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Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Declares Assets Increased In 5 Years
Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his poll affidavit shows
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Kerala Archbishop's Promise Of Lok Sabha Seat For BJP In 2024 Sparks Row
An influential archbishop in Kerala has offered to help the BJP open its account in Kerala in the 2024 parliament elections if the Centre increases the rubber price procurement price to Rs 300 per kg.
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"There Is Proposal To Increase Strength Of Lok Sabha," Claims Congress Leader
Congress' Manish Tewari claimed that there is a proposal to increase the strength of Lok Sabha to 1000 or more and sought public consultation before its implementation. His remarks come amid the ongoing construction work on the Central Vista project.
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Increase One-Third Seats If Required, But Women Should Get Reservation: Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Wednesday demanded in Lok Sabha that the government bring in a bill on reservation for women in legislatures, while exuding confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the willpower to do so.
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"Lok Sabha Strength Should Be Raised To 1,000", Says Pranab Mukherjee
Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday pitched for raising the number of Lok Sabha seats to 1,000 from the existing 543 and for a corresponding increase in Rajya Sabha's strength, arguing that India has a "disproportionately large size" of electorate for elected representatives.
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"Shot In The Eye In Front Of Me": Killed BJP Man's Wife Blames Trinamool
Incidents of violence between BJP and Trinamool workers have increased after a bitterly fought election in which the saffron party ended up winning 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seats - only four behind the Trinamool's 22. Mamata Banerjee's party claimed 34 in the 2014 polls
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How Bengal BJP's "WhatsApp Army" Contributed To Party's Victory
The BJP gave a big fight in West Bengal winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, bringing down the Trinamool Congress's tally from 34 to 22. The vote share of the BJP in the state stood at close to 40 per cent, an increase from 17 per cent in 2014.
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CWC Meeting: Will Rahul Gandhi Resign? Congress's What-Went-Wrong Meet Begins
The top leadership body of the Congress will meet shortly to discuss what went down for the party in the national election after the National Democratic Alliance, powered by the pan-India campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won over 350 seats in the 542 Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls.
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BJP Vote Share In Odisha Increases By Almost 73 Per Cent
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vote share in Odisha in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections increased by almost 73 per cent with the party set to increase its tally to eight seats from the two it won in 2014.
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BJP Gets Over 58 Per Cent Vote Share In Rajasthan
The BJP, which won 24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where it had lost the 2018 assembly polls to the Congress, saw its vote share increase from 54.94 per cent in 2014 to 58.5 per cent in this general election.
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Hema Malini Has Assets Worth Over Rs 101 Crore, Discloses Affidavit
Fighting for the Mathura Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket, the sitting lawmaker and film actor Hema Malini is a billonaire with the value of her assets having increased by a whopping Rs 34.46 crore in the last five years, discloses an affidavit filed by her with the poll panel.
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Blog: Liberals, Relax. Rahul Gandhi Isn't Getting UP All Wrong
It is precisely during big elections that parties galavanise their workers, increase contact with voters and fine-tune their electoral machinery. If the Congress goes it alone, it will not win many seats, but it will be able to put a vote-gathering structure in place. It is the only way for the party to survive in the long run, by establishing itse...
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25 Per Cent Hike In College Seats To Enable Quota For Economically Weak
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has announced a 25% increase in seats across educational institutions to ensure that the 10% reservation recently given to the Economically Backward Section (EWS) does not disturb existing quotas for the sheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. The changes will be ...
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Party's Strength Has Increased, Want More Than 3 Seats: Upendra Kushwaha
Claiming that the RLSP has gained significantly in strength in Bihar, Union minister Upendra Kushwaha Friday demanded that his party be allotted more than three seats in the state by the NDA to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Will Increase Seats Tally In Uttar Pradesh In 2019: State BJP Chief
The BJP on Thursday said it does not see any grand alliance taking shape against it as there are many "gaps and contradictions" among opposition parties, even as it exuded confidence of increasing its tally in Uttar Pradesh in the next Lok Sabha polls.
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Jailed Candidate From Baramulla Declares Assets Increased In 5 Years
Independent candidate from the Baramulla Lok Sabha seat Abdul Rashid Sheikh, who is lodged in Tihar for alleged terror-funding activities, has significantly reduced his liabilities and increased assets in the last five years, his poll affidavit shows
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Kerala Archbishop's Promise Of Lok Sabha Seat For BJP In 2024 Sparks Row
An influential archbishop in Kerala has offered to help the BJP open its account in Kerala in the 2024 parliament elections if the Centre increases the rubber price procurement price to Rs 300 per kg.
