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Ready to contest against Adityanath in Gorakhpur, says Kafeel Khan
Lucknow: Paediatrician Dr Kafeel Khan, whose name surfaced in the 2017 BRD Medical college tragedy in which several children died allegedly for lack of oxygen, said on Tuesday that he may contest…
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ECI extends ban on physical rallies, road shows till Jan 31
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India has extended ban on physical rallies and road shows till January 31. However, relaxation for Physical public meetings of political parties or contesting candidates for…
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Bid to present new avatar’, Cong fields 70% fresh faces in UP polls
Lucknow: Making a conscious effort to shun the old baggage and present her party in a new avatar’ in Uttar Pradesh, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has hand-picked over 70 per…
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60 pc MLAs in Goa switched parties in last five years, a ”record” in India: ADR report
Panaji: As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state Assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report…
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BSP releases list of 51 candidates for second phase of UP Polls
Lucknow: The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday released a list of 51 candidates for the second phase of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Addressing a press conference, BSP chief Mayawati…
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Goa: Utpal Parrikar quits BJP, to contest election from Panaji as independent
Panaji: Utpal Parrikar, the son of former Goa chief minister late Manohar Parrikar, on Friday quit the BJP. He would contest the coming Assembly elections in the state from Panaji as an…
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U’khand Polls: BJP shows preference for Congress defectors in first list
Dehradun: The BJP in its first list of 59 candidates has once again shown a preference for Congress defectors rather than its own cadres to field in the state polls on February…
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UP: Priyanka Gandhi hints at being CM face for Congress
In an interesting turn of events, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Friday hinted at being the Chief Ministerial candidate for the party in the upcoming Assembly elections. “Do you see anybody…
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Mulayam Singh Yadav’s brother-in-law set to join BJP
Lucknow: A day after former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), his brother-in-law and former Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Pramod Gupta is…
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UP Assembly Polls: BJP to jointly contest 403 seats with Apna Dal, Nishad Party
New Delhi: Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday announced that it will contest the upcoming Assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh scheduled next month with the NDA allies including Apna Dal and Nishad Party…
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Winning Muslim voters’ trust biggest challenge for BJP in second phase of UP polls
Lucknow: The ruling BJP might face a tougher battle on the 55 seats that will go to polls in the second phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election compared to the first…
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New entrant Amit Palekar AAP’s CM face for Goa polls
Panaji: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday announced lawyer-turned-politician Amit Palekar as its chief ministerial face for the next month’s assembly elections in Goa. The 46-year-old lawyer had recently joined AAP…
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Mamata Banerjee to campaign for Samajwadi Party in UP poll : Nanda
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will campaign for Samajwadi Party in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll and her party – the Trinamool Congress will not contest the election in…
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Christians in Manipur urge EC not to hold polling on Sunday as it their prayer day
Imphal: The All Manipur Christian Organisation (AMCO) on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to reschedule the first phase of Assembly polls on February 27 as the day being a Sunday is the…
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Bhagwant Mann to be AAP’s CM candidate for Punjab Assembly polls
Mohali (Punjab): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Bhagwant Mann has been named as the party’s chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Punjab Assembly polls, said party’s National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday.…
