Assembly Election

The Rajinikanth effect: Why he mattered in TVK–BJP talks ahead of Tamil Nadu election

Even today the Rajini fans and political circles wait for a word from Rajinikanth to know if he wanted them to support a certain side or make individual choices.

TVK says Vijay rejects CM position, 50% seats offered ahead of poll debut in Tamil Nadu: ‘Won’t succumb to Delhi’

Vijay is not a person who will succumb to Delhi for the sake of the chief minister’s post. They gave us all kinds of offers - from 50 to 90 seats. All that Vijay said was that he wanted the trust of Tamil Nadu people not the CM’s post, says TVK leader.

Assam polls: NDA seals seat-sharing deal; BJP to contest on 89 seats, AGP 26, BPF 11

The BJP is set to contest 89 seats in Assam, alongside the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) with 26 seats and the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) with 11

EC orders posting of 5 IPS officers as DIGs in poll-bound West Bengal

The commission said the directions are to be implemented with immediate effect, and a compliance report regarding the joining of the officers must be submitted by 11 am on March 19.

Assam elections: BJP brings BPF back into fold even as UPPL walks out of NDA

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the schedule for the Assam assembly elections, fixing polling day for April 9 and the counting of votes for May 4.

Faces of 2026 Assembly elections: The power of regional satraps and a battle for prestige

Leaders such as MK Stalin, Mamata Banerjee, Himanta Biswa Sarma and Pinarayi Vijayan are not just fighting for power in their states — they are also shaping the opposition narrative in the national context.

‘Leader to our leader’: TVK’s Aadhav Arjuna dials down row after Rajinikanth’s response; AIADMK–BJP talks strained

Recently, Arjuna claimed that Rajinikanth stayed away from politics due to threats from the DMK’s first family.

War-hit skies, rising fares: Can Keralites afford 'vote flights' to cast their ballot for Assembly polls?

The US-Israel war with Iran has turned Middle Eastern airspace into a high-risk zone, significantly affecting global aviation networks

Assam assembly polls 2026: Can Badruddin Ajmal revive AIUDF's dwindling fortunes?

The AIUDF, once a significant force in the state's Muslim-majority belts and a spoiler in Congress calculations, was wiped out in the 2024 general elections, with Ajmal himself suffering a landslide defeat.

Mission Bengal 2026: Will Mamata Banerjee's 'star power' triumph over BJP's 'ground power'?

A preliminary reading of Trinamool Congress' (TMC) list of 291 candidates, released by party chief Mamata Banerjee, reinforces a trend, which the party has positively employed over the years.

Ahead of Assembly polls, senior Congress Assam MP Pradyut Bordoloi resigns from party

The development comes a month after former Assam Congress president Bhupen Borah quit the party and joined the BJP.

West Bengal Assembly polls: Who is Pabitra Kar, ex-Suvendu Adhikari aide now in Nandigram fray?

Kar, who was known to be close to Suvendu Adhikari, joined the TMC on Tuesday in the presence of the party's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

From kitchens to campaign: How Mamata Banerjee is using LPG concerns to attack BJP ahead of West Bengal election

Voting in West Bengal will take place in two phases on April 23 and April 29, 2026, with the counting of votes to be held on May 4.

TMC list out: Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari battle shifts to Bhabanipur; what this means

The ruling Trinamool Congress on Tuesday announced its list of candidates for the upcoming West Bengal assembly elections, with party supremo Banerjee declaring that the party will contest 291 of the 294 seats in the state

Assembly elections 2026: Not BJP, these two leaders may be Congress's biggest 'rivals' in upcoming polls

In Bengal and Assam, Congress isn't much in contention, although in the northeastern state of Assam the party is involved in a direct bipolar contest with BJP lead by all-powerful Himanta Biswa Sarma.

TMC candidates list 2026: Mamata's party releases names for 291 West Bengal seats | Check full list

However, Banerjee won't contest from the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district, where she lost to Adhikari in the 2021 assembly election. Trinamool has fielded Pabitra Kar from Nandigram.

West Bengal CM writes to CEC, raises concerns over transfer of officials: ‘Without any cognisant reasons’

Historically, during the previous elections, the Commission, while exercising these powers, has consistently consulted state government as a matter of constitutional propriety, says Bengal CM.

EC orders transfers of officials in Kerala ahead of next month's Assembly polls

The move comes to ensure free, fair, impartial and peaceful elections in the state, ECI said

Assembly polls: EC continues with Bengal police reshuffle, commissioners of Howrah, Barrackpore among those transferred

The order comes a day after the Election Commission transferred two senior officials of the West Bengal government, including Chief Secretary Nandini Chakravorty.

Tamil Nadu Assembly election 2026: Rajinikanth row derails NDA-Vijay TVK alliance talks

A few days ago, TVK's Arjuna had claimed that Rajinikanth stayed away from politics due to threats from the DMK’s first family.

Mamata Banerjee vs Suvendu Adhikari 2.0: Will history repeat in West Bengal polls?

The decision to field Adhikari from the constituency signals BJP’s aggressive strategy to challenge the Trinamool Congress leadership on its home turf.