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Bihar emerges as respite for Opposition after Maharashtra coup
New Delhi: It was an issue of two states. While the NDA sought to strengthen itself in Maharashtra with the government led by Shiv Sena rebel Eknath Shinde, with the BJP’s support,…
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Prez poll: Murmu extends lead over Sinha after second round of counting
New Delhi: NDA candidate Draupadi Murmu is ahead of Opposition nominee Yashwant Sinha by a huge margin after the second round of counting for the Presidential election, which included ballot papers from…
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Ballot boxes of presidential polls brought to Delhi
New Delhi: ‘Mr Ballot Box’ carrying votes cast by the lawmakers in the presidential election in all states and Union territories reached the strongroom of Parliament on Tuesday evening. The team from…
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146 Odisha MLAs cast vote in 16th Presidential Poll
Bhubaneswar: As many as 146 members of the 147-seat Odisha Assembly have cast their vote in the 16th Presidential election held on Monday. While 145 MLAs including Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, Congress…
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Prez Poll: Ailing ex-PM Manmohan Singh came on a wheelchair to cast vote
New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday arrived on a wheelchair to cast his vote in the election of the country’s 15th President. The visuals of the 89-year-old senior Congress…
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Presidential Poll: Over 99% polling recorded across the country
New Delhi: A total of 11 states and one union territory including Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Puducherry, Sikkim, Mizoram and Tamil Nadu recorded 100 percent voting…
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Presidential poll not about two candidates, but ideologies: Yashwant Sinha
New Delhi: Making his final appeal ahead of the poll scheduled on Monday, Opposition’s Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Sunday said that the election is not about the identities of the two…
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five Uttar Pradesh MLAs to vote outside state in Prez polls
Lucknow: Five Uttar Pradesh MLAs will vote outside the state during the voting for the country’s new President that takes place on Monday. Brij Bhushan Dubey, Assistant Returning Officer and Special Secretary, Uttar…
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Fearing cross-voting, Congress takes extra precaution for Presidential polls
New Delhi: After cross-voting cost in the Rajya Sabha polls in Haryana and legislative council elections in Maharashtra, the Congress is taking extra precaution to rally its MLAs for the Presidential polls…
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NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu set to get over 60 percent votes in presidential poll
New Delhi: With the support of regional parties like the BJD, the YSR-CP, the BSP, the AIADMK, the TDP, the JD(S), the Shiromani Akali Dal, the Shiv Sena and now the JMM,…
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Presidential poll: Draupadi Murmu will get more votes than expected, says Goa CM
Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu will get more votes than expected as the BJP has ‘numbers’ in the state at present. Murmu on…
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BJP offering money for cross-voting in Presidential poll: Kamal Nath
Bhopal: Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday alleged that state’s ruling BJP was trying to woo his party MLAs with offers of big money to vote…
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Presidential poll a contest of ideology, say Bihar Oppn leaders
Patna: On BJP-led NDA fielding Droupadi Murmu as its presidential nominee, the opposition leaders on Wednesday asserted that the election is not a question of identity but a contest of ideology. “If…
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Shiv Sena to support Draupadi Murmu for President: Thackeray
Mumbai: As anticipated, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday announced that it will support the NDA’s Presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu vis-a-vis the non-BJP Opposition’s nominee Yashwant Sinha. Shiv Sena President Uddhav Thackeray made…
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Supporting Murmu does not mean supporting BJP: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: After the Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray called a meeting in Mumbai on July 11 for presidential elections, party leader Sanjay Raut on Tuesday confirmed that there were discussions about NDA’s…
