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Tejashwi Yadav dismisses speculations of CM Nitish contesting 2024 polls f
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], October 1 (ANI): Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav dismissed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's desire to become Prime Minister and said that the veteran leader is focused on getting the opposition together for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Rajasthan: Minister Mahesh Joshi hails CM Gehlot's decision not to fight C
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], September 30 (ANI): Rajasthan Minister Mahesh Joshi lauded Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's move of not contesting the Congress president's poll and said that the latter has never disobeyed orders of the party high command.
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AK Antony meets Sonia Gandhi; discusses political matters
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): Rajasthan Congress turmoil that erupted due to Ashok Gehlot's ambition of contesting in the party's presidential race as Rahul Gandhi has opted himself out of the race, senior party leader AK Antony on Wednesday met party interim president Sonia Gandhi
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SC notice to Centre, ECI on plea to debar persons charged in serious offen
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 28 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Centre and Election Commission of India (ECI) on a petition seeking direction to debar persons, against whom charges have been framed in serious offences, from contesting elections.
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Kamal Nath says not interested in contesting Cong president poll
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Former Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh Kamal Nath on Monday refuted speculation that he could contest the upcoming Congress presidential election saying he was not interested.
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"Tomorrow even Rakhi Sawant will become...." Hema Malini on speculation ov
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 24 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Hema Malini on Saturday reacted to the speculations that actor Kangana Ranaut could contest elections from Mathura, which is the Sholay actor's parliamentary constituency.
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Rahul Gandhi emphasises 'one person, one post' norm in veiled message to A
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Ernakulam (Kerala) [India], September 22 (ANI): Amid indication of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot contesting the Congress presidential polls, party leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday emphasised the "one person, one post" norm and said he believes the commitment of party's Udaipur decl
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Nitish Kumar won't be able to save election deposit after contesting LS po
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 18 (ANI): Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Sunday challenged Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to contest Lok Sabha elections from anywhere in Uttar Pradesh and claimed he won't be able to save his election deposit.
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Plea in Pak SC against Imran Khan for contesting elections on all nine vac
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], September 5 (ANI): A plea has been filed in Pakistan's apex court against former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan contesting elections on nine vacant seats of the country's National Assembly, media reports said.
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'People free to speculate': Shashi Tharoor on contesting Cong president po
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 30 (ANI): Amid the buzz over his recent article in a Malayalam daily on the Congress presidential election, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said people are free to speculate whether he would contest for the top post in the party.
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Shashi Tharoor mum on contesting party president post, says "election good
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], August 30 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said that an election will be good for the party while refusing to comment on whether he will run for the post of the Congress president after his recent article in a Malayalam daily triggered spec
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Lahore HC dismisses plea against Imran Khan contesting elections on 9 NA s
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 12 (ANI): The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday dismissed a plea against Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief and former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's decision to contest elections on all nine vacant seats of the National Assembly (NA), local media reported
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