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Blockbuster ballot: Vijay flips the script; turns reel to real power | Tamil Movie News

The political landscape of Tamil Nadu has more often than not been shaped by the silver screen, and several successful stars have used it as a launchpad for leadership. From the ideological scripts written by M Karunanidhi to the messianic aura of MG Ramachandran (MGR), cinema has served as a primary vehicle for socio-political transformation…

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‘Just spreading rumours’: BJP dismisses TMC’s ballot box ‘tampering’ charges amid ongoing protests | India News

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata party on Thursday hit out at the All India Trinamool Comgress (TMC), dismissing the latter allegations on postal ballot box tampering. On the accusations that the BJP “in active collusion” with the Election Commission “is opening ballot boxes without the presence of any relevant party stakeholders”, BJP leader Tapas Roy…

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West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026: Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot | India News

Cash, care and constant connect: How the ‘Didi model’ is shaping Bengal’s ballot The welfare architecture of Mamata Banerjee’s government in West Bengal has emerged as a defining feature of its governance, combining large-scale social support programmes with significant political implications as the state heads toward the 2026 Assembly elections.As the state prepares for the…

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Ballot papers will bring back booth capturing: BJP | India News

BJP leaders Ravi Shankar Prasad and Kangana Ranaut strongly defended Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) in Lok Sabha, dismissing calls to return to ballot papers as a move backward to booth capturing. They highlighted court validations for EVMs and the Election Commission’s challenge for parties to hack them. Ranaut criticized the opposition’s defeatist attitude and disruptive…

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Return to ballot papers, expand collegium that picks ECs: Opposition | India News

The Congress-led coalition of opposition parties is making strong demands for the reinstatement of ballot papers alongside a transformed collegium responsible for appointing election commissioners. Their criticisms target the Election Commission, claiming it has lost credibility, especially regarding electoral roll updates and those pesky model code infringements. NEW DELHI: Accusing EC of being compromised, opposition,…

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