Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) President Vijay will visit Tiruchi on Monday evening to express his gratitude to the voters of the Tiruchi East Assembly constituency, which elected him in the recently concluded Assembly elections. Vijay, who was sworn in as Chief Minister on May 10 after leading TVK to victory in the state polls, had contested and won from two constituencies — Chennai Perambur and Tiruchi East.Following his election, he chose …
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New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) Aiming to strengthen ECI’s legal framework and strategy, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar on Saturday inaugurated the 2nd National Conference of Counsels representing the poll panel. The Conference, organised at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management, centred on the theme “A Year of Legal Challenges, Experiences, Learnings and the Way Forward”, provided a vital platform for dialogue and exchange between the Commission and le…
Chennai, May 30 (IANS) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has extended the deadline for its poll debacle review committee to submit its report, giving the panel five additional days to complete its assessment of the party’s disappointing performance in the recent Assembly elections. In a statement issued by the DMK headquarters, the party said that the review committee had sought additional time to gather feedback from party workers, candidates and functionaries across the state before finali…
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) BJP National President Nitin Nabin on Thursday began an aggressive organisational outreach campaign with a three-day visit to Uttarakhand, aimed at strengthening the party machinery ahead of the crucial 2027 Assembly elections in seven states.During his stay in the hill state, Nitin Nabin is expected to interact extensively with party leaders, workers and booth-level functionaries to assess ground-level preparedness and gather feedback on the party’s readiness for the …
Kolkata, May 28 (IANS) Doctor and Trinamool Congress leader, Santanu Sen, resigned from the post of the party’s All-India Spokesperson, by sending a letter to former Chief Minister and Trinamool supremo, Mamata Banerjee on Thursday.The former Rajya Sabha MP said that he has decided to leave the post after accepting the verdict of the people in state Assembly elections.Santanu had spoken out about hospital corruption after the rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospi…
Chandigarh, May 28 (IANS) Newly appointed Punjab BJP President Kewal Singh Dhillon, on Thursday, exhibited confidence that after registering victory in West Bengal, the BJP will now come to power in Punjab in the Assembly polls, scheduled for 2027.Speaking to IANS, he said: “Today, Punjab is suffering from drug menace, rise of gangsters, joblessness, farmers’ issues, etc. The people of Punjab have seen that development is taking place in 21 states, wherever the BJP is in power. The same will tak…
Bengaluru, May 27 (IANS) The stage appears set for a power transition in Karnataka, with the Congress party preparing to elevate Deputy Chief Minister and Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) President D.K. Shivakumar to the post of Chief Minister, bringing the curtains down on the leadership tussle within the ruling party that has intensified over the past six months. The Congress high command has moved cautiously, as the transition involves replacing mass leader Siddaramaiah, who is wid…
Lucknow, May 27 (IANS) Islamic religious scholars on Wednesday welcomed the Supreme Court judgment on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, saying no one should now have any objection to the electoral process.The apex court on Wednesday upheld the Election Commission of India’s decision to undertake an SIR of electoral rolls, saying that the voter revision exercise was within the constitutional and statutory powers of the poll body and was aimed at preserving the integrity of the …
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will hold a meeting of its Chief Ministers’ Council in the national capital on June 10 under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking 12 years of the BJP-led government at the Centre.The meeting is expected to bring together Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers from NDA-ruled states. Senior leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party and alliance partners are also likely to attend the gathering.Sources said the meet…
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C. Vijay is set to visit New Delhi on Wednesday in his first official trip to the national capital after assuming office.During the visit, he is likely to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to submit memoranda seeking enhanced financial assistance for Tamil Nadu and faster approvals for several key infrastructure and development projects.According to sources, Vijay is expected to leave for Delh…