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The Numbers Game In Varanasi, PM Modi's Constituency
A BJP stronghold for decades, the profile of the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency was raised even higher in 2014 when it saw a high-stakes contest between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal.
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Trinamool's 'Varanasi 2024' Retort After PM Modi's Dig At Mamata Banerjee
Stung by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee looking for a second constituency because she was afraid of losing in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress returned fire with a reference to Varanasi, his parliamen
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Challenges For BJP, Alliance In UP's Last 2 Phases: Prannoy Roy Analyses
UP elections will be held on 27 seats in the coming phases - all in eastern Uttar Pradesh, that includes Varanasi, the seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gorakhpur, the stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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Priyanka Gandhi On Why She's Not Contesting Against PM Modi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke her silence today on not contesting the national election from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After months of build-up, the Congress announced last week that not Priyanka Gandhi but Ajay Rai, a local Congress leader who had finished third in the 2014 polls, would be the party's candidate a...
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General Elections 2019: "Pro-Incumbency Wave In Country For First Time," Says PM Modi In Varanasi
A "pro-incumbency wave" is sweeping through India for the first time ever, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, addressing thousands of workers of the ruling BJP in Varanasi before filing his election papers to contest again from the Uttar Pradesh temple town.temple town.
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Election 2019: PM Modi Files Poll Papers In Varanasi, Allies Join In Show Of Strength
Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed nomination papers to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi in the national election in which he is fighting for a second term in power.
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No Priyanka Gandhi From Varanasi. "Disappointed," Sneers Arun Jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley issued a scathing takedown of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after the Congress ended speculation about her candidature from Varanasi, fielding its 2014 candidate Ajai Rai against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Elections 2019: Ajay Rai, The Congress's Man For Varanasi Against PM Modi
Ajay Rai, a five-time Congress lawmaker, is once again the party's pick in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the 2014 election, he polled 75,000 votes, a fraction of PM Modi's 5.8 lakh. As the Congress named him, it was confirmation that there would be no PM Modi versus Priyanka Gandhi Vadra clash in Var...
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Congress Ends Priyanka Gandhi Suspense, Fields Ajay Rai From Varanasi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not contest from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this national election. The Congress today named as its Varanasi candidate Ajay Rai, who placed third in the 2014 election.
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BJP Chief Amit Shah To Contest Lok Sabha Elections From Gandhinagar, Replaces LK Advani
BJP president Amit Shah will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, the seat that veteran leader LK Advani had won by over four lakh votes in 2014.
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PM To Contest From Varanasi, Amit Shah Gandhinagar; BJP First List Out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election, the BJP announced on Thursday evening, as it released its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections that begin next month.
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PM Modi Likely To Stick With Varanasi, Say Sources Amid Buzz About Puri
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election.
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Eye On 2019, Yogi Adityanath's Bike Rally vs Akhilesh Yadav's Cycle Yatra
In the season of political rallies, it's motorbikes vs cycles in Uttar Pradesh. The state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead a motorcycle rally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Saturday as part of ruling BJP's efforts to drum up support for national elections early next year.
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From 'Gateway To Hell', PM Modi To Launch Party's UP Campaign For 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to eastern Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district today on a visit laden with symbolism that is also seen to signal the launch of the BJP's campaign for next year's general elections in Uttar Pradesh.
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"I Would Like To Contest From Kannauj In 2019 General Elections": Akhilesh Yadav
As the Bhartiya Janta Party gets into battle mode in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 general elections with Amit Shah launching a programme to induct first time voters into the party in Varanasi on Saturday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today said he would like to contest 2019 general elections from Kannauj constituency. Kannauj is presently...
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The Numbers Game In Varanasi, PM Modi's Constituency
A BJP stronghold for decades, the profile of the Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency was raised even higher in 2014 when it saw a high-stakes contest between Narendra Modi and Arvind Kejriwal.
-
Trinamool's 'Varanasi 2024' Retort After PM Modi's Dig At Mamata Banerjee
Stung by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's comment on Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee looking for a second constituency because she was afraid of losing in Nandigram, the Trinamool Congress returned fire with a reference to Varanasi, his parliamen
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Challenges For BJP, Alliance In UP's Last 2 Phases: Prannoy Roy Analyses
UP elections will be held on 27 seats in the coming phases - all in eastern Uttar Pradesh, that includes Varanasi, the seat of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Gorakhpur, the stronghold of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
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Priyanka Gandhi On Why She's Not Contesting Against PM Modi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra broke her silence today on not contesting the national election from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. After months of build-up, the Congress announced last week that not Priyanka Gandhi but Ajay Rai, a local Congress leader who had finished third in the 2014 polls, would be the party's candidate a...
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General Elections 2019: "Pro-Incumbency Wave In Country For First Time," Says PM Modi In Varanasi
A "pro-incumbency wave" is sweeping through India for the first time ever, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today, addressing thousands of workers of the ruling BJP in Varanasi before filing his election papers to contest again from the Uttar Pradesh temple town.temple town.
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Election 2019: PM Modi Files Poll Papers In Varanasi, Allies Join In Show Of Strength
Prime Minister Narendra Modi filed nomination papers to contest from Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi in the national election in which he is fighting for a second term in power.
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No Priyanka Gandhi From Varanasi. "Disappointed," Sneers Arun Jaitley
Union Minister Arun Jaitley issued a scathing takedown of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra after the Congress ended speculation about her candidature from Varanasi, fielding its 2014 candidate Ajai Rai against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Elections 2019: Ajay Rai, The Congress's Man For Varanasi Against PM Modi
Ajay Rai, a five-time Congress lawmaker, is once again the party's pick in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi, the constituency of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the 2014 election, he polled 75,000 votes, a fraction of PM Modi's 5.8 lakh. As the Congress named him, it was confirmation that there would be no PM Modi versus Priyanka Gandhi Vadra clash in Var...
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Congress Ends Priyanka Gandhi Suspense, Fields Ajay Rai From Varanasi
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will not contest from Varanasi against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in this national election. The Congress today named as its Varanasi candidate Ajay Rai, who placed third in the 2014 election.
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BJP Chief Amit Shah To Contest Lok Sabha Elections From Gandhinagar, Replaces LK Advani
BJP president Amit Shah will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Gandhinagar, the seat that veteran leader LK Advani had won by over four lakh votes in 2014.
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PM To Contest From Varanasi, Amit Shah Gandhinagar; BJP First List Out
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election, the BJP announced on Thursday evening, as it released its first list of candidates for Lok Sabha elections that begin next month.
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PM Modi Likely To Stick With Varanasi, Say Sources Amid Buzz About Puri
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to contest from Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh, the parliamentary seat he retained after winning two seats in the 2014 election.
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Eye On 2019, Yogi Adityanath's Bike Rally vs Akhilesh Yadav's Cycle Yatra
In the season of political rallies, it's motorbikes vs cycles in Uttar Pradesh. The state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will lead a motorcycle rally in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi on Saturday as part of ruling BJP's efforts to drum up support for national elections early next year.
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From 'Gateway To Hell', PM Modi To Launch Party's UP Campaign For 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to eastern Uttar Pradesh's Sant Kabir Nagar district today on a visit laden with symbolism that is also seen to signal the launch of the BJP's campaign for next year's general elections in Uttar Pradesh.
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"I Would Like To Contest From Kannauj In 2019 General Elections": Akhilesh Yadav
As the Bhartiya Janta Party gets into battle mode in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 general elections with Amit Shah launching a programme to induct first time voters into the party in Varanasi on Saturday, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today said he would like to contest 2019 general elections from Kannauj constituency. Kannauj is presently...
