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Uttarakhand BJP expels 17 members ahead of assembly polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Ahead of the assembly polls in Uttarakhand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday expelled 17 members from the party for six years for contesting elections against their own party candidates.
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Parrikar called upon by ECI to explain 'bribery' remark
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Union Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has been called upon by the Election Commission of India to submit explanation of the remarks he made while campaigning for the upcoming assembly polls in Goa.
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Wanted to build up on 'successful stories': Jaitley explains his
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): In the wake of assembly polls in five states of the country, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday managed to evoke diverse reactions from the media and political leaders alike through his Budget presentation for the year 2017-18. While some hailed
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ECI issues advisory to parties, candidates to open current accounts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to withdraw the limits imposed on cash withdrawals, The Election Commission of India (ECI) issued an advisory to all political parties and candidates contesting for assembly poll to open current accounts.
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Shivpal Yadav to form a new party after March 11
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Etah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): After a struggle for power and falling from grace of Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, former Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh state president Shivpal Yadav has announced he will form a new party after the results of the assembly polls i
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If SP forms govt., 'Netaji' will be respected the most: Akhilesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh)[India], Jan. 31(ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday said that if the Samajwadi Party forms the government after the state assembly polls, then Netaji(Mulayam Singh Yadav) would be respected the most.
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Shivpal files nomination from Jaswantnagar, says decision on alliance afte
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 31(ANI): In what may irk Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Yadav on Tuesday said that any decision on the alliance with the Congress would be taken after the assembly polls.
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Adityanath compares situation in western UP with Kashmir exodus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 31(ANI): In what may give the opposition fresh ammunition in the run up to the high-voltage assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Yogi Adityanath has raised the issue of alleged exodus of Hindus from Kairana and said that the situation in wes
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Samajwadi Party pins hope on Centre to ensure EC's directions are fol
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 31 (ANI): The Samajwadi Party on Tuesday expressed hope that the Centre would take care of the directions provided by the Election Commission to ensure that the upcoming state assembly polls are conducted in an unbiased manner.
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ECI set to ask candidates to open current accounts
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) decided to withdraw the limits imposed on cash withdrawals, the Election Commission of India (ECI) will most likely advise the electoral candidates contesting for assembly polls to open current accounts.
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BJP MLA Suresh Rana booked for his curfew remark
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shamli (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): The police on Monday booked Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Suresh Rana for his controversial remarks stating that curfew would be imposed in Muslim dominated areas if he is elected again in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls.
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My fight is against the ideology that killed Gandhiji: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) [India], Jan. 30 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, who ahead of the 2014 General Elections accused the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of being responsible for Mahatma Gandhi's assassination, on Monday appeared before a court in Maharashtra's Bhi
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