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Ex-Finance Minister Rishi Sunak declares bid to contest UK PM race
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], October 23 (ANI): Britain's former Finance Minister Rishi Sunak on Sunday declared his candidature to contest the UK Prime Ministerial race after Liz Truss resigned as PM and left the country in a state of political turmoil.
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BJP's 'chaiwala' candidate from Shimla starts campaign, says...."To get a
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], October 22 (ANI): A tea seller of Shimla City and a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sanjay Sood, kick-started his poll campaign from here on Saturday.
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Complaint filed against Nepal PM Deuba's candidature for November polls
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], October 10 (ANI): A complaint has been lodged against Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's candidacy from Dadeldhura alleging that there is a difference between his date of birth in the citizenship documents and the electoral roll of the election commission.
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Congress President poll: Digvijaya Singh to contest, file nomination tomor
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 29 (ANI): Veteran Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Thursday said that he will contest the polls for party president even as Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot arrived here for a meeting with Sonia Gandhi after a rebellion over his candidature to the post by
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No Gandhi to contest Congress president elections, reiterates Gehlot
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], September 23 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday confirmed his candidature for the upcoming Congress president election and said that Rahul Gandhi has made it clear that "no member of the Gandhi family" would become the next party chief.
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I am not even a claimant, I don't even desire it: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Delhi [India], September 6 (ANI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday met CPM leader Sitaram Yechury at his office in Delhi.
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Delhi Court acquits Kejriwal, Sisodia in a defamation case
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 20 (ANI): The Rouse Avenue Court on Saturday acquitted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, his Deputy Manish Sisodia and Yogendra Yadav (former AAP leader) in a criminal defamation case filed by lawyer Surender Sharma, who claimed that his candidature from AAP was
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Dreams of becoming PM made Nitish betray people's mandate, claims former B
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 11 (ANI): Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad on Thursday alleged that Nitish Kumar's "dreams of becoming the prime minister" made him "betray the mandate of the people" and joins hands with the RJD.
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"What a joke!" Nitish Kumar on Sushil Modi's "totally bogus" VP claims
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], August 11 (ANI): Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday rejected claims by Bharatiya Janata Party MP and his former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi that the JD(U) had split with the NDA as the chief minister was not made the Vice President.
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Pakistan: Imran Khan announces his candidature for nine vacant Assembly se
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf chief and ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday announced he will contest bypolls on all the nine vacant Assembly seats after the Election Commission of Pakistan released the schedule for bypolls on Friday.
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PML-Q leader openly accepts opposing PTI-backed candidature of Parvaiz Ela
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], July 24 (ANI): Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) President, Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain has openly accepted that he opposed the PTI-backed candidature of his cousin, Chaudhry Parvez Elahi because he cannot lend his support to "anyone who criticized state institutions".
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Sri Lankan Presidential polls: Sajith Premadasa withdraws, lends support t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 19 (ANI): In a major announcement, Sri Lanka's main opposition leader Sajith Premadasa on Tuesday withdrew his candidature for President of the island nation and said he is supporting rival candidate Dullas Alahapperuma for the top post.
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