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For the six vacancies from Tamil Nadu, there were seven valid nominations. One of them, DMK's backup candidate, NR Elango had withdrawn, which left six nominees in the fray for the biennial elections to Rajya Sabha

Jannayak Janta Patry leader Digvijay Chautala had commented that BJP leader Sapna Choudhary's art was vulgar after the dancer joined BJP in Haryana two days ago. He is being slammed by the BJP for his comment ‘degrading women’.

Though it could win only one of the total 119 seats in the Assembly elections held in December last year, the BJP is upbeat about its prospects in Telangana after bagging four of the 17 constituencies in recent Lok Sabha election
 

While the ruling AIADMK has 123 members, the MK Stalin-led DMK has 100 MLAs in the 234-member House.

Six Rajya Sabha seats representing Tamil Nadu will fall vacant soon. This has prompted the Election Commission of India to announce election dates.

The Congress is facing a tough time in the state of Tamil Nadu. Recently, senior DMK leader from Trichy and former Minister KN Nehru, speaking at a meeting, said that the DMK should go it alone in the forthcoming local body elections in the State.

In the interest of the party and movement, the party will contest all small and big elections based on its own strength, said BSP chief Mayawati, in a series of tweets.

Two independent Karnataka MLAs H Nagesh and R Shankar, who were inducted into the Karnataka Cabinet on June 14 after humiliating defeat of Congress and JD(S) in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, are yet to get portfolios.

Deve Gowda attempted to clarify on the “midterm election” statement he made earlier. The former Prime Minister says he was referring to local body elections and not Assembly polls.
 

BS Yeddyurappa said that there are 105 MLAs with the BJP and they are ready to form government if the coalition government steps down.

Former PM Deve Gowda's statement on mid-term election has received reactions from all parties in Karnataka. Here is what Congress and BJP think of Deve Gowda's statement.

A Manju, the BJP’s candidate, who lost to Prajwal Revanna of the JDS from Hassan, Karnataka, in the just concluded general elections 2019 will write a letter to the Speaker of Lok Sabha Om Birla not to accept the resignation of Prajwal Revanna after he takes oath as the MP

Party sources claimed that Shah meeting key state leaders on Thursday to decide on the schedule for organisational elections in its units, from both-level upwards and a customary exercise during internal polls

There are around 100 houses in Trishuli village. Locals have written to the collector demanding electricity supply and no action has been taken

Four cabinet minister seats are vacant after the three current ministers of the Yogi government got elected into parliament. Party leaders who have been waiting for ministerial posts for some time now finally have a reason to cheer