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BJD accuses BJP of violating Model Code of Conduct, urges EC to take actio
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Ruling BJD on Sunday accused BJP of violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) by allegedly shifting the Railway Electrification Board unit from Bhubaneswar to Bengaluru on March 13 after the announcement of the Lok Sabha and the state Assembly p
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Former IAS officer Shah Faesal launches new party
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Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Former Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer Shah Faesal launched his party - the Jammu and Kashmir People's Movement - here on Sunday.
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Unaccounted Rs 10 lakh cash seized in Andhra Pradesh
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Godavari (Andhra Pradesh), [India], Mar 17 (ANI): Police on Saturday seized unaccounted cash amounting to Rs 10 lakh from a local resident during search operations near Nidadavole Municipal Office here.
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EC fixes timeline for political parties to release manifesto
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New Delhi [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Saturday announced fixing a timeline for the release of a manifesto by political parties.
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Odisha polls: BJD approaches EC over KALIA scheme, BJP on hoardings
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Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Alleging that BJP has been trying to pressurise the Election Commission, Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Saturday approached the State Commission urging it not to stop the assistance to farmers under the state government's KALIA scheme.
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EC holds meeting with representatives of three political parties
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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Deputy Election Commissioner Sudeep Jain on Saturday met the representatives of Trinamool Congress (TMC), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Indian National Congress (INC) ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.
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TN: Transgenders requests EC to reconsider election dates
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Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 16 (ANI): Bharathi Kannama Trust has written to the District Collector requesting the Election commission (EC) to change the Lok Sabha poll dates in the state in the wake of Koovagam Koothandavar, a 3-day long festival of transgenders.
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Congress urges EC to ban biopic on PM Modi during Lok Sabha election phase
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Panaji (Goa) [India], Mar 15 (ANI): PANAJI: The National Students' Union of India – Goa, the Congress party's student wing, on Friday urged Election Commission to ban the release of Narendra Modi Biopic, alleging that the movie was “propaganda by the BJP to influence” voters during the Lok S
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EC holds meeting of Multi Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence
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New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Friday held a meeting of the Multi Departmental Committee on Election Intelligence. Heads of Tax Boards, law enforcement agencies, central paramilitary forces and representatives of financial institutions attended the me
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Two leaves symbol case: SC seeks reply from EC
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New Delhi (India) Mar 15 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Election Commission on petitions filed by AMMK leaders VK Sasikala and TTV Dhinakaran challenging the Delhi High Court order in the ‘two leaves’ symbol case.
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Delhi Police at the behest of BJP is harassing AAP leaders: Sanjay Singh t
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New Delhi (India), March 15 (ANI): AAP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh has written to Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Sunil Arora alleging that Delhi Police is harassing AAP workers and common citizens at the behest of BJP leaders for "adding deleted names in Delhi's electoral roll"
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Cong, AAP approach EC over 'violation' of MCC by BJP
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New Delhi [India], Mar 15 (ANI): A delegation of the Congress party and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday met Election Commission officials in separate instances over the alleged violation of the Model Code of Conduct by the BJP.
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