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UP Assembly Elections: Polling begins for crucial third phase
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 19 (ANI): With over 826 candidates from 105 political parties contesting for 69 seats, polling began on Sunday morning for the crucial third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
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UP Elections: Key poll issues of political biggies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 17 (ANI): This year whether assembly elections in India's biggest state of Uttar Pradesh are being fought on the combination and permutations of cast, creed and religion or development is any issue in the state will be decided by the voters only, but the fact is
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Election Commission applauds UP for free, fair and peaceful polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 15 (ANI): The Election Commission on Wednesday applauded all the segments, including voters, political parties, media, partnering organisations and all the staff for leading a free, fair and inclusive second phase of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections.
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Nepal President urges political parties to go for polls
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Feb.14 (ANI): Nepal President Bidya Devi Bhandari has warned leaders of all political parties that the nation faces a possible constitutional crisis if they do not go in for elections at the earliest.
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Ahead of UP polls, BJP supporters drool over, relish free 'Modi Jaleb
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh) [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): While all the political parties are leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly election, a supporter of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hogging the limelight in Lucknow for his unique 'Modi Jalebi�
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PM Modi's 'raincoat' barb: RJD says it has disturbed everyb
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9 (ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Thursday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his 'raincoat' barb against his predecessor Manmohan Singh and remarked it has disturbed not only the political parties,
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ASSOCHAM seeks fine prints of electoral bond scheme
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has said that fine prints of the electoral bond scheme for donations to the political parties by businesses and wealthy individuals should aim at maximizing clean-up of the system and transparency in political funding.
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Recent developments representative of a divide in AIADMK: DMK
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): The recent political drama in the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazakham (AIADMK) has revoked variety of reactions from political parties. The Dravida Munnetra Kazakham (DMK) has attacked the ruling party in the state and remarked that the recen
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Notice to EC, Centre on plea to restrain parties from offering freebies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb. 2 (ANI): In the wake of the upcoming assembly polls in the five states, the Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Election Commission and also to the Centre on the plea to restrain political parties from offering freebies to the voters.
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No party, candidate shall publish any ad in print media on Feb. 3 and 4: E
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday directed that no political party, candidate, organisation or any person will publish any advertisement in print media on February 3 and 4 unless contents of the advertisement proposed to be published have been pre-
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Delhi HC to hear plea seeking parties to refrain from offering freebies
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea that sought restraint from political parties from making promises of offering freebies to people if they are voted to power.
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Budget 2017: Political reforms will invite more people join politics witho
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 1 (ANI): Commending Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for announcing a cap on anonymous donations to political parties at Rs. 2000 during the Budget presentation, Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday said the measure would help more people to join political process wi
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