Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh has outlined the Telugu Desam Party’s position on the Election Commission amid political debate over electoral procedures and allegations surrounding electronic voting machines. Speaking at a conclave organised by a national media channel, Lokesh said the TDP had approached the commission for clarification whenever it had concerns. Asked whether the party would join the opposition

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan highlighted the alliance government’s infrastructure programme at a public event in Nellore, presenting cement concrete road construction as a key achievement. According to the supplied report, figures presented at the gathering put CC road construction under the current NDA government at more than 9,000 kilometres over the past couple of years. This was compared with app

Sonia Gandhi and senior Congress leader Digvijaya Singh reportedly expressed differing views over Nitish Kumar’s departure from the INDIA bloc during a Congress Working Committee meeting. Which cited Congress sources, Singh argued that the Opposition should have made greater efforts to retain the JDU leader, while Gandhi rejected that assessment. The reported exchange came during discussions on the Congress’s political strategy and its confrontation with th

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s decision to skip the INDIA bloc meeting in Delhi on Wednesday, September 30, has renewed questions about relations between the SP and Congress ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The Opposition gathering was called to discuss a joint agitation over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls and to press for Chief Election Commissioner

Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has drawn criticism from BJP leaders after contrasting the political use of Lord Ram and Lord Shiva during a conclave in New Delhi on September 28. Reddy described Shiva as the god of the poor and Ram as the god of the rich while arguing that the BJP has made Ram a prominent part of its political identity. His remarks have since become the centre of a dispute over religion and regional identity. Reddy also compared politic

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay launched a scheme to provide one-gram gold rings to eligible newborns at Government Rajaji Hospital in Madurai on Monday, September 28. During the launch, he held several babies and presented the first rings, putting a key electoral promise into effect. The programme is called Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, or the Maternal Uncle Gold Ring Scheme. Each ring weighs one gram and

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Deputy Chief Minister K. Pawan Kalyan are set to launch development works worth ₹11,085 crore under Palle Panduga 3.0 on September 29. The programme will begin in the Udayagiri area of Nellore district and will fund roads, cattle sheds, horticulture plantations, drainage and other village facilities across the state. Nellore district officials have identified Ramapuram village in Varikuntapadu mandal as the launch location.

Chennai, September 25, 2026: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president C Joseph Vijay is set to launch his campaign for the October 6 Assembly bypolls at Madurantakam on Friday. His address is scheduled for around 3 pm near the Athur toll plaza in Chengalpattu district. TVK has limited entry to 5,000 people who were issued QR-code passes in advance, in line with the arrangements announced for the event.

New Delhi, September 23, 2026: The Election Commission of India said Wednesday that its decisions over the past year, including those concerning the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, were unanimous. The statement followed an Indian Express investigation reporting that two members of the three-person commission had repeatedly raised objections to steps taken in its name. The poll panel said written notes, technical suggestions and differing vi

Kolkata, September 23, 2026: Former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee demanded fresh Assembly elections in the state on Wednesday and called for the arrest of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. She alleged that the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls and the conduct of the 2026 election had favoured the BJP. These are Banerjee’s allegations; a link between the revision and the election result has not been established.

Andhra Pradesh Police have directed officers to open rowdy sheets for 51 people accused in connection with the October 19, 2021 attack on the Telugu Desam Party’s central office in Mangalagiri. The instruction marks a new development in the investigation into an incident that remains a point of contention between the TDP and YSR Congress Party. A rowdy sheet is a police record; opening one does not establish that a person is guilty of the a

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi accused the BJP, RSS and Election Commission of involvement in “vote chori” on Wednesday, calling the alleged practice a direct attack on the Constitution. His remarks followed an Indian Express investigation reporting that two election commissioners had repeatedly questioned decisions connected to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. In a post on X, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha described the all

Bengaluru, September 23, 2026: A protest over empty treasury benches briefly halted proceedings in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly on Wednesday. BJP and JD(S) members objected when the House convened with only two ministers, Krishna Byre Gowda and Santosh Lad, present. The dispute arose just as Speaker G S Patil was preparing to read a congratulatory note for veteran actor Anant Nag, who had received the Dadasaheb Phalke Award.

Fans of Tamil actor Ajith Kumar have announced the formation of a new political party named Tamilaga Makkal Kazhagam, adding another cinema-linked organisation to Tamil Nadu’s political landscape. The party was formally launched on Sunday at Ulundurpet in Kallakurichi district. Supporters marked the occasion by raising the new party’s flag and announcing its first group of office-bearers. A person identified as A

The working relationship between Telangana ministers and some Union ministers from Andhra Pradesh has reportedly come under strain over the handling of development projects in Telangana. Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu and Union Minister of State Pemmasani Chandrasekhar have faced criticism from sections of the Telangana Congress. State leaders have demanded more consultation, transparency and coordination c