil Nadu

The front will now be actively commencing campaigning in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on April 6

Supreme Court stays arrest warrant of BJP leader Bharati Ghosh

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the arrest warrant issued against BJP leader and former IPS officer Bharati Ghosh

Kamal Haasan's MNM party to contest 154 seats in Tamil Nadu elections

Actor politician Kamal Haasan-led Makkal Needhi Maiam has finalised a seat sharing pact with two of its allies for the April 6 Assembly polls

SC rejects plea challenging EC's decision to hold WB polls in 8 phases

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging the Election Commission's (EC) decision to conduct the West Bengal Assembly polls over eight phases

TMC faces fresh spate of defections; 5 sitting MLAs, other leaders join BJP

Hours after being replaced due to 'ill health', Sarala Murmu, the TMC candidate of the Habibpur constituency in Malda district, was among those who switched sides

Bengal 2021 poll: ECI removes SP after TMC makes his wife candidate

The ECI on Monday removed SP Howrah (Rural) Soumya Roy after his wife became a candidate of the ruling Trinamool Congress for the assembly elections in West Bengal, an official said.

Tamil Nadu elections: DMK, AIADMK announce cash allowance for hourswives

Schemes to cost over Rs 45,000 crore, where is the money going to come from, ask experts

Not campaigning in upcoming West Bengal polls: NC's Farooq Abdullah

National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Monday said he does not have time to campaign for the Trinamool Congress in the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections.

Stalin lifted ideas from my vision document, alleges Kamal Haasan

Kamal Haasan has lashed out against DMK president and chief-ministerial candidate of the party M K Stalin for allegedly lifting several programmes from his party's vision document

BJP not to announce CM face in Assam before polls: party state chief

A decision in this regard will be taken by its Parliamentary Board at the time of forming the next government, the party said

Hand gloves for voters, PPEs for Covid-19 infected in TN assembly polls

Covid-19 infected voters would be given personal protective equipment (PPE) kits while others hand gloves for casting their votes in the elections to Tamil Nadu assembly next month

Day not far when country will be named after Narendra Modi: Mamata

Had there been no safety, women in Bengal would not have been able to move around freely at night, says CM Mamata, rebutting Modi's assertion that they feel unsafe

TMC replaces its candidate for Habibpur assembly seat citing ill health

The TMC on Monday decided to replace Sarala Murmu, its candidate for Malda district's Habibpur assembly constituency, with Pradeep Baskey

Assam elections: Rs 2.72 cr in cash, liquor worth Rs 1.1 cr seized so far

A total of Rs 2.72 crore in cash and liquor worth Rs 1.1 crore have been seized in Assam so far since the announcement of the assembly polls, an election official said on Monday

Congress releases names of 3 more candidates for Assam Assembly polls

Congress released a list of three more candidates for the first phase of the upcoming Assam Assembly election

Denied ticket by Mamata Banerjee, TMC MLA Sonali Guha to join BJP

Sonali Guha, once a close aide of Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee and a four-time MLA of the party, on Sunday said she will join the BJP