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India counting on you: Rahul to voters as 475 constituencies face music

With polling taking place for assembly elections in four states and a Union Territory, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday urged people to cast their vote, saying "India is counting on you". Polling is taking place for 31 seats in the third of the eight-phase West Bengal assembly elections, while 40 seats are at stake in the final and third phase of the assembly elections in Assam. Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are voting on Tuesday in single-phase assembly elections. "Do cast your votes today- India is counting on you," Gandhi tweeted. In a tweet, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said, "As polling begins in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, I request my sisters and brothers to go out and vote in large numbers and ensure a strong, progressive and prosperous future for themselves." In a Facebook post, she also urged people in Assam to vote in large numbers and strengthen the democratic process. "Brothers and sisters in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu

Assembly polls: Shah urges people to vote for peace, prosperity, growth

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday appealed to the voters of West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry to exercise their franchise in huge numbers

Assembly polls: PM Modi appeals to people to 'vote in record numbers'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday appealed to the voters in poll-bound states to vote in record numbers."Elections are taking place in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. I request the people in these places to vote in record numbers, particularly the young voters," tweeted Prime Minister Modi."In all the places in West Bengal where elections are being held today, we appeal to the voters to cast their votes in large numbers. Vote and strengthen democracy!" reads Prime Minister's tweet translated from Bengali.Assembly elections in Assam, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are being held on Tuesday.The elections for Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu assemblies are being held in a single phase. In Assam, the polling for the third and final phase is going on today. While in West Bengal, the third phase of polling is being held on Tuesday.

Assembly Elections: Voting at polling booths begins in Tamil Nadu, Pudu

Polling in the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu and the 30 Assembly seats in the neighbouring Puducherry began at 7 am on Tuesday

Puducherry Assembly elections: Heavy security deployed, security tightened

Puducherry and its outlying regions of Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam goes to Assembly polls on Tuesday in a single phase

Five states go to Assembly polls today, may tilt balance of power

With this round of elections, the poll to the legislative Assembly of Assam will have concluded

Assam and Bengal Assembly election results could stir up national politics

Whichever way the elections go, they should energise the anti-BJP parties to act concertedly. But there is no single national party that could play the sheet-anchor of a broad-based anti-BJP alliance

BJP will bring anti-people policies to Puducherry if it is elected: Cong

All India Congress Committee Secretary Sanjay Dutt alleged that if the NDA was voted to power in Puducherry, all 'anti people policies' of the BJP would be automatically enforced

Modi's speeches in Pondy didn't mention statehood: DMK's Stalin

Stalin said Modi has visited Puducherry twice to address election meetings of the NDA here but not once has he made any reference to the expectations of the people of the Union Territory.

Amit Shah offers prayers at Sithananda Temple, holds roadshow in Puduchhery

Ahead of the assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday held a roadshow in Lawspet constituency in Puducherry

Narayanasamy-led Congress govt in Puducherry was a disaster, says Modi

Targeting senior Congress leader V Narayanasamy, Modi on Tuesday said the previous party government headed by him was a 'disaster' that failed on all fronts

LIVE: Seeing 'huge wave' in favour of NDA in poll-bound states, says Modi

All eyes are on battleground Nandigram, where Mamata Banerjee has locked horns with her protege-turned-rival Adhikari. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns of political parties

Prohibitory orders in Puducherry ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit

Puducherry has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and declared a no-fly zone for drones over the UT in connection with security measures ahead of PM's visit

Puducherry elections: PM Narendra Modi to address election rally on Tuesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally here on Tuesday to seek support for the NDA in the union territory for the April 6 Assembly elections

BJP's central leadership targets to garner power in Puducherry

The BJP's central leadership is eyeing to garner power in Puducherry as the BJP, AINRC and AIADMK alliance is sitting pretty in the Union Territory.

Congress manifesto promises free vaccination for all in Puducherry

Free COVID-19 vaccination for all; scrapping of NEET and the new education policy; Rs 1,000 as assistance for homemakers are some of the promises made

Puducherry Assembly Polls: FM releases BJP manifesto, promises 250,000 jobs

The BJP had gathered opinion from around 50,000 people of Puducherry before preparing the manifesto

West Bengal tops in Facebook political ad spend among poll-bound states

Besides West Bengal, Assembly elections will be held in three other states Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry

Puducherry Assembly elections: 324 candidates left in fray for April 6 poll

As many as 324 candidates are left in the fray for the April 6 Assembly poll in Puducherry, said the Department of Election

Puducherry polls: Narayanasamy cites coordination work for not contesting

Former CM of Puducherry V Narayanasamy said he was not contesting the April 6 Assembly elections as there was a need to coordinate poll-related works and programmes of the party in the Union Territory