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Five years ago, Congress had fielded Chander Mohan from this seat but he had lost to Gian Chand Gupta by a narrow margin of nearly 5,000 votes. This time, he won by 1,997 votes.

Tags: #Congress #seat #won #years #lost #Mohan ,#Mohan #Gupta #fielded

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How & why J&K rejected ex-militants & separatists who contested polls as Independents

28 former militants and separatists, including 10 candidates backed by Jamaat-e-Islami and others by Awami Ittehad Party (AIP), bit the dust as J&K chose to vote for mainstream parties.

Tags: #Party #polls #the #candidates #vote #including #contested #J&K ,#J&K

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Joy to bitterness in 4 months. How Congress crashed in Haryana after cruising post LS poll results

There were sceptics who flagged against going all out with Hoodas & to reach out to his rival & Dalit leader Kumari Selja. But all such doubts were cast aside in run-up to polls.

Tags: #leader #Haryana #poll #rival #Dalit

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Behind BJP's historic 3rd term in Haryana, grassroots-level cadre, RSS support & Congress hubris

From losing 5 of 10 seats in Lok Sabha, BJP in Haryana has virtually turned the tables. While it managed to unite non-Jat voters, it also won 12 new seats in Jat strongholds.

Tags: #Lok #seats #support #RSS #Jat

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NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

News News: The Supreme Court has granted permission to the Sharad Pawar faction to use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' until further orders. The court has also allowed Sharad Pawar to move the Election Commission for allocation of party symbol. Read more.

Tags: #Court #Commission #faction ,#faction #till #Sharad ,#Sharad #move #Pawar #Supreme #allocation #allowed

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Victory of voters: Sharad Pawar after Supreme Court ruling on his faction's name, symbol

News News: Sharad Pawar on Monday described as a victory of voters the Supreme Court ruling that his faction can use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' till further orders.

Tags: #ruling ,#ruling #voters #victory #that

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Buzz over Navjot Singh Sidhu's return to BJP, Gurdaspur ticket for Yuvraj Singh

There are rumors of Navjot Singh Sidhu returning to BJP and the party fielding Yuvraj Singh from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. Sidhu, with clo

Tags: #Singh ,#Singh #ticket #Sidhu #Gurdaspur ,#Gurdaspur #fielding #Yuvraj ,#Yuvraj

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LS polls: 'Ahmed Patel's legacy won't go in vain,' Mumtaz says after Cong announces to give late father's seat to AAP

News News: Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late Congress veteran Ahmed Patel, reacts to the announcement of giving her father's seat to AAP. She apologizes to the district cadre and vows to make the Congress party stronger.

Tags: #district #make #cadre #Mumtaz ,#Mumtaz #Ahmed #give

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TIPRA Motha chief meets Congress leaders as BJP eyes pact

Tripura's main opposition party - led by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman - met senior Congress leaders for a possible pre-poll tie up, days afte

Tags: #chief #leaders ,#leaders #opposition #senior #days #led #met #Pradyot #Motha #Kishore #royal #scion #tie #Debbarman #eyes

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Congress chief Kharge alleges Modi govt using Army 'politically' for elections

India News: NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge Tuesday accused the government of using the Army "politically" for elections and claimed the ruling p.

Tags: #elections #government #Modi #president #Kharge ,#Kharge #claimed #accused #Mallikarjun #NEW

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'Congress in many ways a family-run party': Shashi Tharoor blunts Rahul Gandhi's 'dynasty' attack on BJP

News News: When asked about the BJP targeting Congress on dynasty politics at a news conference in Mizoram, Rahul Gandhi tried to counter the question by allegin

Tags: #Rahul ,#Rahul #Gandhi #politics #asked #conference #attack #family-run #dynasty

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JD(S)-BJP alliance: Deve Gowda sacks rebel leader CM Ibrahim as party's Karnataka president; makes his son Kumaraswamy ad-hoc state chief

India News: Former Prime Minister Deve Gowda has sacked senior leader C M Ibrahim as the JD(S) Karnataka unit chief for speaking out against the party's decision

Tags: #state #son #unit #Karnataka ,#Karnataka #Deve ,#Deve

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Alliance trouble for INDIA parties: Akhilesh Yadav upset over snub in MP, warns Congress of same treatment in UP

News News: NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Congress of betrayal in Madhya P.

