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CBI court allows Naveen Jindal to contest polls, exempts from personal app
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 13 (ANI): A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court here on Wednesday allowed Congress leader and businessman Naveen Jindal to contest the ensuing Lok Sabha election.
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If Deve Gowda had 28 sons, all would have got tickets to contest LS polls:
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Shivamoga (Karnataka) [India], March 13 (ANI): Taking a jibe at JD (S) chief HD Deve Gowda, BJP leader K. S. Eshwarappa on Wednesday said if the former prime minister had 28 sons, he would have fielded all of them from different constituencies in the forthcoming general elections.
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Don’t know if I will get a second chance: YSRCP MLA indicates to quit poli
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Putalapattu (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Appearing distraught after failing to meet YSR Congress Party chief YS Jaganmohan Reddy, its MLA Sunil Kumar in a selfie video indicated that he would quit politics if he doesn't get second chance to contest upcoming Assembly elections d
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Umesh Jadhav will contest polls from Kalaburagi against Kharge: Yeddyurapp
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 13 (ANI): Karnataka BJP Chief BS Yeddyurappa on Wednesday said Dr Umesh Jadhav will contest elections from Kalaburagi against Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge, while Tejaswini Ananth Kumar is likely to contest from Bengaluru South.
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Consequences may not be positive if I'm denied ticket from Unnao: Sakshi M
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Sakshi Maharaj has written a letter to Uttar Pradesh party chief Mahendra Nath Pandey claiming that consequences "may not be positive" if the party denies him a ticket to contest from Unnao constituency in the
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Lok Sabha polls: Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi to contest 48 seats in Maharashtra
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 12 (ANI): Prakash Ambedkar, grandson of Dr B.R. Ambedkar, on Monday said that Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA) will contest on all 48 seats in Maharashtra in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Cong cadres want Manmohan to contest LS poll from Amritsar
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Mar 10 (ANI): The Congress party workers are trying their best to convince former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to contest from Amritsar, said Asha Kumari, in-charge for the party's Punjab affairs.
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CPI(M) leader Kodiyeri Balakrishnan dares PM Modi to contest from Thiruvan
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India]. Mar 9 (ANI): With just a few weeks left for the crucial Lok Sabha elections, Communist Party of India-Marxist's Kerala Secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan on Saturday challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to contest from Thiruvananthapuram.
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LS polls: BJP to contest on 13 seats, ally AJSU to fight on one in Jharkh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 9 (ANI): BJP general secretary Bhupender Yadav on Friday announced that BJP will contest on 13 seats in Lok Sabha elections while, the All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) will fight on one seat.
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Samajwadi Party announces contenders for 6 Lok Sabha Seats, Mulayam Singh
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Mar 8 (ANI): In the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha general elections, the Samajwadi Party on Friday announced its first batch of six candidates for Uttar Pradesh.
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LS polls: Cong's first list out, Sonia to contest from Rae Bareli, Rahul f
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 7 (ANI): UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls from Rae Bareli while Congress president Rahul Gandhi will contest from Amethi, according to the first list of candidates released by the party on Thursday night.
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VCK-DMK alliance: VCK to contest on 2 seats in LS polls
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], March 4 (ANI): Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) founder-leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Monday announced that his party has reached an agreement with DMK for two constituencies for the forthcoming General elections.
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