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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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Denied BJP Ticket For Local Polls, RSS Activist Dies By Suicide In Kerala
An RSS activist allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday, claiming that he was denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections, police said.
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Prioritise 'Original OBC' Candidates: Sharad Pawar Ahead Of Local Body Polls
Sharad Pawar has issued a clear directive to party leaders to prioritise original OBC candidates while selecting nominees for the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra.
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Polling In Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Local Bodies To Take Place On Dec 2
Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2, and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on Tuesday.
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Local Body Polls Looming, Maharashtra Cabinet Takes 21 Decisions In A Day
With elections to local bodies looming, the Maharashtra cabinet took 21 decisions, an unusual number for a single meeting, including the closure of the state's asset reconstruction company, MAHA ARC Limited.
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Cracks Evident In Mahayuti As Senior Leaders Swipe At Each Other
As tensions rise between Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of local body polls, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and minister Chhagan Bhujbal launched a sharp attack on the BJP.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Defer SIR In Maharashtra Until Local Body Elections: State Poll Body
The State Election Commission (SEC), in its letter dated September 9, stated that officials will be busy conducting the elections to local bodies.
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Raj Thackeray In All-Party Team To Meet Poll Body, D Fadnavis Also Invited
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has written an open letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, inviting him to join an all-party delegation that will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on October 14.
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Parliament Session Over, Amit Shah Crafts BJP's Poll Push in South
The monsoon session of Parliament wrapped up, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has shifted focus to the southern battlegrounds of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, signalling the BJP's intent to expand its footprint in southern states.
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Amid Uproar, Poll Body's Big Decision On Documents For Bihar Roll Revision
In a major decision following an uproar by opposition parties, the Election Commission has said voters can get verified in the electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar even without submitting the mandatory documents.
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High Court Asks Telangana To Hold Local Body Polls In 3 Months
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct local body elections in three months.
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From Dadar To Reshimbagh, Political Groundwork Begins For Maharashtra Civic Polls
As civic polls draw near in Maharashtra, political parties have shifted into full gear, holding internal meetings, strategy camps, and grassroots outreach programmes - some across the state, others concentrated in their traditional strongholds.
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Elections 2026: Which State, Local Bodies Will Go To Polls
Assam will go to the polls for all 126 seats, Kerala for 140 seats, Tamil Nadu for 234 seats, West Bengal for 294 seats, and the Union Territory of Puducherry for 30 seats -- all in 2026.
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Denied BJP Ticket For Local Polls, RSS Activist Dies By Suicide In Kerala
An RSS activist allegedly died by suicide here on Saturday, claiming that he was denied a BJP ticket for the upcoming local body elections, police said.
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Prioritise 'Original OBC' Candidates: Sharad Pawar Ahead Of Local Body Polls
Sharad Pawar has issued a clear directive to party leaders to prioritise original OBC candidates while selecting nominees for the upcoming local body elections in Maharashtra.
-
Polling In Maharashtra Municipal Councils, Local Bodies To Take Place On Dec 2
Elections in 246 municipal councils and 42 nagar panchayats in Maharashtra will take place on December 2, and votes will be counted on December 3, State Election Commissioner Dinesh Waghmare said on Tuesday.
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Local Body Polls Looming, Maharashtra Cabinet Takes 21 Decisions In A Day
With elections to local bodies looming, the Maharashtra cabinet took 21 decisions, an unusual number for a single meeting, including the closure of the state's asset reconstruction company, MAHA ARC Limited.
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Cracks Evident In Mahayuti As Senior Leaders Swipe At Each Other
As tensions rise between Mahayuti partners Shiv Sena and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of local body polls, senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader and minister Chhagan Bhujbal launched a sharp attack on the BJP.
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Ahead Of Maharashtra Local Body Polls, Opposition Meets Election Commission
In a rare show of unity, leaders from nearly all major Opposition parties in Maharashtra jointly petitioned state Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on Tuesday, demanding greater transparency and accountability from the poll body.
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Defer SIR In Maharashtra Until Local Body Elections: State Poll Body
The State Election Commission (SEC), in its letter dated September 9, stated that officials will be busy conducting the elections to local bodies.
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Raj Thackeray In All-Party Team To Meet Poll Body, D Fadnavis Also Invited
Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut has written an open letter to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, inviting him to join an all-party delegation that will meet Maharashtra's Chief Electoral Officer S Chokalingam on October 14.
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Telangana's Quota Issue In Supreme Court, State Plans Strategy Session
Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka, Congress's state unit chief Mahesh Kumar Goud, and minister Ponnam Prabhakar are expected to travel to New Delhi soon to meet the legal counsel representing the state in Supreme Court.
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Parliament Session Over, Amit Shah Crafts BJP's Poll Push in South
The monsoon session of Parliament wrapped up, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has shifted focus to the southern battlegrounds of Kerala and Tamil Nadu, signalling the BJP's intent to expand its footprint in southern states.
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Telangana Cabinet Approves 42% Backward Classes Reservation in Local Body Polls
In a move aimed at empowering Backward Classes (BCs) and fulfilling a key poll promise, the Telangana Cabinet, led by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, on Thursday, approved a proposal to extend 42% reservation to BCs in local body elections.
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Amid Uproar, Poll Body's Big Decision On Documents For Bihar Roll Revision
In a major decision following an uproar by opposition parties, the Election Commission has said voters can get verified in the electoral rolls as part of the Special Intensive Revision in Bihar even without submitting the mandatory documents.
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High Court Asks Telangana To Hold Local Body Polls In 3 Months
The Telangana High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to conduct local body elections in three months.
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From Dadar To Reshimbagh, Political Groundwork Begins For Maharashtra Civic Polls
As civic polls draw near in Maharashtra, political parties have shifted into full gear, holding internal meetings, strategy camps, and grassroots outreach programmes - some across the state, others concentrated in their traditional strongholds.
