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Fri, Nov 18, 2016
Priyanka to play 'major role' in UP assembly polls

Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee chief Raj Babbar said, "It has been decided...

Thu, May 19, 2016
Assembly Elections 2016: LEADS / RESULTS

Catch the latest election results as they emerge, LIVE!

Battle for 5 states: RESULTS

Constituency-wise verdict of the five-state aasembly elections.

BJP, allies secure simple majority in Assam

We are definite that we will form the government here," Sonowal told media...

Kerala remains the red land, but there's a saffron speck

Rampant corruption by Congress ministers must be counted as the single...

Assam triumph: BJP's Open Sesame to the north-east

'The win in Assam is likely to have a ripple effect in other north-eastern...

Elections: What you don't always see

A Ganesh Nadar shares interesting vignettes that usually get lost in the...

Mon, May 16, 2016
Kanchi shankaracharya predicted: 'Jayalalithaa will win'

Jayendra Saraswati, the shankaracharya of Kanchi, discusses the temple entry...

Fri, May 13, 2016
'Meet the richest candidate in Tamil Nadu

A Ganesh Nadar and Saisuresh Sivaswamy, on the campaign trail with H...

Thu, May 12, 2016
Kerala has 202 crorepati candidates, 311 with criminal cases

On the education details of the candidates, the survey said 669 have declared...

Wed, May 11, 2016
Will Tamil Nadu vote for freebies and pre-poll promises or true deliverables?

The last time Tamil Nadu seriously voted on pre-poll promises was in faraway...

Mon, May 9, 2016
Don't be surprised if Oommen Chandy is back!

'Oommen Chandy may well prove to be the Teflon chief minister whose...

'I will not win unless Hindus vote for me'

'People are losing their freedom to eat, speak, write and practise their...

Wed, May 4, 2016
The poster wars of Kerala

Imaginative, innovative and exceptional. The election posters of both the...

Wed, Apr 6, 2016
Vote Podu: Breezy awareness video goes viral in TN

It is reggae. It is inspired by Bob Marley. It is targeted at first time...

'I want to see BJP evolve into a secular party'

'We must delink religion from politics''Leaders with vested interests have...

Mon, Apr 4, 2016
West Bengal records 81 per cent, Assam 80 in 1st phase of assembly polls

81 per cent voter turnout recorded in West Bengal, 80 per cent in Assam.

AIADMK to fly solo in Puducherry assembly elections

Coming out clear on its intent to go it alone in Puducherry, the AIADMK...

BJP, Cong in close fight in Assam, Ajmal may be kingmaker

Assembly elections in Assam used to be a quiet affair and people outside the...

Sun, Apr 3, 2016
1 constituency, 2 finance ministers

Khardah is no ordinary constituency. It is the electoral battleground of two...

Will Assam end BJP's losing streak?

The momentum the BJP has in its favour is partly due to the anti-incumbency...

Sat, Apr 2, 2016
Kolkata flyover collapse: Mamata faces poll bouncer

The timing of the flyover collapse couldn't have been worse for the CM with...

Fri, Apr 1, 2016
Opinion polls project hung assembly in Assam

Assam may throw up a hung assembly with the Bharatiya Janata Party and the...

Is hung assembly a possibility in Tamil Nadu?

Given the subdued pre-poll voter-behaviour in the state over the past couple...

Tue, Mar 29, 2016
PMO and RSS will run Assam if BJP comes to power: Rahul

Asking voters in Assam to reject the Bharatiya Janata Party in the assembly...

Sat, Mar 26, 2016
I sold Assam tea, have special bond with this state: Modi

The PM also took a swipe at 79-year-old Gogoi who had called the assembly...

Thu, Mar 17, 2016
Alliances may cost BJP dear in Assam

'The BJP's tie-ups with the Bodoland People's Front and the Asom Gana...

Fri, Mar 11, 2016
Numbers favour Jaya as Vijayakanth decides to go it alone in TN polls

With Vijayakanth rebuffing both the DMK and the BJP Tamil Nadu will witness a...

Why Mamata is worried about multi-phase state elections

Though it's been just five years at the helm, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool...

Wed, Mar 9, 2016
BJP fields Netaji's grandnephew against Mamata Banerjee

The BJP declared Chandra Kumar Bose, grandnephew of Subhash Chandra Bose, its...

Kerala assembly polls: BJP, BDJS seal alliance

Hoping to make its mark in Kerala, the BJP sewed up an alliance with the...

BJP ready to project Vijayakanth as Tamil Nadu CM, says Javadekar

Speaking to Rediff.com in New Delhi on Wednesday, Javadekar, who had visited...

Wed, Mar 2, 2016
How BJP succeeded in driving Vijayakanth to the DMK

With the DMK formalising its alliance with the Congress and the Indian Union...

Tue, Mar 1, 2016
Political pundits in for surprise as alliances shift in West Bengal

As electoral sails shift in the dynamic political winds of West Bengal, two...

Tue, Feb 23, 2016
Advantage Mamata before Bengal polls

Banerjee has fulfilled two key electoral promises: Ridding Lalgarh of Naxals...

Sun, Feb 14, 2016
Assam polls: Why the BJP is wooing the Bodos

Bodo tribals influence as many as 30 seats. No wonder, national parties are...

Sat, Feb 13, 2016
DMK, Congress join hands for Tamil Nadu polls

Issues such as seat sharing and being part of the DMK led government were not...

Thu, Jan 28, 2016
BJP departs from practice, names Sonowal as Assam CM candidate

The BJP parliamentary board made the decision in an hour-long meeting...

Wed, Jan 27, 2016
Five key factors that will affect BJP in Assam polls

Mudslinging and verbal attacks will definitely surge once the poll dates are...

Thu, Jan 21, 2016
'Amit Shah said we have to rule Kerala'

'What authority has a secular government to administer Hindu temples? When...

Mon, Jan 11, 2016
The biggest political challenge of 2016

Assembly elections are due in the summer of 2016 in five places: Assam, West...

Thu, Jul 2, 2015
Whatever happens, Jaya will return to power in 2016

'The AIADMK has no Number Two, frankly it does not even have a Number Hundred...

Sat, Jun 27, 2015
'We will win again in 2016,' Mamata says

Stating that people have the final say in a democracy, West Bengal Chief...