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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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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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Bollywood's big faces throng Begusarai in support of Kanhaiya Kumar
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Begusarai (Bihar) [India] Apr 27, (ANI): Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) alumnus Kanhaiya Kumar, who is contesting the Lok Sabha election on the ticket of Communist Party of India (CPI), has support from many big faces of the Bollywood.
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Prakash Raj hits out at BJP for fielding candidates with 'no wisdom'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate, on Friday hit out at the ruling BJP government by posting a video of its candidate Ranjita Koli who is contesting from Bharatpur Lok Sabha
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Congress is contesting 2019 poll on 1971 agenda, Jaitley's jibe at grand o
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday took a dig at the Congress party, saying that India's grand old party was contesting the 2019 election on 1971 agenda.
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Priyanka's decision to not contest polls voluntary: Sam Pitroda
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India] Apr 26 (ANI): Sam Pitroda, advisor to former prime minister Manmohan Singh, said at a press conference here on Friday that Congress president Rahul Gandhi had left the final decision of contesting election to Priyanka Gandhi herself.
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Kanhaiya Kumar, Tanveer Hassan not my competition: Giriraj Singh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Begusarai (Bihar) [India] Apr 26 (ANI): Union Minister and BJP candidate from Begusarai, Giriraj Singh, who is contesting against the CPI's Kanhaiya Kumar and RJD's Tanveer Hassan, said that he considers Kumar and Hassan as his competition.
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Jaitley claims Priyanka Gandhi 'quietly chickened out' from contesting aga
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): BJP leader and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday alleged that Congress general secretary in charge for Eastern Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "quietly chickened out" from contesting against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. Read More
Congress manifesto for UP may get delayed
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Apr 25 (ANI): After three phases of elections have already taken place, the news that AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi is not contesting from Varanasi has reportedly led to a delay in bringing out the Congress manifesto for Uttar Pradesh.
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LS polls: Congress fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi from Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Congress on Thursday fielded Ajay Rai as its candidate from the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat, putting to rest speculation regarding Priyanka Gandhi Vadra contesting the general elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Pragya says NIA order on her candidature 'victory of truth'
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Bhopal BJP candidate and Malegaon blast accused Pragya Singh Thakur on Wednesday termed NIA court's decision to turn down a plea seeking to bar her from contesting poll as the victory of "truth and virtues".
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