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Shekhar Gupta: The missing foreign bogey

Pakistan, Bangladeshis and terrorism are missing from BJP campaign. It seems to have understood the risks of mixing of domestic political motivations with strategic national interests

BJP releases candidates' list for April 17 Rajasthan assembly bypoll

The BJP has fielded former minister Kiran Maheshwari's daughter from Rajsamand assembly seat which is among the three assembly constituencies going to bypolls in Rajasthan next month

West Bengal tops in Facebook political ad spend among poll-bound states

Besides West Bengal, Assembly elections will be held in three other states Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu and in the Union Territory of Puducherry

No development in 10 yrs, Mamata took Bengal back to 19th century: Rajnath

Rajnath Singh further accused Banerjee of not fulfilling her promise of putting an end to water crisis in the state

High-pitched campign for first phase election in Assam comes to end

The poll on Saturday will decide the fate of 247 candidates

Assembly polls: Twitter puts in place tech, policies to counter false info

The heightened social media activity ahead of an election, whether local or national, has been of concern for governments across the world

EC bans bike rallies in poll-bound seats 72 hours before voting day

The EC also asked its chief electoral officers to inform all stakeholders concerned, including candidates, political parties and the Commission's observers, to ensure strict compliance

Are hashtags really political ads?

A "hashtag" makes for "highly-polarised political narratives", opined a panel set up under an ex-IRS officer, Harish Kumar, to review poll expenditure limits and expenditure monitoring mechanisms

West Bengal Election 2021: Full list of BJP candidates constituency-wise

Here's the full list of BJP candidates for West Bengal Assembly seats that go to the polls in coming weeks

Assembly polls LIVE: Congress govts' policies damaged Assam, says PM Modi

Assam election 2021 LIVE updates: 'Congress' corruption and vote-bank-based governance made Assam one of the most disconnected states in India', said PM Modi

Plea to direct EC to debar candidates canvassing without masks for polls

A plea has been filed in the Delhi HC seeking direction to the Centre and EC to debar campaigners from canvassing either permanently or for some time if they repeatedly violate masking guidelines

Assembly elections: PM Modi to address rallies in Bengal, Assam

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is a desire for a change in Bengal with the BJP's agenda of good governance striking a chord among the people

Bengal polls LIVE: Mamata unveils TMC manifesto, promises income for all

TMC manifesto also promised to increase annual financial aid to farmers from Rs 6,000 to Rs 10,000. Stay tuned for all Latest LIVE updates

Kamal Haasan files nomination from Coimbatore.S, vows to make it best city

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday filed his nomination from Coimbatore South Constituency for Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

Assembly polls 2021 LIVE: BJP aims for 'Andolan-Mukt' Assam, says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said the Congress is "shamelessly" talking of secularism. Stay tuned for LIVE updates as we track poll campaigns

BJP will win only in Assam: Sharad Pawar's Assembly poll prediction

In the upcoming Assembly elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party will retain power in Assam, but other parties will win in other states, predicted National Congress Party Chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday

LIVE: Farmers' stir may continue till December, says Rakesh Tikait

BJP announces 63 candidates for third, fourth phase of Bengal polls

New mobile app on poll stats, economic data launched

A startup firm has unveiled a mobile application with poll statistics and data on the country's economy to help voters take fact-based decisions

Govt officials can't work as state poll commissioners: Supreme Court

Says state polls must be headed by independent persons

BJP's Central Election Committee to meet on Saturday, finalise candidates

A total of 824 Assembly constituencies shall be going for polls in four states-Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Assam- and the Union Territory of Puducherry