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MP: Unhappy with ticket distribution, BJP legislator joins Congress
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 17 (ANI): Disgruntled over not being selected to contest the upcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Pramila Singh has quit the party and joined the Congress.
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Denied ticket, Cong Telangana leader protests outside Rahul's house
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 15 (ANI): Former Hyderabad Mayor and Congress leader Banda Karthika Reddy, along with her husband Chandra Reddy, on Thursday sat in protest outside party chief Raul Gandhi's residence after she was denied a ticket to contest the forthcoming Telangana assembly electi
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Rajasthan Polls: Gehlot, Pilot to contest assembly elections
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday announced that former Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and state party president Sachin Pilot will be contesting the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections scheduled for December 7.
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BJP Rajasthan Minister denied ticket, resigns
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Nov 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and minister in Rajasthan government, Surendra Goyal on Monday submitted his resignation from the party, a day after he was denied the ticket to contest the ensuing state assembly poll.
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BJP's lone Muslim woman candidate to contest from Bhopal North
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 9 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded its lone Muslim woman candidate from the Bhopal North constituency. Fatima Rasool Siddiqui is the only Muslim face to contest the forthcoming Madhya Pradesh assembly polls across the 230 assembly const
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Kerala HC sets aside IUML MLA KM Shaji's election
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India] Nov 9 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Friday set aside the election of Indian Union Muslim Leauge (IUML) leader KM Shaji as MLA from Azhikode seat in the May 2016 Assembly polls for allegedly making derogatory and communal remarks during his campaign. The verdict also
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Kamal Nath, Scindia, Digvijaya not to contest in MP assembly polls
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 08 (ANI): Senior Madhya Pradesh Congress leaders, including state unit president Kamal Nath, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Digvijay Singh will not be contesting in the forthcoming Assembly elections as the party announced its final list of candidates on Thu
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BJP minister Sartaj Singh to contest MP polls on Congress ticket
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Nov 8 (ANI): Former Madhya Pradesh Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sartaj Singh on Thursday joined the Congress.
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Mizoram polls: Deadline for filing nominations is Nov 9
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Aizawl (Mizoram) [India], Nov 2 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced that November 9 will be the last date for filing nominations to contest the Assembly elections in Mizoram.
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Shivraj Chouhan to contest polls from Budhni constituency
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will contest the upcoming Assembly elections from his home constituency of Budhni in Sehore district.
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Chhattisgarh: Despite opposition over ticket distribution, Raman Singh con
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 24 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday said all the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers are unitedly working for the victory of the party in the upcoming state Assembly Elections, despite a handful of workers expressing resentment o
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Vajpayee's niece to contest from Congress against Raman Singh
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], Oct 23 (ANI): Former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's niece, Karuna Shukla, will be contesting from the Congress party against incumbent Chief Minister Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon assembly constituency which goes to polls on November 12.
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