Tags: #minister #INDIA #Pradesh #Madhya #Yadav ,#Yadav #Akhilesh ,#Akhilesh #Samajwadi #Uttar

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'If Congress behaves like this ... ': Snubbed in Madhya Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav has a piece of advice for grand old party

News News: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav expressed his disappointment with the Congress over seat sharing in Madhya Pradesh and warned that if the Congres

Tags: #grand #sharing

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Amid infighting between BJP's old guard & 'imported' leaders in MP, CM Yadav struggles to strike balance

A number of incidents highlight fault lines within the party, revealing divisions over honouring commitments made by previous govt and delays in CM making appointments to boards & nigams.

Tags: #made

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In Kashmir’s Gurez valley, BJP bets big on winning ‘Wazir vs Faqir’ battle as Gurezis seek ‘justice’

In Part-5 of the J&K Despatch series—on 1st assembly polls being held in the UT in 10 yrs—ThePrint looks at the special challenges & the generation-old troubles of the people of Gurez.

Tags: #assembly #people #big #Gurez #held #winning

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How parole to rape & murder convict Ram Rahim days before Haryana polls might benefit BJP

His Dera Sacha Sauda is mobilising its followers to vote en masse, it is learnt. Some are labeling his timely release as 'desperate push' by BJP, others say it's unlikely to change outcome.

Tags: #parole #Dera #followers

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A paradise cut off from the world—glimpses from Gurez, where BJP seeks 1st-ever win in Kashmir

A road project linking Gurez to Drass and Kargil has rekindled hopes for change in the region, which feels largely ignored.

Tags: #win #project #road #Drass #Kargil

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With ally’s needling & eye on northern TN, Stalin cabinet makes history with highest-ever Dalit quorum

With the induction of Dr. Govi Chezhiaan Sunday, there are now 4 Dalit ministers in the TN Cabinet. DMK denies external pressure, says a deserving candidate was given the post.

Tags: #cabinet #DMK #ministers #there

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Question is about corruption & criminality: BJP MP Nishikant Dubey hits back at Mahua Moitra over degree jab

News News: Dubey, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said it is for Mahua to answer whether NIC mails were accessed in Dubai or not and if questions were asked i

Tags: #said #back #questions #Moitra #Mahua ,#Mahua #corruption #answer #Dubai #Dubey

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'Govt using senior officers for propaganda not right', says Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge

News News: As per a purported government order, dated October 18, under the Centre's saturation drive senior bureaucrats will be deployed as "Rath Prabharis" acr

Tags: #officers #propaganda #deployed #drive

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2024 Lok Sabha elections: Why Congress strategy with focus on Karnataka could fail

News News: NEW DELHI: The Congress on Wednesday said that Karnataka will be at the centre of the grand old party's election strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha e.

Tags: #Sabha ,#Sabha #election #upcoming #Why #focus

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BJP not opposed to caste census but won't make a hasty move: Amit Shah

India News: Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the BJP was not opposed to the idea of a caste census, but decisions regarding it have to be made thoughtful

Tags: #caste ,#caste #Union #idea #decisions #census #Shah #Amit ,#Amit

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Congress govt in Karnataka 'as good as dead', charges BJP veteran Yediyurappa

India News: BENGALURU: Alleging that the Congress administration in Karnataka has completely failed in all sectors and it is totally bankrupt, veteran BJP leader .

Tags: #failed #totally

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15 months in jail, no end in sight for trial, SC grants TN ex-minister Senthil Balaji bail in PMLA case

ED case stems from Chennai Central Crime Branch's FIRs against Senthil Balaji for allegedly taking bribes to give jobs when he was transport minister in J. Jayalalithaa's AIADMK govt.

Tags: #taking #case #jobs #PMLA #months #bribes #end

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Punjab & Haryana HC clamps down on ED’s powers, says no arrests under PMLA without scheduled offence

In July, ED arrested Congress MLA Surender Panwar on charges of illegal mining & EPA violations. The HC quashed his arrest Monday, saying these are not scheduled offences under PMLA.

Tags: #MLA #scheduled ,#scheduled #offences #Surender #EPA

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Frenemies in an alliance 'based on principle'. In TN, VCK & DMK are sticking together despite friction

Tensions between the parties stems from VCK’s longstanding desire for share of power in the govt. In past 2 weeks, their relationship has been rollercoaster of rifts & reconciliation.

