New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to intensify the National Democratic Alliance’s (NDA) campaign in the South with a two-day visit to Chennai and Puducherry starting on Friday, in the run-up to the Assembly elections scheduled in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory. The Prime Minister is expected to arrive at Chennai International.
Puducherry: Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Saturday chaired a meeting with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state office bearers of Puducherry ahead of the forthcoming assembly election in the Union Territory later this year. Earlier in the day, Shah addressed a BJP public meeting in Karaikal, highlighting the performance of the NDA.
Kolkata: The Congress, on Thursday, officially announced that it will contest independently in all the 294 Assembly constituencies in West Bengal in the forthcoming Assembly elections in the state scheduled this year, without going for any kind of seat-sharing arrangement either with the CPI(M)-led Left Front or the Trinamool Congress. The decision was taken at.
Thiruvananthapuram: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Thiruvananthapuram on Friday is being closely watched within the BJP as a critical political intervention aimed at converting a historic civic breakthrough into wider electoral momentum in Kerala, a state where the party still has no presence in the 140-member Assembly. Development Agenda with Clear Political Messaging PM.
Kolkata: Malda Superintendent of Police Abhijit Bandyopadhyay on Tuesday said that police in Bengal’s Malda district have arrested two persons and recovered a substantial quantity of arms and ammunition in two separate operations ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections. According to SP Bandyopadhyay, acting on confidential information, officers from English Bazar and Kaliachak police stations.
New Delhi: Congress on Tuesday announced the appointment of Chairpersons and Vice-Chairpersons for State War Rooms in key states ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. The appointments were approved by Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and communicated through a press release issued by party General Secretary K.C. Venugopal. The newly appointed leaders will oversee election strategy.
Patna: According to the final electoral roll for the Bihar assembly elections, the total number of electors in 14 assembly constituencies in Patna is 48,15,294, which is 1,63,600 more than the draft list published on August 1, the district administration said on Tuesday. The Election Commission of India (ECI) published the final electoral roll for.
Raipur: In the first phase of polling involving 20 Assembly seats in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday an overall 22.97 per cent voter turnout was recorded till 11 a.m., said the Election Commission. Voting in 10 seats started at 7 a.m. while the remaining 10 seats had it from 8 a.m. All the 20 seats being polled.
National Desk: Ahead of Assembly polls in Rajasthan, Congress party has released first list of total 33 candidates for the upcoming polls. CM Ashok Gehlot to contest from Sadarpura, Sachin Pilot to contest from Tonk, CP Joshi from Nathdwara, Divya Maderna from Osian, Govind Singh Dotasara from Lachhmangarh and Krishna Poonia from Sadulpur. Polls in.