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The BJP dramatically surged ahead towards the victory mark in the Karnataka Assembly election on Tuesday, leaving the ruling Congress badly bruised and the JD-S at the third spot, officials said. Reports from counting centres across the…

Expectations of a BJP victory in Karnataka Assembly election lifted the key Indian equity indices during the morning trade session on Tuesday. According to market observers, broadly subdued Asian indices, and disappointing macro-economic…

Preceded by weeks of violence, intense court battles and alleged use of muscle power to prevent opponents from filing nominations, the West Bengal Panchayat Polls are all set to be held on Monday, which will give a clearer picture of the…

Voting began across Karnataka on Saturday to elect its 15th legislative assembly amid tight security and heightened vigil. "A single-phase polling began at 7.00 a.m. in 222 of the 224 assembly constituencies, including 36 reserved for…

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday heard a petition by the Congress seeking quashing of the May 14 Panchayat poll date in West Bengal on grounds of inadequate security arrangements and said it would hear the case again on Thursday before…

Making a bid to return to power in Karnataka, the BJP on Friday released its manifesto for the May 12 Assembly elections and promised free smartphones to poor women, free laptops to students entering college and visits to China and Israel…

The Congress on Wednesday named former MLA Jeet Ram as its candidate for the by-election to the Tharali (reserved) assembly seat in Uttarakhand. "Congress President Rahul Gandhi approved the candidature of Jeet Ram as the Congress…

In all, 2,655 candidates are in fray for the ensuing May 12 Karnataka Legislative Assembly polls, according to a data from the state Chief Electoral Office. Of the 3,509 who filed valid nominations by the last date on Tuesday, 583…

A record number of 2,407 candidates have filed nominations for the May 12 Karnataka assembly elections, with a whopping 1,280 of them doing on Tuesday, the last date to enter the fray. According to the Election Commission's website, of…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Janata Dal-Secular (JD-S) state President H.D. Kumaraswamy were among those who filed their nominations on Friday for the May 12 Assembly elections, taking the total nominations so far to 708.…