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Bengal asks districts to build ‘holding centres’ for illegal foreigners as anti-infiltration drive gathers paceWest Bengal is setting up holding centers for suspected illegal foreigners and foreign prisoners. This move institutionalizes the state's '...
Assam yet to get SIR roadmap as NRC action plan still awaitedAssam's electoral roll revision faces delays. The National Register of Citizens (NRC) remains unresolved, impacting the Special Intensive R...
Congress flags broken NRC portal, seeks probe into Assam website, helpline failuresCongress leader Debabrata Saikia has raised concerns about the National Register of Citizens NRC Assam website and its helpline. He reporte...
EC to conduct SIR of electoral rolls in Odisha from May 30: CEOOdisha will undertake a special intensive revision of electoral rolls starting May 30. This month-long exercise will continue until June 28...
From Congress strategist to BJP strongman: Himanta returns as Assam CMHimanta Biswa Sarma begins his second term as Assam Chief Minister. This marks continuity and the BJP's strong hold in the Northeast. Sarma...
BJP’s Kerala strategy: Betting on select pockets to force a three-corner contestBJP Kerala Elections Strategies: Bharatiya Janata Party is intensifying its electoral push in Kerala. The party is focusing on select const...
Bengal turnout outpaces 2024 Lok Sabha pace in first six hoursWest Bengal's Assembly elections are witnessing strong voter participation, surpassing the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Polling is underway across...
West Bengal polls first phase: BJP's north Bengal citadel, deleted names and battle for momentumWest Bengal votes in the first phase of assembly elections on Thursday, covering 152 of 294 seats, with over 3.6 crore voters and heavy sec...
Voter roll deletions shift West Bengal polls from governance to identity battleWest Bengal's election focus has dramatically shifted. Massive deletions from electoral rolls have transformed the campaign. Issues of corr...
ET Graphics: Bengal picture abhi bhi baaki hai; SIR’s changing playbookIndia's Election Commission is revising voter lists, removing over 5.98 crore names. The process, starting in Bihar, has changed significan...
Sonia Gandhi's electoral list matter: Court asks counsel to file written submissions within a weekA Delhi court is hearing a revision petition challenging a magistrate's order refusing to register an FIR against Sonia Gandhi. The complai...
BJP’s Kerala strategy: Local faces, development pitch & high-stakes bid to break the two-front political systemBJP Kerala Elections Strategies: The BJP is intensifying its election campaign in Kerala. The party focuses on specific constituencies and ...
West Bengal polls: Mamata Banerjee alleges BJP deleted 90 lakh names, warns of party's fallWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claims the BJP removed over 90 lakh names from voter lists to win elections. She vows her party ...
CEC Gyanesh Kumar says just 500 appeals filed after Assam electoral rolls revisionGyanesh Kumar said the statistics of just 500 appeals out of a total of 2.5 crore electorates exemplifies the success of the Special Revisi...
Assam electoral rolls revised: Lakhs of doubtful voters removed after BJP complaintsAssam's final electoral rolls now list over 2.49 crore voters. Lakhs of doubtful voters were removed following complaints by BJP workers. T...
Election roll exclusion doesn't lead to deportation: ECI to Supreme CourtThe counsel for the poll body argued that ECI is legally empowered to refer such a case to the central government for scrutiny and take app...
Constitutionally empowered, bound to keep foreigners off rolls: ECI to SCThe Election Commission of India has told the Supreme Court it has the constitutional power and duty to revise electoral rolls. This includ...