West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: BJP releases first list of 57 candidates
Suvendu Adhikari has been fielded from the Nandigram constituency, where he will take on TMC chief Mamata Banerjee.
Mar 06, 2021, 19:05 PM IST
West Bengal Assembly Elections 2021: PM Narendra Modi to address rally at Brigade ground in Kolkata tomorrow
The Prime Minister's Sunday rally is said to be culmination of the "Parivartan Yatra" launched by the BJP in the state last month.
Mar 06, 2021, 17:47 PM IST
Former TMC MP Dinesh Trivedi joins BJP ahead of West Bengal assembly polls
Dinesh Trivedi, who had resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of polling in the state. The saffron party is held a press conference to announce the same.
Mar 06, 2021, 12:20 PM IST
Tamil Nadu polls: AIADMK gives Kanyakumari LS constituency, 20 MLA seats to BJP
Ahead of the electionsin the state, the Bharatiya Janata Party and its ally the ruling AIADMK have settled on a pact where 20 Assembly constituencies and the Kanyakumari Lok Sabha has been allotted to BJP.
Mar 06, 2021, 11:14 AM IST
Assam polls: BJP declares candidate list, CM Sonowal, Himanta Biswa Sarma among 70 named
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced the list of candidates who will contest for the party in Assam's upcoming assembly elections.
Mar 05, 2021, 19:39 PM IST
West Bengal polls: Speculation around actor Mithun Chakraborty joining BJP gains momentum, here's what state BJP Vice President said
West Bengal BJP Vice President Arjun Singh said, “If Mithun Chakraborty comes it'll be good, both for Bengal as well as our party. If he comes on a stage where there is PM, the people of Bengal will be happier.”
Mar 05, 2021, 17:27 PM IST
West Bengal election 2021: Mamata Banerjee to create Vidhan Parishad to accommodate senior, experienced TMC leaders
“After we come to power we will create Vidhan Parishad to accommodate senior and experienced leaders,” TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee said.
Mar 05, 2021, 16:33 PM IST
Mamata Banerjee to contest West Bengal Assembly election from Nandigram, releases list of 291 TMC candidates
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters, "We have focussed on young people this time, and 27-28 seats will be given to youngsters," adding "Those above 80 years of age have been dropped in the wake of COVID-19 situation and in view Election Commission norms."
Mar 05, 2021, 15:12 PM IST
Tamil Nadu Assembly polls 2021: AIADMK releases first list of 6 candidates, CM K Palaniswami to contest from Edappadi
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami will contest from Edappadi constituency in his home district of Salem, while Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam will fight from his native place Bodinayakanur in Theni district.
Mar 05, 2021, 14:56 PM IST
BJP to finalise candidates for West Bengal, Assam assembly elections, TMC’s first list may come today
The Central Election Committee (CEC) of the BJP will deliberate on Friday to finalise party candidates for the first two phases of the Assembly elections in West Bengal and Assam.
Mar 05, 2021, 07:35 AM IST
Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021: BJP urges election commission to restrain Rahul Gandhi from campaigning
The party's state in-charge, election liaison committee, V Balachandran also urged the commission to direct the police to register an FIR against Gandhi for "inciting the youth to another freedom struggle."
Mar 04, 2021, 19:52 PM IST
Shiv Sena won't contest West Bengal assembly election, stands behind Mamata Didi: Sanjay Raut
The Shiv Sena leader further said that his party stands in solidarity with Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee. “Shiv Sena has decided not to contest the West Bengal polls and stand in solidarity with Mamata Banerjee,” Raut said.
Mar 04, 2021, 13:36 PM IST
VK Sasikala's volte face: Nephew TTV Dinakaran expresses shock, BJP welcomes move
The return of the ousted AIADMK General Secretary and late Chief Minister Jayalalithaa’s aide to Chennai on February 8th, following her incarceration, was keenly watched, owing to the impact it would have on the AIADMK and its allies.
Mar 04, 2021, 12:39 PM IST
BJP central election committee to finalise first list of candidates for West Bengal assembly election today
BJP central election committee will meet on Thursday to finalise the party’s first list of candidates for the crucial West Bengal assembly election 2021. The CEC meeting will take place at the party headquarter in Delhi around 7 PM and it will be attended by PM Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP president JP Nadda, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, senior leader BL Santosh and others.
Mar 04, 2021, 07:26 AM IST
Puducherry Assembly Elections 2021: Former Congress MLA Lakshminarayanan switches allegiance to AINRC
Lakshminarayanan quit Congress and also the MLA post on February 21.
Mar 03, 2021, 22:24 PM IST
West Bengal assembly election: Mamata Banerjee to announce full candidate list on March 5
Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly election, the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress will announce the full list of candidates on March 5.
Mar 03, 2021, 21:01 PM IST
How are we outsiders?: Nitin Gadkari invokes Jan Sangh founder Syama Prasad Mookerjee in West Bengal
Gadkari said that the upcoming assembly elections are not about the future of any political party or leaders, but about the future of the people of Bengal.
Mar 03, 2021, 20:09 PM IST
Tamil Nadu assembly election 2021: Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam promises support for single mothers in party agenda
The Makkal Needhi Maiam also appointed APJ Abdul Kalam's scientific advisor V Ponraj, as the Vice President of the party.
Mar 03, 2021, 17:03 PM IST
Amit Shah, JP Nadda to attend BJP core group meeting to discuss names of candidates for West Bengal assembly election
Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda will on Wednesday attend the BJP core group meeting in view of the upcoming West Bengal assembly election in the TMC-ruled state.
Mar 03, 2021, 07:51 AM IST
Defeating DMK our objective, like-minded parties welcome to AMMK-led alliance: TTV Dhinakaran
When asked if he was going soft on the BJP on major issues such as fuel price hikes, AMMK General Secretary TTV Dhinakaran replied that he had been condemning the same and demanding a reduction.
Mar 02, 2021, 23:13 PM IST
