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BJP Approaches INDIA's Rashtriya Lok Dal With 7-Seat Offer: Sources
The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered the Rashtriya Lok Dal - which has substantial support among Jats and farmers in western UP - five parliamentary seats and two ministerial berths to get Jayant Chaudhary to dump Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
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In Parliament Speech, PM Mentions Youngest, Oldest, Longest Serving MPs
As the functioning of Parliament shifts to the new building, PM Modi mentioned the oldest member of Lok Sabha - 93 years old Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and the youngest - 30 years old Chandrani Murmu of Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
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Any Alliance In UP Will Be With Akhilesh Yadav, Says Nitish Kumar's Party
National president of Janata Dal (United) Rajeev Ranjan Singh has said if his party forms an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for next year's Lok Sabha polls, it will be with the Samajwadi Party.
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"Natural To Discuss Politics": Lalu Yadav Meets Mulayam Singh Ahead Of UP Polls
Lalu Yadav, chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) met with former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the presence of the latter's son and the current and party chief, Akhilesh Yadav. Sources say the meeting took place in New Delhi on Monday.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Tejashwi Yadav Predicts BJP's "Whitewash" After Meet With Mayawati
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday met BSP chief Mayawati, a day after she announced an alliance with her rival, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Left Forms 7-Party Coalition For Rajasthan Elections, Main Focus Is Sikar
Seven political parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist), have decided to come together to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan under the banner of 'Rajasthan Loktantrik Morcha. Besides the CPI(M), the other parties in the coalition are Communist Party of India, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), Rashtriya Lok D...
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Government Scores Easy Win Over Opposition In Rajya Sabha Test: 10 Points
The government had an easy victory in the election for the post of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, as the opposition came up short in a contest that was seen as a test for its unity in the run-up to the 2019 national election. The government had 125 votes against the opposition's 101 in a house with a majority mark of 114. In the gripping build-up...
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At Law Commission's Discussion On Simultaneous Polls, Parties Divided
A majority of regional parties that took part in a discussion on simultaneous polls on Sunday told the Law Commission that such an exercise would undermine the regional aspirations and erode the federal set up envisioned in the Constitution.
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Kumaraswamy Takes Oath Amid Opposition Show Of Unity In Karnataka
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took oath against the backdrop of Karnataka's imposing Vidhan Soudha in the presence of more than a dozen non-BJP leaders from across the country. Mr Kumaraswamy, who had patched up with the Congress at the last minute last week to block the BJP, had been keen to turn the event into a springboard for oppos...
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BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi
Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...
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Samajwadi Party, Mayawati May Find Common Platform At Lalu Yadav's Rally
Arch rivals in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party will share a common platform at a rally organised by Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal in Patna, heralding a new phase of politics in the country's cow belt.
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Mayawati, Mulayam And "All Secular Parties" Should Get Together To Defeat BJP: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav today asked all "secular parties" including Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav to come together and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: 'No Grand Alliance'; 'Hurt' Nitish Kumar's Party Pulls Out
Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United or JD(U) has decided not to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections so as to "consolidate and strengthen secular forces" and ensure that "communal forces" are defeated. JD(U) national General Secretary KC Tyagi told reporters in Patna that the decision to pull out of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections w...
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Lalu Yadav 'In Talks' With Samajwadi Party, Congress For Alliance in UP
Amid talks of alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi party ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls next month, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said he has been discussing with the two parties for forging an alliance.
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BJP Approaches INDIA's Rashtriya Lok Dal With 7-Seat Offer: Sources
The Bharatiya Janata Party has offered the Rashtriya Lok Dal - which has substantial support among Jats and farmers in western UP - five parliamentary seats and two ministerial berths to get Jayant Chaudhary to dump Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
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In Parliament Speech, PM Mentions Youngest, Oldest, Longest Serving MPs
As the functioning of Parliament shifts to the new building, PM Modi mentioned the oldest member of Lok Sabha - 93 years old Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq and the youngest - 30 years old Chandrani Murmu of Biju Janata Dal (BJD).
