Chennai, March 8 (IANS) Ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls, Tamil Nadu Congress Committee President K. Selvaperunthagai said on Sunday that the Congress would lead the alliance in Puducherry, while the DMK would continue to lead the alliance in Tamil Nadu. “The Congress has always been the leading political force in Puducherry, while the DMK is the leading party in Tamil Nadu,” Selvaperunthagai said while addressing reporters after a consultation meeting of senior party leaders at Sathyamurthy…
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Chennai, March 3 (IANS) The deadline set by the DMK for the Congress party to finalise the number of seats it will contest in the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections ends on Tuesday, intensifying speculation over the future of the alliance amid a continuing stalemate.According to party sources, the DMK leadership has asked the Congress to communicate its final position within a fixed timeframe, as the ruling party is keen to wrap up seat-sharing arrangements and move ahead with campaign prepa…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) As Tamil Nadu gears up for Assembly election, tensions continue to escalate between the ruling DMK and its principal ally, the Congress, with the latter’s regional leaders demanding to contest more seats and seeking a power sharing arrangement in state government.For long, the Congress has been relegated to the sidelines in state politics. Now, a section of the state leadership wants a piece of the pie. The dispute centres on the Congress’ demands for a formal role in …
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) With the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections not very far away, tensions between the DMK and the Congress over seat-sharing and participation in government have resurfaced, threatening to cast a shadow over the INDIA bloc in the state.For nearly two months, friction has persisted over the Congress party’s demand for a formal share in governance if the alliance returns to power.Though a Congress delegation met Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin on December 3 to discus…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) Amid hectic political activity ahead of the mayoral elections, the Congress has swung into action to keep its flock together in Chandrapur and Parbhani and thereby foil alleged poaching attempts by the Mahayuti. In the Bhiwandi Municipal Corporation, the Congress is treading carefully as it is falling short of a majority by three votes.On Monday, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chandrapur president Sandip Girhe claimed that his party will ally with anyone who is ready to give the mayoral p…
Murshidabad, Dec 28 (IANS) Suspended Trinamool Congress leader and Bharatpur MLA Humayun Kabir, in an interview with IANS on Sunday, stated that he will respond if anyone attempts to incite trouble against his vision of building a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad, West Bengal.Emphasising his fearlessness, Kabir pointed out that Murshidabad has a 72 per cent Muslim population, unlike Ayodhya, where, according to him, only a small number of community members reside. Citing this reason, he questioned th…
Kolkata, Dec 22 (IANS) Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress legislator from Bharatpur Assembly Constituency in Murshidabad district of West Bengal, on Monday announced his political party, christened the Janata Unnayan Party. According to Kabir, the name of his new political outfit was the result of a well-thought-out exercise since he neither wanted to include the word ‘Congress’ nor ‘Trinamool’ in the name of his new party.”The common people of West Bengal will be able to relate the…