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Guwahati: With an eye on consolidating the NDA in Assam before the April 9 polls, the BJP on Tuesday brought back Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) into its fold after five years and firmed up seat-sharing with AGP, even as its current partner in govt, Bodoland-based United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL), left the NDA earlier in…
The IPS officers were transferred as ordered by the Election Commission of India. NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday ordered the transfer of 19 senior police officers in West Bengal, marking the third consecutive day of such reshuffles in the poll-bound state.The poll body replaced the ADG/IGPs of the south and…
KOLKATA: Four prominent CPM functionaries who became faces of protests after the 2024 rape-murder of a resident doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital will contest the West Bengal assembly elections in April. Outgoing Rajya Sabha MP Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, student activist Dipsita Dhar, youth functionary Kalatan Dasgupta and rising Left face Minakshi…
NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday released its first list of 47 candidates for the upcoming Kerala assembly elections, fielding several key leaders, including former Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar and former state chief K Surendran.Among the prominent names, Rajeev Chandrasekhar has been fielded from the Nemom constituency, while K Surendran will contest…
IAS officer Dushyant Nariala (left) has replaced Nandini Chakravorty as chief secretary. KOLKATA: In a major administrative reshuffle ahead of the West Bengal assembly elections, the Election Commission (EC) has removed two of the state’s top bureaucrats — chief secretary Nandini Chakravorty and home secretary Jagdish Prasad Meena — citing a review of poll preparedness.The…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced that the assembly polls in West Bengal will be held in two phases on April 23 and April 29 — unlike the eight-phase polling conducted in 2021.While announcing the poll schedule of 4 states and one Union territory, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said that the reduction…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday announced the assembly poll dates for 4 states and one union territory, while detailing several special provisions aimed at improving voter access, monitoring the poll process and strengthening transparency.The EC announced the schedule for assembly elections in — West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala — along with…
NEW DELHI: Virtually ending speculation over any revival of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s alliance with the Shiromani Akali Dal, Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday declared that the BJP will contest the 2027 Punjab Assembly elections on its own and seek to form its own government in the state.Addressing the party’s “Badlav” rally at…
NEW DELHI: Jayalalithaa’s long-time aide and expelled from AIADMK, VK Sasikala on Friday announced the name of her new political party — All India Puratchi Thalaivar Makkal Munetra Kazhagam — and said its symbol will be a “coconut tree farm”, as the political ground heats up in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, where multiple stakeholders are eyeing…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission may announce assembly polls in five states/UT anytime after March 15, which is also the deadline for filing of appeals against the final electoral roll for West Bengal published on Feb 28 with a total 6.4 crore electors.The window for appeals against the final electoral rolls for other poll-bound states/UT…
