"assembly-polls"

"No other government in the world has been able to do as much work as ours. Their (BJP) prime minister cannot run the country, totally incompetent," she said.

Palaniswami has won from Edappadi four times (1989, 1991, 2011 and 2016) and the region is among the strongholds of the ruling party.

Mahila Congress President Lathika Subhash who met reporters said the candidates' list was short of women candidates

The CM, who is also the AIADMK co-coordinator, has won from Edappadi four times (1989, 91, 2011 and 2016) and the region is among the strongholds of the ruling party.

"Necessary filters" in Co-WIN have been applied for the vaccination centres situated in the four states of Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Union Territory of Puducherry.

MNM inked an agreement with actor-politician Sarathkumar's All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi and Indiya Jananayaka Katchi to jointly fight the polls.

TMC national spokesperson and RS member O'Brien, in his letter, mentioned two precedents when Parliament sessions were adjourned due to polls in states.

Nandigram is considered a stronghold of newly-inducted BJP leader and once close aid to Mamata, Suvendu Adhikari

"Tamil Nadu chief minister (K Palaniswami) who bows to Prime Minister Narendra Modi will never be able to do this. The chief minister should bow to the people of the state," he said.

The terms of the legislative assemblies of the four states is coming to an end in May and June.

A number of other resolutions were also adopted in the meeting, including opposing any efforts by the central BJP government to "impose Hindi and Sanskrit" on Tamil people.

Sharmila will be holding a meeting with the loyalists of her late father at her residence in Lotus Pond in Hyderabad on Tuesday to discuss the matter, sources said.

Women of age group between 10 and 50 are not allowed to enter the hill shrine but a Supreme Court's verdict had allowed entry of women of all ages to the temple.

By announcing massive infra push in poll-bound States, Sitharaman has sent a clear political message

Kejriwal said UP has been held back from progress and development because of "dirty politics" and "corrupt" politicians in the state.

The top star, promising his brand of spiritual politics, categorically said that his party would fight Assembly elections in 2021 and "emerge victorious."

During campaigning in the run-up to the Assembly polls in October-November, Nitish had taken a dig at his friend turned bete noire Lalu Prasad.

The Election Commission is making sure that the winds of potential change cause no disruption in the counting process.

The Election Commission had in March asked political parties to justify why they chose candidates with criminal history to contest elections.

The maximum 55.95 per cent turnout has been recorded in Kaimur, followed by 55.44 per cent in Lakhisarai, Buxar (53.84 per cent), Bhagalpur (52.16 per cent) and Patna (51.02 per cent) among others.