Tags: #alliance #parties #power #share #VCK

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More about Shinde, less about Dighe. Dharmaveer 2 goes all out to justify Shiv Sena split

Sequel to film about Maharashtra CM Ekanth Shinde’s mentor Anand Dighe hit screens Friday. It seeks to bolster Shinde’s image as Hindutva leader & blames Uddhav Thackeray for split.

Tags: #Sena #Shiv #Maharashtra #Uddhav #film #Dharmaveer #Dighe

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In Tirupati laddu row, Naidu’s bid to project Jagan as ‘anti-Hindu’, co-opt BJP’s Hindutva plank

Naidu asked Jagan why he is ‘hiding’ his religious beliefs. This was in response to YSRCP chief’s remarks that he reads Bible within confines of home and respects all religions.

Tags: #remarks #home #Jagan ,#Jagan #YSRCP

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Cash-for-query case: Mamata Banerjee breaks silence, says 'Mahua Moitra's expulsion being planned, but ... '

India News: Mamata Banerjee has broken her silence on the cash-for-query case involving her party MP Mahua Moitra. Moitra has been accused of seeking bribes to ta

Tags: #Mamata ,#Mamata #Banerjee ,#Banerjee #expulsion

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'Unable to win on its own': Congress faces barbs from allies for ignoring INDIA parties in assembly elections

India News: The Congress, which had ignored its INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) allies right through the assembly elections, is now at th

Tags: #allies ,#allies #faces

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MP election results: Kamal Nath wilts in face of lotus onslaught

India News: BJP's statement victory in Madhya Pradesh's assembly election, winning 163 of 230 seats, showed the fading of anti-incumbency under the leadership of

Tags: #leadership #statement #face #Kamal

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'BJP will not be able to retain power at Centre if ... ': Mamata Banerjee's message after Congress's defeat in assembly elections

India News: Mamata Banerjee suggests that proper seat sharing among opposition parties can prevent BJP from winning the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The Trinamool Co

Tags: #Trinamool #Centre #2024

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Congress take swipe at BJP for not announcing CMs in three states yet

India News: In a post on X, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said less than 24 hours after the election results were out on December 3, his party was bein

Tags: #states #secretary #results #Ramesh #announcing #general

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A 'senior-junior tiff' between 2 UP ministers points to BJP-RLD power struggle in Muzaffarnagar

Viral video shows Yogi cabinet minister and RLD leader Anil Kumar seemingly having a tiff with MoS Kapil Dev Aggarwal of BJP at Muzaffarnagar event while Jayant Chaudhary was speaking.

Tags: #Kumar #video #Dev #event #Jayant #Kapil

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Populist promises in Congress & BJP manifestos for Haryana polls threaten to strain state's budget

Monthly allowance for women, housing for the poor, subsidised gas cylinders, increased pensions, and 2 lakh govt jobs feature in both the Congress and BJP manifestos.

Tags: #promises #lakh #gas

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In Haryana's Ateli, BJP's Arti Rao banks on her father's legacy. But 'outsider' tag poses challenge

Contesting the Ateli Vidhan Sabha seat, the 45-year-old has waited 10 years for a ticket. She is the daughter of Gurgaon MP Rao Inderjit Singh & granddaughter of Haryana's 2nd CM.

Tags: #Rao ,#Rao #Inderjit

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Fervour over BJP's Article 370 move has fizzled, Jammu still feels it's playing second fiddle to Kashmir

Though BJP has reasons to be upbeat about its Article 370 abrogation poll plank as Congress doesn't have cogent counter-narrative, scrapping of special status has led to unintended consequences.

Tags: #Jammu #playing #370 ,#370 #Article ,#Article

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Brahmin boy 'threatened, sacred thread torn' in Tamil Nadu, BJP slams DMK govt. Police say no evidence

Bike-borne men allegedly accosted 12-yr-old in Tirunelveli district on 21 September. Police say 'it doesn't look like attack took place' based on CCTV incident & probe.

