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Plea in SC seeks cancellation of Rahul's nomination over citizenship row
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 2 (ANI): Raising questions over his citizenship, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Thursday, seeking cancellation of the nomination of Congress president Rahul Gandhi, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election from Wayanad and Amethi seats.
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Even those contesting on 8 to 20 seats harbour dreams of becoming Prime Mi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Kaushambi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 1 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday took a swipe at opposition leaders claiming that even those leaders whose parties are contesting in a limited number of seats now harbour dreams of becoming prime minister.
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Did not contest against PM Modi on advice of senior Cong leaders: Priyanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 30 (ANI): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said she did not contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Vanarasi on the direction of senior party leaders who advised her to not focus on a single seat but on all 41 constituencies i
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Rahul Gandhi contested from Wayanad because people wanted him to: Priyanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Amethi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 30 (India): Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday rubbished the claims that Congress president Rahul Gandhi contested from Wayanad as he was unsure of his fate from the Amethi Lok Sabha seat.
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Atiq Ahmed denied bail to contest against PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): A special court here has rejected a plea by former MP and gangster Atiq Ahmed seeking payroll for contesting elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.
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Bajaj Finserv's #BijliOnEMI campaign enters second phase, launches an awar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India] April 29 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Summer is upon us. As the temperatures soar across the country, customers can expect their electricity bills to do the same. To combat this challenge, Bajaj Finserv through its lending arm Bajaj Finance Ltd had launched unique
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'It's good decision' that Sunny Deol contesting as BJP candidate: Hemal Ma
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has taken a good decision to contest as a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur in Punjab for the Lok Sabha polls, said sitting BJP MP from Mathura and Deol's stepmother Hema Malini on Monday.
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Jhansi: Without Uma Bharti, BJP is likely to witness tough fight
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Jhansi Lok Sabha seat is set to witness a triangular contest between the Congress and its ally Jan Adhikar Party (JAP), SP-BSP-RLD and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Sons bat for their parents in Lok Sabha elections in high profile Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): The sons of electoral contestants in this high profile Lok Sabha constituency are batting for their fathers and mother, campaigning from door to door, and seeking people's support for them.
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30 per cent candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have crimin
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): Thirty per cent of the candidates contesting Assembly Elections in Odisha have criminal backgrounds as per the affidavit filed by them, a report published by Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR) and Odisha Election Watch on Sunday claimed.
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LS Polls: Burger stall owner contests as Independent candidate from Ludhia
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ludhiana (Punjab) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): A burger-stall owner Ravinder Pal Singh is contesting Lok Sabha Elections as an Independent candidate from Ludhiana.
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50 turmeric farmers from Telangana arrive in Varanasi to file nominations,
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): A group of 50 turmeric farmers from Telangana's Nizamabad arrived in Varanasi on Saturday to file their nomination as independent candidates to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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