Polling in five states in April-May; Bengal will vote on seven days
Votes polled in all five states will be counted on May 19
View ArticleNOTA with symbol to debut in state assembly polls
The symbol will appear against the NOTA option in the last panel on all EVMs and ballot papers.
View ArticleBattle for states begins on April 4
These states account for 116 seats in the Lok Sabha
View ArticleIn election season, alliances can't be far behind
Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry are getting ready for Assembly polls. Who is doing deals with whom and what do they all mean? Business Standard decodes the politics
View ArticlePuducherry assembly polls: DMK announces candidates for 9 seats
As per the seat-sharing agreement between Congress and DMK, Congress will contest from 21 seats and DMK from nine
View ArticlePuducherry assembly polls: DMK MLA Nazeem faces tough battle as he aims for...
Nazeem, first elected to the assembly from Karaikal as a 29-year old DMK worker in 1991, retained the seat in all subsequent elections
View ArticleAmit Shah slams Puducherry govt for failing to implement Centre's welfare...
Shah, alleged that no governments had addressed the concerns of people, though the union territory offered good scope for development
View ArticleAssembly polls: Campaigning ends in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry
The assembly elections will conclude on May 19, when the results will be declared
View ArticleAssembly polls: Voting begins in Puducherry today
Important candidates in the fray are CM Rangasamy seeking re-election from Indira Nagar and Leader of the Opposition V Vaithilingam
View ArticlePM urges people of TN, Kerala & Puducherry to vote in record numbers
Modi's tweet in the morning adjured people to be a part of 'festival of democrtacy'
View ArticlePuducherry Assembly polls: Over 30% voting recorded so far
The main fight is between the Congress-DMK combine and the ruling All India NR Congress (AINRC)
View ArticleOver 30% polling till 11:30 hrs in Puducherry
Voters turned up in large numbers at the booths despite rains in urban & rural areas
View ArticleAssembly Polls 2016 results: Counting of votes begins in 4 states
The counting of votes will decide the fate of approximately 8,300 candidates
View ArticleCounting of votes begins in Puducherry
A total of 344 candidates, including 96 independents, are in the fray in the polls held on May 16
View ArticlePuducherry Assembly polls: Congress wins 4 seats, AINRC bag one
Early trends showed the AINRC and Congress in a neck-and-neck race
View ArticleCongress-DMK alliance wins Puducherry
While it lost elections in the ruling Assam and Kerala, Indian National Congress has received some form of relief as it has emerged as single largest party with 15 seats at Puducherry and could form...
View ArticleV Narayanasamy formally stakes claim to form govt in Puducherry
Narayanasamy called on Puducherry Lieutenant Governor Kiran Bedi in this regard
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