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Navjot Sidhu Praises Rahul Gandhi, Takes 'Bure Din' Dig At PM Modi
As the Congress is inching towards victory in three big states that went to polls over the last few weeks, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said "bure din jane wale hain", taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his promise "ache din aane wale hain (good days are ahead)". The slogan, designed ahead of national elections in 2014, was the ...
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"Karimnagar Will Be Renamed To...": Yogi Adityanath Promises In Telangana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised that his party, the BJP, will change the name of yet another district in Telangana if it is voted to power.
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"Thankful" There's No Alliance With Congress, Says Akhilesh Yadav
A week before the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said he was "thankful" to the Congress for not tying up with him and Mayawati as it left him free to criticize them. The Samajwadi leader -- who recently announced his first list of candidates, declaring the Congress had made them "wait too long" - taunted that...
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Late-Night Clashes At JNU Hours After Left Sweeps Polls
Hours after the closely-watched students' union election at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) delivered the victory to the Left-backed All India Students Association (AISA), members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the AISA scuffled on the campus.
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BJP Loses UP's Kairana In Big Win For Opposition: 10 Points
The opposition today scored a major pick-me-up ahead of the 2019 national election, besting the BJP and its allies in important by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. The BJP won only one of four parliamentary seats and one of 11 assembly seats in by-polls held across 10 states on Monday. After losing two parliament seats, the ruling par...
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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Karnataka Crisis Among Several When Supreme Court Burnt Midnight Oil
The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...
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Karnataka Election Results: Making Sure Our Lawmakers Are Not Poached, Says Kumaraswamy
With Karnataka throwing up a fractured mandate and both the BJP and the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim to form the government, the fear of horse trading is back.
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Karnataka Spurns Talk Of Rahul Gandhi Hitting Stride As A Leader
Karnataka today joined the list of states who've signed up for a Congress cleanse, though the party isn't through with trying to retain the southern state. Its last-minute scramble was impelled by the BJP failing to win an outright majority with 104 seats (it needs eight more to form the government on its own). It is, however, Rahul Gandhi who may ...
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In Karnataka, BJP's B Sriramulu Begins Results Day With Big Puja Session
Up against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Karnataka's Badami constituency, BJP's B Sriramulu started the day with a round of prayer. Counting of votes for the assembly election begins shortly.
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Potholes, Not Politics, To Be Major Deciding Factor In Karnataka Poll Verdict 2018
Over 3.5 crore people voted in the Karnataka elections amid an adrenaline-filled campaign that had the BJP and the Congress vying for votes. However instead of politics, power and publicity, potholes will be a major deciding factor for some voters. Civic issues have been for long taken a backseat in the IT hub of the country. And in spite of big na...
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In Karnataka, PM Modi Finds A New Acronym To Attack Congress - "PPP"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi amped up his criticism against the Congress, predicting the return of the BJP to Karnataka and squeeze Rahul Gandhi's party to just two states. PM Modi, as usual, also came with an acronym to describe the opposition party's new status. "When the results for the Karnataka polls are out on May 15, then it will not be an I...
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Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Election Results 2018 LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav Thanks Raja Bhaiya For Supporting Samajwadi
The Rajya Sabha elections underway in Uttar Pradesh got tighter after a legislator from Mayawati'sBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) claimed that he voted for the BJP. This morning, Anil Kumar Singh, a BSP leader, came out after casting his vote and told reporters that he has cross-voted for the BJP-backed candidate. The leader from Mayawati's party came ou...
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Rajya Sabha Battle Ends With Cliffhangers In UP, Jharkhand: 10 Points
In a nail-biting finish last evening, the BJP managed to outwit Mayawati by ensuring her Bahujan Samaj Party's sole candidate was denied a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Just after that, a row broke out in Jharkhand as election officials held back the result for the state's second seat. The ruling BJP had won one seat and the second, was expect...
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Navjot Sidhu Praises Rahul Gandhi, Takes 'Bure Din' Dig At PM Modi
As the Congress is inching towards victory in three big states that went to polls over the last few weeks, Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said "bure din jane wale hain", taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his promise "ache din aane wale hain (good days are ahead)". The slogan, designed ahead of national elections in 2014, was the ...
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"Karimnagar Will Be Renamed To...": Yogi Adityanath Promises In Telangana
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has promised that his party, the BJP, will change the name of yet another district in Telangana if it is voted to power.
