For Shashi Tharoor, Congress-Left alliance in Bengal is to fight 'devil' Trinamool, in Kerala CPM a 'menace'
Shashi Tharoor said Kerala CM Oomen Chandy has eclipsed his predecessors, even stalwarts like AK Antony.
May 16, 2016, 12:49 PM IST
1,203 contenders for 140 seats in Kerala assembly
A total of 1,203 contestants are in fray for 140 Kerala assembly seats, for which elections will be held on May 16, the Election Commission (EC) said on Thursday. Of these, 109 are women.
May 12, 2016, 23:25 PM IST
Kerala Assembly Election 2016: CPI-M assails PM Narendra Modi for his Somalia remarks
CPI-M state secretary said "Gujarat Model" development projected by the BJP was actually a false propaganda.
May 12, 2016, 14:07 PM IST
202 crorepatis, 311 with criminal cases in Kerala polls: ADR
In the Kerala Assembly Election this year, 104 women candidates are contesting.
May 12, 2016, 12:34 PM IST
CPI(M) will be on third spot in some constituencies: Oommen Chandy
CPI-M state secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said it was part of Chandy's secret tie-up with RSS to allow BJP's entry into the assembly.
May 07, 2016, 15:16 PM IST
Jadavpur University hub of anti-nationals, Vice-Chancellor supporting them: BJP
The BJP accused the Opposition CPI(M) and the varsity's Vice Chancellor Suranjan Das of supporting the 'anti-national' elements.
May 07, 2016, 12:46 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Overall polling percentage recorded in 25 constituencies in final phase till 5 pm is 84.24%, says EC
Voting for West Bengal assembly polls for the sixth and final phase began at 7 am on Thursday for 25 constituencies in the two districts of East Midnapore and Coochbehar amidst strict security.
May 05, 2016, 19:21 PM IST
50,000 security personnel to guard last phase of West Bengal Assembly Election 2016
The Election Commission has so far identified 714 vulnerable hamlets and 1,685 vulnerable voters in the two districts.
May 04, 2016, 14:30 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Voting for 49 seats in fourth phase held
Amidst unprecedented security to preempt any violence, polling for the fourth phase of West Bengal Assembly polls which will seal the fate of a number of Trinamool Congress ministers, began Monday morning.
Apr 25, 2016, 07:13 AM IST
Kerala Assembly Election 2016: Filing of nominations to begin today
The Assembly Election in Kerala will be held on May 16 and counting on May 19.
Apr 22, 2016, 09:38 AM IST
Assembly elections: Over 79 percent voter turnout in 3rd phase of polling in West Bengal; one dead in violence
Amid incidents of violence that left one person dead and several others injured, West Bengal saw over 79 percent votes cast in 62 constituencies on Thursday in phase three of the Assembly elections.
Apr 21, 2016, 21:58 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly elections, 3rd phase: As it happened
Phase III of assembly polls in 62 constituencies of West Bengal on Thursday witnessed a series of clashes between political rivals during which bombs were exploded but the violence failed to deter the electors who came out in large numbers, recording a 79.22 per cent voter turnout. The Election Commission said here that the turnout could be more as the figures were based on text messages sent by polling officials from the field till 5 pm.
Apr 21, 2016, 20:02 PM IST
Photographs of candidates displayed in polling booths in West Bengal
Photographs of candidates are displayed in polling booths for the first time in the ongoing West Bengal Assembly polls for voters who get confused if namesake candidates are contesting from the same seat.
Apr 21, 2016, 13:16 PM IST
CPI-M says it won't pursue prohibition in Kerala
Pinarayi Vijayan also expressed confidence that the CPI-M-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) will win over 100 seats in the May 16 assembly polls.
Apr 20, 2016, 18:25 PM IST
Have we dug our grave: Left partner lashes out at Congress tie-up
All is not well in West Bengal Left Front, that has stuck together for 39 long years, including 34 years as a ruling coalition. Upset with LF spearhead CPI-M, a prominent partner is now raising questions about the tie-up with the Congress for the assembly polls, wondering "whether we have dug our own grave".
Apr 20, 2016, 18:21 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Election 2016: Give lollipops to CPI(M), Mamata Banerjee appeals to voters
The TMC leader urged the voters to defeat the arrogance of CPI(M), Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party and ABP.
Apr 20, 2016, 16:28 PM IST
UDF in Kerala to further tighten liquor policy
Oommen Chandy said the manifesto made it clear that total prohibition in 10 years time was the objective of the UDF.
Apr 20, 2016, 13:44 PM IST
West Bengal polls: CPI(M) leader's house attacked in Kalyani
The house of a CPI(M) leader was attacked allegedly by Trinamool Congress workers here in Nadia district on Wednesday.
Apr 20, 2016, 13:39 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Five injured after CPI (M), TMC workers clash in Bardhaman
Five people were injured after a clash broke out between the CPI (M) and the TMC workers in Jamuria, located in Bardhaman district of West Bengal, where polling is currently underway for the second part of the assembly polls.
Apr 11, 2016, 10:10 AM IST
Panama Papers' list exposes why govt failed to make stride on black money, says Yechury
Maintaining that Communist Party of India (Marxist) considers revelations made by the `Panama Papers` "very serious", CPM general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said if you look at the list of the people involved in this, it would be clear why things were not happening on the black money front, because the idea was not to expose such people."I have seen the report, CPM considers this as very serious revelations, but the authenticity of that will have to be established by the government," he said.
Apr 04, 2016, 18:07 PM IST
