Chennai, June 9 (IANS) Stung by its defeat in the recent Tamil Nadu Assembly election, the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) is preparing for a major organisational restructuring aimed at revitalising the party and strengthening its grassroots network ahead of future electoral battles.Party sources said the leadership is seriously considering increasing the number of district secretaries from the current 78 to more than 100, based on recommendations expected from the party’s election review comm…
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Kolkata, June 4 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the house of former Trinamool Congress MLA Saokat Molla in South 24 Parganas district. NIA officials went to Saokat’s house in Jibantala village in the Canning block of the district. The search operation began in the presence of a large number of Central force personnel. The investigators are also searching the party office adjacent to Saokat’s house.However, it was initially reported that Saokat was not at h…
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Trinamool Congress councillor Arup Chakraborty on Thursday resigned from the post of party spokesperson.In an email to the party leadership, he said that he was resigning for personal reasons. However, he also expressed gratitude for the trust reposed in him by the party and for being given the responsibility.Earlier on Wednesday, Arup Chakraborty had resigned from the post of member of the Accounts Committee at the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC).On Thursday, Arup Cha…
Chennai, May 21 (IANS) For the first time in nearly six decades, the Congress party is set to become part of the Tamil Nadu Cabinet as two of its MLAs are scheduled to take oath as ministers in the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK)-led government on Thursday.The announcement came after Congress national president Mallikarjun Kharge approved the induction of Congress MLAs S.Rajesh Kumar and P.Viswanathan into the state Cabinet led by Chief Minister C. Joseph Vijay.The move is being viewed as an impo…
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) In a move aimed at understanding the reasons behind the DMK’s disappointing performance in the recent Assembly election, party President M.K. Stalin on Saturday directed a 36-member review committee to carry out an honest and unbiased assessment across all 234 Assembly constituencies and submit a detailed ground report.Addressing a consultative meeting with members of the panel, Stalin made it clear that the exercise should focus on gathering the real sentiments of party…
Chennai, May 16 (IANS) The internal rebellion within the AIADMK appears to be gathering pace, with a powerful dissident faction led by senior leaders C.V. Shanmugam and S.P. Velumani intensifying efforts to challenge the leadership of party general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami (EPS).The rebels are now exploring provisions in the AIADMK party bylaws to force a major organisational showdown in the coming weeks.According to senior party sources, the dissident camp is considering invoking a prov…
Kolkata, May 6 (IANS) The constitutional process of government formation in West Bengal is underway following the Assembly election results, even as outgoing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee refused to step down and questioned the people mandate.State Chief Electoral Officer Manoj Kumar Agarwal on Wednesday made it clear that the role of the election machinery is limited to conducting polls and notifying the results, stressing that the constitutional framework governs the rest of the process.”Look…
Chennai, May 6 (IANS) The declaration of the Tamil Nadu Class 12 (Plus-Two) public examination results is likely to be delayed due to the ongoing transition in the state government following the Assembly election results, according to sources in the School Education and Examination Departments. The Higher Secondary public examinations were conducted across Tamil Nadu from March 2 to March 26, with nearly eight lakh students appearing for the exams statewide. The valuation of answer sheets was co…
Guwahati, May 3 (IANS) Assam has completed extensive security and administrative preparations ahead of the counting of votes for the Assembly elections scheduled for Monday, with authorities across districts placing strong rooms and counting centres under tight surveillance to ensure a peaceful and transparent process. Officials said on Sunday that elaborate three-tier security arrangements have been enforced at multiple counting venues, including in Lakhimpur district, where Electronic Voting M…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-politician C. Joseph Vijay, on Saturday urged the state election machinery to strengthen security arrangements at counting centres across Tamil Nadu ahead of the Assembly election results on May 4.A delegation led by TVK General Secretary (Election Campaign Management) Aadhav Arjuna met Chief Electoral Officer Archana Patnaik at the Secretariat and submitted a detailed representation highlighting concerns over law and order d…