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Samajwadi Party feud leaves shopkeepers selling party posters in distress
January 15, 2017 21:26 IST
The Election Commission on Friday reserved its judgement on the dispute over the Samajwadi Party's 'cycle'
Cycle or not, Congress, Akhilesh Yadav get ready for joint poll rideSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 04:32 IST
However, with the Election Commission yet to announce its decision on the dispute between the factions led by Akhilesh and his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, the party is getting anxious about the delay.
In Abohar, SAD unit backs Independent Shiv Lal Doda, not BJPSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 04:28 IST
Local SAD leaders Ashok Ahuja and Suresh Satija said they were supporting Doda because of close family ties with him.
Cross-currents in Punjab polls: In Fazilka, SAD MP campaigns for son contesting on Cong ticketSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 04:16 IST
In Fazilka, there are nearly 58,000 voters from the community out of the total 1.60 lakh in the constituency.
Angry with BJP, Khaps play Jat card in west UPSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 10:33 IST
Jats had voted overwhelmingly in favour of the party in the 2014 parliamentary polls and were instrumental in BJP’s clean sweep in this part of the state.
Lal Singh fails to bend Capt Amarinder Singh’s rule of one family, one ticketSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 04:06 IST
Denied ticket from Sanaur, Lal Singh's son in fray from Samana
Constituency watch: Jalandhar Cantt Barely 20 days left, voters still waiting for 3rd playerSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 04:04 IST
Congress on Friday released its fourth list of 10 candidates. With this, candidates on 7 out of 9 Assembly seats in Jalandhar district have been announced, except Jalandhar Cantt and Nakodar seats.
Once people of Lambi are done with you, you won’t want to fight an election ever again: Sukhbir Singh Badal to Amarinder Singh
January 15, 2017 04:04 IST
"Amarinder had proudly said this will be his last election, thinking he was standing as a chief ministerial candidate," said Sukhbir Singh Badal.
AAP a party of thugs, Amarinder Singh a toothless tiger, says Sukhbir Singh Badal
January 15, 2017 03:44 IST
Sukhbir said decisions in Congress were being taken by Prashant Kishor and the party high command, with Amarinder just a show-piece president .
Ludhiana Congress leaders up in arms against tickets to Satwinder Kaur Bitti, Geja RamSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 13:37 IST
Satwinder Kaur Bitti said, “My vote is registered in Patiala district, which is my native place. My husband is an NRI. I am not an outsider.”
AAP LS candidate from Amritsar in 2014 joins Congress
January 15, 2017 03:29 IST
Dr Daljit Singh for AAP party had finished third in the contest in which BJP’s Arun Jaitley had lost to Amarinder Singh.
In blow to Congress, two candidates return ticketsSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 03:22 IST
Jat Sikh leader from Doaba, Gurbinder Singh Atwal and Karmjit Kaur Chaudhary' son Vikram Chaudhary, will not contest elections.
Baah MLA Raja Mahendra Aridaman Singh, his wife Rani Pakshalika Singh quit SP for BJP
January 15, 2017 03:07 IST
Though Akhilesh had termed the removal as a reshuffle in the cabinet then, party insiders said Raja was shown the door as he was getting too close to the BJP.
Ministers can’t hold public hearing till polls: EC
January 15, 2017 03:22 IST
The poll panel said that any such hearings by ministers “may have direct or indirect influence” on voters and also “may disturb the level playing field”.
Naresh Uttam Patel meets Mulayam Singh; hopes CM Akhilesh Yadav gets ‘cycle’
January 15, 2017 03:05 IST
Uttam Patel said, “He is aware that I have been working in the interest of the party since 1980 and is committed to make Akhilesh the next CM.”
Legislator got govt contracts: UP Governor Ram Naik disqualifies BSP MLA
January 15, 2017 03:32 IST
The Governor has send a copy of his order to the EC, Assembly Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Shankar for necessary action.
RSS cadres start massive campaign for BJP in Uttar PradeshSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 02:47 IST
The message on the pamphlets read — “Rashtrahit me kaam karne wale jo log hain, unke paksh me matdata apna matdaan karein (Voters should vote for those who work for national interest)”.
BJP list likely today: Children, wives of leaders may featureSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 02:45 IST
BJP sources said that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s son, Amit Singh alias Pankaj Singh, is seeking ticket to contest from Noida or Sahibabad.
Khap chaudharis have never entered politics, says Sanjeev BalyanSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 02:38 IST
In an exclusives interview with Indian Express Lok Sabha MP from Muzaffarnagar, Sanjeev Balyan, talks about concerns expressed by Jat leaders.
Despite PM Narendra Modi’s advice, BJP leaders lobby for tickets to kinSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 02:37 IST
Relatives of some top leaders are likely to be on the list as well even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi had advised against it recently.
Want to take on Parkash Singh Badal: Captain Amarinder SinghSubscriber Only
January 15, 2017 02:22 IST
Amarinder, whose candidature in his bastion of Patiala (Urban) has already been announced, tweeted: “Have decided to fight Punjab Elections 2017 from Lambi. Will make it official soon.”
Punjab polls: Former Chief Minister Beant Singh’s daughter Gurkanwal Kaur joins BJP
January 14, 2017 23:08 IST
"My father laid down his life for prosperity of Punjab, we sacrificed our lives for the Congress, but today that party neither worries about the country nor does it care for us," she said.
Punjab polls 2017: Badal, SGPC chief among Shiromani Akali Dal’s 40 star campaigners
January 14, 2017 21:50 IST
The SAD, which is seeking to retain power in the upcoming high-stake polls, is contesting on the development plank.
Fast development of all villages, if voted to power: Sukhbir Singh Badal
January 14, 2017 21:06 IST
Raising the slogan of Punjab for Punjabis, the SAD president said he had said months earlier that AAP Convenor Arvind Kejriwal wanted to become CM of Punjab.
Uttarakhand: Notice to Congress, BJP for violating model code of conduct
January 14, 2017 20:07 IST
Chief Election Officer Radha Raturi asked the state's Congress chief Kishore Upadhyay and BJP chief Ajay Bhatt to respond to the notice within three days.
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