Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Elections: President Dissanayake's NPP wins parliamentary majority

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka's National People's Power of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Thursday secured a majority in parliament, according to official results announced by the election commission.The NPP contesting under the Malimawa symbol secured 123 seats out of the 171 declared seats, as per the results by 11 am. In the northern Jaffna district, the cultural capital of the Tamil minority, NPP -- the predominant Sinhala majority party from the south of the country -- won the entire district over the traditional Tamil nationalist parties. The NPP won the Jaffna district with over 80,000 votes and the grand old Tamil party trailed by a little over 63,000 in the final count of Thursday's polling. The NPP under its original Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna violently opposed any attempt of power sharing -- a key Tamil demand during the armed separatist campaign of the LTTE.

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‘Won’t allow anti-India activities’: Sri Lankan President Dissanayake
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6 days, 23 hours ago

‘Won’t allow anti-India activities’: Sri Lankan President Dissanayake

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka will not allow its soil to be used against Indian interests, its President Anura Kumara Dissanayake told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Monday as the two sides agreed on measures to bolster strategic and security cooperation. A joint statement said Dissanayake reiterated Sri Lanka’s “stated position of not permitting its territory to be used in any …

Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India in first overseas trip from Dec 15-17
1 week, 6 days ago

Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake to visit India in first overseas trip from Dec 15-17

New Indian Express  

Sri Lankan President, Anura Dissanayake, will be making his first international visit since he came to power to India next week. During his visit, President Dissanayake will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu, Cabinet spokesperson Nalinda Jayatissa said on Tuesday. The December 15-17 visit is Dissanayake's first overseas visit since being elected the island nation's President in …

Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Sri Lanka’s NPP Government: Economic Recovery Plan, Minority Rights Test New Leadership

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 26, 2024 21:12 IST - 8 MINS READ Each day begins with renewed hope in Sri Lanka as the National People’s Power coalition government gets to work following the resounding two-thirds majority it secured in the November 14 parliamentary election. The political party formed by former President Mahinda Rajapaksa after gutting the SLFP—the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, …

BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss
4 weeks ago

BJP national leadership backs Kerala state chief, despite Palakkad loss

India Today  

The Bharatiya Janata Party national leadership unequivocally supported Kerala state president K Surendran, putting an end to speculations about resignations and reshuffling in the southern state unit. Senior BJP leader and the party’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar, in a post on X said: “BJP has given a good fight in recently concluded by-elections in Kerala. We will win Palakkad and …

Palakkad bypolls: Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil wins by over 18,000 votes
1 month ago

Palakkad bypolls: Congress's Rahul Mamkootathil wins by over 18,000 votes

India Today  

Congress candidate Rahul Mamkootahil won Kerala's Palakkad Assembly bypoll by defeating BJP's C. Krishnakumar by over 18,840 votes, retaining the seat for the party. P Sarin, the CPI-backed candidate who broke away from Congress and joined the Left camp just ahead of the election, secured third place with 37,293 votes. In 2016, Shafi Parambil won the Palakkad seat with 57,559 …

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order
1 month ago

An overturning of Sri Lanka’s old political order

The Hindu  

The National People’s Power, led by Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, has swept the Sri Lankan parliamentary polls with an astounding majority. There is another side to this story: Sri Lanka is Asia’s oldest electoral democracy, with universal suffrage going back to 1931, and its citizenry, in an awesome political swing, have not only given the new government an …

Sri Lanka NPP Cabinet 2024: Dissanayake Forms Smallest Ministry Team in Decades
1 month ago

Sri Lanka NPP Cabinet 2024: Dissanayake Forms Smallest Ministry Team in Decades

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 18, 2024 19:10 IST - 5 MINS READ The new 22-member Sri Lankan Cabinet of the Janatha Vimukti Peramuna -led National People’s Power coalition was sworn in on November 18 following its victory in the parliamentary election. “The new Sri Lankan parliament has many firsts: for the first time, about 20 women have been elected on the …

The View from India newsletter: An AKD wave in Sri Lanka
1 month ago

The View from India newsletter: An AKD wave in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

