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Arvind Kejriwal on 10-day Vipassana course in Maharashtra
September 12, 2017 2:02 pm
During the meditation course, the chief minister of Delhi will not have access to newspapers, televisions or any other media.
Bawana bypoll: After loss, a report card — and a Tiranga yatra
August 31, 2017 4:42 am
Senior BJP leaders also suggested that the idea for the inquiry committee didn’t come from the high command. “Party chief Amit Shah is unhappy with the loss in Bawana, but the high command did not ask for any such committee to be formed,” said a BJP leader. “It’s Tiwari’s way to come up with a justification.”
Bawana bypoll: Defector lashes out at CM Arvind Kejriwal, Congress candidate says wait and watch
August 29, 2017 5:55 am
“Kejriwal is a big dhokhebaaz and a tyrant. For two years, nothing happened in the area and the responsibility lies with Kejriwal. But who has to pay the price? The MLA,” Ved Prakash said.
Bawana bypoll: Manoj Tiwari takes blame amid murmurs of poor candidate selection by BJP
August 29, 2017 5:51 am
“But keep in mind, the AAP won by a lot more votes last time (in 2015), and now the vote share has reduced by around 13 per cent. This shows that people have not actually supported AAP for what they are," Manoj Tiwari said.
Bawana bypoll: Congress looks for solace in increased vote share
August 29, 2017 5:49 am
Unlike the AAP, which controls the assembly in Delhi, and the BJP, which has had a strong run thanks to victories in the MCD polls and the Rajouri Garden bypoll, the Congress has been without a seat in the Vidhan Sabha since 2015. The party was counting on Bawana to change that.
Voices From Bawana: Rural angst, disillusionment worked for AAP
August 29, 2017 5:46 am
For AAP, the challenge had always been the 26 villages of the reserved constituency. The BJP attempted to woo the Jat-dominated area by ensuring that Parvesh Singh Verma, son of former Delhi Chief Minister Sahib Singh Verma, campaigned as a ‘star candidate’.
Bawana bypoll: ‘Modi magic’ has stopped, says winner Ram Chander
August 29, 2017 5:23 am
"The BJP chariot has stopped and it won’t move forward. People of Delhi have realised the BJP did not do anything except make false promises. They were sending Rs 15 lakh in bank accounts. Even 15 paise have not been deposited. People here were angry."
Bawana bypoll: People taught Centre a lesson, says CM Arvind Kejriwal
August 29, 2017 5:52 am
AAP leaders say bypoll win a turning point for party hit by a spate of defeats; Chief Minister admits party and volunteers need to do more to take its message — and work — to the people
Bawana bypoll win a shot in arm for AAP, defector to BJP defeated
August 28, 2017 9:48 pm
AAP candidate Ram Chander got 59,886 votes (45.38%) while BJP’s Ved Prakash, who had won the 2015 assembly polls on an AAP ticket, received 35,834 votes (27.15%). Congress candidate, Surender Kumar, the legislator from 1998 to 2013, trailed with 31,919 votes (24.19%).
Bawana by-election: Counting of votes tomorrow
August 27, 2017 3:19 pm
For Bawana bypoll, the BJP has fielded Ved Prakash who had won from the constituency in the 2015 elections as an AAP candidate. The AAP's candidate is Ram Chandra, while the Congress has placed its bet on former three-time MLA from Bawana, Surendra Kumar
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