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DMDK joins BJP-AIADNK-PMK alliance in Tamil Nadu
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) on Sunday joined the BJP-AIADMK-PMK alliance in Tamil Nadu for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. Four Lok Sabha seats have been given to the DMDK from the alliance.
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LS polls will herald a new era: Ahmed Patel
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): In a veiled attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi led BJP government, senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Sunday said that the ensuing Lok Sabha elections will herald a new era as "five years of chaotic, despotic and destructive dispensation will finall
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Opposition leaders slam EC, Centre for not holding Assembly polls in state
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): The opposition leaders on Sunday took on the Election Commission (EC) and the Centre for not holding the Assembly polls in the state along with the Lok Sabha elections for which the schedule was announced by the EC here.
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Political parties welcome LS poll announcement, urge people to vote in a l
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): With the announcement of Lok Sabha election schedule, leaders cutting across political lines on Sunday urged the people to exercise their democratic right in large number.
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Rahul maintains silence on announcement of LS poll schedule
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Even as the scores of senior leaders from various political parties reacted soon after the Election Commission (EC) announced the dates for Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Rahul Gandhi has chosen to maintain silence till now.
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PM, Shah welcome festival of democracy, urge people to bless BJP
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday welcomed the announcement of the schedule for 17th Lok Sabha elections by the Election Commission of India (ECI), terming the poll as a ‘festival of democracy.’
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LS polls in 7 phases, first phase polling on April 11, vote counting on Ma
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the schedule for the 17th Lok Sabha election, which will be held in seven phases beginning April 11. The final phase of voting will take place on May 19. The counting of votes will be done on May 23. Read More
Third surgical strike will be done by voters: Sushma Swaraj
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 10 (ANI): Senior BJP leader and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the "third surgical strike" will be done by voters on the Opposition.
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LS polls to be held in 7 phases, first phase polling on April 11
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 10 (ANI): Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday announced the dates for the 17th Lok Sabha elections, which will be held in seven phases and the first phase of polling will take place on April 11.
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'Nobody can defeat BJD from Kendrapara, Jay Panda had no roots there'
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Sunday asserted that the party cannot be defeated in Kendrapara- the Lok Sabha seat from where former BJD leader Jay Panda earlier contested.
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MP governor approves ordinance to increase OBC quota
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel has approved an ordinance to increase reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBCs) from 14 per cent to 27 per cent.
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LS elections: NCP, Congress leaders hold meeting to chalk out poll strateg
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 10 (ANI): Leaders of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and Congress party on Saturday held a meeting to chalk out the election strategy for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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