The National People’s Power, the ruling alliance of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, secured a landslide victory in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary elections. It is widely expected that the alliance will secure a majority, owing to two reasons: an AKD wave and Sri Lanka’s electoral history shows that the party of a newly-elected President often garners a parliamentary majority, especially when the …

Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence
1 month ago

Sri Lanka leader reappoints Amarasuriya as PM, retains finance and defence

Al Jazeera  

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake picks a 21-member cabinet as he plans sweeping reforms, including a campaign promise of a new constitution. Sri Lanka’s Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reappointed educationist Harini Amarasuriya as the country’s prime minister after sweeping the snap parliamentary elections last week. Dissanayake on Monday picked a 21-member cabinet, retaining the key defence and finance portfolios …

DC Edit | Lankans vote for change under Anura; Tamils too
1 month ago

DC Edit | Lankans vote for change under Anura; Tamils too

Deccan Chronicle  

The Sri Lankan people wanted change. Popular politicians had fleeced a country already suffering the aftereffects of the Covid pandemic so dry that the island nation’s biggest economic crisis had come to spur a citizens’ uprising that shook Colombo two years ago. The definitive desire for change was reflected in the mandate when Anura Kumara Dissanayake, presidential candidate of the …

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Need a change’: Sri Lanka’s leftist win sparks hopes, bridges old divides

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake’s party has won a two-thirds majority in parliament, including among Tamils and Muslims. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power won a landslide majority in Thursday’s parliamentary election, securing 159 seats in a house of 225 members – representing a comfortable two-thirds majority. They have shown they need a change from the old politics.” Vote for change According to political analyst …

Sinhalese-majority alliance captures Tamil fort on its own
1 month, 1 week ago

Sinhalese-majority alliance captures Tamil fort on its own

New Indian Express  

While everyone expected the National People’s Power to win the Sri Lankan parliamentary elections, the party’s spectacular scale of victory in the results declared on Friday has surprised many. However, more importantly, this is the first time in the country’s history that a Sinhalese-majority formation, without the support of any established Tamil entity, has emerged as the leading party in …

Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka marks historic shift as Anura Kumara Dissanayake-led leftist coalition secures landslide victory

Live Mint  

Marxist leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake led the National People's Power coalition to a landslide victory on Friday as Sri Lanka concluded snap parliamentary elections. The Leftist leader has pledged to change a "corrupt" political culture — a message that resonated with millions of Sri Lankans struggling to make ends meet in recent years. The United People's Power Party led by …

Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap polls
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1 month, 1 week ago

Landslide win for Sri Lanka president's leftist coalition in snap polls

Raw Story  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake thanked voters Friday for delivering his leftist coalition a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections that repudiated establishment parties blamed for triggering an economic crisis. Dissanayake, a self-avowed Marxist, swept September presidential elections on a promise to combat graft and recover stolen assets, two years after a slow-motion financial crash imposed widespread hardships on …

Explained: Anura Dissanayake’s NPP wins snap elections in Sri Lanka – A turning point for the island nation?
1 month, 1 week ago

Explained: Anura Dissanayake’s NPP wins snap elections in Sri Lanka – A turning point for the island nation?

Live Mint  

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's leftist coalition has won a landslide victory in the country snap parliamentary polls. “Sri Lankans handed Anura Kumara Dissanayake a thumping win in a snap general election, giving its new leftist president greater legislative power to pursue policies to alleviate poverty and fight graft as the country recovers from a financial meltdown,” a reports …

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election Results 2024: JVP Wins Parliament Control, Marks Historic Political Shift

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 15, 2024 12:12 IST - 6 MINS READ The Sri Lankan people have given a thumping two-thirds majority in parliament to a once-fringe party whose founder was killed by the state—the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna —and its coalition, the National People’s Power. Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s party, which had a majority in the outgoing parliament after winning the …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

Updated: 2024-11-15 10:24 A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election