Tags: #Tamil #incident

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Pre-planned strategy from Treasury benches: Priyanka Chaturvedi on suspension of MPs

News News: Hitting out at the ruling BJP, the Shiv Sena leader alleged that the Treasury benches have decided that whoever seeks a discussion from the home minis

Tags: #alleged #Treasury ,#Treasury #discussion

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Looking for headstart, BJP may finalise Lok Sabha tickets early

India News: Sources said the success of the experiment of announcing its list early worked well in the state polls, helping BJP get a vital headstart over its riv

Tags: #list #vital #worked #experiment #early #finalise

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'Cannot fool Indians': BJP makes light of Rahul Gandhi's 'nyay yatra', cites PM Modi's 'real nyay'

India News: The Congress has announced "Bharat Nyay Yatra" led by Rahul Gandhi from Manipur to Mumbai, passing through 14 states and 85 districts from east to wes

Tags: #announced #east #Nyay #Manipur

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Ram Mandir inauguration: Congress leader Sam Pitroda says 'don't mix religion with politics'; BJP accuses grand old party of appeasement politics

News News: NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sam Pitroda's remarks questioning the hype around Ram Mandir's consecration ceremony in Ayodhya has evoked very strong reac.

Tags: #strong #ceremony #consecration #evoked

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Rahul Gandhi raises caste census pitch again: Will it help Congress in 2024 Lok Sabha elections?

Posted on: 19 Sep, 07:19 PM

India News: NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday reiterated his party's resolve to conduct caste census in the country if voted to power in the 202.

Tags: #country

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In Haryana, it’s the clash of the ‘Lal’ clans. 15 dynasts are gearing up for electoral battle

All assembly polls in past 5 decades have had candidates from each of the 3 influential families. October’s elections are set to feature some direct contests among members of same clan.

Tags: #members #electoral

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2 lakh govt jobs, caste survey among Congress’s ‘7 guarantees’ for Haryana polls

Unveiling manifesto for Haryana polls, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said party plans to bring in ‘express engine’ to take on BJP’s ‘double-engine’ governance model.

Tags: #survey #manifesto #governance

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Modi doesn’t have numbers on his side to amend Constitution, so what’s behind ‘1 nation, 1 poll’ push

One Nation One Election: Centre has tasked Rajnath Singh, Arjun Ram Meghwal and Kiren Rijiju to talk to Oppn on proposal, it is learnt.

Tags: #numbers #Nation

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'Abrogation was BJP's voice, not India's': Farooq Abdullah says Kashmiris reduced to prisoners of Delhi

As election begins in Union Territory, former CM says development has come to a standstill in the region, alleges that ‘BJP and RSS are enemies of the country, not J&K alone’.

Tags: #Abdullah #development

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War of words after Mayawati blames Akhilesh for SP-BSP break-up in 2019. Why she's raking up old wounds

It started with Mayawati stating in booklet circulated among party workers that Akhilesh refused to take calls from her

Tags: #workers #Mayawati ,#Mayawati

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2024 Lok Sabha elections: Why road ahead for INDIA bloc could be bumpy

News News: NEW DELHI: The road ahead for opposition bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance)could be bumpy if the statements on seat sharing.

Tags: #bloc ,#bloc

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'Prime minister of ideas': JD(U)'s message to INDIA bloc after Nitish Kumar returns as party chief

News News: Nitish Kumar has once again taken over the reins of Janata Dal (United) in a move that seems to be directed at renewing his claim to the leadership of

Tags: #Nitish ,#Nitish #directed #Dal #Janata

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Often, you wait for coronation and get exiled, says Shivraj Singh Chouhan

News News: Shivraj, who was CM for over 16 years, was replaced by Mohan Yadav after BJP won a landslide victory in the assembly polls, winning 163 of the 230 sea

Tags: #Shivraj #you #wait

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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury fumes at 2-seat offer, TMC hits back

News News: KOLKATA: Accusing Congress of “doublespeak”, Trinamool Congress said on Thursday it would give Congress leaders “a few more days” to clear the air on .

Tags: #TMC #clear #Accusing #fumes

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Congress puts seat talks with allies on fast track

News News: Congress put seat-sharing talks with its partners in the INDIA bloc on high priority and would begin meetings with member parties to discuss the fine .

Tags: #partners #put #talks ,#talks #seat-sharing #fast #fine #discuss

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What's behind Siddaramaiah’s invite to 8 CMs for discussion on fiscal federalism

CMs of high revenue states Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Andhra, Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Kerala invited. Karnataka CM has long cited ‘injustice’ meted out to state by Modi govt.

