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"Same Candidates, New Party": 2 Rivals Switch Sides For Madhya Pradesh Polls
The upcoming poll contest in Badnawar assembly seat of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district has turned interesting this time as two arch rivals there from the BJP and Congress have switched sides to take on each other for the third time.
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal To Bar Candidates Contesting 2 Seats In 1 Poll
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar persons from contesting elections from more than one seat, saying it is ultimately the Parliament's will as to whether the political democracy in the country is furthered by granting a cho
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Fighting From Jail, 2 Samajwadi Party Leaders Win UP Poll
Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan and Nahid Hasan, both of whom contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections while being jailed, have won from their respective seats, official results showed.
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UP Polls: These 2 Sitting BJP MLAs Are Making Way For Yogi Adityanath, His Deputy
Sitting BJP MLAs have made way for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya to contest from the Gorakhpur Urban and Sirathu assembly seats in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
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BJP Dominates, AAP Impresses Again In Local Gujarat Polls
The ruling BJP headed for a big win once again in Gujarat local polls, leading in 2,085 of 8,474 seats across various municipalities that voted on Sunday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state and establishing a wide gap with closest rival Congress. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took up from where it left last week, scoring again on...
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"You Can't Fight From 2 Seats": Suvendu Adhikari Dares Mamata Banerjee
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday dared West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest the upcoming assembly polls only from Nandigram, the seat held by him before he switched over to the BJP.
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Hemant Soren To Contest Polls From 2 Seats
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive president Hemant Soren will fight the state assembly polls from two assembly seats.
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10 Takeaways From 2 Rounds Of Voting In Bihar: NDA Is Squad Goals
In Bihar, two rounds of polling have taken place and both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan leaders are claiming that their alliance has done well. This time, the political equations are completely different from 2014. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is in an alliance with the BJP and a BJP ally is n...
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Mehbooba Mufti To Contest Lok Sabha Polls But Party Keeps Off 2 J&K Seats
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency but the party has decided not to field any candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in an effort to prevent a division of "secular votes".
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2,899 Candidates, 230 Seats: Madhya Pradesh Goes To The Polls Today
Madhya Pradesh will go to the polls amid heavy security on Wednesday, with as many as 5.04 crore voters coming out to elect a 230-member assembly in what promises to be a tough contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in office since 2005, is seeking re-election from Budhni in Sehore district.
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"2 Reddys Plus 1 Yeddy": Siddaramaiah Spin On PM Modi's "2-in-1 Formula"
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah turned on the attack mode on Twitter again this morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe about a "two-plus-one formula". Mr Siddaramaiah gave the formula a spin of his own -- one that dovetailed with his party's corruption allegations against the BJP.
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Won't Quit As BJP President If Elected To Rajya Sabha, Says Amit Shah
BJP chief Amit Shah today said there is no question of him resigning as party president after he is elected to the Rajya Sabha, stating he is working "happily" and "wholeheartedly".
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BJP Chief Amit Shah To Contest August 8 Rajya Sabha Polls From Gujarat
BJP chief Amit Shah will contest Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, the party said on Wednesday. Elections will be held for three seats in the state on August 8 and the BJP, with its big majority in the state assembly, will easily win two
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Red Carpet Treatment In Amarinder Singh's Polling Booth. Why That's Okay
A red carpet rolled out in a polling booth in Patiala where Capitan Amarinder Singh and his family will cast their vote triggered accusations from rival parties that the special treatment was aimed at the Congress' chief ministerial candidate, a local royal. Patiala is one of the two assembly seats from where Amarinder Singh is contesting.
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Bar People From Contesting Polls From 2 Seats: Election Commission Tells Government
The Election Commission has asked the government to amend laws to bar people from contesting from two seats or, at least as a deterrent, a candidate who vacates a seat necessitating a by-poll should be asked to deposit an "appropriate" amount in state coffers.
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"Same Candidates, New Party": 2 Rivals Switch Sides For Madhya Pradesh Polls
The upcoming poll contest in Badnawar assembly seat of Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district has turned interesting this time as two arch rivals there from the BJP and Congress have switched sides to take on each other for the third time.
