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“No fault of Central, State govt, question about local leadership”: Ajit P
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Ajit Pawar, who is part of the Mahayuti alliance but decided to fight the PMC elections with his Sharad Pawar's NCP (SP), said that the Central and state governments are providing "ample" funds, but the implementation has not been realised at the local level.
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"Fight directly with BJP, Shinde's Sena": Senior NCP leader Nawab Malik ah
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"On most of the seats, our party is contesting against the BJP and the Shinde's Sena. We are not contesting elections in the minority areas. We are not contesting in Shivaji Nagar's three wards, where the minority is 90 per cent," Malik told ANI.
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"Ramdas Athawale is not upset; he is with Mahayuti alliance": BJP's Pravin
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"Ramdas Athawale is not upset; he is with the Mahayuti alliance. But he has his own party, so there is pressure from his party workers. Every party's workers feel they should contest the elections... There are 227 seats and thousands of workers who are interested in contesting elections..
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Congress welcomes Thackeray alliance, but says party cadre prefers solo ru
Updated : 3 months ago IST
Addressing a press conference in Nagpur on Wednesday, Wadettiwar asserted that Congress has emerged as the single largest party in recent municipal council elections by contesting independently, reflecting the confidence and preference of its grassroots workers in local self-government po
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"Confident of winning maximum seats," says Goa CM Pramod Sawant after cast
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
"Voting for the Zilla Panchayat elections began at 8 am today, and it is happening across 50 constituencies with intense enthusiasm. We are confident. Goa BJP candidates are directly contesting in 40 of the 50 seats. At some places, we also supported our alliance partners. I am confident
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Maharashtra: Municipal Corporation Elections announced; CM Fadnavis says n
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Highlighting the BJP's development work in Pune, Fadnavis said voters may see the BJP and NCP contesting against each other in the city.
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Will not contest Rugby India elections from Himachal, says Rahul Bose amid
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The President of Rugby India, Rahul Bose, has stated that he will not be contesting the presidency as a candidate from Himachal Pradesh in the forthcoming Rugby India elections, amid allegations that he obtained a fake Himachal domicile certificate to gain an advantage.
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Kannur: Four Kannur University law students enter Kerala local body polls
Updated : 3 months, 4 weeks ago IST
Anupriya Krishna is contesting from Ward 11 of the Alakode Grama Panchayat (Alakode Town) in Kannur district. Ashrin Kalakkat, who has served as area secretary of the Students' Federation of India (SFI), the ruling CPI (M) 's student wing, and as chairperson of Thrissur Government College
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"Prashant Kishor will continue to work for Bihar": Jan Suraaj president Ud
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Jan Suraaj Party, founded by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, faced a major setback in its electoral debut, failing to win a single seat despite contesting nearly all 243 constituencies in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election.
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Rahul Gandhi arrives at Mallikarjun Kharge's residence after MGB's dismal
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Earlier on Friday, Rahul Gandhi claimed that the Bihar Assembly election was "unfair from the beginning" after the party failed to secure double digits despite contesting on 61 seats. In the 2020 Bihar elections, the Congress party won 19 out of the 70 seats it contested.
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Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party fails to open account in Bihar Election
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The newly formed Jan Suraaj Party, founded by election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor, faced a major setback in the 2025 Bihar Assembly Election, failing to secure a single seat despite contesting in almost all 243 constituencies.
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"Election was unfair from beginning" Rahul Gandhi on "surprising" Bihar de
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that the Bihar Assembly election was "unfair from the beginning" after the party failed to hit double digits despite contesting on 61 seats.
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