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New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Polling began for high-stakes electoral battles in two states, Assam and Keralam, as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry, on Thursday at 7 am with the Election Commission making arrangements for free, fair and smooth polling. Voters queued outside polling stations to cast their votes in a single-phase assembly election. Also Read | Assam Assembly Election 2026: State Heads to Polls Today As Congress Looks To Reclaim Power. Voting will be held for 126 se ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 9 (PTI) Polling in all the 140 Assembly constituencies in Kerala commenced at 7 am on Thursday. The voting began after completion of mock polling. People started arriving early in the morning at the 30,495 polling stations in the state to avoid the hot weather that was likely to get worse as the day progressed. Congress senior and Leader of Opposition in the state assembly V D Satheesan arrived early for voting with his wife and daughter at their polling booth in Parav ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 9 (PTI) Polling for all 126 Assam assembly constituencies began on Thursday to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates, officials said. In the high-stakes election, the ruling BJP is aiming for a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress seeks to wrest power after being ousted in 2016. Polling, being held in a single phase, began at 7 am and will conclude at 5 pm. Long queues of voters were seen outside polling stations from early morning. An electorate of 2.50 cr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Polling began for high-stakes electoral battles in two states, Assam and Keralam, as well as the Union Territory of Puducherry, on Thursday at 7 am with the Election Commission making arrangements for free, fair and smooth polling. Voters queued outside polling stations to cast their votes in a single-phase assembly election. Voting will be held for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Keralam, and 30 in Puducherry in this phase of the election. Tamil Nadu will go to th ...Read More >
Kerala Election 2026 LIVE: Kerala has started voting for next big political showdown to choose 140 members of the Legislative Assembly on 9 April 2026. The counting of votes will take place on 4 May 2026. The current assembly's term ends on 23 May 2026, with the last election held in April 2021. Back then, the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) returned to power, securing 99 out of 140 seats, and Pinarayi Vijayan continued as Chief Minister. Advertisement Accor ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Over 2.6 crore electors will head to polling stations on Thursday to decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala. The election will determine the composition of the 140-member Legislative Assembly in a high-stakes contest between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF), and the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). Voting in Kerala will be conducted in a single phase, beginning at 7 a.m., ...Read More >
Kerala voters' mood: While the ruling LDF seeks a historic third term, UDF aims for a comeback, and NDA attempts to break the bipolar trend The political mood in Kerala ahead of the April 9, 2026 Assembly elections is a high-stakes standoff between a quest for a historic "triple" by the Left and a strong "pendulum" push for change by the opposition. While the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeks a historic third term, the United Democratic Front (UDF) aims for a comeback, and the National ...Read More >
Kerala's political landscape: Kerala is used to a political rivalry between the CPI (M)-led Left Democratic Front and the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF). However, the 2026 Assembly election has also seen the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerge as a key player in its political landscape. The CPI (M), led by Pinarayi Vijayan, aims to retain power for a third consecutive term, while the UDF seeks to return to power. Meanwhile, the BJP-led NDA is looking to seize a critical opportunity ...Read More >
ATMs, UPI (mobile payments), Internet & mobile banking, Debit card transactions will remain operational. Customers can use these services for basic transactions even when branches are shut. New Delhi: Assam is all set to vote on April 9 for 126 constituencies. As per the election commission, polling will begin at 7 am across thousands of booths, backed by extensive security deployment, webcasting, and logistical arrangements to ensure smooth conduct, as campaigning gave way to quiet last-mile m ...Read More >
