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Our alliance will win over 200 seats in 2026: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President MK Stalin exuded confidence ahead of the 2026 Assembly elections, and said the party will form government in the state for the seventh time, this time with the alliance securing 200 seats.Addressing party workers in the Kancheepuram Constituency today, CM Stalin emphasized the DMK's commitment to public welfare over the past …

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14 hours, 39 minutes ago

BJP targets me with chargesheets, but lacks Chief Minister face: Arvind Kejriwal

India Today

Hours after the BJP released a ‘chargesheet’ accusing the Aam Aadmi Party of corruption and false promises, AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal hit back, saying that the saffron party lacks a clear agenda for the upcoming assembly elections and does not have a Chief Minister face. Highlighting AAP's work in electricity, water, women's travel, and infrastructure, Kejriwal criticised the BJP for …

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14 hours, 39 minutes ago

Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

India Today

The treasury benches and the Opposition have been engaged in a war of words over Dr BR Ambedkar’s legacy in Parliament and outside. Setback and recovery In the 2024 general elections, the BJP lost three per cent support of Dalits and its allies lost two per cent. On the other hand, the Congress lost one per cent support but its …

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19 hours, 49 minutes ago

Pie in the sky: On the idea of simultaneous elections

The Hindu

With the Union government introducing two Bills in the Lok Sabha to implement its idea of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and the State Assemblies, the stage is set for Parliament to debate the feasibility, or otherwise, of the idea of what the government calls “One Nation, One Election”. The content in the Bills themselves are in line with …

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AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only

New Indian Express

More than 3,300 candidates contested in the civic body polls and a total of 37.32 lakh voters were eligible to vote in the elections. Voter turnout was 65.85 per cent; polling percentage at Phagwara was 55.21 per cent, Jalandhar 50.27 per cent, Amritsar 44.05 per cent, Ludhiana 46.95 per cent and Patiala 32.95 per cent. Congress secured 25 seats, BJP …

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Centre amends rule to restrict access to poll documents

The Hindu

The Centre has amended the Conduct of Election Rules to restrict access for the public to a section of poll documents. After the amendment, now it reads, “all other papers as specified in these rules relating to the election shall be open to public inspection.” The move follows a recent direction to the ECI by the Punjab and Haryana High …

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2 days, 7 hours ago

Punjab Municipal Polls Records 10% Turnout Till 9 AM

ABP News

Chandigarh, Dec 21 An average of 10 per cent polling was witnessed till 9 am in the elections to five municipal corporations and 44 municipal councils and nagar panchayats underway in Punjab, officials said on Saturday. There was an average of 10 per cent polling till 9 am, the officials said. More than 3,300 candidates are in the fray for …

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2 days, 14 hours ago

EC to announce Delhi polls dates by second week of January; voting expected to be by mid-February

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Election Commission is expected to announce the schedule for the Delhi Assembly elections by the second week of January, with January 10 being the likely date. The current Chief Election Commissioner, Rajiv Kumar, is set to retire on February 18, and the Election Commission is keen on conducting the polls before his tenure ends, the sources added. …

Delhi Election Electoral Registration

2 days, 14 hours ago

Sanjay Raut hints at Uddhav Sena's solo fight in Mumbai civic polls

India Today

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Saturday hinted that his party, led by Uddhav Thackeray, may contest the upcoming Mumbai local body polls alone, without an alliance with Congress and Sharad Pawar’s NCP. Raut said that party workers are demanding to contest the Mumbai Municipal Corporation polls alone and mentioned that the party chief will take a decision after consulting …

Mumbai Congress Shiv Sena Lok Sabha Sena Alliance Polls

2 days, 23 hours ago

Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police

Live Law

The Punjab Government today deferred the Municipal Corporation elections in certain wards of Patiala and Dharamkot district after a plea before the Punjab and Haryana High Court was filed alleging snatching of nomination papers in front of police. Justice Harkesh Manuja noted that, “It has also been assured by learned Advocate General, Punjab, that proceedings in accordance with law shall …

Punjab Nomination Papers Advocate Certain Wards

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One Nation, One Election: 39-Member Panel Formed To Discuss Bills, This BJP MP To Be Chairperson

ABP News

BJP member PP Chaudhary was on Friday appointed chairman of the mega joint committee of Parliament set up to examine bills proposing simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha and state assemblies. Earlier, Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal had moved resolutions in the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to refer the Constitution Bill and the Union Territories Laws Bill …

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Delhi Elections 2025: After Naresh Yadav Pulls Out Of Poll Race, AAP Picks New Candidate For Mehrauli Seat

ABP News

New Delhi, Dec 20 The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday replaced its Mehrauli candidate Naresh Yadav, convicted last month in the Quran desecration case, with Mahender Chaudhary for the upcoming Delhi Assembly polls. Yadav, the sitting MLA from Mehrauli, was convicted by a Punjab court with two-year sentence in the 2016 Quran desercration case. Aam Aadmi Party national general secretary …

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3 days, 5 hours ago

Visakha Dairy Chairman Adari Anand Kumar and Directors Resign from YSRCP

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Visakhapatnam Dairy chairman Adari Anand and nine of the company’s directors resigned from the primary membership of the YSRC on Friday. Anand had previously contested the Visakhapatnam West Assembly seat in the general elections but lost to veteran TD leader P.V.G.R. Among the directors is Pilla Rama Kumari, Anand's sister.Anand had previously contested the Visakhapatnam West Assembly seat in …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

Convicted In 2016 Quran Desecration Case, AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Declines Ticket For Delhi Polls

