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Democracy finally won: Congress on Ahmed Patel's RS victory
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 9 (ANI): Stating that Ahmed Patel's victory in the Rajya Sabha is a hard-won battle, the Congress on Wednesday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did their best to ruin the democracy but it failed.
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Gujarat RS polls exposed BJP's personal vendetta: Ahmed Patel
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 09 (ANI): After retaining his Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat, Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday alleged that the election exposed the "personal vendetta and political terror" of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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BJP's Amit Shah, Smriti Irani win Rajya Sabha seats from Gujarat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Aug. 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah and Union minister Smriti Irani emerged victorious in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha election.
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BJP can only break few weak Cong MLAs, not party: Chidambaram
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 9 (ANI): After Congress claimed victory in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha elections, party leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) can only break few "weak" Congress MLAs, but not the party.
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BJP MLA Nalin Kotadiya admits he voted against BJP in RS polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 09 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Nalin Kotadiya said that he has voted against BJP in the Rajya Sabha polls after seeing the pain of 14 youths who died during Patidar agitation.
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Ahmed Patel retains Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India] August 09 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel has retained his Rajya Sabha seat.
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Ahmed Patel appreciates EC order to declare two Cong MLAs' votes inva
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Wednesday appreciated the order of the Election Commission to declare votes of two Congress MLAs in the Gujarat Rajya Sabha polls invalid.
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Election Commission taught BJP lesson of life: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi/Gandhinagar [India], Aug 9 (ANI): Congress on late Tuesday night hailed the Election Commission (EC) decision to declare votes of two Congress MLAs in Gujarat Rajya Sabha election as invalid and said it has taught the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lesson of life.
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EC declares votes of two Cong MLAs invalid in Gujarat RS polls
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on late Tuesday night declared votes of two Congress MLAs invalid in the Rajya Sabha elections for three seats that were conducted earlier in the day.
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Have enough evidence to prove irregularities took place in Gujarat RS poll
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 8 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram has said that there is enough evidence to their stand that irregularities happened in the Rajya Sabha polls which took place in Ahmedabad on Tuesday
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Government printing two sizes of new notes: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 8 (ANI): The Congress on Tuesday targeted the government in Rajya Sabha alleging that size of new Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 currency notes is different.
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Got more than needed votes to win RS seat: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Aug 8 (ANI): Congress MLA Arjun Modhwadia on Tuesday expressed confidence of winning the Rajya Sabha seat from Gujarat and said the party candidate Ahmed Patel has got more votes than required to win.
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