China Daily  

A woman walks out of a polling station with her daughter after casting her vote in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Thursday. THILINA KALUTHOTAGE / REUTERS COLOMBO — Sri Lankans were voting in a parliamentary election on Thursday that is key for the country's new president to follow through on promises of economic recovery. "I expect a new country, a …

Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections
1 month, 1 week ago

Landslide win for Sri Lanka’s leftist coalition in snap general elections

Al Jazeera  

President Dissanayake now has the mandate he needs to tackle corruption and recover stolen assets after financial crash. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s leftist coalition has achieved a landslide victory in snap parliamentary elections, delivering the self-described Marxist leader a powerful mandate to fight poverty and corruption in the crisis-stricken nation. The Election Commission of Sri Lanka said on …

How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections
1 month, 1 week ago

How Sri Lanka elects its Parliament and why Dissanayake called for snap elections

India TV News  

Sri Lanka voted in a snap general election on Thursday. Dissanayake's coalition, the National People's Party had just three seats in the previous parliament but scored a landslide victory in the latest general election, winning a two-thirds majority in the 225-member house. Here are the key steps in the process in which 17.1 million Sri Lankans were eligible to elect …

Sri Lankan president's NPP secures majority in parliamentary elections
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan president's NPP secures majority in parliamentary elections

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: The party of Sri Lanka’s new Marxist-leaning President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won a majority in parliament, according to official election results Friday, providing a solid mandate for his program for economic revival. Dissanayake’s National People’s Power Party won at least 123 of the 225 seats in parliament, according to partial results released by the Elections Commission. The Samagi …

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future
1 month, 1 week ago

Why Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election today matters for its future

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The parliamentary election in Sri …

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lankans vote in parliamentary election

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National People's Power party led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.The voting is taking place at over 13,314 polling stations across the country. Sri Lankans on Thursday began voting in the snap parliamentary election, the first major test of the ruling National …

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes today: President Dissanayake faces litmus test as NPP aims for majority control

Live Mint  

Sri Lankans are heading to the polls today for a crucial parliamentary election that will determine the future political landscape of the island nation. Dissanayake's Presidential Win in Sri Lanka In September, Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election, marking a significant shift away from the traditional political parties that have ruled Sri Lanka since its independence in 1948. Dissanayake’s …

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election in President Dissanayake’s first test; results tomorrow
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in parliamentary election in President Dissanayake’s first test; results tomorrow

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka votes in a snap general election on Thursday, called by new President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to secure a majority in parliament to back his policies in the island nation struggling to recover from a crushing financial crisis A police officer checks the voter slip of a woman as she arrives to vote on the day of the parliamentary …

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Leader Seeks to Bolster Power With Parliamentary Vote

Live Mint  

-- Sri Lanka holds its first parliamentary elections since the victory of its outsider leftist president, in a test of his ambitious pledges to combat corruption and rewrite an unpopular International Monetary Fund loan program. Anura Kumara Dissanayake called for early polls on the heels of his victory in the Sept. 21 presidential election, widely seen as a stunning rebuke …

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president
1 month, 1 week ago

Voting ends in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary election that’s key for its new Marxist-leaning president

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankans voted in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country’s new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party’s power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. The biggest challenge for the NPP — which was founded in 2019 and is a relative newcomer on Sri Lanka’s political scene — is that many …

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka votes in a parliamentary election that's key for its new Marxist-leaning president

New Indian Express  

COLOMBO: Sri Lankans are voting in a parliamentary election Thursday that is key for the country's new, Marxist-leaning president to consolidate his party's power and follow through on promises of economic recovery. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake won the presidential election on Sept. 21 in a victory that marked a rejection of the traditional political parties, which have governed the island …

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms
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1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lankan president seeks party win in parliamentary election to help him push his economic reforms

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is looking to consolidate his party’s power in Thursday’s parliamentary election to help him implement his election pledges to solve the country’s economic woes and foster good governance. The election comes at a decisive time for Sri Lankans, as the island nation emerges from its worst economic crisis, having declared …

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath
1 month, 1 week ago

As Sri Lanka goes to parliamentary polls, parties representing Tamils wait with bated breath

