Elections
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Priyanka Gandhi wins Wayanad by-poll with larger margin than Rahul
Wayanad: Electoral debutant and All India Congress (AICC) General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi won the Wayanad Lok Sabha by-poll with a majority of 4,10,931 votes, breaking the constituency’s record of 3.64 lakh votes…
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Maha mandate shows who has inherited Thackeray legacy: Shrikant Shinde
Mumbai: The mandate of the people of Maharashtra has shown who is carrying forward the ideals of late Bal Thackeray, said Shiv Sena Lok Sabha MP and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s son…
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MNS, Ambedkar’s VBA, smaller parties fail to make impact in Maha polls
Mumbai: The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena of Raj Thackeray and Prakash Ambedkar’s Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi failed to make an impact in the state assembly polls as trends showed the ruling Mahayuti cruising to…
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Jharkhand CM ahead by 12,818 votes in Barhait assembly seat
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Saturday extended his lead to 12,818 votes over BJP’s Gamliyel Hembrom in the Barhait assembly constituency, according to the trends available on Election Commission’s website.…
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Election results: Negative politics has been defeated, says PM Modi
The BJP-led Mahayuti alliance looked set for a runaway victory in Maharashtra, scoring an emphatic win over a tottering MVA, while the opposition INDIA bloc was poised to bag Jharkhand on Saturday,…
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Amid RG kar protest, counting of votes for West Bengal by-polls scheduled
Kolkata: The counting of votes for six Assembly constituencies in West Bengal, where by-polls were held last week, is scheduled for Saturday, with the election results drawing significant attention due to the…
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Maharashtra records 45.53 pc voter turnout till 3 pm
Mumbai: Maharashtra recorded a voter turnout of 45.53 percent till 3 pm as polling was underway in all 288 Assembly constituencies of the state, election officials said. Gadchiroli district recorded 62.99 percent…
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Fadnavis questions veracity of Anil attack; ‘reminds Rajinikanth movie scenes’
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday used a Rajinikanth movie analogy to pick holes in circumstances surrounding the stone attack on ex-home minister Anil Deshmukh, saying the “entire story” seems…
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Jharkhand BJP removes ‘divisive’ ad featuring skullcap wearers after EC notice
As Jharkhand gears up for the second phase of Assembly elections on Wednesday, November 20, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has been called out for its Islamophobic and dehumanizing advertisements targeting Muslims.…
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Stone pelting at Anil: Police file case of attempt to murder against 4
Nagpur: Police have registered a case against four unidentified persons on charges of attempt to murder after NCP (SP) leader and former Maharashtra home minister Anil Deshmukh was seriously injured in stone…
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Seizures cross Rs 1000 crore mark in ongoing elections and bypolls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday said that seizures in the ongoing elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Maharashtra and Jharkhand, and bypolls have crossed the Rs 1000 crore mark.…
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By-poll campaign ends on an energetic high in Kerala’s Palakkad
Palakkad: The Palakkad Assembly by-poll reached its climax on Monday, November 18, after a month of heated controversies and political drama. The high-stakes campaign for three major political fronts—Congress-led UDF, CPI(M)-led LDF,…
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UP CM Yogi uses ‘bulldozer’ rhetoric in Jharkhand despite SC warning
Hyderabad: Days after the Supreme Court rapped state governments over ‘bulldozer raj’ policies, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath used the same rhetoric in BJP’s election…
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Maha polls: On campaign trail, Rahul Gandhi enjoys Nagpur’s ‘tarri poha’
Nagpur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a snack break during campaigning and relished Nagpur’s famous “tarri poha”. The Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition arrived at Shyamji Ramji Pohewale on Wardha…
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EC seeks responses from BJP, Congress over complaints against Modi, Shah, Rahul
New Delhi: In the wake of the BJP approaching the Election Commission (EC) against Rahul Gandhi and the Congress against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for alleged poll…
