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I am withdrawing from race for LS : Abhishek Gopal Bhargava
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Abhishek Gopal Bhargava, son of senior BJP leader and leader of opposition in Madhya Pradesh Assembly, Gopal Bhargava, has withdrawn from contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls claiming he does not want to promote 'dynasty' politics.
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BJP party CEC will take final, says Raman Singh on contesting LS polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Amid speculations of Raman Singh contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections, the former Chief Minister and BJP national Vice President on Saturday said a final call will be taken by the party's Central Election Committee (CEC).
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Paresh Rawal unlikely to contest Lok Sabha polls
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 23 (ANI): Actor and BJP leader Paresh Rawal on Saturday announced that he is not keen on contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Rawal is a sitting Member of Parliament from Ahmedabad East constituency.
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LS polls: Rape convict Rajballabh Yadav's wife gets RJD ticket from Nawada
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has fielded Vibha Devi, wife of Rajballabh Yadav, who was convicted for raping a minor and subsequently disqualified from contesting polls, from Nawada Lok Sabha seat in the impending elections.
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Joined BJP to serve country with right intent, honesty: Gautam Gambhir
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 22 (ANI): India's former cricketer Gautam Gambhir ended speculations regarding his political career on Friday, as he joined the BJP party and he may even end up contesting the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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I'm not contesting elections, not campaigning for any political party: Sal
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 21 (ANI): Bollywood megastar Salman Khan on Thursday put an end to all the speculations of him planning to contest elections or campaigning for any political party.
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ECI issues directions for submission of extra stamp size photo by LS candi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Mar 20 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday issued instructions to candidates contesting the ensuing Lok Sabha polls to submit one extra recent stamp size photograph, in addition to one submitted by them along with the nomination form, for printing o
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JDS-Congress join hands to defeat BJP in Karnataka
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Janta Dal (Secular) and the Congress party on Tuesday confirmed that they will be contesting the Lok Sabha elections together.
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CPI announces candidates for AP Assembly elections
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): The Communist Party of India (CPI) announced candidates for six out of the seven Assembly seats it is contesting on in the upcoming elections in Andhra Pradesh.
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JMM to contest LS polls in Bihar, Bengal and Odisha too
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], Mar 18 (ANI): Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) will also be contesting the Lok Sabha elections in Bihar, West Bengal, and Odisha, apart from its stronghold--Jharkhand.
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Will decide whether to support Venkatesan or not next week: Alagiri
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sep 07 (ANI): Expelled Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader MK Alagiri on Sunday said he will take a decision next week on whether or not he would extend support to CPI-M leader S Venkatesan, who will be contesting from Madurai Lok Sabha seat.
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BJP MP Shyama Charan joins Samajwadi
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], Mar 16 (ANI): BJP MP Shyama Charan Gupta on Saturday joined the Samajwadi party. He will be contesting the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections from Banda constituency in Uttar Pradesh.
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