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BJP appoints Keshav Prasad Maurya as central observer for election of Biha
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Tuesday appointed Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya as the party's Central Observer for the election of the leader of the legislative party in Bihar.
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"Mahayuti to contest BMC polls together": Chandrashekhar Bawankule
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Putting speculations to rest, Maharashtra Minister and BJP leader Chandrashekhar Bawankule said on Tuesday that the BJP, Shiv Sena and the NCP in the Mahayuti alliance will contest the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections in the state together.
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"All excuses...": Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Opposition blaming EV
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi asserted that the opposition should accept that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will once again take the position, further underlining that they blame the Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) as an excuse to cover their defeat.
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"I could not win faith of people of Bihar," Prashant Kishor admits defeat,
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Kishor said, "There must have been some mistake in our efforts, in our thinking, in the way we explained that the public had not elected us. If the public did not show faith in us, then the responsibility for that is completely mine. I take that responsibility 100 per cent on myself, that
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Congress holds meeting to review ongoing SIR in 12 states, UTs amid Bihar
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The Congress party meeting is underway at the party's headquarters, Indira Bhawan, in the national capital to review preparations related to the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls across 12 States and Union Territories, days after the party suffered a disappointin
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Kerala govt moves Supreme Court for deferment of SIR exercise until local
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The state sought deferment of the SIR until the ongoing process for Local Self-Government Institutions (LSGI) is completed. It said that conducting the SIR simultaneously with local body elections will create significant administrative complications and potentially disrupt the smooth cond
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ECI to conduct 'special revision' of electoral roll in Assam
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This 'special revision' is not the same as the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive being carried out by the EC in 12 states and union territories, given Assam's distinct citizenship framework and the ongoing Supreme Court-monitored National Register of Citizens (NRC) process.
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"RJD turned into NPA in Bihar": Union Minister Giriraj Singh on feud in La
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Rohini Acharya's announcement to step away from politics has triggered wide political reactions in Bihar, especially after the Rashtriya Janata Dal's poor performance in the recent Assembly elections, where the party secured only 25 of the over 140 seats it contested in the 243-member Hou
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PM Modi takes jibes at Congress, says "Muslim League Maowadi Congress" is
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
PM Modi also talked about the recent Bihar Assembly elections results, in which the NDA secured a massive victory by securing 202 seats out of the 243 seats
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Venkatesh Prasad strongly condemns sudden postponement of KSCA elections
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
The elections have now been deferred to December 30. Besides Venkatesh, who is fighting for the post of president, the others in the fray are former India and Karnataka cricketer Sujith Somasundar for Vice President, Vinay Mruthyunjaya for Secretary, A.V. Shashidhar for Joint Secretary, and
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"PM Modi had already predicted...": Union Minister Giriraj Singh on feud i
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
There has been no immediate response from the RJD or members of the Yadav family to Rohini Acharya's claims.
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EC publishes Index Cards for Bihar assembly polls within 72 hours of resul
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
"Before the introduction of ECINET, the publication of Index Cards used to take several weeks, or even months, as the data used to be manually filled by the field officials," the EC said in an official statement.
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