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BJP Releases 3rd Candidates' List for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
The BJP on Monday released its third list of 25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, giving tickets to two Congress turncoats and the personal assistant of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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Poll Losers Named Ministers, Winners Miss Out: Many Surprises In Modi 3.0
A cabinet minister in Modi 2.0 did not find a place in the new government despite posting his fifth Lok Sabha election victory. But a Congress turncoat who lost the election took oath as minister yesterday
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Opinion | Tryst with Defections: Party-Hopping As A Constant In Politics
A common refrain among those labelled 'defectors', 'deserters', 'rebels', or 'turncoats' is that they're just seeking a better deal.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Tale Of Diminishing Strikes Of Turncoats - In Graphs
In a significant trend, the strike rate of turncoats in the Lok Sabha elections has witnessed a sharp decline over the years, with the 2019 polls recording the lowest figure in five decades.
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2024 Lok Sabha Elections: 4 Candidates Who Switched Parties Ahead Of Polls
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases, with the first phase beginning today.
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"Liability For Every Party He Joins": Bhagwant Mann Attacks Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, calling him a "useless turncoat" who is a "liability" for every party he joins.
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Ashok Chavan, 5 Candidates Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha From Maharashtra
All six candidates from Maharashtra in the fray for Rajya Sabha elections, including Congress turncoat Ashok Chavan, were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed.
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Karnataka Results: 8 Congress Rebels Who Helped BJP Form Government In 2019 Lose
Eight Congress turncoats who joined the BJP and helped it form the government in 2019, lost in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections, for which the results were announced on Saturday.
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5 Facts About BJP Turncoat Laxman Savadi Who Joined Congress In Karnataka
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi resigned from the BJP after he was denied a ticket to contest the Assembly polls next month. He has now switched over to Congress.
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BJP's Karnataka Candidates' 1st List Has 52 Fresh Names, Provokes Protests
The BJP has announced the first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly election. Several MLAs have been dropped and Congress turncoats chosen in the first list. A second list will come soon, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
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BJP's Karnataka List Soon, Several MLAs Dropped, Turncoats Score: Sources
The BJP will announce the names of its Karnataka election candidates soon in two phases, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today. The party election committee met in Delhi over the weekend to finalise the names.
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"We Will Meet In Court Of Law": Assam Chief Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi
Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's tweet targeting Congress turncoats over the Adani issue, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that it was "our decency to never have asked you about Bofors and National Herald scams and we will meet in a court of law".
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On Contentious Candidates' List In Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi's Message
The Congress came up with its second list of 40 candidates in Karnataka today -- a contentious exercise in view of the differences within the party on whether or not to field turncoats who returned to the party after a stint in the BJP.
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BJP, AAP Field Many Turncoats In Gujarat; Congress Prefers Loyalists
Ruling BJP and Aam Aadmi Party have rewarded several leaders, who quit rival political parties and joined them, by offering them tickets to contest the upcoming Assembly polls, while Congress has fielded 21 sitting MLAs
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Pakistan Minister Hints At Early Elections As PM Faces No-Confidence Vote
Ahead of Opposition's no-confidence motion Session against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday hit out at the turncoats of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and hinted at 'early elections'.
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BJP Releases 3rd Candidates' List for Maharashtra Assembly Elections
The BJP on Monday released its third list of 25 candidates for the Maharashtra assembly polls, giving tickets to two Congress turncoats and the personal assistant of Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
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Poll Losers Named Ministers, Winners Miss Out: Many Surprises In Modi 3.0
A cabinet minister in Modi 2.0 did not find a place in the new government despite posting his fifth Lok Sabha election victory. But a Congress turncoat who lost the election took oath as minister yesterday
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Opinion | Tryst with Defections: Party-Hopping As A Constant In Politics
A common refrain among those labelled 'defectors', 'deserters', 'rebels', or 'turncoats' is that they're just seeking a better deal.
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Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The Tale Of Diminishing Strikes Of Turncoats - In Graphs
In a significant trend, the strike rate of turncoats in the Lok Sabha elections has witnessed a sharp decline over the years, with the 2019 polls recording the lowest figure in five decades.
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2024 Lok Sabha Elections: 4 Candidates Who Switched Parties Ahead Of Polls
The 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be conducted in seven phases, with the first phase beginning today.
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"Liability For Every Party He Joins": Bhagwant Mann Attacks Navjot Sidhu
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Monday took a dig at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu, calling him a "useless turncoat" who is a "liability" for every party he joins.
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Ashok Chavan, 5 Candidates Elected Unopposed To Rajya Sabha From Maharashtra
All six candidates from Maharashtra in the fray for Rajya Sabha elections, including Congress turncoat Ashok Chavan, were on Tuesday declared elected unopposed.
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Karnataka Results: 8 Congress Rebels Who Helped BJP Form Government In 2019 Lose
Eight Congress turncoats who joined the BJP and helped it form the government in 2019, lost in the May 10 Karnataka Assembly elections, for which the results were announced on Saturday.
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5 Facts About BJP Turncoat Laxman Savadi Who Joined Congress In Karnataka
Former Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister Laxman Savadi resigned from the BJP after he was denied a ticket to contest the Assembly polls next month. He has now switched over to Congress.
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BJP's Karnataka Candidates' 1st List Has 52 Fresh Names, Provokes Protests
The BJP has announced the first list of 189 candidates for the Karnataka assembly election. Several MLAs have been dropped and Congress turncoats chosen in the first list. A second list will come soon, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said.
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BJP's Karnataka List Soon, Several MLAs Dropped, Turncoats Score: Sources
The BJP will announce the names of its Karnataka election candidates soon in two phases, Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai said today. The party election committee met in Delhi over the weekend to finalise the names.
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"We Will Meet In Court Of Law": Assam Chief Minister Slams Rahul Gandhi
Reacting to Rahul Gandhi's tweet targeting Congress turncoats over the Adani issue, Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said that it was "our decency to never have asked you about Bofors and National Herald scams and we will meet in a court of law".
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On Contentious Candidates' List In Karnataka, Rahul Gandhi's Message
The Congress came up with its second list of 40 candidates in Karnataka today -- a contentious exercise in view of the differences within the party on whether or not to field turncoats who returned to the party after a stint in the BJP.
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BJP, AAP Field Many Turncoats In Gujarat; Congress Prefers Loyalists
Ruling BJP and Aam Aadmi Party have rewarded several leaders, who quit rival political parties and joined them, by offering them tickets to contest the upcoming Assembly polls, while Congress has fielded 21 sitting MLAs
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Pakistan Minister Hints At Early Elections As PM Faces No-Confidence Vote
Ahead of Opposition's no-confidence motion Session against Prime Minister Imran Khan, Interior Minister Sheikh Rasheed Ahmed on Thursday hit out at the turncoats of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party and hinted at 'early elections'.
