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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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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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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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Mayawati's Party Wins Ramgarh Seat In Bihar By 30 Votes
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party has won one seat in Bihar. Its candidate Satish Kumar Yadav has won, beating his nearest rival, the BJP's sitting legislator Ashok Kumar Singh, by 30 votes.
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J&K To Have 4 Women MLAs For First Time As BJP's Devyani Rana Wins Bypoll
BJP's Devyani Rana on Friday broke a new glass ceiling by winning the assembly bypoll from the Nagrota constituency, as Jammu and Kashmir will now have four elected women legislators for the first time.
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Nitish Kumar Leads Chief Minister Race, Tejashwi Yadav 2nd: Opinion Poll
As the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Bihar Legislative Assembly polls on Monday, with voting set for November 6 and 11 in two phases and counting on November 14.
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Telangana Speaker To Hear Disqualification Petitions Against 10 MLAs Tomorrow
The Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly will begin a crucial hearing on Monday regarding disqualification petitions against 10 elected legislators accused of defecting from the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to ruling Congress party
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"Confident Of Sending MLAs To Tamil Nadu Assembly In 2026": Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan expressed confidence that his party will send legislators to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in 2026, as he leads a round of consultations with party functionaries from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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AIADMK Leader Urges EPS To "Bring Back" Factions, Gives 10-Day Deadline
Senior AIADMK leader and legislator K A Sengottaiyan on Friday called upon party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to "bring back" into the party fold all those who left AIADMK and face the Assembly election as a unified force.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bills For 42% Backward Classes Quota In Local Bodies
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced the government's intention to pass a bill to provide 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.
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"Not A Theatre": Madhya Pradesh Bans Protests, Slogans In State Assembly
Can elected representatives protest in Madhya Pradesh assembly? The state secretariat has answered in the negative.
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Shashikant Shinde Named New Chief Of Maharashtra Unit Of Sharad Pawar's Party
Ahead of the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, on Tuesday, appointed party legislator and former Minister Shashikant Shinde as the new state party President.
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Ready To Recommend Assembly Dissolution: Omar Abdullah On J&K Statehood
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he has no objections if the Legislative Assembly has to be dissolved and fresh elections are to be conducted after statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Auto Drivers, Traders Join "Kheer" Ceremony Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Session
Ahead of the Delhi Legislative Assembly that convenes for its first budget session under the newly elected BJP government on Monday, auto drivers, traders and shopkeepers gathered at the Vidhan Sabha to participate in a 'Kheer' ceremony.
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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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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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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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Mayawati's Party Wins Ramgarh Seat In Bihar By 30 Votes
Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party has won one seat in Bihar. Its candidate Satish Kumar Yadav has won, beating his nearest rival, the BJP's sitting legislator Ashok Kumar Singh, by 30 votes.
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J&K To Have 4 Women MLAs For First Time As BJP's Devyani Rana Wins Bypoll
BJP's Devyani Rana on Friday broke a new glass ceiling by winning the assembly bypoll from the Nagrota constituency, as Jammu and Kashmir will now have four elected women legislators for the first time.
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Nitish Kumar Leads Chief Minister Race, Tejashwi Yadav 2nd: Opinion Poll
As the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the schedule for the Bihar Legislative Assembly polls on Monday, with voting set for November 6 and 11 in two phases and counting on November 14.
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Telangana Speaker To Hear Disqualification Petitions Against 10 MLAs Tomorrow
The Speaker of Telangana Legislative Assembly will begin a crucial hearing on Monday regarding disqualification petitions against 10 elected legislators accused of defecting from the opposition Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) to ruling Congress party
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"Confident Of Sending MLAs To Tamil Nadu Assembly In 2026": Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan expressed confidence that his party will send legislators to the Tamil Nadu Assembly in 2026, as he leads a round of consultations with party functionaries from Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
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AIADMK Leader Urges EPS To "Bring Back" Factions, Gives 10-Day Deadline
Senior AIADMK leader and legislator K A Sengottaiyan on Friday called upon party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami to "bring back" into the party fold all those who left AIADMK and face the Assembly election as a unified force.
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Telangana Assembly Passes Bills For 42% Backward Classes Quota In Local Bodies
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has announced the government's intention to pass a bill to provide 42 per cent reservation for Backward Classes (BCs) in local body elections.
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"Not A Theatre": Madhya Pradesh Bans Protests, Slogans In State Assembly
Can elected representatives protest in Madhya Pradesh assembly? The state secretariat has answered in the negative.
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Shashikant Shinde Named New Chief Of Maharashtra Unit Of Sharad Pawar's Party
Ahead of the upcoming local and civic body elections in Maharashtra, the Sharad Pawar-led NCP, on Tuesday, appointed party legislator and former Minister Shashikant Shinde as the new state party President.
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Ready To Recommend Assembly Dissolution: Omar Abdullah On J&K Statehood
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Tuesday said he has no objections if the Legislative Assembly has to be dissolved and fresh elections are to be conducted after statehood is restored to Jammu and Kashmir.
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Auto Drivers, Traders Join "Kheer" Ceremony Ahead Of Delhi Assembly Session
Ahead of the Delhi Legislative Assembly that convenes for its first budget session under the newly elected BJP government on Monday, auto drivers, traders and shopkeepers gathered at the Vidhan Sabha to participate in a 'Kheer' ceremony.
