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Prakash Raj slams 'fake' posts of him backing Congress
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 17 (ANI): Veteran actor Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central seat as an independent candidate in the Lok Sabha elections, on Wednesday hit out at the Congress for posting photographs on social media platforms, which claimed he backed the gr
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Will fight elections with full dignity, says Rajnath Singh on Poonam Sinha
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said that his party will fight the Lok Sabha elections with full dignity against Poonam Sinha, who is contesting against him as SP-BSP-RLD candidate from Lucknow.
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I am fighting for the people, not against any party or leader: Prakash Raj
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Prakash Raj, who is contesting from Bengaluru Central constituency as an independent candidate, on Tuesday said that he was contesting the elections on behalf of the people and not against any political party or a leader
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Give me Rs 75 lakh or permit me to sell my kidney: LS candidate from Balag
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 16 (ANI): Kishore Samrite, former Samajwadi Party MLA who is contesting the Lok Sabha as an independent candidate from Balaghat constituency has come under the spotlight for urging Election Commission on Tuesday to either provide him Rs 75 lakh or allo
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BJP fields actor Ravi Kishan from Gorakhpur, Praveen Nishad from Sant Kabi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Bhojpuri superstar Ravi Kishan will be contesting from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency on a BJP ticket, the party announced on Monday.
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Azam Khan should not be allowed to contest polls: Jaya Prada
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 15 (ANI): Film actress and Rampur BJP candidate Jaya Prada on Monday said Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Azam Khan should not be allowed to contest the ensuing elections, adding that his "vulgar remarks" will not deter her from contesting polls from Rampur
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Azam Khan makes below the belt 'khaki' comment on Jaya Prada
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former minister Azam Khan on Sunday made a below the belt 'khaki' comment on Jaya Prada, who is contesting the Lok Sabha poll from here on the BJP ticket.
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Cong should decide whether removing PM Modi, Shah or contesting more seats
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 13 (ANI): Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday said that the primary objective of the Aam Aadmi Party is to ensure removal of the "dictatorial" and "anti-federal" Narendra Modi government and it is for the Congress to decide its priorities.
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Congress fielded Urmila Matondkar because of her face: BJP MP Gopal Shetty
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Urmila Matondkar has been brought into politics on the basis of her face as she is a celebrity, said Gopal Shetty, a Bhartiya Janata Party MP, who is contesting against Matondkar from Mumbai North parliamentary constituency.
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Renuka Chowdhury confident of victory in Khammam
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Khammam (Telangana) [India], Apr 11 (ANI): Congress MP and Former Union Minister Renuka Chowdhury, who is contesting elections from Khammam Lok Sabha seat, cast her vote here on Thursday.
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From SHG leader to BJD's Aska LS seat candidate: Story of Pramila Bisoi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Ganjam (Odisha) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): A cow munching on fodder, a bike and a bicycle parked under a tattered tin roof in its front, the small house of this Lok Sabha aspirant in Cherimaria village of Odisha's Gamjam district bears almost a deserted look unlike the houses of arguably most of
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Despite 30-odd losses, Odisha's Syambabu Subudhi determined to contest pol
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Berhampur (Odisha) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Despite contesting in over 30 different elections and losing all of them, Syambabu Subudhi from Odisha's Berhampur has still not lost hope and is keen on getting his first win in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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