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PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: In Thiruvananthapuram constituency, confusion still prevails in candidate selection

PolityThe Hindu|

Bihar Congress asks three truant MLAs to explain their absence during the RS polling

Their absence led to the defeat of the Mahagathbandhan candidate; the three MLAs alleged that the State Congress chief told them to skip voting as he had not been involved in choosing the alliance can...

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Kerala Assembly Polls 2026: LDF announces Bhagath Rufus as candidate for Kovalam constituency

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Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Twenty20 campaign in Perumbavoor hits a sour note as its candidate actor Lakshmipriya’s name is missing from voters’ list

A roadshow planned in Perumbavoor was called off at the last minute, though the campaign managers cited the candidate’s health issues as the reason

PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: 10 of the 13 incumbent MLAs in Kozhikode contesting again; no woman candidate from CPI(M)

The Left Democratic Front had 11 MLAs and the United Democratic Front had two elected representatives in Kozhikode after the 2021 elections

PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Poll officials say nomination papers will not be accepted on public holidays

PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: IUML bets on youth, ushers in generational shift

Breaking from expectations of retaining most of its 15 sitting MLAs, whose average age is above 63, the party introduced 11 new faces, including six young leaders, two women and one non-Muslim candida...

PolityThe Hindu|

Expelled Trinamool leader Humayun Kabir's party to contest 182 seats in West Bengal

The newly floated Aam Janata Unnayan Party will field a Muslim candidate against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the high-profile Bhabanipur constituency

PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress leader announces to contest as rebel in K.C. Venugopal’s home turf

PolityThe Hindu|

Congress says Pradyut Bordoloi’s exit ‘unfortunate’, accuses BJP of poaching its leaders

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra says differences over ticket allocation may have triggered Bordoloi’s exit. MP Manickam Tagore says a traitor who switches sides in the middle of the battlefield cannot escape th...

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Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Congress candidate selection in limbo

After several rounds of meetings and consultations, central election committee of the party could not resolve the issue of allowing MPs from the State to contest the Assembly elections

PolityThe Hindu|

Assam Congress weighs MP’s flight to BJP

The fate of Pradyut Bordoloi’s son, the Congress candidate from eastern Assam’s Margherita constituency, hangs in the balance

PolityThe Hindu|

Biju trust not funded by party money, says Naveen

PolityThe Hindu|

New model of security and development established in U.P. in last nine years: Adityanath

PolityThe Hindu|

BJP demands Rahul Gandhi’s resignation over USCIRF report “endorsement”

The report has recommended sanctions on the Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)

PolityThe Hindu|

A plausible three-cornered fight in Tamil Nadu

The third player in Tamil Nadu electoral politics has always been a disruptor

PolityThe Hindu|

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Three-way firefight in Pala

The outcome of this election could mark the culmination of years of political twists and turns the Assembly constituency has witnessed since the death of K.M. Mani, the Kerala Congress patriarch

PolityThe Hindu|

Mumbai will not move towards gang wars: says CM Fadnavis on attacks on celebrities

A series of high-profile firing incidents in Mumbai between 2024 and 2026, involving actor Salman Khan, politician Baba Siddique, and filmmaker Rohit Shetty, have been linked to Lawrence Bishnoi’s gan...

PolityIndian Express|

Swift YouTube rise and a brutal end: Pregnant woman stabbed and strangled, husband is prime suspect

PolityIndian Express|

‘If Kejriwal is to be finished, there is only one way…’: In Goa after ‘agnipariksha’, AAP convener takes aim at Modi