Panchayat Polls

Candidates for a total of 77 posts, including one Nagar Panchayat president, have been elected unopposed in the second phase of the ongoing urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, the State Election Commission said.

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.

Dogged by charges of corruption, the Trinamool has launched one of its biggest "cleansing" drives since its inception and a massive mass outreach campaign to rebuild its image ahead of the panchayat polls this year and Lok Sabha polls next year.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised allocation of Rs one crore for each village panchayat, and Rs 5,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka region if his party is voted to power in the May 10 State Assembly polls.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised allocation of Rs one crore for each village panchayat, and Rs 5,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka region if his party is voted to power in the May 10 assembly polls.

The ruling-Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has launched a new campaign which the party said will focus on connecting with people across the state and identifying the right set of public representatives.

Trinamool Congress's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, widely perceived as the Number 2 in the party, has upped the ante ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections in West Bengal and the general elections in 2024.

Wearing a white T-shirt with his 'No Vote to Mamata' slogan on it, leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday addressed a rally in Paschim Medinipur district, urging the people to not vote for Trinamool in panchayat polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will start a two-day dharna in Kolkata today as the Trinamool Congress sharpens its attack on the BJP ahead of the panchayat polls in the state.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in the panchayat election process in West Bengal, while holding that there is a substance in petitioner Suvendu Adhikari's contention that different criteria was being used for working out seat

Ahead of the panchayat elections, expected to be held sometime this year, and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the TMC today named 20 of its leaders as national spokespersons.

The Congress will move to court seeking the deployment of central forces to ensure that the upcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal are held peacefully and in a fair manner.

BJP President JP Nadda and Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee campaigned, over the weekend, in several areas of West Bengal for the upcoming panchayat polls in the state.

Three persons were shot dead in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly due to enmity caused by last year's panchayat poll results, a police official said.

Ahead of the panchayat elections due this year, the West Bengal government has decided to introduce chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for a four month period from January.

Candidates for a total of 77 posts, including one Nagar Panchayat president, have been elected unopposed in the second phase of the ongoing urban local body elections in Uttar Pradesh, the State Election Commission said.

National Conference (NC) chief Farooq Abdullah on Monday said that the upcoming Panchayat elections in Jammu and Kashmir will usher in bringing basic democracy.

Dogged by charges of corruption, the Trinamool has launched one of its biggest "cleansing" drives since its inception and a massive mass outreach campaign to rebuild its image ahead of the panchayat polls this year and Lok Sabha polls next year.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised allocation of Rs one crore for each village panchayat, and Rs 5,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka region if his party is voted to power in the May 10 State Assembly polls.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday promised allocation of Rs one crore for each village panchayat, and Rs 5,000 crore for the Kalyana Karnataka region if his party is voted to power in the May 10 assembly polls.

The ruling-Trinamool Congress in West Bengal has launched a new campaign which the party said will focus on connecting with people across the state and identifying the right set of public representatives.

Trinamool Congress's national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee, widely perceived as the Number 2 in the party, has upped the ante ahead of the upcoming Panchayat elections in West Bengal and the general elections in 2024.

Wearing a white T-shirt with his 'No Vote to Mamata' slogan on it, leader of opposition in West Bengal assembly Suvendu Adhikari on Monday addressed a rally in Paschim Medinipur district, urging the people to not vote for Trinamool in panchayat polls

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will start a two-day dharna in Kolkata today as the Trinamool Congress sharpens its attack on the BJP ahead of the panchayat polls in the state.

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in the panchayat election process in West Bengal, while holding that there is a substance in petitioner Suvendu Adhikari's contention that different criteria was being used for working out seat

Ahead of the panchayat elections, expected to be held sometime this year, and the Lok Sabha polls in 2024, the TMC today named 20 of its leaders as national spokespersons.

The Congress will move to court seeking the deployment of central forces to ensure that the upcoming panchayat polls in West Bengal are held peacefully and in a fair manner.

BJP President JP Nadda and Trinamool Congress National General Secretary Abhishek Banerjee campaigned, over the weekend, in several areas of West Bengal for the upcoming panchayat polls in the state.

Three persons were shot dead in Bhind in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday allegedly due to enmity caused by last year's panchayat poll results, a police official said.

Ahead of the panchayat elections due this year, the West Bengal government has decided to introduce chicken and seasonal fruits in mid-day meals for a four month period from January.