New Indian Express  

NUWARA ELIYA: As Sri Lanka goes to the polls on Thursday to elect a new parliament, political parties representing Tamils, most of whom reside in the north, east and hill country regions, are awaiting the outcome with bated breath as the island nation witnesses a multi-cornered contest on a scale never seen before. To put things in context, for the …

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Election 2024: Tamil Support Surges for President Dissanayake in Jaffna Ahead of Parliamentary Vote

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 21:15 IST - 6 MINS READ Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is selling hope ahead of the November 14 Parliamentary elections. “I invite all of you, the people of Jaffna, to join me in this effort to change the political culture of our country.” Restoring land and trust Saying what the people wanted to …

Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2024: Dissanayake Aims to Convert Presidential Win into Legislative Power
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Parliamentary Elections 2024: Dissanayake Aims to Convert Presidential Win into Legislative Power

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 12, 2024 16:48 IST - 9 MINS READ Campaigning for the 10th parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka closed at midnight on November 11, with major political formations making fervent last-minute pitches to garner support from the 17 million voters. With many veterans, including former Presidents Ranil Wickremesinghe, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, and Mahinda Rajapaksa, shying away from contesting, Sri …

Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test
1 month, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka's new leftist leader has drawn strong support from an unlikely source as he seeks to expand his three parliamentary seats to a house majority in elections on Thursday. Sri Lanka's leftist president faces first parliament test President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, 55, who counts Karl Marx and Che Guevara among his heroes, has the backing of the country's largest …

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka
2 months, 2 weeks ago

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake: A New Era of Reform Amid Economic Turmoil in Sri Lanka

The Diplomat  

National People’s Power leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as the ninth executive president of Sri Lanka on September 23. The growing support for Dissanayake, a center-left politician often wrongly labeled as a “Marxist” by the international media, is a reflection of Sri Lanka’s broader societal unrest. The political dynasty of the Rajapaksas was at the center of Sri …

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Real winners of Sri Lanka’s election: A people emboldened to force change

Al Jazeera  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake rode a wave of anger to power. Back then, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, the Marxist outfit that the country’s new president, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, now leads, was reviled in swaths of southern Sri Lanka for having twice attempted violent revolution. The “curse” essentially, was the population having allowed political elites, largely organised into Sri Lanka’s two main …

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake
3 months ago

Sri Lanka Elections 2024: Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulates Sri Lanka’s new president Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Live Mint  

Chinese President Xi Jinping congratulated new Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, soon after he was sworn into office on Monday, September 23. Anura Dissanayake defeated his closest rival, Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, in Sri Lanka Elections 2024. Anura Kumara Dissanayake did not support the implementation of the 13th amendment of the Sri Lankan Constitution, which devolves …

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
3 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
3 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka held on Saturday, the Election …

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka
3 months ago

NPP leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president of Sri Lanka

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-09-22 22:00 Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the presidential candidate from National People's Power, speaks to the press as he heads to the Election Commission, a day after the presidential election, in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sept 22. COLOMBO -- Anura Kumara Dissanayake, candidate of National People's Power, emerged as the winner in the presidential election in Sri Lanka …

JD(U), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) seats poll the most number of NOTA votes in Bihar
6 months, 2 weeks ago

JD(U), Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) seats poll the most number of NOTA votes in Bihar

The Hindu  

The ruling Janata Dal and its ally Lok Janshakti Party performed quite well in the Lok Sabha elections, with the JD winning 12 of the 16 seats it contested and LJP bagging all five seats it sought. The Gopalganj constituency — where JD candidate Alok Kumar Suman defeated Premnath Chanchal ofVikassheel Insaan Party, an ally ofopposition Mahagathbandhan — recorded the …

TDP gets back its glory in Vizianagaram district
6 months, 2 weeks ago

TDP gets back its glory in Vizianagaram district

The Hindu  

The Telugu Desam Party, which was completely routed in all Assembly seats in united Vizianagaram district, got back to its glory with 100 percent electoral results, thanks to the party’s spirited fight against ruling YSR Congress Party in all the constituencies. Vizianagaram MP candidate Kalisetti Appala Naidu also won the seat with a margin of over 2 lakh votes by …