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"There Is Proposal To Increase Strength Of Lok Sabha," Claims Congress Leader
Congress' Manish Tewari claimed that there is a proposal to increase the strength of Lok Sabha to 1000 or more and sought public consultation before its implementation. His remarks come amid the ongoing construction work on the Central Vista project.
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Increase One-Third Seats If Required, But Women Should Get Reservation: Chirag Paswan
Lok Janshakti Party leader Chirag Paswan on Wednesday demanded in Lok Sabha that the government bring in a bill on reservation for women in legislatures, while exuding confidence that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has the willpower to do so.
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"Lok Sabha Strength Should Be Raised To 1,000", Says Pranab Mukherjee
Former president Pranab Mukherjee on Monday pitched for raising the number of Lok Sabha seats to 1,000 from the existing 543 and for a corresponding increase in Rajya Sabha's strength, arguing that India has a "disproportionately large size" of electorate for elected representatives.
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"Shot In The Eye In Front Of Me": Killed BJP Man's Wife Blames Trinamool
Incidents of violence between BJP and Trinamool workers have increased after a bitterly fought election in which the saffron party ended up winning 18 of 42 Lok Sabha seats - only four behind the Trinamool's 22. Mamata Banerjee's party claimed 34 in the 2014 polls
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How Bengal BJP's "WhatsApp Army" Contributed To Party's Victory
The BJP gave a big fight in West Bengal winning 18 of the 42 Lok Sabha seats, bringing down the Trinamool Congress's tally from 34 to 22. The vote share of the BJP in the state stood at close to 40 per cent, an increase from 17 per cent in 2014.
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CWC Meeting: Will Rahul Gandhi Resign? Congress's What-Went-Wrong Meet Begins
The top leadership body of the Congress will meet shortly to discuss what went down for the party in the national election after the National Democratic Alliance, powered by the pan-India campaign of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, won over 350 seats in the 542 Lok Sabha constituencies that went to polls.
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BJP Vote Share In Odisha Increases By Almost 73 Per Cent
The Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) vote share in Odisha in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections increased by almost 73 per cent with the party set to increase its tally to eight seats from the two it won in 2014.
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BJP Gets Over 58 Per Cent Vote Share In Rajasthan
The BJP, which won 24 of the 25 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan where it had lost the 2018 assembly polls to the Congress, saw its vote share increase from 54.94 per cent in 2014 to 58.5 per cent in this general election.
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Hema Malini Has Assets Worth Over Rs 101 Crore, Discloses Affidavit
Fighting for the Mathura Lok Sabha seat on a BJP ticket, the sitting lawmaker and film actor Hema Malini is a billonaire with the value of her assets having increased by a whopping Rs 34.46 crore in the last five years, discloses an affidavit filed by her with the poll panel.
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Blog: Liberals, Relax. Rahul Gandhi Isn't Getting UP All Wrong
It is precisely during big elections that parties galavanise their workers, increase contact with voters and fine-tune their electoral machinery. If the Congress goes it alone, it will not win many seats, but it will be able to put a vote-gathering structure in place. It is the only way for the party to survive in the long run, by establishing itse...
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25 Per Cent Hike In College Seats To Enable Quota For Economically Weak
Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar has announced a 25% increase in seats across educational institutions to ensure that the 10% reservation recently given to the Economically Backward Section (EWS) does not disturb existing quotas for the sheduled castes, scheduled tribes and other backward classes. The changes will be ...
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Party's Strength Has Increased, Want More Than 3 Seats: Upendra Kushwaha
Claiming that the RLSP has gained significantly in strength in Bihar, Union minister Upendra Kushwaha Friday demanded that his party be allotted more than three seats in the state by the NDA to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha election.
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Will Increase Seats Tally In Uttar Pradesh In 2019: State BJP Chief
The BJP on Thursday said it does not see any grand alliance taking shape against it as there are many "gaps and contradictions" among opposition parties, even as it exuded confidence of increasing its tally in Uttar Pradesh in the next Lok Sabha polls.