ABP News

Delhi Elections 2025: Mehrauli MLA and Aam Aadmi Party leader Naresh Yadav has said that he will not fight elections till he is absolved of all charges in the Quran desecration case. आज से बारह साल पहले आदरणीय श्री @ArvindKejriwal जी की ईमानदारी की राजनीति से प्रेरित होकर मैं @AamAadmiParty मैं आया था। इस पार्टी ने मुझे बहुत कुछ दिया …

Delhi Case Yadav Mla 2016 Quran Naresh

3 days, 14 hours ago

Interview | How Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai aims to raise more funds needed for welfare, paddy bonus

India Today

Chhattisgarh has had a year of major successes against Left Wing Extremism that chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai credits to the ‘double-engine’ government’s zero-tolerance towards Maoists. He refutes the perception that this has impacted law and order management in other parts of the state and shares how the government is looking to raise finances to fund welfare schemes and pay …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday demanded an apology and resignation from Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his remarks on B R Ambedkar in Parliament. With Delhi Assembly elections approaching, party sources revealed that AAP is positioning this issue to consolidate its Dalit voter base and retain dominance in the 12 reserved seats of the national capital. …

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Centre halts Rs 1,600 crore fund release to Jharkhand over delayed municipal elections

New Indian Express

RANCHI: In a major shocker to the Jharkhand government, the Central government has halted the release of nearly Rs 1,600 crore allocated to the state under the 15th Finance Commission's recommendations. According to government sources, the state has been deprived of the funds allocated to it due to the prolonged delay in conducting municipal elections in the state. Notably, Municipal …

Jharkhand Centre Municipal Elections

3 days, 14 hours ago

Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections

Al Jazeera

Germans expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapses. “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk wrote on Friday in a post on his social media platform, X. Europe’s largest economy is expected to vote on February 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz collapsed. Radtke called …

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Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo

Al Jazeera

Electoral support for former freedom fighters is dwindling across the region due to their inability to deliver ethical and effective governance after decades in power. On December 3, the Electoral Commission of Namibia announced that Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the ruling South West Africa People’s Organisation party, has emerged victorious in the disputed presidential election conducted from November 27 to 30. …

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How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls

India Today

With the Delhi Assembly elections slated for early February next year, the alleged disrespect of Dr BR Ambedkar by Home Minister Amit Shah during the Constitution debate in Parliament has set a new narrative in the Capital’s politics. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has struggled to wrest power in Delhi for 26 years — initially from the Congress and more …

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3 days, 14 hours ago

Ajit Jogi's party seeks merger with Congress in Chhattisgarh

India Today

Janata Congress Chhattisgarh national president Renu Jogi has decided to merge her party with the Indian National Congress in the state. Renu Jogi is the wife of the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi, who had floated the party in June 2016 after parting ways with the Congress. Notably, Renu Jogi's son Amit Jogi, who is the current state …

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3 days, 18 hours ago

Should legislatures in India have fixed tenures?

The Hindu

The Constitution Bill, 2024, introduced in the Lok Sabha on December 17, 2024, mandates a fixed five-year term for the Lok Sabha, with State Legislature elections aligned to this cycle. If the Lok Sabha or any State Assembly is dissolved before completing its full term, mid-term elections will be held only for the remainder of the five-year term. This is …

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Elections To All Bar Associations Shall Be Held On February 07: Delhi High Court

Live Law

The Delhi High Court has recently ordered that elections to all Bar Associations in the national capital shall be held on February 07, 2025. “The elections to all Bar Associations in Delhi shall consequently now be held on 07 February 2025, subject to any legal restraint or impediment impeding that process,” the Court ordered. The bench also directed all concerned …

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Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections

India Today

After historic mandates in Haryana and Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party has set its eye on Delhi, which is scheduled for elections in February 2025. Around 30 per cent of voters back the AAP in the Vidhan Sabha polls but back national parties — the BJP and the Congress — in the Lok Sabha polls. The AAP got 24 per …

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Our alliance will win over 200 seats in 2026: Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin

BJP targets me with chargesheets, but lacks Chief Minister face: Arvind Kejriwal

Opinion: The fight for Ambedkar's legacy signifies a big churn in Dalit politics

Pie in the sky: On the idea of simultaneous elections

AAP secures 55 per cent of total seats in Punjab civic body elections; majority in one corporation only

Centre amends rule to restrict access to poll documents

Punjab Municipal Polls Records 10% Turnout Till 9 AM

EC to announce Delhi polls dates by second week of January; voting expected to be by mid-February

Sanjay Raut hints at Uddhav Sena's solo fight in Mumbai civic polls

Punjab Govt Defers Civic Body Polls In Certain Wards After Plea Before HC Alleges Snatching Of Nomination Papers In Front Of Police

One Nation, One Election: 39-Member Panel Formed To Discuss Bills, This BJP MP To Be Chairperson

Delhi Elections 2025: After Naresh Yadav Pulls Out Of Poll Race, AAP Picks New Candidate For Mehrauli Seat

Visakha Dairy Chairman Adari Anand Kumar and Directors Resign from YSRCP

Convicted In 2016 Quran Desecration Case, AAP MLA Naresh Yadav Declines Ticket For Delhi Polls

Interview | How Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai aims to raise more funds needed for welfare, paddy bonus

AAP steps up heat over Shah's remarks against Ambedkar

Centre halts Rs 1,600 crore fund release to Jharkhand over delayed municipal elections

Elon Musk backs Germany’s far-right AfD before elections

Southern Africa’s liberation movements have lost their political mojo

How political showdown over Ambedkar's legacy could impact Delhi Assembly polls

Ajit Jogi's party seeks merger with Congress in Chhattisgarh

Should legislatures in India have fixed tenures?

Elections To All Bar Associations Shall Be Held On February 07: Delhi High Court

Opinion: 3 strategies BJP may use to break into AAP citadel in Delhi elections