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Campaigning for seventh phase of Lok Sabha elections ends
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI): Campaigning in the bitterly-fought high-stakes Lok Sabha elections, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking a second term, came to an end this evening with parties making claims about their victory ahead of polling in 59 constituencies spread over
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Ab ki baar 300 paar, phir ek baar Modi Sarkar: PM at last rally for LS pol
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Narendra Modi on Friday chanted the slogan 'ab ki baar 300 paar, phir ek baar Modi Sarkar' at his last rally before campaigning for Lok Sabha elections comes to an end.
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Attending family function when my car was vandalized: Mukul Roy
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukul Roy on Friday denied Trinamool Congress' (TMC) allegations that he was campaigning after the stipulated time by the Election Commission and said he was attending a family function when his vehicle was v
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In Bengal, people jailed for 'Jai Shri Ram', 'Jai Maa Kali' chants: PM Mod
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Dumdum (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): On the last day of campaigning in West Bengal, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came down heavily on the "arrogant" chief minister Mamata Banerjee blaming the TMC supremo for the deteriorating situation in the state.
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End of campaign in WB: Opposition meets EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): A delegation of the Opposition parties on Thursday met the Election Commission (EC) and registered its strong opposition to its decision to end the campaigning early in West Bengal after violence erupted during BJP president Amit Shah's roadshow in Kolkata
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Banerjee criticises security issue at PM's Mathurapur rally
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mathurapur (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday criticised the security issue at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rally in Mathurapur, insisting that other political parties, including TMC, also need security at the time of campaigning.
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Omar, Mehbooba hail Mamata for standing against BJP, question EC
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti and her predecessor Omar Abdullah have extended support to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is locked in a bitter fight with BJP, while questioning the Election Commission's decision to
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Mamata Banerjee biggest fascist, murderer of democracy: BJP
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): With the TMC and BJP at loggerheads over violence in Kolkata, new accusations are being made by both sides. The BJP on Thursday not only termed Mamata Banerjee the "biggest fascist and murderer of democracy" but also said that Election Commission should ha
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ECI's decision to cut short campaigning in WB a 'dark spot on India's demo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress on Thursday termed Election Commission of India's (ECI) unprecedented move to curtail the campaign period in West Bengal for the final phase of the Lok Sabha polls as a "parting gift to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP" and a "dark spot on Ind
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WB: Ahmed Patel questions EC's decision, says poll body kept in mind PM's
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel came down heavily on the Election Commission after it cut short campaigning period in West Bengal.
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AP CM lashes out at EC, accuses it of ignoring TMC's complaints
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 16 (ANI): After the Election Commission (EC) put a blanket ban on campaigning in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday accused the polling body of acting on BJP's complaint while ignoring TMC's grievances.
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Mukul Roy lashes out at Mamata, says BJP will abide by EC order barring ca
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 16 (ANI): BJP leader Mukul Roy on Wednesday said that his party will obey the Election Commission's decision to cut short the campaign period in West Bengal by a day for the final phase of Lok Sabha elections.
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