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Ahead of polls, two senior Samajwadi Party leaders join the BJP bandwagonSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 19:26 IST
Welcoming the leaders into the party fold, Maurya said it was good that leaders of other parties were deserting their parties due to their "wrong policies".
Uttar Pradesh polls to see Dimple Yadav come out of family shadow
January 14, 2017 19:06 IST
Dimple, second-term MP from Kannauj, is lending a strong support to her husband Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in building an alliance with Congress for the crucial state polls.
No alliance with BJP even post-polls, clears MGP
January 14, 2017 18:19 IST
MGP is currently fighting the upcoming polls in alliance with Goa Suraksha Manch and Shiv Sena.
Punjab polls: CPI(M) releases list of 12 candidates
January 14, 2017 18:02 IST
The Assembly polls in Punjab will be held in single phase on February 4.
Congress wants to use murder convicts for electoral gains: BJP
January 14, 2017 17:44 IST
However Chief Minister Harish Rawat's spokesperson Surendra Kumar said, "Getting parole from time to time is the right of prisoners and Congress has no intention to use them in election."
BJP leader Hukum Singh raising Kairana migration issue for votes, says Asaduddin Owaisi
January 14, 2017 17:18 IST
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi was addressing an election meeting at Kairana in neighbouring Shamli district
Goa elections: BJP to announce second list of candidates on Sunday
January 14, 2017 16:53 IST
BJP had announced its first list of 29 candidates earlier this week which included 18 sitting legislators including Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar.
Goa Suraksha Manch chooses Ketan Bhatikar to replace Subhash Velingkar aide on Panaji seat
January 14, 2017 16:10 IST
Panaji is an important constituency for GSM, which has been a BJP bastion and was represented by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar till he was elevated to the union cabinet in 2015.
PM Modi should promise Ram temple if BJP wants seers’ support in UP polls: Chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das
January 14, 2017 13:00 IST
"Modi must visit Ayodhya, give us a guarantee and announce that he will get the Ram temple constructed during his tenure," said the chief priest Acharya Satyendra Das.
Cash crunch: All India Congress Committee provides only 1 chopper for campaignSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 05:47 IST
This time, the Punjab Congress is missing its former Dhuri legislator Arvind Khanna, who had provided Amarinder a chopper 24X7 last time.
We have no links with radicals: Bhagwant MannSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 05:33 IST
Bhagwant Mann said "We have no links with radicals. Rather there are goons in SAD and to name a few are Virsa Singh Valtoha, Sikander Singh Maluka."
Punjab constituency watch: Desecration Guru Granth Sahib in Bath village out of public mindSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 05:22 IST
Main accused for the incident out on bail as home dept led by Dy CM Sukhbir Singh Badal yet to clear prosecution
Punjab: In beating Tejinder Singh Bittu, Raj Kumar Gupta has his revenge after 10 yearsSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 05:04 IST
In 2007, when Gupta was sitting Congress MLA from Jalandhar Central, Bittu managed to get ticket for himself from the same constituency.
Heavens won’t fall if vote on account now, full budget after polls: S Y QuraishiSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 10:39 IST
In 2008, elections to three northeastern states were very close to the presentation of the budget, but at the time no one made it an issue.
Congress still in a fix to decide candidates for nine Assembly seatsSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 04:56 IST
The seats for candidates yet to be decided include Pargat Singh, Navjot Sidhu and Manish Tewari.
AAP to release series of segmented manifestos for GoaSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 04:45 IST
The party’s Goa Livelihood Manifesto, released on Tuesday, touches issues like mining, tourism and the concerns of fishermen.
Punjab Congress announces fourth list of eight…Subscriber Only
January 14, 2017 04:44 IST
Replaces two candidates, one of them just 24 hours later; Sidhu yet to join party
Shiv Lal Doda files nomination as Independent from Abohar Vidhan SabhaSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 04:43 IST
Shiv Lal Doda alias Sholly is currently lodged in jail in connection with the murder of a Dalit boy.
SP fight over cycle symbol: EC to pass interim order on Jan 17
January 14, 2017 13:27 IST
The commission is expected to pass an interim order before the notification of polls in Uttar Pradesh on January 17.
Punjab: BJP infighting holds up list of six candidatesSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 04:31 IST
BJP has named 17 candidates for the election, the inability of the party’s central and state leaders to arrive at a consensus over the remaining six names has brought to light past variances.
AIMIM only party that belongs to Muslim community: Asaduddin OwaisiSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 10:37 IST
No one has the courage the stop me from coming to Uttar Pradesh. UP is not anyone’s property,” the AIMIM chief said.
Uttar Pradesh polls: As turncoat MLAs hope for tickets, BJP braces for mutinySubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 03:50 IST
In the past few weeks, 15 MLAs of BSP, five of Congress, three of the ruling Samajwadi Party and two of Rashtriya Lok Dal have switched over to BJP.
Ashok Pradhan joins BJP again; express great confidence in PM Modi, Amit Shah’s leadershipSubscriber Only
January 14, 2017 01:45 IST
Ashok Pradhan termed his return to BJP as 'ghar wapsi' and alleged that SP and BSP have looted the state of Uttar Pradesh and only BJP is capable of developing it.
Amarinder Singh complains to EC against Punjab Chief Secretary
January 13, 2017 23:32 IST
Amarinder Singh alleged that the subordinate bureaucracy was feeling absolutely suffocated because of Kaushal’s threats to persecute them, adding that the EC could easily verify his past antecedents.
Unfazed by EC complaint, Arvind Kejriwal asks voters to accept money from parties
January 13, 2017 21:47 IST
The Goa Chief Electoral Officer had said they had received information about Kejriwal asking people to accept money to vote and sent a report to the EC of India for further action
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