Tags: #Kerala

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Tomatoes, fists fly as BRS & Congress spar over defector MLA being named PAC chief in Telangana

Workers of both parties came to blows at residence of BRS MLA Padi Kaushik Reddy after MLA Arekapudi Gandhi, who switched to ruling Congress in July, was chosen as PAC chairman.

Tags: #Reddy #named #residence #BRS ,#BRS

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Mamata makes a move, visits protest site & urges doctors to return to work. 'Came here as your Didi'

This is the first time Mamata met the junior doctors protesting over RG Kar rape-murder for the past 33 days. While she urged them to return to work, they refused to end stir.

Tags: #time #doctors ,#doctors #Kar #junior

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BJP, BRS slam Revanth over 'People’s Governance Day'. How politics has shaped way 17 Sept is commemorated

The oppn parties are objecting to Telangana CM’s appellation, questioning his rationale. While BJP observes 17 Sept as Liberation Day, it was named Integration Day by previous BRS govt.

Tags: #Telangana #Revanth #Day

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Why PM Modi & all BJP, JMM heavyweights are making a beeline for poll-bound Jharkhand's Kolhan

Modi to sound poll bugle from Kolhan today. After drawing a blank in Jharkhand's LS tribal seats, BJP betting on good show from region that sends 14 MLAs to 81-member assembly.

Tags: #MLAs #region #tribal #JMM #Kolhan #show

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Now, Nitish Kumar's JD(U) flexes muscles, says will not talk to Congress on seat sharing in Bihar

News News: NEW DELHI: With no visible movement on seat sharing talks between the partners of opposition's INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance.

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Sena row: Possible some Maharashtra MLAs from both sides may get disqualified or none at all, legal experts say

Legal experts in Mumbai discuss the possibility of some MLAs from both sides getting disqualified or none at all. The decision of the assembly Speaker will be based on constitutional provisions and will be legally sustainable.

Tags: #decision #constitutional #possibility #Mumbai #Speaker #experts ,#experts #disqualified ,#disqualified

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No rest for Maharashtra Speaker as January 31 deadline for NCP case looms

After disposing of a bunch of disqualification petitions on Wednesday that had been filed by rival factions of Shiv Sena, now another bunch of petitio

Tags: #NCP #filed #petitions #disqualification #factions

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'If possible, BSP can ... ': Mayawati rules out pre-poll alliance for 2024 Lok Sabha elections

India News: BSP chief Mayawati has said that her party will think about joining any alliance after the Lok Sabha elections are over. She refuted reports of retire

Tags: #joining #reports #BSP ,#BSP

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar hits out at UPA governments & dynastic politics, praises PM Narendra Modi

Nitish Kumar attacked dynastic politics while praising PM Narendra Modi for his government's decision to confer the country's highest civilian award t

Tags: #Narendra ,#Narendra #praising #civilian #confer #award #attacked #governments #highest #dynastic ,#dynastic #UPA

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Backed by Mahayuti, shared stage with RSS chief—who is ‘seer’ Ramgiri Maharaj

Around 50 FIRs have been registered against Ramgiri Maharaj, mahant of the Sadguru Shri Gagangiri Maharaj Sansthan, across Maharashtra for his remarks on the Prophet Muhammad.

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TMC MP Jawhar Sircar quits politics, terms Mamata’s handling of ‘spontaneous’ RG Kar stir 'faulty'

Sircar, former IAS officer who took political plunge in 2021, wrote in letter to TMC chief Mamata Banerjee that he ‘just cannot accept corrupt officers getting top postings’.

Tags: #political #letter #wrote #top #Jawhar

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How and why Rahul Gandhi thinks US politicians are different from Indian leaders

Addressing students at University of Texas, Congress leader spoke extensively on Bharat Jodo Yatra's transformative impact & drew parallels with Mahatma Gandhi’s political journey.

Tags: #Indian #Jodo #Bharat

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'Lok Sabha polls not fought on level playing field,' says Rahul Gandhi in Washington

The Leader of Opposition in the Lower House is on a four-day visit to the United States. He claims that the elections have destroyed the idea of 'Modi'.

Tags: #House #level #visit #United #destroyed

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As ex-CM Raghubar Das eyes return to Jharkhand politics, old rival stands in way. Why it’s made BJP jittery

Ex-CM Das, who is now Odisha Governor, had lost to Roy from Jamshedpur East in last state election. Both leaders are now said to be eyeing the seat again amid talks of BJP-JD(U) tie-up.