Sonitpur [Assam], Apr 08 (ANI): Workers carry Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trail (VVPAT) devices, and election materials after collecting them from a distribution centre on the eve of the Assam Legislative Assembly elections in Tezpur and four other constituencies, in Sonitpur on Wednesday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Kerala, Assam, Puducherry Assembly Elections Voting LIVE Updates: The high-stakes elections to the 126-member Assam assembly will be held on ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 9: Assam is set for a high-stakes electoral battle today as polling for the 2026 Assam Legislative Assembly elections will begin in just a few hours at 7 am and continue till 6 pm across all 126 constituencies in the state. The votes will be counted and results declared on May 4. In a significant shift from the previous Assembly polls held in three phases in 2021, this year's election is being conducted in a single phase, with over 2.5 crore voters expected to exercise their fra ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Puducherry is set to vote today at 7 am for a total of 30 seats. A total of 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect the 30-member Legislative Assembly. The electorate comprises 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the Third gender category. Out of this, 24,156 voters belong to the age group of 18-19 years, while 6,034 voters belong to the senior citizen category (aged 85 and above) Also Read | ' ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Polling for the 126 seats in Assam will be held today. Votes will be counted on May 4. The polling will begin at 7 am. The BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term. The Congress-led alliance includes Raijor Dal and CPI(M). In Assam, more than 2.5 crore electors are eligible to exercise their franchise for the 126-member legislative assembly. There are 722 candidates in the fray. Also Read | 'Vote for a Puducherry Run by Its Own People': Rahul Gan ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Over 2,6 crore electors will rush to poll stations on Thursday to decide the fate of 883 candidates across 140 assembly constituencies in Kerala and elect its 140-member Legislative Assembly in a high-stakes battle between the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) and BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The voting in Keralam is being held in a single phase and will begin at 7 AM. The current Assembly's tenure end ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Puducherry is set to vote today at 7 am for a total of 30 seats. A total of 10,14,070 electors are eligible to exercise their franchise to elect the 30-member Legislative Assembly. The electorate comprises 5,39,125 female voters, 4,74,788 male voters, and 157 voters belonging to the Third gender category. Out of this, 24,156 voters belong to the age group of 18-19 years, while 6,034 voters belong to the senior citizen category (aged 85 and above) Speaking with ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 9 (ANI): Polling for the 126 seats in Assam will be held today. Votes will be counted on May 4. The polling will begin at 7 am. The BJP-led NDA is seeking a third consecutive term. The Congress-led alliance includes Raijor Dal and CPI(M). In Assam, more than 2.5 crore electors are eligible to exercise their franchise for the 126-member legislative assembly. There are 722 candidates in the fray. Of 2,50,54,463 electors, 1,25,31,552 are male voters and 1,25,22,593 ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has strongly criticised Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Fadnavis had stated that a metro project for Madurai would only be launched if a BJP candidate wins the upcoming election. Stalin questioned the propriety of such remarks from a chief minister of another state. Chennai: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin on Tuesday lashed out at Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis for his remarks that a metro project in Madurai would be launched only if BJP c ...Read More >
Chennai: The BJP-led NDA could assume a new nomenclature as 'New Delhi Alliance' since there was an attempt to rule Tamil Nadu from the national capital and the AIADMK, too, was part of that alliance operated by the BJP from New Delhi, DMK deputy general secretary and Rajya Sabha MP Trichi Siva said. Speaking to media persons at the DMK headquarters on Wednesday, Siva said that convening the Parliament during election time was a cheap trick and blamed the AIADMK for supporting the Bills brought ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Ahead of the April 23 election for the 234-member Tamil Nadu assembly, the Election Commission of India on Wednesday replaced the state's chief secretary, N Muruganandam, with senior bureaucrat M Sai Kumar and DGP (armed police, vigilance and anti-corruption) S Davidson Devasirvatham with Sandeep Mittal, a 1995-batch IPS officer, a decision that drew an angry reaction from CM M K Stalin.The move follows multiple complaints from the opposition, alleging that the state's administrative ma ...Read More >
AIADMK leader E Palaniswami, who oversaw Tamil Nadu through the initial lockdown, reportedly claimed that if Covid had struck under the DMK regime, CM MK Stalin "would have died" Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday slammed his political rival E Palaniswami over remarks that he would have died if the Covid-19 pandemic was initially handled by the DMK government. Stalin launched a scathing attack on Palaniswami saying he does not fear death, sparking a war of words in poll-bound Tam ...Read More >
