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Uttarakhand BJP's Pick For Seat Held By Ex-Minister Who Joined Congress
The BJP on Wednesday named nine more candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls, fielding former chief minister BS Khanduri's daughter Ritu Bhushan Khanduri from Kotdwar constituency which was won in 2017 by Harak Singh Rawat, now in the Congress.
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For Gujarat, Congress Follows BJP Stylebook. Goes Big On Winnability
At the MS University of Baroda in Gujarat, a group of student activists affiliated with the Congress' National Students Union (NSUI) are planning their schedule for the day. Most are locals, but some young men have come in from Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as they usually do at election time. They have been tasked by the party to campaign door to door...
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Uttarakhand Congress Leader Blames Harish Rawat For Party's Poor Performance
Uttarakhand Congress leader Indira Hridayesh has said that former Chief Minister Harish Rawat should take the blame for the party's dismal showing in the assembly elections as it went to polls with him at the helm.
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Women In Uttarakhand Assembly: Frozen At 5/70
Uttarakhand has a long history of engagement of women in public movements, right from the Chipko movement to protect trees by hugging them in the seventies to the struggle for a separate state two decades later. But women haven't done as well when it comes to holding elected offices. Only five women have been elected to the state assembly in the j...
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Trust Deficit With Youth Cost Congress Uttarakhand, Concedes Harish Rawat
Outgoing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat who led the Congress to its disastrous performance in the assembly polls has conceded that his inability to bridge the trust-deficit of the youth towards the party had contributed to its dismal performance.
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PM Narendra Modi 'Favourite' To Win 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: US Experts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a clear favourite for the 2019 general elections after the BJP's landslide victory in the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, top US experts on India have said. While one of the experts noted that the electoral results of the recently concluded Assembly polls in five states show that the ...
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Uttarakhand Top Job Contenders: Heavyweights, Turncoats And The Dark Horse
Uttarakhand voters have spoken their mind, giving the BJP eight out of every ten assembly seats that went up for polls. Now it is the BJP leadership's turn, to pick one out of the state's long list of aspirants that includes turncoats, heavy-weights including former chief ministers and low-profile leaders - encouraged by the party's choices in Maha...
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We May Make Mistakes, But Our Intent Never Wrong, Says PM Narendra Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP workers and leaders, shortly, to celebrate the BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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After BJP's Big Win, Grand Reception For PM, Key Meet To Pick Chief Ministers
A day after the BJP's big win in assembly elections, a grand reception will be held today for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party's Delhi office that will be followed by a meeting of the party's parliamentary board to discuss the probable names for the post of Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where it has won a comfortable maj...
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Election Results 2017: BJP Sweeps Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat Says Blame Me
The BJP swept the assembly elections in the hill state of Uttarakhand bagging 56 of the 70 seats with a 46 per cent vote share including two seats contested by Chief Minister Harish Rawat of the Congress who has lost his job for the second time in about a year and some political capital within the party.
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Goa Election Results 2017: Maximum Voters Opt For NOTA
In Goa, 1.2 per cent of the people voted for NOTA (None of the Above), followed by 1 per cent in Uttarakhand, according to data available with the Election Commission of India showed.
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Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: Harish Rawat Loses Both Seats
The Congress was trounced in Uttarakhand by the BJP today, leading only in 13 of the state's 70 seats. The BJP is leading in 58 seats at 3.15 pm. Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who lost from both the seats he contested -- Haridwar (Rural) and Kichcha -- is expected to meet the Governor and resign his post today.
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Uttarakhand Election Result 2017 Highlights: BJP Decimates Congress, Harish Rawat Quits
Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: With a comfortable lead in over 50 seats, the BJP is set to regain power in the state. The Congress has been decimated and Chief Minister Harish Rawat has lost from both Hardwar Rural and Kiccha seats.
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Assembly Election Results 2017 - Modi Super-Wave Brings Saffron Holi For Uttar Pradesh: 10 Points
The BJP rode a Modi super-wave to a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh today, winning 312 of the state's 403 seats; its allies have won 13 seats for a grand total of 325. It's a triumph that will strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim to a second term in 2019. As jubilant party workers celebrated an early Holi, BJP chief Amit Shah credited t...
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Extensive Arrangements In Place For Counting
Extensive arrangements have been made for the counting of the Uttarakhand state polls where 637 candidates from 70 seats await the results with bated breath.