Tags: #Jharkhand #Roy #Das #Jamshedpur

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'Nitish Kumar set to dump RJD, may take oath as Bihar chief minister again next week with BJP's support'

India News: Nitish Kumar is set to dump RJD and may take oath as Bihar chief minister again with BJP's support next week. This move comes after Nitish Kumar's resignation from the ruling Bihar Mahagathbandhan. Lack of coordination among the INDIA alliance is cited as the main reason for this decision.

Tags: #Bihar ,#Bihar #RJD #oath ,#oath #week #coordination #dump ,#dump

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Bihar CM Nitish Kumar could be back in NDA fold by Monday

Get the latest updates on Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's re-entry into the NDA fold. Explore the political developments and future prospects of this significant move.

Tags: #fold #future

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Nitish's imminent exit, Congress-TMC deadlock leave INDIA gasping

India News: With Bihar CM Nitish Kumar turning his back on the opposition alliance and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee cutting Congress and its 'Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra' no slack as it enters West Bengal, India bloc appears precariously poised. The unspooling of the India bloc has been put in sharp relief by the JDU chief's U-turn and imminent exit from the alliance, and Mamata's announcement to go it alone in the Lok Sabha elections. The serious instability stemming from the eastern region - Mamata's recalcitrance and Nitish's U-turn - have created complications in the last stretch just when Congress and allies had hoped to seal seat-sharing and joint programmes and hit the campaign trail.

Tags: #West #campaign #programmes #turning #U-turn #unspooling #exit #enters #eastern #JDU #joint

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BJP as partner, Nitish Kumar may take oath as CM for record 9th time

News News: Nitish will meet his party MLAs early morning followed by a joint meeting of the NDA legislators and MPs, likely to be held at his residence, before either submitting his resignation or dismissing the RJD ministers and submitting a fresh letter of support from BJP and HAM(S) to the governor.

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'Thank you Tejashwi': RJD puts out ads in Bihar newspapers amid ongoing political crisis

India News: RJD issued full-page advertisements on Sunday thanking its 34-year-old leader Tejashwi Yadav for his contributions as Bihar's deputy chief minister. T

Tags: #deputy #Tejashwi #full-page

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TDP expels MLA Koneti Adimulam after party functionary alleges sexual harassment, writes to Chandrababu

Koneti, 67, who represents Satyavedu, a constituency reserved for SCs, was previously a YSRCP legislator and joined TDP ahead of this year’s general elections.

Tags: #constituency #functionary #TDP

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25 new faces, dynasts & defectors welcome. BJP’s all-out bid to counter anti-incumbency in Haryana

The BJP's first list of candidates shows party has shuffled constituencies of some MLAs, denied a minister a ticket, distributed most number of tickets among SCs, OBCs and Jats.

Tags: #denied #distributed

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Uttarakhand BJP in turmoil after Independent MLA alleges plot to topple Dhami govt

Issue became embarrassing for BJP after ex-CMs Trivendra Singh Rawat & Ramesh Pokhriyal asked for probe into allegations. Episode has highlighted infighting within state party unit.

Tags: #topple #Trivendra #Dhami

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RSS affiliates flag coordination issues, neglect by govt to Nadda with aim to rebuild BJP-Sangh harmony

Several RSS affiliates told the BJP president at an annual meeting that improving communication would ensure policy decisions are taken in the 'right manner', it is learnt.

Tags: #told #ensure #flag

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As Rahul sits down to pick Youth Congress chief, contenders face questions on Ram Temple, caste census

A total of 31 candidates, including Shashi Singh, Divyanshu Budhiraja, Abhimanyu Poonia & Shiv Prakash Garib Das, have been interviewed in two batches.

Tags: #Youth

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INDIA bloc failed my expectations, Nitish Kumar says after resigning as Bihar CM: Latest developments

News News: Soon after resigning as the Bihar CM, Nitish Kumar indicated that he was not happy with the way things were going in the INDIA bloc that he helped tak

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Congress vs regional parties in INDIA bloc: Nitish Kumar becomes first leader to walk out of opposition alliance

News News: NEW DELHI: The opposition's INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) bloc, which was launched with much fanfare last year, on Sunday s.

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Why Nitish Kumar's alliance with BJP may help JD(U) in Lok Sabha elections

India News: NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar may have faced a lot of flak for his decision to dump opposition bloc INDIA and return to NDA fold, but the move ahead of the .

