The opposition parties in Maharashtra have come out strongly in support of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee, who has decided not to resign as the Chief Minister of West Bengal following her party's defeat in the assembly elections. Banerjee’s decision to stay in office has sparked significant political debate, with opposition leaders alleging that democratic processes were undermined during the polls and that central agencies were misused to influence the outcome.

A major political development has unfolded in Telangana as K. Kavitha has successfully secured the TRS name for her new political party, creating fresh tensions within the state’s political landscape. This move is seen as a direct challenge to K. Chandrashekar Rao and his party, now known as

Date: May 02, 2026 | Time: 11:06 AM IST | Place: West Bengal, India  

For the first time in Indian history, a sitting Chief Minister will argue a case in the Supreme Court. Mamata Banerjee, the Chief Minister of West Bengal, is set to make history by appearing in person to argue a case before the country’s highest court. The case involves the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, a topic that has stirred significant political debate in the state. Mamata Banerjee’s appearance in the Supreme Court as a "party in person"

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday launched a fierce political and institutional attack on the Election Commission of India following a nearly 90-minute meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in New Delhi. Accompanied by senior Trinamool Congress leaders and families allegedly affected by the Special Intensive Revision process, Banerjee accused the poll panel of deleting voters’ names arbitrarily and functioning as an extension of the BJP. Emerging from the

The Bihar election results have delivered a major blow to the Congress, particularly to Rahul Gandhi, whose Voter Adhikar Yatra covered 1,300 km across 25 districts earlier this year. Designed to amplify his allegation of “vote theft” by the BJP and the Election Commission, the yatra was positioned as a mass-awareness campaign similar to his earlier Bharat Jodo initiatives. However, despite passing through 110 assembly constituencies, not a single seat along the yatra route is currently s

At a high-profile press conference in Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi escalated his longstanding vote chori campaign by presenting what he termed “100 percent proof” of massive electoral malpractice in the 2024 Haryana assembly elections. Gandhi claimed that approximately 25 lakh entries on the voter list were fake roughly one in eight of the state’s 2 crore electorate. Among his evidence was a startling claim that a Brazilian model’s photograph appeared 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi intensified his attack on the Election Commission of India, alleging that voters in Congress strongholds were deliberately deleted during the 2023 Karnataka Assembly elections. According to him, thousands of voter IDs were removed through fake logins and phone numbers originating from outside the state, and the entire exercise was coordinated via centralised software rather than individual manipulation.

The Election Commission of India (ECI) strongly refuted allegations of “vote chori” made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, assuring citizens that electoral rolls remain transparent and credible. At a press conference in New Delhi, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar clarified that assigning house number zero and instances of duplicate names did not amount to electoral fraud. He further challenged Gandhi to p

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has strongly criticised the Election Commission of India (ECI) over its notice to Rahul Gandhi, stating that the poll body is “not a court” and should not act like one when handling petitions or complaints. Chidambaram said the ECI is an administrative body tasked with ensuring free and fair elections and has a duty not only towards political parties but also to the country’s voters.

Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) chief Sharad Pawar has backed Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi’s explosive allegations of vote theft during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, adding his own sensational claim about Maharashtra’s assembly polls. Pawar alleged that two individuals approached him ahead of the 2024 Maharashtra elections, guaranteeing victory in 160 out of 288 seats. He said he and Rahul Gandhi declined the offer, choosing not to b

In a fiery press conference held in New Delhi, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi leveled serious allegations against the Election Commission (EC) of India. Gandhi accused the EC of colluding with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to rig elections by manipulating the voter rolls in states like Karnataka. Gandhi claimed that the Congress party has uncovered evidence pointing to th

Rahul Gandhi is set to lead a protest in Bengaluru on August 5, accusing the ruling BJP of "vote theft" during the 2024 Karnataka Lok Sabha elections. According to Congress leaders, including Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, the party has gathered concrete evidence supporting claims of electoral fraud. The protest will be followed by a formal representation to the Election Commission of India, demanding accounta

The Supreme Court of India has upheld the constitutional mandate of the Election Commission (EC) to revise electoral rolls in Bihar but raised serious concerns over the timing of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise. With Assembly elections looming in the state, the top court emphasized that while cleaning up the voter list was necessary, executing the exercise just months before the elections raised valid questions.

A massive protest erupted in Bihar as members of the INDIA bloc took to the streets, opposing the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The protest, led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and its allies in the Mahagathbandhan, aims to highlight concerns over the revision process, which is perceived as rushed and designed to benefit the ruling National Democratic Alliance (