Kannur: Kerala will go to the polls on Thursday, with the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) seeking a third consecutive term, centring its campaign on welfare schemes, development projects and local infrastructure. Meanwhile, the United Democratic Front (UDF) is campaigning on anti-incumbency, citing the Sabarimala gold theft, corruption, rising prices and unemployment. Although much of the fight is between the LDF and UDF, the BJP is seeking expansion in key constituencies. Key candidates co ...Read More >
Chennai: The traditional blocs in Puducherry are gearing up for an intense fight this election with fragmented alliances and the entry of new players dismantling the status quo. The poll scene in Puducherry was largely dominated by the two fronts - the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), comprising the AINRC, the BJP, the AIADMK, and now the LJK and the INDIA bloc, comprising the Congress, the DMK, and the VCK. Four time chief minister N Rangasamy faces a litmus test as he bats for a second co ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar is likely to get a new govt around mid April, shortly after the end of 'kharmas', the inauspicious period that concludes on April 14.Some NDA leaders said on Wednesday the swearing-in could be pushed further. "The govt formation may be deferred till April 20, the auspicious day of Akshay Tritiya," they said.According to NDA sources, the broad formula for the BJP-led govt in Bihar has almost been finalised. The final shape is expected to emerge during CM Nitish Kumar's Delhi visit be ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) The Union Cabinet is learnt to have cleared on Wednesday draft bills which seek to implement the Women's Reservation Act before the 2029 parliamentary polls and increase the number of Lok Sabha seats to 816 with 273 reserved for women. Sources privy to the development said a meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the draft bills for the amendments to the law, Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam, more commonly known as the Women's Reservation Ac ...Read More >
Guwahati, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Assam is set to witness a high-voltage electoral battle on Thursday, with polling for all 126 Assembly constituencies, with the contest largely shaping up as a direct fight between the BJP-led NDA and the Congress-led opposition alliance. The ruling BJP, led by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, is aiming to secure a third consecutive term in office, while the Congress is attempting to stage a comeback after being voted out of power in 2016. According to offi ...Read More >
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is set to take oath as Rajya Sabha member on Friday even as Bihar BJP's core group is also likely to deliberate over his successor the same day. Confirming the schedule, senior JD (U) leader and Bihar parliamentary affairs minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said that the process for the formation of new NDA government would start once Nitish resigned from his CM post. He said that a meeting of NDA legislators would be held after that to elect a new leader. ...Read More >
Chennai: Hours after the Election Commission of India ordered the transfer of Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary Muruganandam posting senior IAS officer Saikumar in his place, Chief Minister and DMK president M K Stalin hit out at the poll body. Already the EC had transferred the DGP in-charge. "I strongly condemn the Election Commission, which, instead of coming to the field to campaign openly in support of the BJP, has been functioning with full zeal in the election arena, and has now crossed the lin ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): The stage is set for assembly polls in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry in high-stakes electoral battles with the Election Commission making arrangements for free, fair and smooth polling. Voting will be held for 126 seats in Assam, 140 in Keralam, and 30 in Puducherry in this phase of the election. Tamil Nadu will go to the polls on April 23 and West Bengal on April 23 and 29. Votes will be counted on May 4. The polling will begin at 7 am. Also Read | Viral Video ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 8 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday urged the voters of Puducherry to award the party a huge mandate in the assembly polls, assuring development of the Union Territory, including statehood. In a self-recorded video on X, the Congress leader urged the voters to "vote for a Puducherry run by its own people, your vote is your power." Describing the assembly polls as "an ideological battle," Gandhi accused the BJP of spreading "violence, hatred and anger," w ...Read More >
Palakkad (Kerala), Apr 8 (PTI) Police on Wednesday registered a case against representatives of the BJP-led NDA in Palakkad constituency in an alleged incident of bribing a voter ahead of the Kerala Assembly polls. The FIR was registered by the Palakkad Town South police in connection with an incident involving NDA candidate Sobha Surendran, officials said. The FIR alleges that, on April 8 at around 10 am, representatives of the alliance went from house to house in Palakkad and distributed mon ...Read More >
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