Liquor worth Rs 23 crore seized in dry Bihar since announcement of Assembly polls

Liquor worth Rs 23 crore seized in dry Bihar since announcement of Assembly polls

Enforcement agencies have seized liquor, cash, drugs and freebies with a combined value of Rs 64.13 crore across Bihar since the announcement of the schedule for the assembly elections on October 6, officials said on Monday. These seizures include liquor worth Rs 23.41 crore in dry Bihar, they said. The police and other agencies concerned … Read more

V.D. Satheesan questions if ED summons to Kerala CM’s son was behind ‘CPI(M)-BJP nexus’ during Lok Sabha polls

V.D. Satheesan questions if ED summons to Kerala CM’s son was behind ‘CPI(M)-BJP nexus’ during Lok Sabha polls

Kerala Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan (file) | Photo Credit: RK Nithin Kerala’s Leader of the Opposition V.D. Satheesan has launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, alleging that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) summons issued to his son is at the root of the “political understanding” between the CPI(M) and the BJP, … Read more

Congress appoints senior leaders as coordinators for 2026 Maharashtra legislative council polls

Congress appoints senior leaders as coordinators for 2026 Maharashtra legislative council polls

Congress Leader Balasaheb Thorat. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Maharashtra Congress on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) appointed senior party leaders as coordinators for elections to the Graduates’ and Teachers’ constituencies of the State legislative council scheduled to be held in 2026. Party veteran, former Minister and Congress Working Committee (CWC) member Balasaheb Thorat has … Read more

BJP will be wiped out from U.P. in 2027 Assembly polls, says Akhilesh

BJP will be wiped out from U.P. in 2027 Assembly polls, says Akhilesh

Samajwadi Party National President Akhilesh Yadav is being garlanded by party workers and engineers during a press conference on the occasion of Engineers’ Day at the party office, in Lucknow on Monday, September 15, 2025. | Photo Credit: ANI Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday (September 15, 2025) slammed the BJP government in Uttar … Read more

Congress launches early push for civic polls in Bengaluru; BJP, JDS up the ante against the ruling party

Congress launches early push for civic polls in Bengaluru; BJP, JDS up the ante against the ruling party

In an indication that the State government will soon hold civic polls in Bengaluru, the ruling Congress has formed a committee of all Congress MLAs, MLCs, and defeated candidates in Assembly and Parliamentary polls in the city to prepare the party for civic polls. This comes days after the party put a Minister in charge … Read more

West Bengal to add 14,000 polling booths next year’s Assembly polls

West Bengal to add 14,000 polling booths next year’s Assembly polls

Representative image | Photo Credit: The Hindu The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Friday (August 29, 2025) held a meeting with representatives of all major political parties of the State, where the representatives were informed about rearrangement of polling booths. As per the new arrangement a polling booth will have … Read more

PM Modi to visit Gayaji to launch projects, address rally on August 22 ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

PM Modi to visit Gayaji to launch projects, address rally on August 22 ahead of Bihar Assembly polls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had previously visited Motihari, Siwan, Madhubani and Patna since April. File | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gayaji district in Bihar on August 22 to launch several projects and address a public rally, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary said on Wednesday … Read more

TDP will win 100% seats in local body polls, says Nellore Rural MLA

TDP will win 100% seats in local body polls, says Nellore Rural MLA

Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy addressing the media at his office in Nellore on Monday Nellore Rural MLA Kotamreddy Sridhar Reddy on Monday said that the NDA would win 100% seats in the upcoming local body elections. He was addressing the media along with his brother and TDP leader Kotamreddy Giridhar Reddy at his … Read more

News Analysis: Ahead of polls, all eyes in Bihar on Chirag Paswan’s next political move

News Analysis: Ahead of polls, all eyes in Bihar on Chirag Paswan’s next political move

Chirag Paswan | Photo Credit: PTI Poll-bound Bihar is witnessing fast-paced developments with Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) MP from Jamui, Arun Bharti, brother-in-law of party chief Chirag Paswan, saying that supporters want Mr. Paswan to contest the upcoming Assembly election in Bihar, and that too not from any reserved seat but from a general … Read more

Delhi Assembly polls: Alcohol is available in Delhi but not water, says PM Modi

Delhi Assembly polls: Alcohol is available in Delhi but not water, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Ahead of Delhi Assembly polls, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a “mera booth sabse majbooth” event where he interacted with the Delhi BJP cadre. During the live event, PM Modi said that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has been making new announcements everyday as it’s losing ground … Read more