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Ex-Cong UP chief Rita Bahuguna joins BJP, blames exit on Rahul, Prashant K
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Dealing a heavy blow to the Congress Party ahead of the crucial assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the party's former state president Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Thursday formally joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) here.
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Akhilesh should campaign in his house instead of asking votes in UP: JD (U
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): The Janata Dal United (JDU) on Thursday took a jibe at Akhilesh Yadav, who will be starting his campaign for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, saying the Chief Minister should have started campaigning in his house instead of campaigning in the s
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Swamy courts controversy, says BJP will unite Hindus, divide minorities in
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 19 (ANI): In what may give the opposition parties fresh ammunition to target the saffron party in the run up to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday stirred a controversy with his remark that his party wo
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UP will vote for "roti, kapda, makan" and not Ram museum: CPI (M
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): Brushing aside notions that Lord Ram issue would help the BJP gain electoral benefits in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Tuesday alleged that the people are well aware of the saffron party's game-plan
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Two former Congress MLAs join BJP ahead of Manipur polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Oct 18 (ANI): Two former Congress MLAs on Monday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the assembly polls scheduled next year in Manipur.
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Mulayam keeps suspense on second term for Akhilesh as CM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 14 (ANI): Clearly indicating that all was not well within his party fold, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said that the chief ministerial candidate would be decided after the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls.
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PM Modi' used Lucknow visit to strengthen BJP's hold in UP: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Oct 12 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Wednesday dubbed Prime Minister's visit to Lucknow for Dussehra celebrations as a politically astute attempt to strengthen the BJP's hold in Uttar Pradesh before next year's assembly polls.
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UP CM's diatribe at PM Modi shows Samajwadi Party's insecurity:
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday rubbished Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's baseless allegations against Prime Minister Narendra Modi prior to the latter's Lucknow visit to attend the Dussehra festivities and said this reflec
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After Mayawati, now UP CM dubs PM's Lucknow event 'politically m
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday dubbed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's upcoming visit to Lucknow to attend the Dussehra celebrations as politically motivated with an eye on the upcoming state assembly polls.
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'Pretty wrapping' like Priyanka can't hide 'bad produc
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that the 'bad product' Congress would gain nothing in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly polls despite desperate efforts to win the trust of the voters.
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Congress demands clarification from Akhilesh, Shivpal on SP-QED merger
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (U.P.) [India], Oct. 7 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing political tussle within the Samajwadi Party, the Congress Party on Friday urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav to clarify their stand on the party's merger with the Quami Ekta Dal (QED) ahe
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Election Commission directs DM, SP to gear up for UP Assembly Polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow [India], Sept. 27 (ANI): In Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission has directed the district magistrates and the superintendents of police to gear up for the state assembly election which is expected to be held early next year.
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