From sidelines to front lines: How BJP became Mamata Banerjee's biggest hurdle in West Bengal
From winning just three Assembly seats in 2016 to emerging as the main opposition in the 2021 election with 77 seats, the BJP has made significant inroads in the state.
'Pure harassment': Eye on Kerala polls, ex-IAS officer hits out at Modi govt for 'not accepting resignation'
I've chosen not to raise my personal issue as I am very well aware the kind of hardships millions are going through under your governance, says Kannan.
There will be a change of government in Keralam: Congress' KC Venugopal
The Congress leader further stated that there is not a single MLA from the BJP from the last election, and this election, they are not going to open their account.
OPINION | Twelve years on, BJP remains an electoral juggernaut but is in need of moral renewal
No democratic government in a spiritually inclined society like India can endure on brute force or electoral machinery alone. Sustained power demands moral legitimacy
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah in Assembly: 'Does anyone eat meat on Shivratri? I do'
I don’t believe in Rahu Kaala or Gulika Kaala. I eat non-vegetarian food even on festivals like Ugadi and Shivaratri—there’s nothing wrong with it, says CM.
Amit Malviya mocks Pakistan’s ‘peace broker’ claims after Iran turns back Karachi-bound vessel
So much for the Pakistan is brokering peace narrative peddled by the usual suspects in India. Iran has reportedly turned back a vessel bound for Karachi after it failed to secure approval to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, says BJP leader.
Mamata did nothing for Muslims, helped BJP grow in West Bengal: Owaisi
Owaisi claimed people of Bengal were suffocated, and his party has joined hands with Humayun Kabir's AJUP to provide the alternative they are looking for
Gold, diamonds & supercars: LJK’s Jose Martin declares asserts worth Rs 597 crore ahead of Puducherry polls
Martin says he has diamond jewels worth Rs 45 crore, luxury watches worth Rs 38 crore, 17.5kg gold jewellery worth Rs 26 crore, 135kg silver jewellery and articles worth Rs 3.8 crore.
Fall, regroup and return: Bengal poll turns into season of political comebacks
For the BJP, the return of Dilip Ghosh to the electoral fray from Kharagpur Sadar symbolises the most visible attempt at political resurgence. Veteran Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has decided to return to state politics after nearly three decades, likely to contest from Baharampur.
AIADMK releases list of 23 candidates for Tamil Nadu polls, check full list
Leader of Opposition in the Tamil Nadu Assembly and AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami will contest from his home turf of Edappadi Assembly constituency in Salem.
Why Oommen Chandy’s grave has become a key stop for UDF leaders ahead of Kerala election
Eight candidates from Kerala Congress's Joseph faction — UDF's third major constituent — arrived together to pray at Chandy's grave. All of them also started their campaign from Puthuppally.
At council farewell, CM Fadnavis calls Udhhav Thackeray 'not a typical politician'; Shinde takes 'silver spoon' swipe
Describing Thackeray as “not a typical politician,” Fadnavis said his “original temperament is measured and relationship-driven,” adding that he often takes decisions “without worrying about consequences.”
In Assam fray, BJP smells advantage as tea garden belts brew support
The distribution of land titles to tea workers has emerged as a flagship initiative of the government led by Himanta Biswa Sarma.
'No other state has seen such spate of litigation': SC calls Bengal an exception in nationwide SIR exercise
Approximately 60 lakh names were marked as “under adjudication" in the final list published by the Election Commission on February 28.
Why BJP is betting big on these 54 seats in West Bengal
The 54 seats across the region are strategically crucial for the BJP as it offers both electoral advantage and political opportunity in West Bengal.
PM Modi seeks reopening of Strait of Hormuz, calls for de-escalation
Movement of ships through Strait of Hormuz has become very challenging. Despite the challenging situation, our govenment has made efforts to make ways through dialogue and diplomacy, says PM in Rajya Sabha.
DMK releases list for Puducherry elections, names 13 candidates
The DMK and the Congress signed reached a seat-sharing pact, where in DMK decided to contest in 14 seats and Congress in 16.
NDA's achilles heel in Tamil Nadu? A Sasikala–Ramadoss partnership
Splitting of Thevar and Vanniyar votes may affect the NDA, but the alliance between Ramadoss’ PMK and Sasikala’s new party is still an unknown entity for voters to decipher and make a difference.
Facing cadre anger, Yogi Adityanath pulls up ministers, seeks urgent redressal of workers’ complaints
Workers say that even basic tasks such as getting local roads repaired, securing electricity connections or facilitating water supply required repeated visits to offices with little outcome.
Nitish Kumar elected unopposed as JD(U) president for fourth term
Kumar, who recently entered the Rajya Sabha, had taken over as party president ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections after Lalan Singh stepped down in December 2023.
Bengal polls get 'fishy'? BJP candidate campaigns with 'catla' to woo voters, targets TMC
Explaining his fish-centric campaign, Mukherjee said it was aimed at countering statements by Banerjee that a BJP government would threaten non-vegetarian lifestyles.
OPINION | The Strait that feeds the world
A humanitarian crisis is building behind the oil headlines. Close to half the world’s nitrogen supply relies on Hormuz. War-related disruption can fuel global food inflation
Seat pact sealed in Puducherry: Congress gets 16 and DMK 14
In the NDA camp, the BJP is contesting 10 seats, the All India NR Congress is contesting in 16 constituencies, AIADMK and Latchiya Jananayaga Katchi are contesting two seats each.
OPINION | Trump may want it but conditions are not ripe for a durable ceasefire in West Asia
The probability of a consensual modus-vivendi to the current war, leading to a total and equitable cessation of hostilities remains low
Himachal clears 'widow, orphan cess' Bill with up to Rs 5/litre fuel levy; BJP warns of price rise
Responding to criticism, Sukhu accused the BJP of being “hand in glove” with petrol pump owners and reiterated that the scheme is designed to ensure that “no orphan or widow should feel that they have no guardian.”
