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"I have no power to decide...": Eshwarappa denies pitching for CT Ravi as
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid reports that he pitched for BJP national general secretary CT Ravi as the "next" chief minister of Karnataka, former state minister and senior party leader KS Eshwarappa on Tuesday denied making any statement to that effect.
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Karnataka polls: BJP does not want a single vote from the Muslim community
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
While addressing a Veerashaiva-Lingayat meeting in Shivamogga, Eshwarappa said, "We do not want even a single Muslim vote here. Nationalist Muslims will, however, vote for the BJP."
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"No vacancy for PM post": BJP's Shahnawaz takes swipe at Nitish over meeti
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking a swipe at the recent meeting of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Monday said that in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, there's no vacancy for the Prime Ministerial berth.
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"If someone trying to break away..." NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Ajit Pawar
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Following the buzz of Nationalist Congress Party leader (NCP) Ajit Pawar joining the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) coalition in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Sunday said there was no discussion about the matter in the party.
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Police overlooked all rules they must follow when crime is committed: BJP
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Amid the alleged gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Bharati Ghosh lashed out at police officials and said that they overlooked all the rules they must follow when any crime is committed.
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"He is not in right state of mind": MLA Agnimitra Paul dismisses Mukul Roy
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Day after veteran Trinamool Congress leader and one of the party's founding members, Mukul Roy, claimed he was no longer with the ruling party in West Bengal and was willing to take up any task assigned by the BJP, saffron party leader Agnimitra Paul took a swipe at him claiming that he was
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Karnataka polls: Banjara community unhappy with Congress, says party leade
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Banjara community has influence in more than 30 Assembly seats out of 224 in Karnataka. Aware of this, the Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress have fielded 13 and 3 candidates, respectively, from the influential community.
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Delhi excise policy case: Court extends Manish Sisodia's judicial custody
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
The Rouse Avenue Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Delhi's former Deputy Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party leader Manish Sisodia in ED and CBI cases related to alleged irregularities in the now-scrapped excise policy.
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Goa: Congress leaders detained while heading to Amit Shah's public meeting
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Goa Congress president Amit Patkar, General Secretary Captain Viriato Fernandes, and other party leaders were detained while on their way to protest at the venue of Union Home Minister Amit Shah's public meeting in south Goa on Sunday evening, a police official said.
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"This displays Centre's fear..." AAP leader Atishi after being detained by
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Delhi Cabinet Minister Atishi on Sunday lashed out at the Centre after the Delhi Police detained several senior Aam Aadmi Party leaders while they were "peacefully" protesting against CBI summons to party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal.
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"Our party was carved out of anti-corruption movement, not scared of CBI,
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Shortly after being detained by Delhi Police for protesting near the CBI office, Aam Aadmi Party leader Raghav Chadha on Sunday said the party which was carved out of the anti-corruption movement has seen all kinds of struggle and is not scared of CBI, ED or police detention.
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"Was offered Rajya Sabha membership by high command..." Former K'taka CM J
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
Hours after resigning as MLA, former Karnataka Chief Minister and disgruntled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jagdish Shettar on Sunday said that he was offered a Rajya Sabha membership by the party's high command, which he turned down.
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