Poll season innings have opened with dynastic woes and alliance blues, writes Shekhar Iyer
Interestingly, some parties are forced to go through the motions of âimpartialityâ and âstrict scrutinyâ in choosing candidatesâdespite dynastic backgrounds calling the shots for them.
Woes of dynastic politics and seat-sharing in alliances are part of any election drama in India. Naturally, there are no exceptions when it comes to this yearâs round of assembly polls in four statesâWest Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala and the Union Territory of Puducherry.
But what is interesting is that some parties are forced to go through the motions of âimpartialityâ and âstrict scrutinyâ in choosing candidatesâdespite dynastic background calling the shots for them. Take for instance what is happening in Tamil Nadu. DMK president M K Stalinâs son and political heir Udhayanidhi Stalin has had to submit himself to an ânerkanalâ
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Opportunity for budding artists to showcase their talent at ‘Futurescapes’
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‘Futurescapes’ painting competition to be held for students
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Budding artists will get a huge canvas to showcase their talent soon, with
The Hindu Young World and JSW Paints conducting ‘Futurescapes’, a painting competition for students from classes 3 to 12.
It is open to students residing in the southern States of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana, along with the Union Territory of Puducherry. Entries for the preliminary round must be submitted by March 10.
The topics for the competition for the sub-junior (classes 3 to 5) category are ‘dream home’, ‘family picnic’, and ‘my favourite animal’. For the junior category (classes 6 to 8), the topics are ‘favourite festival’, ‘fun with family’, and ‘wildlife safari’. The themes for the senior category (classes 9 to 12) are ‘colours of India’, ‘family vacatio
Bengal polls: Indian Secular Front says seat-sharing deal with Left-Congress in next 2-3 days
Bengal polls: Indian Secular Front says seat-sharing deal with Left-Congress in next 2-3 days
The Indian Secular Front, which has partnered with the Left-Congress alliance for the Bengal polls, will share the seat-sharing deal in the next two-three days.
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The Left and the Congress leaders have maintained silence about the seat-sharing deal. (PTI)
The West Bengal Assembly election 2021 has a new but much-talked about political outfit, the Indian Secular Front (ISF) in contention. It has
partnered with the Left-Congress alliance for the Bengal polls. While the Left and the Congress leaders have maintained silence about the seat-sharing deal, the ISF has said the agreement will be sealed in “next two-three days”.