Trinamool Congress announced candidates for all 42 Lok Sabha seats in West Bengal, ending speculation of seat-sharing arrangement with the INDIA bloc. Congress criticized the unilateral decision. Congress and the TMC had been trying to figure out a seat-sharing arrangement in Bengal for months, but TMC refused to allot the Congress more than 3 seats.

The Election Commission of India will soon appoint two new election commissioners by March 15 to fill vacancies. The search and selection committees, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will finalize the appointees before the official appointment by the President.

India and the EFTA bloc signed a trade pact, offering access to Swiss goods. TEPA heralds new opportunities for trade and investment