Hyderabad, March 1 (IANS) Hectic lobbying is on in the ruling Congress party in Telangana for two Rajya Sabha seats with several senior leaders aspiring for the tickets.While Congress is likely to re-nominate senior leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi to the Upper House, all eyes are on who will be the leadership’s choice for the second seat.Some veteran leaders have openly expressed their desire to be nominated to Rajya Sabha and they are engaged in intense lobbying in the national capital.The elect…
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Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) The office of the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), West Bengal, on Wednesday sent its formal recommendation to the headquarters of the Election Commission of India (ECI) in Delhi for the registration of Janata Unnayan Party (JUP), the new political party floated by suspended Trinamool Congress legislator Humayun Kabir from the Bharatpur Assembly constituency in the minority-dominated Murshidabad district of West Bengal.According to sources in the CEO’s office, Humayun Kabi…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Asaduddin Owaisi-founded All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), which is planning to contest the forthcoming Assembly elections in West Bengal, is focusing on the issue of a large number of minority migrant workers from the state as its principal line of attack against the ruling Trinamool Congress.The AIMIM leadership has already started a whispering campaign in minority-dominated districts like Malda and Murshidabad, as well as in minority-dominated Assembly con…
Hyderabad, Feb 16 (IANS) The BJP has significantly increased its presence in urban local bodies (ULBs) in Telangana and emerged as the largest party in more than 15 municipalities, state BJP president N. Ramchander Rao said on Monday.He claimed that the party opened its account in several areas where it previously had no representation.Addressing a press conference, he said that while strengthening its vote base, the BJP has also shaken the foundations of its political opponents.Ramchander Rao w…
Chandrapur (Maharashtra), Feb 10 (IANS) In a major political development, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday secured the Mayor’s post in the Chandrapur Municipal Corporation in Maharashtra after six corporators from the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena (UBT) supported the party, defying the official party line.The election of Sangeeta Khandekar as Mayor is a setback for the Congress, which had emerged as the single largest party in the recent civic polls but fell short of the top post b…
Amravati, Jan 22 (IANS) In a development that has stunned the political landscape in Maharashtra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) have joined forces in local municipal bodies. This “unprecedented success” for the AIMIM in recent municipal elections has paved the way for a power-sharing arrangement with the BJP in Achalpur and Akot, sparking intense debate over ideological compromises.In the Achalpur Municipal Council in…
Mumbai, Jan 16 (IANS) Both daughters of ex-gangster and former MLA Arun Gawli lost the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. Geeta Gawli and Yogita contested from the Byculla area of Mumbai on the ticket of the Akhil Bharatiya Sena (ABHS) founded by Arun Gawli.While Geeta, a three-time corporator of the BMC, lost the election from Ward No. 212, her sister Yogita lost the election from Ward No. 207. Geeta lost to Samajwadi Party candidate Amrin Shezad Abrahani. Yogita, contesting he…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) State Assembly elections in 2026 are poised to witness an alliance among Opposition ranks across a 2,000-km distance against bitter contest elsewhere with each other, marking a definite uneasy campaign in convincing voters against perceived incoherence. The parties would be re-living the phrase “a foe in one shadow, an ally in another light” between Kerala and West Bengal, with the Left, Congress, and the Trinamool Congress forming a combination as per regional permu…