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TDP's JC Diwakar Reddy announces to quit politics, praises Jagan
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Anantapuram (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader JC Diwakar Reddy, who faced defeat in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha polls, on Tuesday announced his decision to quit politics forever.
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No SP-BSP 'mahagathbandhan' for UP Assembly by-polls, BJP says coalition w
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 04 (ANI): Still licking their wounds after the electoral debacle, the BSP and SP on Tuesday said they were going their own ways to contest the Assembly elections in 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh after Mayawati first announced her decision to go it alone s
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Mahagathbandhan benefits BSP; pushes SP in 'coma': Swami Prasad Maurya
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 4 (ANI): The BSP emerged as a beneficiary while Samajwadi Party was pushed into "coma" by the coming together of the two parties in the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, state minister Swami Prasad Maurya said here on Tuesday.
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With eye on state polls, Kejriwal announces free travel for women in buses
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 3 (ANI) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced free ride for women in all Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) buses, cluster buses and Delhi Metro trains, a decision that comes close on the heels of the severe drubbing his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)'s suffe
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Union Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey visits Balaji temple in Tirumala
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 2 (ANI): Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey on Sunday visited Lord Balaji temple in Tirumala where he offered prayers thanking the almighty for BJP's victory in the Lok Sabha polls.
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Ministers would be made available to hear for party workers: Chhattisgarh
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], June 2 (ANI): Following the Lok Sabha polls debacle, the Chhattisgarh Congress on Sunday decided that a minister, by rotation, would be made available at the Pradesh Congress office for hearing the grievances and suggestions of party workers.
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No mismatch between EVMs and VVPATs reported in LS polls, says BEL CMD
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 1 (ANI): Bharat Electronics Ltd (BEL) Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) MV Gowtama on Saturday said that no mismatch was reported between votes recorded in electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines dur
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I had congratulated PM Modi in February itself, says Kazakhstan Ambassador
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): Kazakhstan's Ambassador to India Bulat Sarsenbayev on Friday said that he was so confident of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's victory in the 17th Lok Sabha polls that he had congratulated him in February itself.
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Modi's lieutenant Amit Shah appointed as Union Home Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): BJP president Amit Shah on Friday was appointed as Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) a day after he was sworn-in as Union Minister in the forecourt of the Rashtrapati Bhavan.
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'Feud' in Lalu Prasad's family could be a reason behind opposition drubbin
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 30 (ANI): Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Thursday said that "feud" in Lalu Prasad's family could have been one of the reasons for the defeat of the RJD-led alliance in the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
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UP CWC meeting on Thursday to discuss Lok Sabha poll debacle
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 29 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress Working Committee called for a meeting of its members and office-bearers on Thursday to introspect about the reasons behind party's defeat in Lok Sabha polls.
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Tejashwi dismisses reports suggesting disintegration of grand alliance aft
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], May 29 (ANI): Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav dismissed reports of the disintegration of the Mahagathbandhan in the state after the debacle in the Lok Sabha polls, terming such claims as "rumours".
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