While there was no dearth of controversies that erupted during the ongoing poll campaign for Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, a fresh controversy has erupted after MK Stalin’s son and DMK leader Udhayanidhi Stalin said that late BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj died because they could not tolerate the pressure by Prime Minister Narendra...

In yet another incident of political violence, the convoy of BJP candidate Suvendu Adhikari, who is contesting the poll from Nandigram against TMC chief Mamata Banerjee, was attacked on Thursday. However, Suvendu Adhikari escaped unhurt. According to media reports, the incident took place in Nandigram’s Satengabari area. While Adhikari’s convoy was passing through the...

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the BJP will enact laws related to love and land jihad in Assam if the party is voted to power. Shah was addressing an election rally in Assam’s Kamrup and asserted that laws and policies will be put in place to strengthen Assamese culture and civilisation....

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday launched an attack on the BJP for trying to divide the Muslim votes in the state. She alleged that BJP is backing a new political outfit in Bengal to eat into minority votes ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled to start from March 27. Notably, she was...

TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari’s father and veteran politician and MP Sisir Adhikari on Sunday followed the footsteps of his two sons—Suvendu and Soumendu— and joined the BJP amid the presence of Union home minister Amit Shah. Sisir Adhikari chanted “Bharat Mata Ki Jai” after joining the saffron party at an election rally in West Bengal....

Actor Arun Govil, known for playing Lord Ram in the television series ‘Ramayana’, joined the BJP on Thursday at its office in Delhi. He said, “Now I want to contribute to the nation and for that we need a platform. BJP is the best platform today.” There is no clarity on whether he will contest...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched a massive attack on Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee and said that her game will be over in this election and development will begin in Bengal. PM Modi was addressing a rally in Purulia ahead of the Assembly elections scheduled to begin in Bengal from March 27. Notably,...

Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday released the party’s manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls making a host of promises to the voters. West Bengal will be voting for 294 assembly seats in eight phases between March 27 and April 29. Votes will be counted on May 2 along with other poll-bound...

Political commentator Swapan Dasgupta on Tuesday resigned from the Rajya Sabha hours after the Trinamool Congress objected to him contesting the West Bengal Assembly election on a BJP ticket. Notably, Dasgupta has been chosen by the BJP as its candidate from the Tarakeshwar Assembly constituency. He sent his resignation to Rajya Sabha chairperson Venkaiah Naidu...

The two-day birthday bash of the former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is being described as a pressure tactic adopted by her to assert her supremacy as the tallest leader of the state. Vasundhara Raje tried to silence her detractors who dubbed her Dev Darshan Yatra as a political gimmick. But the supporters of Vasundhara, which...

Ahead of the West Bengal Assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday launched a no-holds-barred attack on Trinamool Congress and its chief Mamata Banerjee. PM Modi accused the Bengal CM of betraying the people of the state and said that real change will come to Bengal if BJP is voted to power. Targeting political...

In what could be one of the most high voltage political battles, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee will be contesting the Assembly election from Nandigram and vacate her Bhowanipore seat. In Nandigram, she will be fighting against TMC turncoat Suvendu Adhikari, who has joined the BJP and repeatedly attacked her and her nephew Abhishek Banerjee....