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Priyanka challenges Modi to fight last 2 phases on demonetisation
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 8 (ANI): In a show of Congress strength, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday took out a a roadshow in the capital and challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to fight the last two phases of elections on issues like demonetisation, in a reposte to his challenge to her
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Atiq Ahmed denied bail to contest against PM Modi
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): A special court here has rejected a plea by former MP and gangster Atiq Ahmed seeking payroll for contesting elections against Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi.
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'It's good decision' that Sunny Deol contesting as BJP candidate: Hemal Ma
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 29 (ANI): Bollywood actor Sunny Deol has taken a good decision to contest as a Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) candidate from Gurdaspur in Punjab for the Lok Sabha polls, said sitting BJP MP from Mathura and Deol's stepmother Hema Malini on Monday.
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50 turmeric farmers from Telangana arrive in Varanasi to file nominations,
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): A group of 50 turmeric farmers from Telangana's Nizamabad arrived in Varanasi on Saturday to file their nomination as independent candidates to contest against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.
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Karnataka bypolls: Congress' Subhash Rathod to contest from Chincholi, Kus
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): The Congress party on Saturday announced its two candidates -- Subhash Rathod and Kusumavathi Shivalli for bye-elections to Karnataka Legislative Assembly.
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Denied ticket from Gurdaspur, Kavita Khanna says 'BJP has my support'
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Kavita Khanna, the wife of late actor Vinod Khanna, who was denied a BJP ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls from Gurdaspur seat in Punjab, on Saturday said that despite the "unacceptable" treatment meted out to her by the party, she would support Prime Mini
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Lok Sabha 2019: Harsimrat Kaur to contest from Bathinda, Sukhbir Badal fro
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Apr 23 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Patron Parkash Singh Badal on Tuesday announced that Sukhbir Singh Badal will contest from Ferozepur Lok Sabha constituency and Harsimrat Kaur Badal will contest from Bathinda constituency in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.<
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Supporters of Raj Kumar Chauhan protest outside Rahul Gandhi's residence
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Supporters of Congress leader Raj Kumar Chauhan gathered outside the residence on party chief Rahul Gandhi on Sunday to express dissent over the party's alleged denial of a ticket to Chauhan to contest in the ongoing polls.
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Rahul Gandhi will have to contest next election from a neighbouring countr
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Union Minister Piyush Goyal said that for next election Congress president Rahul Gandhi will have to find a seat in some neighbouring country because he is sure to face defeat in both the seats - Amethi and Wayanad - he is contesting from in the
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Public finance independent candidate Sukur Ali's bid for LS from Dhubri
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India] Apr 20, (ANI): Only people with wealthy connections can afford to contest elections in India! However, bucking the trend is the independent candidate from Dhubri Lok Sabha constituency Sukur Ali whose bid is being financed by the public of his constituency.
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Rajinikanth 'ready' to contest TN Assembly polls if AIADMK loses
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 19 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Friday said that he will contest Tamil Nadu Assembly elections if the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) government falls.
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'Kerala mein kushti, aur Delhi mein dosti': PM Modi slams Cong, CPI (M); q
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Thiruvanthapuram (Kerala) [India], Apr 18 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hit out at Congress president Rahul Gandhi's decision to contest from Wayanad stating it was "appeasement politics".
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