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SC increases VVPAT count to 5 EVMs per Assembly constituency in LS polls
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Apr 8 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday ordered the Election Commission to increase the VVPAT count of one randomly selected electronic voting machine per Assembly constituency to five in the Lok Sabha polls, saying that it is to ensure the "greatest degree of accuracy
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BJP manifesto a bunch of lies: Congress
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): The Congress Party termed the Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) manifesto as a "bunch of lies".
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Apna Dal fields Pakauri Lal Kol from Robertsganj Lok Sabha seat
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Apna Dal has fielded former Lok Sabha MP Pakauri Lal Kol from Robertsganj parliamentary constituency in Sonbhadra, the party announced on Saturday.
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BJP manifesto reiterates stand on abrogation of Article 370, Article 35A
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 8 (ANI): Setting the narrative for the forthcoming Lok Sabha polls, BJP on Monday released its manifesto, reiterating its demand for abrogation of Article 370 and Article 35A of the Constitution which are provisions specific to Jammu and Kashmir.
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No roads, no vote: Natives of a UP village threaten to boycott polls
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 8 (ANI): With Lok Sabha polls inching closer, candidates are leaving no stone unturned to woo voters in their favor. However, there is a village in Bijnor district that has collectively decided to not vote, citing poor condition of roads.
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Better educational facilities, jobs figure as key issues of Wayanad Muslim
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerela) [India], April 8 (ANI): With Congress president Rahul Gandhi filing nomination from Wayanad, this hill town of Kerala has come into national spotlight and residents are pinning hopes on the Lok Sabha polls to see a boost in development of the region.
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LS polls: In Maha's Nanded, it is Ashok Chavan vs Ashok Chavan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Nanded (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Nanded Lok Sabha constituency in Maharashtra will witness an interesting battle in the ensuing Lok Sabha polls. Here, an Ashok Chavan is fighting independently is up against Ashok Chavan of Congress.
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Minor reshuffle in Mumbai Police ahead of Lok Sabha polls
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra)[India], Apr 7 (ANI): In a reshuffle ahead of the Lok Sabha polls in the state, Vinay Chaubey was on Sunday appointed new Joint Commissioner of Police (JCP), Law and Order, of Mumbai.
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Assam: 104-year old Lakhi Pal enthusiastic to cast her vote
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Charaideo (Assam) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): "To make democracy work, we must be a nation of participants, not simply observers. One who does not vote has no right to complain.
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'Anti-middle class' Cong wants higher taxes: PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Udaipur (Tripura), [India], Apr 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday alleged that Congress wants to punish the middle class by imposing high taxes and take the country back to the "licence raj".
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Congress launches 'Ab Hoga Nyay' poll campaign
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 7 (ANI): With just four days before the voting for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, the Congress launched its poll campaign with the tagline 'Ab Hoga Nyay' here on Sunday. The campaign focuses on the Congress' key poll promise of Nyuntam Ayay Yojana (NYAY), p
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We will snatch the 'chowki' held by every 'chowkidar': Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed that the poor and marginalised will "snatch the post held by every chowkidar" and ensure the defeat of BJP by the SP-BSP-RLD "gathbandhan" (alliance) in the Lok Sabha polls.
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