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"DMK Long-Term Ally": Congress MP Manickam Tagore On Tamil Nadu Polls
With the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections drawing closer, Congress MP Manickam Tagore sought to dispel speculation about any rift within the INDIA bloc in the state, asserting that the Congress and the DMK remain firmly aligned.
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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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PM Modi Likely To Visit Tamil Nadu For Pongal Ahead Of 2026 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu from January 13 to 15, during which he is likely to participate in Pongal celebrations alongside farmers, according to state BJP sources.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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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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Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara's Hint On 'Race' For Chief Minister Post in State
Karnataka's home minister G Parameswara has indicated that he, too, is in the race for the Chief Minister post in case there is a leadership change in the state.
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"We Know Our Limitations": Himanta Sarma On NDA Target For Assam Polls
The Assam unit of the BJP on Friday decided to contest the 2026 assembly elections in the state with its alliance partners and set a target for the NDA to win 103 seats in the 126-member House.
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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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"Like Abhimanyu In Chakravyuh": Prashant Kishor On Jan Suraaj's Bihar Poll Loss At NDTV
Prashant Kishor on Wednesday drew a parallel between his party's disappointing performance in the Bihar Assembly elections and the Mahabharata, asserting that setbacks would not deter his resolve to work for the state's transformation
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'Zero Seats, 99% Candidates Flopped': BJP Mocks Prashant Kishor's Poll Debut
Prashant Kishor's electoral debut flopped last week after his Jan Suraaj was routed in the Bihar election; Kshor's party contested 238 of the state's 243 Assembly seats but failed to win any of them, though it began the day with leads in four.
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Bihar Government Oath On Nov 20, PM Modi, All Top Ministers To Be Present
Following the NDA's thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, JDU chief Nitish Kumar will take the oath as Chief Minister on Thursday at the historic Gandhi Maidan in the state capital Patna
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Will Chirag Paswan Be Nitish Kumar's Deputy In Bihar? Here's What He Said
Chirag Paswan, the son of late Bihar leader Ram Vilas Paswan, has come of age in the just concluded assembly election, leaving a huge footprint on the state and the alliance. His Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 19 seats.
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On Poll Debut, Actor Khesari Lal Yadav Loses From Chapra By 7,000 Votes
Khesari Lal Yadav's electoral debut has come a cropper, with the Bhojpuri superstar, who was defeated by BJP's Chhoti Kumari by over 7,000 votes from the Chapra constituency in Bihar.
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Akhilesh Yadav's 1st Reaction To NDA Lead In Bihar Begins With SIR Gripe
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's first reaction to the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) clear lead over the Mahagathbandhan began with a swipe over the pre-election special intensive revision (SIR).
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Rise Of The Young Gun: Chirag Paswan's Stellar Show In Bihar
This year's Bihar elections will be remembered for an NDA sweep and the potent combination of Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi, but it will also be marked as the time a young leader established himself in the state after the era of socialist icons.
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"DMK Long-Term Ally": Congress MP Manickam Tagore On Tamil Nadu Polls
With the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections drawing closer, Congress MP Manickam Tagore sought to dispel speculation about any rift within the INDIA bloc in the state, asserting that the Congress and the DMK remain firmly aligned.
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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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PM Modi Likely To Visit Tamil Nadu For Pongal Ahead Of 2026 Polls: Report
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to undertake a three-day visit to Tamil Nadu from January 13 to 15, during which he is likely to participate in Pongal celebrations alongside farmers, according to state BJP sources.
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'Why No Proposal For New Booths In High-Rises?' Poll Body Asks Bengal Unit
The Chief Electoral Officer of West Bengal is under fire after failure to submit a proposal for new polling booths in high-rise buildings ahead of the Assembly elections in the state scheduled for next year.
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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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Karnataka Minister G Parameshwara's Hint On 'Race' For Chief Minister Post in State
Karnataka's home minister G Parameswara has indicated that he, too, is in the race for the Chief Minister post in case there is a leadership change in the state.
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"We Know Our Limitations": Himanta Sarma On NDA Target For Assam Polls
The Assam unit of the BJP on Friday decided to contest the 2026 assembly elections in the state with its alliance partners and set a target for the NDA to win 103 seats in the 126-member House.
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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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"Like Abhimanyu In Chakravyuh": Prashant Kishor On Jan Suraaj's Bihar Poll Loss At NDTV
Prashant Kishor on Wednesday drew a parallel between his party's disappointing performance in the Bihar Assembly elections and the Mahabharata, asserting that setbacks would not deter his resolve to work for the state's transformation
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'Zero Seats, 99% Candidates Flopped': BJP Mocks Prashant Kishor's Poll Debut
Prashant Kishor's electoral debut flopped last week after his Jan Suraaj was routed in the Bihar election; Kshor's party contested 238 of the state's 243 Assembly seats but failed to win any of them, though it began the day with leads in four.
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Bihar Government Oath On Nov 20, PM Modi, All Top Ministers To Be Present
Following the NDA's thumping victory in the Bihar Assembly polls, JDU chief Nitish Kumar will take the oath as Chief Minister on Thursday at the historic Gandhi Maidan in the state capital Patna
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Will Chirag Paswan Be Nitish Kumar's Deputy In Bihar? Here's What He Said
Chirag Paswan, the son of late Bihar leader Ram Vilas Paswan, has come of age in the just concluded assembly election, leaving a huge footprint on the state and the alliance. His Lok Jan Shakti Party (Ram Vilas) won 19 seats.
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On Poll Debut, Actor Khesari Lal Yadav Loses From Chapra By 7,000 Votes
Khesari Lal Yadav's electoral debut has come a cropper, with the Bhojpuri superstar, who was defeated by BJP's Chhoti Kumari by over 7,000 votes from the Chapra constituency in Bihar.
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Akhilesh Yadav's 1st Reaction To NDA Lead In Bihar Begins With SIR Gripe
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's first reaction to the National Democratic Alliance's (NDA) clear lead over the Mahagathbandhan began with a swipe over the pre-election special intensive revision (SIR).
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Rise Of The Young Gun: Chirag Paswan's Stellar Show In Bihar
This year's Bihar elections will be remembered for an NDA sweep and the potent combination of Nitish Kumar and PM Narendra Modi, but it will also be marked as the time a young leader established himself in the state after the era of socialist icons.
