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RBI Governor On Two Factors That Pulled GDP Growth Rate Down
The slowing of India's economic growth to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter was due to "lower" government spending in the wake of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, RBI Governor said.
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"We Don't Have Money To Spend": Congress Chief Weeks Before Lok Sabha Polls
Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday indicated that the party is facing a funds crunch alleging that bank accounts where money donated by people had been kept had been frozen by the BJP-led NDA government.
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Campaign Spending Limit Hiked By 10 Percent For Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls
The Central government has hiked by 10% the campaign spending limit per constituency for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections. The move seems to be based on recommendations made by the Election Commission last month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elections Amid COVID-19: Government Enhances Expenditure Limit Of Candidates
The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 per cent based on the recommendation of the Election Commission that contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19 curbs.
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India's Bitterly-Fought Poll Becomes World's Most Expensive: Report
Spending by political parties and candidates to woo 900 million voters in the just concluded polls cost them nearly 600 billion rupees ($8.7 billion), more than double of 2014 polls, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.
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Sensex Surges Over 600 Points After BJP's Landslide Victory In 2019 Polls
The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Index staged a sharp upmove a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Aliance (NDA) won an overwhelming majority in the recently concluded general elections. PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party improved on its previous term's tally of 282 seats and won over 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections...
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Political Ad Spend Hits Rs 27.7 Crore On Facebook As Lok Sabha Polls End
Led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), political parties in India spent a total of Rs 27.73 crore on Facebook for posting political ads on the platform as the seven-phase general election ended on May 19.
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Digvijaya Singh Spends Day In Bhopal, Misses Voting. BJP Says "Nervous"
Congress's Digvijaya Singh, up against the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur, spent the day in Bhopal as the prestigious seat voted today. In the process he missed voting himself -- his booth is at Rajgarh, 140 km away.
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In BJP Manifesto, A $1.4 Trillion Poll Promise To Boost Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to spend more than $1.4 trillion (approximately Rs 97 lakh crore) on new infrastructure over five years to create much-needed jobs and to pursue a nationalist agenda if he wins an election that starts this week.
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Google Releases Advertising Transparency Report For Polls, BJP Tops List
The BJP has topped the chart of political advertisers on Google with an advertisement spent share of around 32 per cent, while its rival Congress is ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 per cent share.
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Why India's Election Is Among the World's Most Expensive
The world's biggest democracy will soon hold what's likely to be one of the world's costliest elections. India's six-week-long vote will span the Himalayan range in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Thar desert in the west and the mangroves of the Sundarbans in the east.
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Other candidates' poll expense much beyond Rs 70 lakh: Mayank Gandhi
AAP leader Mayank Gandhi, who is contesting polls from the North West Mumbai Lok Sabha seat, has alleged that the poll spending of the candidates from his rival parties was much beyond the Rs 70 lakh limit as set by the Election Commission.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter eye Rs 500 crore social media election pie
As political parties throng social networking platforms to woo voters, internet giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter are looking for their slice of an estimated Rs 500 crore digital spending pie for this Lok Sabha polls.
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Rs 5000 crore to be spent on upcoming Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission
India will spend over Rs 5,000 crore on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with around Rs 10 crore estimated to be spent on each constituency on an average, the Election Commission said today.
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India set to challenge US for election-spending record
Indian politicians are expected to spend around $5 billion on campaigning for elections next month - a sum second only to the most expensive US presidential campaign of all time - in a splurge that could give India's floundering economy a temporary boost.
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RBI Governor On Two Factors That Pulled GDP Growth Rate Down
The slowing of India's economic growth to a 15-month low of 6.7 per cent in the April-June quarter was due to "lower" government spending in the wake of the enforcement of the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha polls, RBI Governor said.
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"We Don't Have Money To Spend": Congress Chief Weeks Before Lok Sabha Polls
Congress President M Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday indicated that the party is facing a funds crunch alleging that bank accounts where money donated by people had been kept had been frozen by the BJP-led NDA government.
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Campaign Spending Limit Hiked By 10 Percent For Lok Sabha, Assembly Polls
The Central government has hiked by 10% the campaign spending limit per constituency for both the Lok Sabha and assembly elections. The move seems to be based on recommendations made by the Election Commission last month in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Elections Amid COVID-19: Government Enhances Expenditure Limit Of Candidates
The poll spending limit for candidates contesting Lok Sabha and assembly elections has been enhanced by 10 per cent based on the recommendation of the Election Commission that contestants be allowed to spend more on campaigning keeping in mind difficulties they may face due to COVID-19 curbs.
-
India's Bitterly-Fought Poll Becomes World's Most Expensive: Report
Spending by political parties and candidates to woo 900 million voters in the just concluded polls cost them nearly 600 billion rupees ($8.7 billion), more than double of 2014 polls, according to the Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.
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Sensex Surges Over 600 Points After BJP's Landslide Victory In 2019 Polls
The S&P BSE Sensex and NSE Nifty 50 Index staged a sharp upmove a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Aliance (NDA) won an overwhelming majority in the recently concluded general elections. PM Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party improved on its previous term's tally of 282 seats and won over 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections...
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Political Ad Spend Hits Rs 27.7 Crore On Facebook As Lok Sabha Polls End
Led by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), political parties in India spent a total of Rs 27.73 crore on Facebook for posting political ads on the platform as the seven-phase general election ended on May 19.
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Digvijaya Singh Spends Day In Bhopal, Misses Voting. BJP Says "Nervous"
Congress's Digvijaya Singh, up against the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur, spent the day in Bhopal as the prestigious seat voted today. In the process he missed voting himself -- his booth is at Rajgarh, 140 km away.
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In BJP Manifesto, A $1.4 Trillion Poll Promise To Boost Infrastructure
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday vowed to spend more than $1.4 trillion (approximately Rs 97 lakh crore) on new infrastructure over five years to create much-needed jobs and to pursue a nationalist agenda if he wins an election that starts this week.
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Google Releases Advertising Transparency Report For Polls, BJP Tops List
The BJP has topped the chart of political advertisers on Google with an advertisement spent share of around 32 per cent, while its rival Congress is ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 per cent share.
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Why India's Election Is Among the World's Most Expensive
The world's biggest democracy will soon hold what's likely to be one of the world's costliest elections. India's six-week-long vote will span the Himalayan range in the north, the Indian Ocean in the south, the Thar desert in the west and the mangroves of the Sundarbans in the east.
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Other candidates' poll expense much beyond Rs 70 lakh: Mayank Gandhi
AAP leader Mayank Gandhi, who is contesting polls from the North West Mumbai Lok Sabha seat, has alleged that the poll spending of the candidates from his rival parties was much beyond the Rs 70 lakh limit as set by the Election Commission.
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Google, Facebook, Twitter eye Rs 500 crore social media election pie
As political parties throng social networking platforms to woo voters, internet giants like Google, Facebook and Twitter are looking for their slice of an estimated Rs 500 crore digital spending pie for this Lok Sabha polls.
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Rs 5000 crore to be spent on upcoming Lok Sabha polls: Election Commission
India will spend over Rs 5,000 crore on the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, with around Rs 10 crore estimated to be spent on each constituency on an average, the Election Commission said today.
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India set to challenge US for election-spending record
Indian politicians are expected to spend around $5 billion on campaigning for elections next month - a sum second only to the most expensive US presidential campaign of all time - in a splurge that could give India's floundering economy a temporary boost.
