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    Bihar Rajya Sabha polls: Full turnout for NDA, 4 Opposition MLAs absent

    Agencies
    16 March 2026 6:50 PM IST

    According to the formula for Rajya Sabha polls in Bihar, each candidate would have needed at least 41 votes to win, had all 243 MLAs turned up to take part in polling

    Bihar, Rajya Sabha polls
    Bihar
    Thane Lok Adalat resolves 83,424 cases; settlements cross Rs 187 crore
    Maharashtra

    Thane Lok Adalat resolves 83,424 cases; settlements cross Rs 187 crore

    16 March 2026 6:31 PM IST
    Jose K Mani
    Elections 2026

    Kerala Congress (M) announces 12 candidates, Jose K Mani to contest from Pala

    16 March 2026 6:16 PM IST
    How BJP won over Lefts bastion North Telangana without much effort
    Elections 2026

    BJP releases first list of 144 candidates for West Bengal, pits Suvendu against Mamata

    16 March 2026 5:21 PM IST
    Adani case: SC asks journalist Ravi Nair to approach HC over Gujarat Police notice

    Adani case: SC asks journalist Ravi Nair to approach HC over Gujarat Police notice

    16 March 2026 4:43 PM IST
    Two kings cant rule one nation: Why EPS is blocking TVKs NDA entry

    'Two kings can't rule one nation': Why EPS is blocking TVK's NDA entry

    16 March 2026 4:42 PM IST
    CC Mukundan

    Expelled Kerala CPI MLA Mukundan joins BJP

    16 March 2026 3:53 PM IST
    CPI(M)

    Left mocks Congress for delay in finalising candidates' list in Kerala, blames infighting

    16 March 2026 3:33 PM IST
    Analyst on TN election alliances

    TN elections | DMK alliance has early edge, TVK may split votes: Political analyst Kannan

    16 March 2026 3:31 PM IST
    Rajya Sabha

    EC sacks top bureaucrats, senior cops in poll-bound Bengal; Mamata to hit the streets

    16 March 2026 2:21 PM IST
    West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee in New Delhi

    Election Commission removes West Bengal's top bureaucrats

    16 March 2026 10:59 AM IST
    10 patients dead in Cuttack hospital ICU fire; CM orders probe, Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia

    10 patients dead in Cuttack hospital ICU fire; CM orders probe, Rs 25 lakh ex-gratia

    16 March 2026 8:22 AM IST
    EC announces 2026 Assembly election schedule

    EC releases 2-phase Bengal poll even as over 60 lakh voters' fate remains unknown

    15 March 2026 9:00 PM IST
    A personality clash between Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma (right) and the states Congress chief Gaurav Gogoi has become a major talking point ahead of the state polls in 2026.

    Assam polls: 5 key issues set to headline campaign rhetoric

    15 March 2026 8:49 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan seeks unprecedented 3rd term as Kerala CM

    As Kerala goes to polls on April 9, can LDF rewrite history a second time?

    Rajeev Ramachandran
    15 March 2026 8:43 PM IST

    With CPI(M) moving fast on candidates and Pinarayi Vijayan seeking an unprecedented third term, stage is set for a fiercely contested electoral battle

    Karur tragedy rocks TN Assembly

    Tamil Nadu elections 2026: 5 key issues likely to dominate poll campaigns

    15 March 2026 7:59 PM IST
    Pinarayi Vijayan, VD Satheesan and Rajeev Chandrasekhar

    Kerala elections 2026: 10 issues that can determine results

    15 March 2026 7:19 PM IST
    West Bengal assembly elections

    10 key seats to watch in West Bengal elections 2026

    15 March 2026 7:00 PM IST
    SIR, infiltration, women’s safety: 10 factors set to dominate Bengal polls

    SIR, infiltration, women’s safety: 10 factors set to dominate Bengal polls

    15 March 2026 6:17 PM IST
    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    Assam govt signs final pacts with 4 armed groups, claims to end ‘ethnic militancy’

    15 March 2026 4:52 PM IST
    Assam Gaurav Gogoi | Congress goes after local issues for Assam election

    Dissent brews in Congress over Assam seat-sharing even as party releases 2nd poll list

    15 March 2026 4:13 PM IST
    Hours before MCC sets in, Mamata gives hike to priests and clerics, clears DA arrears

    Hours before MCC sets in, Mamata gives hike to priests and clerics, clears DA arrears

    15 March 2026 4:03 PM IST
    After TVK’s denial, Palaniswami rules out alliance with Vijay’s party for TN polls

    After TVK’s denial, Palaniswami rules out alliance with Vijay’s party for TN polls

    15 March 2026 3:49 PM IST
    Stampede case: CBI conducts third round of questioning with TVK chief Vijay in Delhi

    Stampede case: CBI conducts third round of questioning with TVK chief Vijay in Delhi

    15 March 2026 2:54 PM IST
    Andhra cops nail newborn-trafficking racket in Eluru

    Andhra cops nail newborn-trafficking racket in Eluru

    15 March 2026 2:51 PM IST
    Karnataka police guard LPG warehouses as shortage fuels theft, illegal sales

    Karnataka police guard LPG warehouses as shortage fuels theft, illegal sales

    15 March 2026 1:33 PM IST
    Yogi Adityanath

    Yogi Adityanath steps in after exam question sparks community row in UP

    15 March 2026 12:16 PM IST
    BJP shifts Odisha MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

    BJP shifts Odisha MLAs to Paradip ahead of Rajya Sabha elections

    15 March 2026 10:14 AM IST
    Telangana panchayat elections

    Four arrested, eight injured in Kolkata political clash ahead of Modi rally

    15 March 2026 9:58 AM IST
    Veena George

    Kerala government approves Universal Health Coverage scheme for all citizens

    15 March 2026 9:43 AM IST
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