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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Amit Shah To Visit Tamil Nadu In Push For BJP Ahead Of Polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be in poll-bound Tamil Nadu on a two-day visit, signalling a renewed push by the BJP to recalibrate its NDA strategy ahead of the crucial Assembly elections.
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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Voting Begins In Key Kerala Local Body Polls
Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year's state legislative assembly contest.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge
At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country over the past week, including in poll-bound West Be
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, Old Guard Is The New Guard
In Bihar, the old guard is the new guard. The narrative by some experts that a new generation of younger leaders would take over yesteryear's Bihar from the experienced hands of leaders like Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav has turned out wrong.
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Bihar Poll Result Fuels Deadly Fight, Man Killed By Uncles In Madhya Pradesh
A political argument over the Bihar Assembly election results spiraled into a gruesome murder in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, where a 22-year-old labourer from Bihar was allegedly killed by his own maternal uncles
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Madhya Pradesh Men Kill Nephew After Heated Fight Over Bihar Poll Result
An argument triggered by political discussions over the Bihar poll verdict resulted in the killing of a 22-year-old man allegedly by his maternal uncles in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday.
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New Bihar Assembly Sees Rise In Older Members, 40% Lack College Degrees
Around 12 per cent of the newly elected MLAs in Bihar are women, a marginal increase from the last polls, while around 40 per cent members in the new assembly do not have college degrees, according to a report by think-tank PRS Legislative Research.
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Ex-IPS Officer, Who Switched To BJP From Prashant Kishor Camp, Wins Bihar Polls
Anand Mishra, a 2011-batch IPS officer, defeated Congress candidate Sanjay Kumar Tiwari by a margin of over 28,000 votes in Buxar.
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Prashant Kishor, Mayawati, A Owaisi: Small Players' Big Impact On Bihar Polls
The Bihar Assembly elections have delivered a verdict reminiscent of the NDA's big victory in 2010, but with new political dynamics.
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Sharad Pawar Says Cash Transfer Scheme Swayed Bihar Voters, BJP Hits Back
Sharad Pawar has alleged that the BJP-led NDA's victory in the recent Bihar Assembly election was influenced by a government-backed cash transfer scheme, under which Rs 10,000 was credited into the bank accounts of women voters shortly before polling
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Nitish Kumar Thanks PM Modi, Allies For Support After NDA's Huge Bihar Win
Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar today thanked a long list of allies, beginning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for their support as the results of the Bihar election showed a massive win by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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Telangana Legislative Assembly Scraps 2-Child Policy For Local Polls
The Telangana Panchayat Raj (Amendment) Bill, 2026, has been unanimously passed by the state legislative assembly, officially abolishing the three-decade-old "two-child norm" for candidates contesting local body elections.
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Amit Shah To Visit Tamil Nadu In Push For BJP Ahead Of Polls
Union Home Minister Amit Shah would be in poll-bound Tamil Nadu on a two-day visit, signalling a renewed push by the BJP to recalibrate its NDA strategy ahead of the crucial Assembly elections.
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Suspended Trinamool MLA Floats Own Party, Will Contest In 135 Seats In Polls
Humayun Kabir, who was recently suspended by the Trinamool Congress (TMC) after repeated clashes with the party's leadership, has decided to float his own political party ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in West Bengal next year.
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SIR To 'Babri': How Trinamool Plans To Counter Polarisation Ahead Of Bengal Polls
A 'Babri Masjid' plan by now-suspended Trinamool Congress MLA Humayun Kabir in Murshidabad district has added yet another dimension to what will probably be next year's most aggressively contested Assembly elections in West Bengal.
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Voting Begins In Key Kerala Local Body Polls
Voters in seven districts of Kerala began casting ballots on Tuesday in the first phase of crucial local elections, viewed by many as a key indicator ahead of next year's state legislative assembly contest.
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'Bengal Neglected, Didn't Respect Bankim Chattopadhyay': Great Grandson
The upcoming winter session of parliament is likely to see a political googly with the Centre keen to hold a discussion on Vande Mataram, the national song penned by Bengal icon Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay as the nation marked its 150th anniversary.
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Deaths, Suicide Claims, Resignations: What's Pushing Poll Officers To Edge
At least nine Booth-Level Officers - foot soldiers in the contentious revision of voter lists before a flurry of Assembly elections next year - have died, by suicide or otherwise, across the country over the past week, including in poll-bound West Be
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In Nitish Kumar's Bihar, Old Guard Is The New Guard
In Bihar, the old guard is the new guard. The narrative by some experts that a new generation of younger leaders would take over yesteryear's Bihar from the experienced hands of leaders like Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav has turned out wrong.
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Bihar Poll Result Fuels Deadly Fight, Man Killed By Uncles In Madhya Pradesh
A political argument over the Bihar Assembly election results spiraled into a gruesome murder in Madhya Pradesh's Guna district, where a 22-year-old labourer from Bihar was allegedly killed by his own maternal uncles
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Madhya Pradesh Men Kill Nephew After Heated Fight Over Bihar Poll Result
An argument triggered by political discussions over the Bihar poll verdict resulted in the killing of a 22-year-old man allegedly by his maternal uncles in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Monday.
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New Bihar Assembly Sees Rise In Older Members, 40% Lack College Degrees
Around 12 per cent of the newly elected MLAs in Bihar are women, a marginal increase from the last polls, while around 40 per cent members in the new assembly do not have college degrees, according to a report by think-tank PRS Legislative Research.
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Ex-IPS Officer, Who Switched To BJP From Prashant Kishor Camp, Wins Bihar Polls
Anand Mishra, a 2011-batch IPS officer, defeated Congress candidate Sanjay Kumar Tiwari by a margin of over 28,000 votes in Buxar.
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Prashant Kishor, Mayawati, A Owaisi: Small Players' Big Impact On Bihar Polls
The Bihar Assembly elections have delivered a verdict reminiscent of the NDA's big victory in 2010, but with new political dynamics.
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Sharad Pawar Says Cash Transfer Scheme Swayed Bihar Voters, BJP Hits Back
Sharad Pawar has alleged that the BJP-led NDA's victory in the recent Bihar Assembly election was influenced by a government-backed cash transfer scheme, under which Rs 10,000 was credited into the bank accounts of women voters shortly before polling
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Nitish Kumar Thanks PM Modi, Allies For Support After NDA's Huge Bihar Win
Janata Dal (United) chief Nitish Kumar today thanked a long list of allies, beginning with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, for their support as the results of the Bihar election showed a massive win by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
