Rahul Gandhi to campaign in Assam from Friday
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be in Assam for two days beginning Friday. He will be in Dibrugarh ahead of the first phase of the Assembly elections in the state….
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725 paramilitary companies for poll-bound Bengal: CRPF chief
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A total of 725 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) will be deployed in poll-bound West Bengal, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh said on Thursday. He said that the…
BJP releases names of 157 candidates for Bengal Assembly polls
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP on Thursday announced 157 candidates for the West Bengal Assembly polls. The list includes names of former Union minister Mukul Roy, Lok Sabha member Jagannath Sarkar, former state…
BJP’s TN chief Murugan files nomination from Dharapuram
Chennai, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) BJP’s Tamil Nadu President L. Murugan on Thursday filed nomination from Dharampur constituency in Tiruppur district for the April 6 Assembly polls. He was accompanied by Tamil Nadu Minister for Animal…
Trinamool, BJP clash in Nandigram, 1 injured
Kolkata, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal’s ruling Trinamool Congress supporters were involved in a violent clash with their arch rival Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) activists in East Midnapore’s Nandigram on Thursday. The BJP alleged that…
‘Khela’ will end, ‘vikas’ start: Modi tells Didi
Kolkata, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Countering Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress’ popular slogan “Khela Hobe”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday trained guns at the West Bengal chief minister countering her with politics of developments, instead of…
Stalin promises completion of AIIMS Madurai
Chennai, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) DMK president M.K. Stalin has said that if voted to power, he will commence construction of premium health institute the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) at Thoppur in Madurai….
Plea in Delhi HC seeks to debar campaigners for not wearing masks
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) A petition has been moved in the Delhi High Court seeking direction to the Central Government and Election Commission of India to debar campaigners and candidates from campaigning in the…
Kerala CPI-M contemplating on names for RS seats
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Talks have begun in the ruling CPI-M led Left Front to name two candidates for the Rajya Sabha polls, scheduled for April 12. Three seats in the Rajya Sabha fell vacant…
Bengal celebs ‘hot cakes’ for TMC, BJP for poll gamble
By Soudhriti Bhabani Kolkata, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In poll-bound West Bengal, local Tollywood celebrities — be it on television or big screens — appear to be the hottest properties for political parties ahead of the…
DMK rides piggy-back on MDMK to project Tamilnalism
Chennai, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) which has not been in power since 2011 in Tamil Nadu is fighting the April 6 assembly polls plugging loopholes as it stiches political alliances taking…
Only Left can assure of overall development in Kerala: Vijayan
Thiruvananthapuram, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday slammed the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for their ‘negative politics’, and said it is only the Left that can work for the…
DMK ally MDMK promises lifting of ban on LTTE
Chennai, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Vaiko-led MDMK, which is part of the DMK-led front in Tamil Nadu, has promised to lift the ban on the LTTE and promised support for the trial in the International…
BJP announces four candidates for West Bengal polls
New Delhi, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) The BJP on Wednesday announced four candidates for the third phase of the West Bengal Assembly elections on April 6, while its Central Election Committee was meeting to finalise names…
Ram is the identity of India, says Yogi in poll-bound Assam
Guwahati, March 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday that Lord Ram represents India’s culture, identity, civilisation, foundation and etiquette, without whom the nation will not function. Addressing an election rally…
Mamata releases Trinamool manifesto, promises 5L jobs each year
Kolkata, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday released the election manifesto of Trinamool Congress ahead of the upcoming Assembly polls in the state to be held in eight phases from…
ED raids MNM Treasurer’s residence, seizes Rs 8 cr
Chennai, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials conducted raids at the residences and offices of several opposition leaders in poll-bound Tamil Nadu, including of the Treasurer of actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam. In…
Bar tainted Trinamool workers from campaigning, demands BJP
New Delhi, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) Alleging that some Trinamool Congress workers are creating an atmosphere of fear and terror by killing its workers, the BJP on Wednesday approached the poll panel in Kolkata, demanding a…
EC makes record seizures worth Rs 331 cr ahead of Assembly polls
New Delhi, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Election Commission has made record seizures amounting to Rs 331.47 crore under the expenditure monitoring process in Assam, West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry, even ahead of the…