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'Can't defy my party' was Sheila's response to Vijay Kumar Malhotra on con
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) July 20 At a time when leaders switch sides every now and then, former Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, who breathed her last on Saturday, remained committed to Congress throughout her life, said BJP veteran Vijay Kumar Malhotra, one of the seniormost political figure
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Kamal Hassan's MNM will not contest election from Vellore LS seat
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 18 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) will not be contesting an election on Vellore Lok Sabha, scheduled to be held on August 5.
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Disqualification of independent candidates in local elections prompts prot
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], July 15 (ANI): The disqualification of independent candidates from contesting in the upcoming local elections prompted a thousand protesters to take to the streets of Moscow on Sunday.
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Senior DMK leader vouches to ditch Cong, go solo in local body polls
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 22 (ANI): Seems like all is not well between coalition partners DMK and Congress, senior leader of the former party K N Nehru on Saturday called for contesting the upcoming local body elections alone in Tamil Nadu.
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Trump announces 2020 Presidential campaign in Orlando
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Florida [USA], Jun 19 (ANI): US President Donald Trump announced his intent to run for a second term by contesting in the 2020 Presidential elections during a massive rally in Orlando here on Tuesday.
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Thinking of quitting Parliamentary post and contesting state elections: Az
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Ramgarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rampur MP Azam Khan on Sunday said that he is thinking to quit his parliamentary post and contest in the next Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
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LS results 2019: Actors receive mixed response from voters
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 23 (ANI): The 2019 Lok Sabha elections witnessed a string of B-Town celebrities contesting from various seats across the country. While some of them managed to strike gold for their respective parties, others are trailing as per latest trends thereby getting a mixed re
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Prakash Raj dismisses exit poll predictions
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 23 (ANI): Actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting as an independent candidate from Bengaluru Central Lok Sabha constituency, on Thursday dismissed the exit polls which projected a comfortable majority for the BJP-led NDA in the general elections, saying it was
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In Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath urges people to not vote on basis of caste
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that BJP's Bhojpuri actor Ravi Kishan, who is contesting from Gorakhpur, a seat that the CM had represented in Parliament for five times, will give a new direction to Bhojpuri cult
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Every resident contesting on my behalf: PM Modi's emotional message to Var
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): Calling himself a 'Kashi vaasi'- resident of Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is seeking re-election from the Lok Sabha seat, issued an emotional message for people of the constituency and sought their blessings for victory.
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BJP campaigning with Modi's name; PM canvassing using Pakistan's: Sisodia
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], May 14 (ANI): Delhi's Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia claimed that while BJP is campaigning during the ongoing Lok Sabha polls in the name of Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister is contesting in the name of Pakistan.
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Unfortunate Cong is contesting polls only to cut BJP's vote share: Aditya
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 14 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday took a dig at the Congress and said it is unfortunate that it has reduced to a party which is contesting elections just to cut vote share of the BJP.
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