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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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Kanimozhi Birthday Video Sparks Power Play Buzz Within DMK
DMK's parliamentary party chief and head of the party's manifesto committee for the assembly elections, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, is keen to contest the coming elections to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, sources in the party have indicated.
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"It's About Self-Respect": K Kavitha Cuts Ties With BRS, To Form Own Outfit
In a day of high political drama, Telangana MLC K Kavitha delivered a scathing, tear-filled farewell speech in the Telangana Legislative Council before marching to the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial, popularly known as Gun Park.
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All Hands On Deck As Amit Shah Leads Fight To Defeat Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal is set to witness a high-decibel contest in the upcoming assembly polls with the BJP deploying all its might -- from the booth level to the central war-room -- under the direct command of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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In Pune, Shiv Sena 'Candidate' Tears, Swallows Party Colleague's Nomination Form
The municipal elections in Maharashtra, already a hot topic across the state, has got juicier, with allegations that a contest in Pune got duplicate candidates from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
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"When Did Allies...": Congress Leader Snaps Over 'Tamil Nadu Debt' Post Row
Congress leader Manickam Tagore has reacted sharply to reports that allies of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK with whom the Congress will contest next year's Assembly election has called for action against the national party's data unit chief.
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The Story Behind Congress' Big 528-Seat Bet For Maharashtra Civic Polls
The Congress will contest a chunk of seats 528 across the Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations, the most since 1999 in the January 15 civic body elections sans any alliance with big parties.
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137-90 BJP-Sena Seat-Share In Mumbai Civic Body Marks A Watershed Moment
The finalisation of the seat-sharing arrangement between the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections has sent a strong political message across Maharashtra.
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Humayun Kabir's Party To Contest 182 Seats In Bengal Polls, Eyes Tie-Up With Asaduddin Owaisi
Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday said that his newly-launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) will contest 182 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Ajit Pawar's NCP Preparing To Contest 60 Seats In Mumbai, Says May Go Solo
While talks over a possible reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune have been postponed for now, the Ajit Pawar unit has begun preparations to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently.
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Pune Civic Polls Talks Fail, Sharad Pawar Faction Walks Out On Ajit Pawar's Party
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar could not come to an agreement today on whether they should contest the Pune Municipal Corporation election together, sources said.
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Split In Opposition In Mumbai Civic Polls, Main Parties To Contest Separately
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, which fought last year's Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly elections together, has now gone for a split in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
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For Mumbai Civic Polls, BJP Ups Eknath Shinde's Seat Offer To 90, He Wants 20 More
The tussle over seat sharing for the BMC election continues in the Mahayuti camp, with the BJP coming up with a fresh formula that gives Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena more seats than its initial offer but is nowhere close to the party's wishlist.
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Uddhav's Shiv Sena Pushing Congress To Contest BMC Polls As 'Mahavikas Aghadi'
The unilateral decision by Congress has not gone down well with Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray.
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"No Longer The Person I Knew": Trinamool Ex Leader On Mamata Banerjee
Humayun Kabir the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA who launched his Jannata Unnayun Party Monday morning, with plans to contest next year's Bengal election has launched a broadside at his 'boss', Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
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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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Kanimozhi Birthday Video Sparks Power Play Buzz Within DMK
DMK's parliamentary party chief and head of the party's manifesto committee for the assembly elections, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, is keen to contest the coming elections to the Tamil Nadu legislative assembly, sources in the party have indicated.
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"It's About Self-Respect": K Kavitha Cuts Ties With BRS, To Form Own Outfit
In a day of high political drama, Telangana MLC K Kavitha delivered a scathing, tear-filled farewell speech in the Telangana Legislative Council before marching to the Telangana Martyrs' Memorial, popularly known as Gun Park.
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All Hands On Deck As Amit Shah Leads Fight To Defeat Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal is set to witness a high-decibel contest in the upcoming assembly polls with the BJP deploying all its might -- from the booth level to the central war-room -- under the direct command of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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In Pune, Shiv Sena 'Candidate' Tears, Swallows Party Colleague's Nomination Form
The municipal elections in Maharashtra, already a hot topic across the state, has got juicier, with allegations that a contest in Pune got duplicate candidates from Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena.
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"When Did Allies...": Congress Leader Snaps Over 'Tamil Nadu Debt' Post Row
Congress leader Manickam Tagore has reacted sharply to reports that allies of Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK with whom the Congress will contest next year's Assembly election has called for action against the national party's data unit chief.
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The Story Behind Congress' Big 528-Seat Bet For Maharashtra Civic Polls
The Congress will contest a chunk of seats 528 across the Mumbai, Thane, Pune, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal corporations, the most since 1999 in the January 15 civic body elections sans any alliance with big parties.
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137-90 BJP-Sena Seat-Share In Mumbai Civic Body Marks A Watershed Moment
The finalisation of the seat-sharing arrangement between the BJP and the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections has sent a strong political message across Maharashtra.
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Humayun Kabir's Party To Contest 182 Seats In Bengal Polls, Eyes Tie-Up With Asaduddin Owaisi
Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir on Saturday said that his newly-launched Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) will contest 182 seats in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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Ajit Pawar's NCP Preparing To Contest 60 Seats In Mumbai, Says May Go Solo
While talks over a possible reunion of the two factions of the Nationalist Congress Party in Pune have been postponed for now, the Ajit Pawar unit has begun preparations to contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections independently.
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Pune Civic Polls Talks Fail, Sharad Pawar Faction Walks Out On Ajit Pawar's Party
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ajit Pawar and his uncle Sharad Pawar could not come to an agreement today on whether they should contest the Pune Municipal Corporation election together, sources said.
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Split In Opposition In Mumbai Civic Polls, Main Parties To Contest Separately
The opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) in Maharashtra, which fought last year's Lok Sabha elections and the Assembly elections together, has now gone for a split in the upcoming Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections.
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For Mumbai Civic Polls, BJP Ups Eknath Shinde's Seat Offer To 90, He Wants 20 More
The tussle over seat sharing for the BMC election continues in the Mahayuti camp, with the BJP coming up with a fresh formula that gives Eknath Shinde's Shiv Sena more seats than its initial offer but is nowhere close to the party's wishlist.
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Uddhav's Shiv Sena Pushing Congress To Contest BMC Polls As 'Mahavikas Aghadi'
The unilateral decision by Congress has not gone down well with Sharad Pawar and Uddhav Thackeray.
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"No Longer The Person I Knew": Trinamool Ex Leader On Mamata Banerjee
Humayun Kabir the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA who launched his Jannata Unnayun Party Monday morning, with plans to contest next year's Bengal election has launched a broadside at his 'boss', Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
