Ranjitsinh Nimbalkar, whom BJP was banking on in a Sharad Pawar bastion, finds himself battling the Opposition’s allegations and pushback from own camp

Gupta shot to prominence in April 2025 when IIP held a huge rally in Gandhi Maidan to demand “separate quota” for his Tanti-Pan samaj listed among EBCs

Leader of the Opposition in Kerala V D Satheesan is learnt to have complained that the newly appointed state chief Sunny Joseph was not holding consultations with everyone

In an election of fine margins — the difference between the NDA and the Opposition coalition was 0.03% vote share and 15 seats in 2020 — these 11 contests could be a decisive factor.

Has helped the party win substantial seats in Lok Sabha and Assembly polls since 2005

Yadav does not want to take any chances with the voters’ list ahead of the 2027 UP Assembly polls

NDA has fielded 34 women this time, while the Mahagathbandhan parties have given tickets to 30.

On Sunday, the party also prepared a list of “favourable” constituencies where Gandhi could campaign for the first phase

While J&K's ruling party clinched three Rajya Sabha seats, J&K BJP chief Sat Sharma won the fourth seat, polling 32 votes against his party’s strength of 28 MLAs. Three votes cast for NC’s Imran Nabi Dar were declared invalid, sources say.

Shah said due to NDA’s good governance, elections are taking place in the state this time in two phases, while during Lalu Prasad's regime, polls were happening in six phases

Taking a jibe at the prohibition policy of the Nitish Kumar government, Yadav claimed the restrictions on liquor sale are just in name

While Darjeeling hill leaders have hailed the Centre's move, TMC has accused BJP of driving a wedge by reigniting Gorkhaland statehood issue for votes in upcoming Bengal polls

The Indian Express hops on to the Amrit Bharat Express, packed to the brim, and listens in as the passengers discuss their hopes, frustrations, and the Assembly elections.

Shah also claimed that the Opposition INDIA bloc in Bihar is completely fragmented now

At a rally at Simri Bakhtiyarpur in Saharsa district, Tejashwi claimed: “Amit Shah has made it clear that elected legislators will decide the CM of Bihar after elections"

While there is no official word on Gandhi’s programme in the state, party candidates have been flooding his office with requests to get him to campaign in their constituency

India is among the handful of countries, along with China, which do not support unilateral sanctions against Russia.

PM Narendra Modi kicks off campaign today from Karpoori Thakur birthplace

At a press conference, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti said in return, she expects NC's support for two of its private member bills. Congress too has extended support to the NC candidates.

Measuring 11” by 3½” for the right foot of Guru Gobind Singh and 9” by 3” for the left foot of Mata Sahib Kaur, the holy relics were formally handed over to the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee by Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri’s family.

At a press conference, Bihar's Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav dismissed rumours of friction between his RJD and the Congress.

Budgam Assembly seat, with a large number of Shias, was vacated by Omar. As NC fields his great-uncle and PDP fields his cousin, Srinagar MP Aga Ruhullah Mehdi has declined to help Omar's cause.

Bidhuri, who took up the matter with Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, has been informed that the legacy post office will soon be replaced by a modern one

Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar Shaw’s recent post on an overseas business visitor complaining about poor roads and inadequate garbage disposal in Bengaluru had drawn sharp reactions from Karnataka ministers.