Ode to power: How slogans set the tone for elections in Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
“Good times are coming…”“This time the Modi government…”“Keira Hobe…”Slogans like this often end up playing a big role in elections. Speeches and manifestos may lay out the details, but it’s…
Assembly election 2026 exit polls: How accurate were the last predictions for West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and more
NEW DELHI: With polls drawing to a close in Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and the Union Territory of Puducherry, focus is quietly turning towards the much-awaited exit polls. Exit polls, or opinion polls, are typically released half an hour…
Himanta wife passport dispute: Why SC retains Pawan Khera’s transit anticipatory bail
Congress leader Pawan Khera New Delhi: In a setback for Congress leader Pawan Khera, the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the Telangana High Court’s order granting him one-week transit anticipatory bail over the chargesheet. assam Riniki Bhuyan…
Voter turnout in Assam near record 86%, highest rise among Muslim-majority states
Guwahati: Voter turnout in the Assam assembly elections 2026 climbed further on Sunday to nearly 86 per cent, according to the latest update from the Election Commission. This marked the highest turnout in state history, surpassing all-time highs of…
Women voter turnout hits record high in Kerala, Assam and Puducherry
NEW DELHI: Women voter turnout remained high in Assam, Kerala and Puducherry on Thursday, not only recording the highest ever turnout but also surpassing the male voter turnout in the two states and the Union Territory. The female voter turnout was as…
Political parties lure women voters with cash transfer promises
In a bid to woo women voters in Assam, the BJP and Congress have proposed competing cash transfer packages. In Assam, the BJP sankalp patra has promised that direct bank transfers to women will be increased to Rs 3,000 per month against a target of Rs 40…
Puducherry Elections 2026: Robot ‘Nila’ greets voters as NDA vs Congress tussles
New Delhi: Polling for the 2026 Assembly elections in Puducherry began at 7 am on Wednesday and the polling booth of VOC Public School was unusually eye-catching as a robot named ‘Nila’ welcomed the voters who came to cast their votes.Robots…
Assam Assembly Elections 2026: Complete list of state chief candidates to go to high-stakes polls on April 9
NEW DELHI: The high-voltage campaigning for the Assam assembly elections came to an end on Tuesday, capping two weeks of intense political exchanges, aggressive rhetoric and a slew of promises.The competition mainly revolves around the ruling Bharatiya…
Assam Assembly Elections 2026: The battle for identity, power and electoral ‘Asomya Jatiyotabad’
Himanta Biswa Sarma, Atul Bora (left); Gaurav Gogoi, Lurin Jyoti Gogoi, Akhil Gogoi (right) New Delhi: As the people of the ‘tea state’ prepare to elect a new government on April 9, ‘Asomiya jatiyotabad’ (assamNationalism) remains…
