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Bypolls in Wayanad Lok Sabha & 31 Assembly seats spread across 10 states

Most of these seats fell vacant after the sitting MLAs contested the Lok Sabha elections and won while in some constituencies, the bypolls are being held due to death of the representatives

West Bengal: TMC, BJP set for bypolls on six seats amid RG Kar probe

We are confident of winning all the six seats based on the developmental work done by the TMC government. The people of Bengal will continue to disregard the divisive politics of the BJP

Cong complaints against BJP's ad portraying it against SC, ST, OBC quotas

The opposition party claimed that all the eight complaints raised by it were found "valid" by the poll body

Our ancestors did jihad against Britishers, yours penned letters: Owaisi

During a public meeting here on Sunday, Owaisi also alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Ek Hai to Safe Hai slogan goes against the diversity ethos

Jharkhand elections: PM Modi takes part in 3-km roadshow in Ranchi

The Prime Minister, seated atop a saffron-coloured open vehicle adorned with flowers and his cutouts, waved at the crowd, which chanted slogans like "Modi Zindabad.''

Kerala bypolls: CPI(M) Facebook page hacked, UDF candidate's video posted

Initially, the district leadership claimed it was not the official page of the party, but later clarified that the page had been "hacked" to post the video and incite controversy

Uddhav siding with those who insulted Balasaheb, Savarkar, says Amit Shah

Shah said the BJP's Sankalp Patra' manifesto for the November 20 assembly polls is a reflection of the aspirations of the people of Maharashtra

'AAP breath of fresh air in politics': Kejriwal sounds poll bugle in Delhi

Addressing AAP workers, Arvind Kejriwal emphasised that every "conspiracy" by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) must be strongly opposed, describing AAP's presence as a breath of fresh air in Indian po

Eyeing Assembly polls next year, Cong to start 'Delhi Nyay Yatra' on Friday

Senior Congress leadership, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, Rahul Gandhi, and K C Venugopal, will attend this yatra

BJP's graph diving, INDIA bloc to form govt in Maharashtra, J'khand: Pilot

Pilot arrived here to campaign for Congress in the November 13 bypoll in Vijaypur assembly constituency in Sheopur district, bordering Rajasthan

AAP ramps up grassroots efforts with padyatras and booth committees

The strategic combination of padyatras, committee formations, and the upcoming convention is part of AAP's broader strategy to consolidate its ground-level support and ensure a strong presence

EC reschedules bypolls in UP, Punjab, Kerala from Nov 13 to Nov 20

Parties including Congress, BJP, BSP and RLD had urged the poll body to reschedule the polls in view of various festivals, saying that it could impact voter turnout

Maha polls: BJP rebel Gopal Shetty announces withdrawal of nomination

In 2014, Shetty won the Lok Sabha election, and the BJP nominated Vinod Tawde from the Borivali assembly seat, considered one of the safest constituencies for the party

Need support to defeat BJP, ensure 'good work' continues in Delhi: Kejriwal

AAP leaders are undertaking 'padyatras (foot marches)' in different assembly segments in the run-up to the polls, due in February

Mayawati accuses BJP, SP of being hand in glove with each other for bypolls

Former UP chief minister also slammed the two parties for their "misleading" slogans -- BJP's 'Batenge toh Katenge' (divided we fall) and SP's 'Judenge toh Jeetenge'

Jharkhand polls: INDIA bloc partners in for 'friendly battle' on 3 seats

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on October 19 said that INDIA bloc will contest the upcoming assembly polls together and the Congress and the JMM will field candidates in 70 of 81 seats

AAP to waive high water, electricity bills if wins Delhi polls: Kejriwal

He said that when he was in jail related to Delhi liquor policy scam case, the lieutenant governor was running the city government and people got inflated water and electricity bills

With Delhi polls 100 days away, AAP and BJP lock horns over 'health model'

Delhi's seven Lok Sabha MPs, all of whom belong to the BJP, filed a writ petition in the High Court against the AAP government's decision to not implement the Ayushman Bharat scheme in Delhi

38 candidates fighting on 4 seats in Bihar bypolls; 34 in fray in Assam

According to a statement from the Election Commission, a total of 50 candidates, including nine women, had filed their nomination papers till October 25, but six of those were rejected during scrutiny

Assembly polls: MVA to release poll guarantees at rally in Mumbai on Nov 6

Elections to the 288-member state assembly will be held on November 20 and the counting of votes will take place three days later