For the first time in the 72-year electoral history of Tripura, the Left parties and the Congress are contesting together in the parliamentary polls to take on the BJP, though the two traditional rivals jointly fought against the ruling party in last year’s Assembly elections.
Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to grant interim protection to Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on his plea for "no coercive action" by the ED in connection with the money laundering case related to the alleged excise policy scam.
The veteran Congress leader dubbed Rahul Gandhi's caste census pitch as a "departure from the historic position of the party and also amounting to disrespecting the legacy of former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi.”
The CWC leader also hinted at lack of coordination in the party, and said, “The participation of District and Pradesh Congress Committees in consultative process would have helped in building a broad internal consensus.”
“The freezing of Congress funds is a criminal action and it has been done with the blessings of the country's top leadership. It is a clear attempt to cripple our election campaign,” former Congress President, Rahul Gandhi said.
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking to stay fresh appointments to the Election Commission of India (ECI), made under the legislation which excludes the Chief Justice of India (CJI) from the process of appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and the other Election Commissioners.
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The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday directed the replacement of four District Magistrates in West Bengal before the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, sources in the office of the state’s Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said.
Election officials both in Manipur and Mizoram separately said that no arrangements have been made so far to facilitate the voters from among the 10,000 refugees, now sheltered in different districts of Mizoram.
The I.N.D.I.A bloc Tripura on Wednesday announced its 25-member committee ahead of the Lok Sabha elections and called for united fight against the ‘fascistic’ government at the Centre.
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday chaired the ruling BJP’s organizational meeting here at Agartala Bhagat Singh Youth Hostel to leave no stone unturned in ensuring the party's victory in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections.
CPI-M legislature party leader Jitendra Chaudhury was on Wednesday recognised as Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly by Speaker Biswabandhu Sen.
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With the issuance of the notification for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 19 for 15 seats in eight northeastern states, the process of filling of nominations began on Wednesday.
The ruling BJP in Tripura has set its sights on the upcoming Lok Sabha election by establishing a 74-member Lok Sabha Election Management Committee to oversee affairs in the state's two parliamentary constituencies, West and East (ST).
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More than 20,000 Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) and state force personnel are being deployed in Tripura for the Lok Sabha elections to two seats and the bypoll in one Assembly constituency in the state, officials said here on Tuesday.
As in previous elections, regional parties in the eight northeastern states will play a vital role in the 25 Lok Sabha seats there even as a majority of them are part of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
CPI-M legislature party leader Jitendra Chaudhury is likely to be appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Tripura Assembly by Speaker Biswabandhu Sen on Wednesday.
In view of the Lok Sabha elections for two state constituencies scheduled to be held in two phases in the state of Tripura starting from April 19 next, at least 70 companies of central armed police forces have been deployed in Tripura
Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha who began poll campaign for the party’s candidates for both the Lok Sabha constituencies, on Tuesday called to increase the party’s vote share by at least 10 per cent in each booth of the state.
Acting on a specific information the BSF troopers jointly with the police of Sonamura police station seized a massive haul of drugs on the intervening night of March 18 and 19.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Tripura has once again employed its tried-and-tested micromanagement approach for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
In the upcoming Lok Sabha election, approximately 17,000 Bru internally displaced people (IDPs) in Tripura are poised to exercise their voting rights, marking a significant moment in their journey of resettlement.
Chief Minister Prof. Dr. Manik Saha on Tuesday said that Prishtha Pramukhs are the key strength of BJP as they play a vital role in strengthening the organization at the booth level.
Despite exhaustive search efforts spanning three days by both family members and concerned locals, Rahul remains missing, leaving his distraught family clinging to hope for his safe return.
The body of the Bangladeshi smuggler, who was killed on Sunday in BSF firing at Muguruli in Tripura’s Kailashahar, has been handed over to his family members in the presence of border guards and police personnel from both countries on Monday, police said.
Today, the Churaibari Police Station filed case number 17/2024, citing various sections of the Indian Penal Code: 148, 149, 448, 353, 333, 506, and 427, along with sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Damage to Public Property Act, 1984.