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal To Bar Candidates Contesting 2 Seats In 1 Poll
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a plea seeking to bar persons from contesting elections from more than one seat, saying it is ultimately the Parliament's will as to whether the political democracy in the country is furthered by granting a cho
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Fighting From Jail, 2 Samajwadi Party Leaders Win UP Poll
Samajwadi Party's Azam Khan and Nahid Hasan, both of whom contested the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections while being jailed, have won from their respective seats, official results showed.
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UP Polls: These 2 Sitting BJP MLAs Are Making Way For Yogi Adityanath, His Deputy
Sitting BJP MLAs have made way for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya to contest from the Gorakhpur Urban and Sirathu assembly seats in the Uttar Pradesh elections.
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BJP Dominates, AAP Impresses Again In Local Gujarat Polls
The ruling BJP headed for a big win once again in Gujarat local polls, leading in 2,085 of 8,474 seats across various municipalities that voted on Sunday in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state and establishing a wide gap with closest rival Congress. Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) took up from where it left last week, scoring again on...
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"You Can't Fight From 2 Seats": Suvendu Adhikari Dares Mamata Banerjee
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Tuesday dared West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to contest the upcoming assembly polls only from Nandigram, the seat held by him before he switched over to the BJP.
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Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Hemant Soren To Contest Polls From 2 Seats
Former Chief Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Executive president Hemant Soren will fight the state assembly polls from two assembly seats.
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10 Takeaways From 2 Rounds Of Voting In Bihar: NDA Is Squad Goals
In Bihar, two rounds of polling have taken place and both the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the opposition Mahagathbandhan leaders are claiming that their alliance has done well. This time, the political equations are completely different from 2014. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United is in an alliance with the BJP and a BJP ally is n...
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Mehbooba Mufti To Contest Lok Sabha Polls But Party Keeps Off 2 J&K Seats
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti will be the People's Democratic Party (PDP) candidate from the Anantnag Lok Sabha constituency but the party has decided not to field any candidates for Jammu and Udhampur seats in an effort to prevent a division of "secular votes".
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2,899 Candidates, 230 Seats: Madhya Pradesh Goes To The Polls Today
Madhya Pradesh will go to the polls amid heavy security on Wednesday, with as many as 5.04 crore voters coming out to elect a 230-member assembly in what promises to be a tough contest between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress.Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, in office since 2005, is seeking re-election from Budhni in Sehore district.
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"2 Reddys Plus 1 Yeddy": Siddaramaiah Spin On PM Modi's "2-in-1 Formula"
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah turned on the attack mode on Twitter again this morning after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's jibe about a "two-plus-one formula". Mr Siddaramaiah gave the formula a spin of his own -- one that dovetailed with his party's corruption allegations against the BJP.
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Won't Quit As BJP President If Elected To Rajya Sabha, Says Amit Shah
BJP chief Amit Shah today said there is no question of him resigning as party president after he is elected to the Rajya Sabha, stating he is working "happily" and "wholeheartedly".
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BJP Chief Amit Shah To Contest August 8 Rajya Sabha Polls From Gujarat
BJP chief Amit Shah will contest Rajya Sabha elections from Gujarat, the party said on Wednesday. Elections will be held for three seats in the state on August 8 and the BJP, with its big majority in the state assembly, will easily win two
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Red Carpet Treatment In Amarinder Singh's Polling Booth. Why That's Okay
A red carpet rolled out in a polling booth in Patiala where Capitan Amarinder Singh and his family will cast their vote triggered accusations from rival parties that the special treatment was aimed at the Congress' chief ministerial candidate, a local royal. Patiala is one of the two assembly seats from where Amarinder Singh is contesting.
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Bar People From Contesting Polls From 2 Seats: Election Commission Tells Government
The Election Commission has asked the government to amend laws to bar people from contesting from two seats or, at least as a deterrent, a candidate who vacates a seat necessitating a by-poll should be asked to deposit an "appropriate" amount in state coffers.