Jagan Mohan Reddy concedes defeat, says party will become 'voice of voiceless'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Jagan Mohan Reddy concedes defeat, says party will become 'voice of voiceless'

Hindustan Times  

Amaravati, The outgoing Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday said he failed to understand the reason for YSR Congress party's debacle in the assembly polls, despite implementing several welfare measures "without any trace of corruption". Jagan Mohan Reddy concedes defeat, says party will become 'voice of voiceless' In a media briefing, Jagan, who won from the …

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka to hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16: Election Commission

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka will hold presidential election between September 17 and October 16, the country's top electoral body announced on Thursday. President Ranil Wickremesinghe is expected to contest the presidential election under a new symbol, his top aide said last month. Mr. Wickremesinghe, 75, will represent several parties as a national candidate, Senior Presidential Advisor and UNP senior leader Ashu Marasinghe …

Undefeated Kapu leaders to clash for Bheeminupatnam MLA seat
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Undefeated Kapu leaders to clash for Bheeminupatnam MLA seat

The Hindu  

With around 3.60 lakh voters, Bheemunipatnam is one of the biggest Assembly constituencies in North Andhra districts. The political heat, already high with senior politicians Muttamsetti Srinivasa Rao and Ganta Srinivasa Rao undertaking hectic campaigns, is all set to rise by several notches as the poll date nears. In the 2014 elections, Ganta Srinivasa Rao contested from this constituency as …

Kidney Disease and migrations top concerns for voters in Andhra
8 months, 1 week ago

Kidney Disease and migrations top concerns for voters in Andhra

New Indian Express  

KRIKAKULAM : Ichchapuram Assembly segment has been one of the bastions of the TDP since the party’s inception. The ruling YSRC, that has been facing severe dissidence in the region, has nominated Piriya Vijaya, wife of Piriya Sairaj, who won the seat in 2009 on a TDP ticket, but joined YSRC in 2013. Ichchapuram Assembly segment is a part of …

Tamil Nadu: Side switches, new pitches in Perambalur
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: Side switches, new pitches in Perambalur

New Indian Express  

Who are facing off? In the 2014 Lok Sabha election, T R Paarivendhar finished third by securing 2,38,887 votes, whereas AIADMK’s R P Marutharajaa won with 4,62,693 votes, with DMK’s Seemanur Prabu being the runner-up with 2,49,645 votes. However, in 2019, Paarivendhar contested under DMK’s Rising Sun and emerged victorious with a whopping 6,83,697 votes, with a winning margin of …

PMK accepts BJP's leadership in Tamil Nadu for 2024 polls: Know significance of Ramadoss-led party
9 months ago

PMK accepts BJP's leadership in Tamil Nadu for 2024 polls: Know significance of Ramadoss-led party

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Pattali Makkal Katchi joined the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu, in a major jolt to its ex-ally All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam which was hoping to seal a deal with the party S Ramadoss-led outfit. PMK's political history The PMK joined hands with Jayalalithaa …

Sri Lankan Opposition JVP leader meets Jaishankar, Doval
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lankan Opposition JVP leader meets Jaishankar, Doval

The Hindu  

Anura Kumara Dissanayake, leader of Sri Lanka’s leftist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, who is currently visiting India on New Delhi’s invitation, on Monday met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Adviser Ajit Doval, in an indication of the Union government’s high-level engagement with the 55-year-old opposition politician. “In our meeting with Mr. Doval, we discussed regional security and bilateral …

YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections
11 months, 1 week ago

YSRCP puts special focus on defeated seats in Srikakulam district in 2019 general elections

The Hindu  

YSR Congress Party high command seems to have given top priority for loyalty in selection of in-charges for Ichchapuram, Tekkali Assembly seats and Srikakulam Parliamentary segment, according to political observers and party senior leaders. The party confirmed Zilla Parishad chairperson Piriya Vijaya as Ichchapuram candidate where the YSRCP was defeated twice in 2014 and 2019 general elections. Likewise, the YSRCP …

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