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Any Alliance In UP Will Be With Akhilesh Yadav, Says Nitish Kumar's Party
National president of Janata Dal (United) Rajeev Ranjan Singh has said if his party forms an alliance in Uttar Pradesh for next year's Lok Sabha polls, it will be with the Samajwadi Party.
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"Natural To Discuss Politics": Lalu Yadav Meets Mulayam Singh Ahead Of UP Polls
Lalu Yadav, chief of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) met with former Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav in the presence of the latter's son and the current and party chief, Akhilesh Yadav. Sources say the meeting took place in New Delhi on Monday.
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Triple Talaq Bill in Rajya Sabha: Rajya Sabha Rejects Motion To Send Triple Talaq Bill To Select Panel
The contentious bill to ban Triple Talaq - the practice of Muslim men instantly divorcing their wives by uttering "talaq" thrice - which failed the the Rajya Sabha test last time, is expected to have a smooth passage today as the opposition to it suddenly crumbled. While Naveen Patnaik's Biju Janata Dal supported the bill, the AIADMK and Nitish Kum...
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Tejashwi Yadav Predicts BJP's "Whitewash" After Meet With Mayawati
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Sunday met BSP chief Mayawati, a day after she announced an alliance with her rival, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, in Uttar Pradesh for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Left Forms 7-Party Coalition For Rajasthan Elections, Main Focus Is Sikar
Seven political parties, including the Communist Party of India (Marxist), have decided to come together to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Rajasthan under the banner of 'Rajasthan Loktantrik Morcha. Besides the CPI(M), the other parties in the coalition are Communist Party of India, Samajwadi Party, Janata Dal (Secular), Rashtriya Lok D...
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Government Scores Easy Win Over Opposition In Rajya Sabha Test: 10 Points
The government had an easy victory in the election for the post of the Rajya Sabha deputy chairman, as the opposition came up short in a contest that was seen as a test for its unity in the run-up to the 2019 national election. The government had 125 votes against the opposition's 101 in a house with a majority mark of 114. In the gripping build-up...
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At Law Commission's Discussion On Simultaneous Polls, Parties Divided
A majority of regional parties that took part in a discussion on simultaneous polls on Sunday told the Law Commission that such an exercise would undermine the regional aspirations and erode the federal set up envisioned in the Constitution.
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Kumaraswamy Takes Oath Amid Opposition Show Of Unity In Karnataka
Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy on Wednesday took oath against the backdrop of Karnataka's imposing Vidhan Soudha in the presence of more than a dozen non-BJP leaders from across the country. Mr Kumaraswamy, who had patched up with the Congress at the last minute last week to block the BJP, had been keen to turn the event into a springboard for oppos...
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BJP's Jibe At Congress President Sonia Gandhi After Her Letter To PM Modi
Opposition leader Sonia Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi nudging him to take advantage of his government's majority in parliament to give more power to women has drawn jeers from the BJP. Instead of PM Modi, the party said, the Congress president should have directed her appeal at her two allies, Rashtriya Janata Dal's Lalu Yada...
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Samajwadi Party, Mayawati May Find Common Platform At Lalu Yadav's Rally
Arch rivals in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party will share a common platform at a rally organised by Lalu Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal in Patna, heralding a new phase of politics in the country's cow belt.
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Mayawati, Mulayam And "All Secular Parties" Should Get Together To Defeat BJP: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) president Lalu Prasad Yadav today asked all "secular parties" including Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati and Samajwadi Party's Mulayam Singh Yadav to come together and defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Uttar Pradesh Elections 2017: 'No Grand Alliance'; 'Hurt' Nitish Kumar's Party Pulls Out
Nitish Kumar's party Janata Dal United or JD(U) has decided not to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections so as to "consolidate and strengthen secular forces" and ensure that "communal forces" are defeated. JD(U) national General Secretary KC Tyagi told reporters in Patna that the decision to pull out of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections w...
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Lalu Yadav 'In Talks' With Samajwadi Party, Congress For Alliance in UP
Amid talks of alliance between the Congress and the Samajwadi party ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls next month, Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad on Sunday said he has been discussing with the two parties for forging an alliance.