Tags: #faced #flak

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' A little pressure and he takes U-turn, we don't need him': Rahul Gandhi takes dig at Nitish Kumar

India News: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticizes Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar's U-turn in joining the NDA government. Read more on Congress News.

Tags: #pressure

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Jharkhand MLAs land in Hyderabad for 'safekeeping' till floor test

The MLAs came in two special aircraft and were received by senior Congress leaders. The Jharkhand MLAs were escorted to a private resort on the city o

Tags: #received #Hyderabad #floor #escorted

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How ex-CM Champai Soren’s induction into BJP affects JMM in Jharkhand polls

Six-time MLA was a confidant of JMM patriarch Shibu Soren. Not only is he a foot soldier of Jharkhand statehood movement, veteran leader was JMM's flag bearer for over 30 years.

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RSS says no issue with caste census if needed for welfare, but shouldn't be used as political tool

Statement comes in backdrop of BJP’s poor showing in LS polls. It lost SC/ST/OBC votes because of what they call Oppn propaganda about threat to Constitution & lack of quota in govt jobs.

Tags: #votes #issue #Constitution #what

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'1st non-biological PM merged it, then railways got submerged': Jairam's dig as reform move unravels

His remarks follow a report by ThePrint highlighting concerns among probationers about govt's potential plan to split IRMS again to address shortage of technical expertise.

Tags: #ThePrint #potential #report #address

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CM Biren's peace emissary says situation in Manipur not fit for talks, seeks 'decisiveness' from Centre

BJP MLA Dinganglung Gangmei's remarks came hours after fresh violence gripped the strife-torn state, and days after Biren Singh asserted that peace will be restored within 6 months.

Tags: #situation #violence #emissary

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Sunil Sangwan, ex-jailer in whose tenure rape-murder convict Ram Rahim got out 6 times, joins BJP

He is likely to contest Haryana polls from Charkhi Dadri, though BJP's 2019 candidate Babita Phogat has already begun campaigning. Induction follows speedy approval of his VRS application.

Tags: #contest #2019 #Phogat

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NCP row: Sharad faction can use 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' name till further orders, SC says

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Victory of voters: Sharad Pawar after Supreme Court ruling on his faction's name, symbol

News News: Sharad Pawar on Monday described as a victory of voters the Supreme Court ruling that his faction can use the name 'NCP-Sharadchandra Pawar' till further orders.

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Buzz over Navjot Singh Sidhu's return to BJP, Gurdaspur ticket for Yuvraj Singh

There are rumors of Navjot Singh Sidhu returning to BJP and the party fielding Yuvraj Singh from Gurdaspur parliamentary constituency. Sidhu, with clo

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LS polls: 'Ahmed Patel's legacy won't go in vain,' Mumtaz says after Cong announces to give late father's seat to AAP

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TIPRA Motha chief meets Congress leaders as BJP eyes pact

Tripura's main opposition party - led by royal scion Pradyot Kishore Debbarman - met senior Congress leaders for a possible pre-poll tie up, days afte

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Mishandling of RG Kar case spurs unease within Trinamool over Mamata’s lack of consultation

Many TMC leaders say Mamata hardly ever consults them & they are clueless about how to deal with outrage over RG Kar case. CM changed tack after realising issue would snowball, they add.

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Unable to take oath & facing threats, Dalit woman president of a TN panchayat & her fight for justice

Indhumathi won panchayat election in Tamil Nadu's Nayakaneri village 3 yrs ago, but her election has been fiercely opposed by communities who feel seat should be reserved for STs.

Tags: #communities #fight #woman #village

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Engineer Rashid set to queer the pitch for Abdullahs and Muftis in Kashmir polls

Engineer Rashid's Awami Ittehad Party winning a significant number of seats could undermine mainstream parties' bid to reclaim power.

Tags: #Kashmir

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Why BJP withdrew 1st list of J&K poll candidates within hours & issued two fresh ones

Withdrawn list did not have names of former deputy CMs Nirmal Singh, Kavinder Gupta, & J&K BJP chief Ravinder Raina. Supporters of Om Khajuria protested at the party office.

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Kangana’s ‘rape & dead bodies’ remarks on farmers’ agitation land BJP in soup in poll-bound Haryana