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Ahmed Patel confident of victory ahead of Gujarat RS Polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India] August 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is contesting for a Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, on Monday said that he trusts his party MLAs commitment, adding he will definitely win the elections by defeating the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Gujarat: Ahmed Patel to meet 44 Congress MLAs today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Anand (Gujarat) [India], Aug 7 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel, who is contesting for a Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, will meet the 44 party MLAs who returned on Monday morning from Bengaluru.
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VP candidate Naidu says I'm not competing against anyone
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 5 (ANI): Ahead of the Vice-Presidential elections on Saturday, National Democratic Alliance (NDA) candidate M. Venkaiah Naidu said that he is not competing against an individual or party but is solely focused on contesting for the post of the Vice-President of India
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Shahbaz Sharif may not contest for PM
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], Aug 3 (ANI): Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif may not be contesting for the National Assembly constituency, NA-120 by poll in Lahore as former prime minister Nawaz Sharif is set to hold a high level meeting of PML-N leaders to review his decision of elevating Shehbaz t
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PML-N leaders caution Shahbaz against contesting from Nawaz Sharif`s NA-12
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], August 2 (ANI): Senior PML-N (Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz) leaders from Punjab are advising Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif against taking the 'risky decision' of contesting the seat left vacant by former prime minister Nawaz Sharif, where he is likely to face a
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SC to hear PIL seeking 'lifetime ban' on convicted lawmakers
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court will continue its hearing on the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwani Upadhyay, seeking a lifetime ban on convicted and chargesheeted Member of Parliaments or the state Legislative Assembly m
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Paid news row: Delhi HC to issue order on Narottam Mishra's plea
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday is likely to issue the order on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) minister Narottam Mishra's plea against the Election Commission of India's (EC) order that had barred him from contesting elections for three years in r
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Delhi HC to hear Narottam Mishra's plea in paid news case
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 13 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will on Thursday hear BJP minister Narottam Mishra's plea against Election Commission's order which had barred him from contesting elections for three years in connection with a paid news case.
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CPN-UML leads Nepal's second phase polls vote count
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], June 30 (ANI): Nepal's main opposition, Communist Party of Nepal-UML, contesting under 'Sun' as its election symbol, is leading in the vote count of three hundred twenty six local levels out of three hundred thirty four local level, in the second phase local
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Fighting Presidential elections with confidence: Meira Kumar
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 30 (ANI): Former Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar on Friday said that she is contesting the Presidential elections with confidence, expressing optimism about her chances.
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Centre against barring convicted politicians for life from contesting poll
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 18 (ANI): The Centre on Tuesday expressed its objection to the Supreme Court about barring convicted politicians for life from contesting polls.
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Sasikala Pushpa to meet EC seeking disqualification of Dinakaran, Sasikala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr.11 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Tuesday will be meeting Member of Parliament (MP) Rajya Sabha Sasikala Pushpa who is seeking the disqualification of deputy general secretary of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) TTV Dinakaran and int
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