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"Thankful" There's No Alliance With Congress, Says Akhilesh Yadav
A week before the assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said he was "thankful" to the Congress for not tying up with him and Mayawati as it left him free to criticize them. The Samajwadi leader -- who recently announced his first list of candidates, declaring the Congress had made them "wait too long" - taunted that...
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Late-Night Clashes At JNU Hours After Left Sweeps Polls
Hours after the closely-watched students' union election at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) delivered the victory to the Left-backed All India Students Association (AISA), members of the RSS-affiliated Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the AISA scuffled on the campus.
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BJP Loses UP's Kairana In Big Win For Opposition: 10 Points
The opposition today scored a major pick-me-up ahead of the 2019 national election, besting the BJP and its allies in important by-polls in Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra and Bihar. The BJP won only one of four parliamentary seats and one of 11 assembly seats in by-polls held across 10 states on Monday. After losing two parliament seats, the ruling par...
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"Congress Was Single-Largest But...": Amit Shah On Goa, Manipur
Stung by the opposition jeers about its setback in Karnataka, the BJP said on Monday that it had staked claim in Karnataka because that was the "mandate of the people". At a press conference in the evening, party chief Amit Shah said it was the "right" of the single largest party to form the government. On Congress claims about the BJP creating a p...
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HD Kumaraswamy Oath On Wednesday, Invites Rahul Gandhi, Mayawati
HD Kumaraswamy picked up his invite to be Karnataka's next chief minister from Governor Vajubhai Vala on Saturday evening, hours after the governor's first, but controversial choice to run the state - BS Yeddyurappa - sent in his resignation. As he walked out of Raj Bhavan, Mr Kumaraswamy, the nominee of Congress-Janata Dal Secular alliance for the...
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Karnataka Crisis Among Several When Supreme Court Burnt Midnight Oil
The drama and excitement thrown up by the crisis in Karnataka was not the lone case in the history of the Supreme Court burning the midnight oil. The historic hearing, which paved the way for today's swearing-in of BS Yeddyurappa as the Chief Minister of the state, witnessed examples cited by senior lawyers about some of the previous post-midnight ...
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Karnataka Election Results: Making Sure Our Lawmakers Are Not Poached, Says Kumaraswamy
With Karnataka throwing up a fractured mandate and both the BJP and the JD(S)-Congress combine staking claim to form the government, the fear of horse trading is back.
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Karnataka Spurns Talk Of Rahul Gandhi Hitting Stride As A Leader
Karnataka today joined the list of states who've signed up for a Congress cleanse, though the party isn't through with trying to retain the southern state. Its last-minute scramble was impelled by the BJP failing to win an outright majority with 104 seats (it needs eight more to form the government on its own). It is, however, Rahul Gandhi who may ...
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In Karnataka, BJP's B Sriramulu Begins Results Day With Big Puja Session
Up against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at Karnataka's Badami constituency, BJP's B Sriramulu started the day with a round of prayer. Counting of votes for the assembly election begins shortly.
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Potholes, Not Politics, To Be Major Deciding Factor In Karnataka Poll Verdict 2018
Over 3.5 crore people voted in the Karnataka elections amid an adrenaline-filled campaign that had the BJP and the Congress vying for votes. However instead of politics, power and publicity, potholes will be a major deciding factor for some voters. Civic issues have been for long taken a backseat in the IT hub of the country. And in spite of big na...
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In Karnataka, PM Modi Finds A New Acronym To Attack Congress - "PPP"
Prime Minister Narendra Modi amped up his criticism against the Congress, predicting the return of the BJP to Karnataka and squeeze Rahul Gandhi's party to just two states. PM Modi, as usual, also came with an acronym to describe the opposition party's new status. "When the results for the Karnataka polls are out on May 15, then it will not be an I...
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Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha Election Results 2018 LIVE: Akhilesh Yadav Thanks Raja Bhaiya For Supporting Samajwadi
The Rajya Sabha elections underway in Uttar Pradesh got tighter after a legislator from Mayawati'sBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) claimed that he voted for the BJP. This morning, Anil Kumar Singh, a BSP leader, came out after casting his vote and told reporters that he has cross-voted for the BJP-backed candidate. The leader from Mayawati's party came ou...
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Rajya Sabha Battle Ends With Cliffhangers In UP, Jharkhand: 10 Points
In a nail-biting finish last evening, the BJP managed to outwit Mayawati by ensuring her Bahujan Samaj Party's sole candidate was denied a Rajya Sabha seat in Uttar Pradesh. Just after that, a row broke out in Jharkhand as election officials held back the result for the state's second seat. The ruling BJP had won one seat and the second, was expect...
