Politics

As the state heads for its most decisive election ever, parties have extended the battle to cyberspace.

He contested his first election in 1977 and lost. Since then Biplab Mitra has tried unsuccessfully five more times.

The activist was killed when he tried to save TMC candidate from assailants allegedly led by local coal mafia.

Six-time Cong legislator R P Ram said he is in the party since 1962 and nobody can drive him out.

Manmohan Singh, Sonia and several other leaders are slated to visit Kerala to seek votes for the party-led UDF.

The BJP denied Mamata Banerjee's reported allegation that it was helping the CPM in the forthcoming WB polls.

Parties in Tamil Nadu have submi­tted a list of 340 'star campai­gners' for the polls to the Election Commission.

A total of 981 candidates are in the fray for the 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam.

Pranab Mukherjee on Monday hoped for the success of his party's alliance with Trinamool Congress.

J K Ritheesh and five others were arrested in connection with a clash between his partymen and DMDK-AIADMK workers.

The election scene became clear with candidates of CPM-led LDF, Cong-led UDF and BJP entering the Kerala polls.

Assam CM Tarun Gogoi has a clear edge over all his 11 opponents in Titabor, which goes to polls on April 4.

The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha has spearheaded the Gorkhaland agitation in the Darjeeling hills.

Seeking to match rival DMK, AIADMK chief J Jayalalithaa showered freebies in her manifesto.

Firebrand student leader Sindhu Joy quit on Thursday, saying she had been sidelined.

The party was the first in the state to announce its first list of 106 candidates last week.