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  Tamil Nadu Polls 2026: Congress declares 27 candidates; fields Durai Chandrasekar, A Chella Kumar

  April 04, 2026 0:03 IST

  Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2026: The Congress has announced 27 of its candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in the coastal state. As per the list, Congress' Tamil Nadu unit chief K Selvaperunthagai will contest from Sriperumbudur.

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  Congress suffers setback in MP as Datia MLA Rajendra Bharti loses membership after conviction

  Madhya Pradesh | April 03, 2026 10:59 IST

  A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Madhya Pradesh Congress MLA Rajendra Bharti to three years' imprisonment in a cheating case involving the forging of bank records to obtain illegal interest payments between 1998 and 2011.

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  Congress' Venugopal alleges CPIM printing fake IDs in Kannur to rig Kerala Assembly polls

  India | April 03, 2026 11:39 IST

  Assembly elections will be held in Kerala in a single phase on April 9. The counting of votes will take place on May 4.

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  Speed News: AAP names Ashok Mittal as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, replacing Raghav Chadha

  Originals | April 03, 2026 0:03 IST

  AAP names Ashok Mittal as Rajya Sabha Deputy Leader, replacing Raghav Chadha. Amit Shah praises Assam's growth under PM Modi and Sarma, slams Congress on infiltrators. Get all the latest updates of the day in today's Speed News.

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  'No such crunch, panic being created': Kamal Nath contradicts Congress' line on LPG shortage

  India | April 02, 2026 20:32 IST

  Congress leader Kamal Nath has said that there is no shortage of LPG in India and a panic is being created. His remarks are contrary to his party's stance, which has repeatedly criticised the Centre over handling of the situation in the Middle East.

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  Rahul Gandhi releases Congress manifesto for Assam elections; focus on governance, healthcare, infra

  Assam | April 02, 2026 16:01 IST

  Assam Assembly Elections 2026: According to Gandhi, the 11 sectors in which the party manifesto focuses are governance, identity, healthcare, infrastructure development, industrialisation, agriculture, rural and urban development, climate change and a secured Assam.

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  Bengal polls: Congress names 10 more candidates; Subhankar Sarkar to contest from Sreerampur

  April 01, 2026 23:28 IST

  Voting for the West Bengal Assembly elections will take place in two phases, on April 23 and April 29, covering all 294 seats. The election results are scheduled to be announced on May 4.

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  Coffee Par Kurukshetra: Narendra Modi's powerplay begins, Rahul Gandhi's century of defeats 'CONFIRM'?

  Kurukshetra | April 02, 2026 2:53 IST

  Rahul Gandhi took over as the Vice President of the Congress party in 2013 and served as its President from 2017 to 2019. Under his leadership, the Congress party has seen many ups and downs. If we include all major elections held between 2013 and 2024, the Congress has lost more than 40.

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  'PM Modi wants LDF to win Kerala Assembly elections': Rahul Gandhi in Kannur rally

  India | April 03, 2026 11:40 IST

  Kerala elections: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said that the Kerala Assembly elections are a 'battle of two ideologies' and alleged a partnership between the Left and the BJP.

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  Political uproar over Nishikant Dubey's comments on Biju Patnaik: What we know so far

  India | March 30, 2026 13:02 IST

  BJD MP Sasmit Patra has strongly condemned remarks made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against former Odisha Chief Minister Biju Patnaik, calling them "extremely disgraceful and false."

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  Congress block president brutally hacked to death in Ludhiana by two unidentified assailants

  India | March 30, 2026 9:33 IST

  The deceased has been identified as Parminder Tiwari, Machhiwara Congress block president. A case has been registered and an investigation has been launched, an official confirmed.

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  Assam Elections 2026: Kharge unveils Congress' 'five guarantees', pledges monthly cash aid for women

  Assam | March 29, 2026 15:40 IST

  Assam assembly elections 2026: Speaking at a poll rally in Naoboicha in Lakhimpur district, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said the five guarantees include monthly cash transfer to women. He also launched an attack on the BJP government in Assam, accusing it of rampant corruption.

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  'A bit embarrassing for all of us': Shashi Tharoor on US-Iran peace talks in Pakistan

  India | March 26, 2026 11:37 IST

  Shashi Tharoor has criticised India's lack of an active diplomatic role in the ongoing West Asia crisis, calling it "embarrassing" that Pakistan has taken the lead in mediation efforts. The Congress MP said he supported the government’s restrained stance hoping it would push for peace talks.

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  Sonia Gandhi to remain under observation for a few days, condition stable

  India | March 25, 2026 22:07 IST

  Sources indicated that Sonia Gandhi's health issue may be linked to a change in weather. While she was reportedly feeling unwell, doctors believe the situation is not serious and is being managed carefully.

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  Congress gets notice to vacate party offices in Delhi's Akbar Road, Raisina Road by March 28

  India | March 25, 2026 9:59 IST

  Even as the party has already shifted its operations to its new headquarters at Indira Bhavan near ITO, it continued to retain the Akbar Road address because of its symbolic and political significance.

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  Assam minister quits BJP after being denied election ticket, joins Congress to contest from Haflong

  Assam | March 23, 2026 7:41 IST

  Assam minister Nandita Garlosa joined the Congress after the BJP dropped her from its candidate list for the upcoming Assembly election in the state. The Congress replaced its earlier nominee to accommodate her, calling the move "beneficial for the public".

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  Kerala polls 2026: Congress counters CM Vijayan's 'B-team' charge, predicts landslide win for UDF

  India | March 22, 2026 17:09 IST

  Kerala assembly elections 2026: Congress leader KC Venugopal, a Lok Sabha MP from Kerala's Alappuzha, has countered Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's 'B-team' charge and alleged that there is a possible understanding between the CPI(M) and the BJP.

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  Congress forges alliance with five parties for Assam polls, to contest on 100 seats: Gaurav Gogoi

  Assam | March 21, 2026 20:11 IST

  Assam assembly elections 2026: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi has said that his party will contest the assembly polls in the northeast state in an alliance with five parties. He further stated that the grand old party will field candidates on 100 seats.

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  Assam Elections: Congress releases fourth list of seven candidates, keeps 11 seats for Raijor Dal

  Assam | March 21, 2026 8:29 IST

  The Congress has also kept seats aside for its alliance partners. It has reserved 11 seats for Raijor Dal, while 15 seats have been allocated to other allies. The constituencies offered to Raijor Dal include Manas, Jalgaon, Kaliabor, Tezpur, Sibsagar, Mariani, and Bokakhat.

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  Congress split over Iran war? Shashi Tharoor backs Centre, says 'restraint is not surrender'

  India | March 20, 2026 23:31 IST

  Congress MP Shashi Tharoor's remarks come after party veteran Sonia Gandhi, in a newspaper column, criticised the Centre's stance on Iran war and said that India should have condoled the killing of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.