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Election Commission to announce dates for Gujarat polls today
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 25 (ANI): The Election Commission is set to announce the dates for Gujarat assembly elections today.
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Hardik Patel questions delay in election announcement 'if BJP is confident
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], October 24 (ANI): Patidar leader Hardik Patel on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), stating that the delay in announcement for the dates of the Gujarat polls was unwarranted, if the ruling party was so confident of winning around 150 seats.
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No pressure on EC from Centre: CEC
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New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Achal Kumar Joti, India's Chief Election Commissioner, on Monday rejected the opposition's charge that the country's top election body is working under the pressure of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA).
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Samajwadi Party to support Congress in Gujarat polls
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday announced that the Samajwadi Party would fight on only five seats in the upcoming Gujarat polls and support the Congress on the rest.
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Multiple factors led EC to hold Himachal polls earlier: CEC
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Chief Election Commissioner Achal Kumar Joti on Monday said multiple factors, including the weather had come into play when deciding why to hold elections in Himachal Pradesh earlier than Gujarat.
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Patidar leader alleges BJP's Varun Patel bribed him, Varun rejects claim
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Ahmedabad(Gujarat): Patidar leader Narendra Patel, a close aide of Hardik Patel, on Sunday alleged that he was offered Rs 1 crore to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
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EC has authorised PM to announce date of Gujarat polls: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct. 20 (ANI): Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram has questioned the Election Commission's (EC) decision of not announcing the dates for Gujarat elections.
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Jaitley talks GST, demonetisation, Gujarat polls with ANI
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is in the United States to attend the annual meeting of the IMF and the World Bank, in an exclusive interview with ANI, gave a rundown of his role in the meeting, and said that the countries across the wo
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Jaitley hopeful of big win in Gujarat polls, downplays Congress' campaign
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 15 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has downplayed Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi's aggressive election campaign in Gujarat by emphasising that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has greater chances of winning the assembly polls regardless o
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Gujarat polls: BJP slams Congress for doubting EC
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 14 (ANI): The wars of words between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over delay in Gujarat polls date escalated on Saturday after the BJP slammed the Congress for doubting the discretion of the Election Commission.
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Congress 'nervous' for Gujarat polls: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 13 (ANI): A day after the Congress Party alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Government pressurized Election Commission to delay the Gujarat polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit back at it, saying that it shows nervousness of the party's lead
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EC bans possession of arms ahead of Gujarat polls
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat),[India] Oct 10, (ANI): The Election Commission on Tuesday announced a blanket ban on the possession of arms and weapons by civilian in the wake of the upcoming Gujarat Assembly Elections.
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