May 14, 2026

Poll

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‘BJP-EC nexus’: Mamata says poll body deleted 54 lakh ‘genuine voters’, claims plan to remove 1 crore more | India News

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NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission has unilaterally deleted 54 lakh names from the draft electoral rolls during the special intensive revision (SIR) in the state by misusing the powers of electoral registration officers (EROs).Addressing a press conference at the state secretariat Nabanna, Banerjee claimed that…

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From Maharashtra to Tamil Nadu, has ‘women first’ become best poll bet for parties? | India News

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NEW DELHI: Women are the new kingmakers in elections. Little wonder, political parties have gone all out to woo them elections after elections. We have seen this in Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections and now even in the civic body polls.With municipal corporation elections in Mumbai, Pune and other regions of Maharashtra next week, the…

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Ladki Bahin payout on civic poll eve sparks Maharashtra storm | India News

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Shiv Sena UBT president Uddhav Thackeray and his cousin, MNS chief Raj Thackeray, held their first rally for the BMC polls on Sunday at the historic Shivaji Park ground, where Shiv Sena was founded. NAGPUR: Maharashtra govt’s decision to credit Mukhyamantri-Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana instalments for Dec 2025 and Jan 2026 to beneficiaries’ accounts on…

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‘Amit Shah is nasty, naughty’: Mamata Banerjee says ED snatched our poll strategy, targets Union home minister; how raids on I-PAC office spiral into chaos | Kolkata News

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‘Amit Shah is nasty, naughty’: Mamata Banerjee says ED snatched our poll strategy, targets Union home minister KOLKATA: The ED on Thursday conducted searches at political consultancy firm I-PAC’s office in Salt Lake and its director’s Loudon Street home in connection with a five-year-old case, prompting CM Mamata Banerjee to call it political vendetta and…

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Civic poll surprise: BJP and Congress join hands to edge out Shiv Sena in Thane’s Ambernath council | Mumbai News

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THANE: The acrimonious battle between Mahayuti partners BJP and Shiv Sena for control of Ambernath municipal council took a new turn Tuesday as rivals BJP and Congress, in a rare move, joined hands to keep out Shiv Sena in its traditional stronghold falling within MP Shrikant Shinde’s constituency. The Eknath Shinde-led party won the highest…

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Two-child norm scrapped: Telangana minister cites low fertility rate; panchayat poll rules reset | India News

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NEW DELHI: The Telangana legislative assembly has passed a bill that scraps the “two-child norm” that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting in the local body elections.Panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, citing the state’s declining fertility rate, lower than the replacement rate, argued that the provision had outlived its relevance.She stated…

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West Bengal SIR deaths: Kin file complaints against CEC, state poll body chief; Election Commission reacts | India News

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Bengal SIR: Durjan Majhi, who died by suicide hours before SIR hearing; Jamat Ali, who died at home after getting a hearing notice; a young mother at a hearing venue with her 3-month-old child; 90-year-old Muktibala Paramanik being brought to a hearing centre PURULIA/TAMLUK: Families of two elderly voters who died on Monday, after receiving…

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Pawar family feud: From bitter split to Mumbai civic poll pact — how it began, what followed | India News

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NEW DELHI: Are the senior and junior Pawars on the same side again? For the upcoming civic polls, the answer is yes. The Ajit Pawar-led NCP has announced that it will contest the Pimpri-Chinchwad and Pune local body elections together with the NCP (Sharad Pawar faction).Announcing the tie-up, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar said…

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Guntha of land, SUVs, Thailand trips: It’s a freebie fest on Pune civic poll pitch | Pune News

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PUNE:That signature smile of netas, the usual “namaskars” and umpteen vows seem outdated to win voters’ favour. The run-up to the PMC polls is witnessing a redefined way to entice voters — offering Paithani saris, highend vehicles, plots of land and even holiday trips to Thailand in lucky draws.With the local polls in Maharashtra taking…

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