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Uttarakhand BJP's Pick For Seat Held By Ex-Minister Who Joined Congress
The BJP on Wednesday named nine more candidates for the Uttarakhand assembly polls, fielding former chief minister BS Khanduri's daughter Ritu Bhushan Khanduri from Kotdwar constituency which was won in 2017 by Harak Singh Rawat, now in the Congress.
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For Gujarat, Congress Follows BJP Stylebook. Goes Big On Winnability
At the MS University of Baroda in Gujarat, a group of student activists affiliated with the Congress' National Students Union (NSUI) are planning their schedule for the day. Most are locals, but some young men have come in from Rajasthan and Uttarakhand as they usually do at election time. They have been tasked by the party to campaign door to door...
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Uttarakhand Congress Leader Blames Harish Rawat For Party's Poor Performance
Uttarakhand Congress leader Indira Hridayesh has said that former Chief Minister Harish Rawat should take the blame for the party's dismal showing in the assembly elections as it went to polls with him at the helm.
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Women In Uttarakhand Assembly: Frozen At 5/70
Uttarakhand has a long history of engagement of women in public movements, right from the Chipko movement to protect trees by hugging them in the seventies to the struggle for a separate state two decades later. But women haven't done as well when it comes to holding elected offices. Only five women have been elected to the state assembly in the j...
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Trust Deficit With Youth Cost Congress Uttarakhand, Concedes Harish Rawat
Outgoing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat who led the Congress to its disastrous performance in the assembly polls has conceded that his inability to bridge the trust-deficit of the youth towards the party had contributed to its dismal performance.
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PM Narendra Modi 'Favourite' To Win 2019 Lok Sabha Elections: US Experts
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has emerged as a clear favourite for the 2019 general elections after the BJP's landslide victory in the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, top US experts on India have said. While one of the experts noted that the electoral results of the recently concluded Assembly polls in five states show that the ...
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Uttarakhand Top Job Contenders: Heavyweights, Turncoats And The Dark Horse
Uttarakhand voters have spoken their mind, giving the BJP eight out of every ten assembly seats that went up for polls. Now it is the BJP leadership's turn, to pick one out of the state's long list of aspirants that includes turncoats, heavy-weights including former chief ministers and low-profile leaders - encouraged by the party's choices in Maha...
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We May Make Mistakes, But Our Intent Never Wrong, Says PM Narendra Modi: Highlights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address BJP workers and leaders, shortly, to celebrate the BJP's victory in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.
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After BJP's Big Win, Grand Reception For PM, Key Meet To Pick Chief Ministers
A day after the BJP's big win in assembly elections, a grand reception will be held today for Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the party's Delhi office that will be followed by a meeting of the party's parliamentary board to discuss the probable names for the post of Chief Minister in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, where it has won a comfortable maj...
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Election Results 2017: BJP Sweeps Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat Says Blame Me
The BJP swept the assembly elections in the hill state of Uttarakhand bagging 56 of the 70 seats with a 46 per cent vote share including two seats contested by Chief Minister Harish Rawat of the Congress who has lost his job for the second time in about a year and some political capital within the party.
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Goa Election Results 2017: Maximum Voters Opt For NOTA
In Goa, 1.2 per cent of the people voted for NOTA (None of the Above), followed by 1 per cent in Uttarakhand, according to data available with the Election Commission of India showed.
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Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: Harish Rawat Loses Both Seats
The Congress was trounced in Uttarakhand by the BJP today, leading only in 13 of the state's 70 seats. The BJP is leading in 58 seats at 3.15 pm. Chief Minister Harish Rawat, who lost from both the seats he contested -- Haridwar (Rural) and Kichcha -- is expected to meet the Governor and resign his post today.
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Uttarakhand Election Result 2017 Highlights: BJP Decimates Congress, Harish Rawat Quits
Uttarakhand Election Results 2017: With a comfortable lead in over 50 seats, the BJP is set to regain power in the state. The Congress has been decimated and Chief Minister Harish Rawat has lost from both Hardwar Rural and Kiccha seats.
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Assembly Election Results 2017 - Modi Super-Wave Brings Saffron Holi For Uttar Pradesh: 10 Points
The BJP rode a Modi super-wave to a massive victory in Uttar Pradesh today, winning 312 of the state's 403 seats; its allies have won 13 seats for a grand total of 325. It's a triumph that will strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi's claim to a second term in 2019. As jubilant party workers celebrated an early Holi, BJP chief Amit Shah credited t...
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Uttarakhand Elections 2017: Extensive Arrangements In Place For Counting
Extensive arrangements have been made for the counting of the Uttarakhand state polls where 637 candidates from 70 seats await the results with bated breath.
