Latest Candidate Selection News & Updates

Chennai, April 1 (IANS) The resignation of senior Congress leader and Virudhunagar MP Manickam Tagore as chairman of the party’s Election Management and Coordination Committee has brought internal divisions within the Tamil Nadu unit into focus, just weeks ahead of the April 23 Assembly elections.The development has highlighted simmering tensions over candidate selection and alliance dynamics within the party.According to sources, disagreements among senior leaders intensified during the final…

Chennai, March 28 (IANS) Amid intensifying political activity ahead of the April 23 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Congress MP S. Jothimani from Karur has publicly criticised the party’s seat-sharing and candidate selection process within the DMK-led alliance, alleging a complete lack of transparency and internal consultation. In a strongly worded social media post, Jothimani expressed serious concerns over how constituencies were allocated to the Congress as part of its agreement with the DMK…

Ahmedabad, March 22 (IANS) The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will contest the upcoming local self-government elections in Gujarat without any alliance and is set to announce its first list of candidates shortly, the party’s state president Isudan Gadhvi said on Sunday.Addressing a press conference in Ahmedabad, Gadhvi said the party has decided to go it alone, emphasising that AAP follows its own electoral strategy.“AAP will not form any alliance in the local elections. We move forward with our own …