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Delhi HC to hear Swaraj India's plea seeking common symbol for civic
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 23 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will today continue hearing Swaraj India's plea seeking allotment of common symbol to the party to contest the upcoming municipal elections in the national capital.
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TN: CPI, VCK not to contest R.K. Nagar by-polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 19 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI) and Tamil Nadu's Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) on Sunday decided to not contest or support any party's candidate for R.K. Nagar by-polls.
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Farooq Abdullah, Tasaaduq Syed to contest JK Lok Sabha by-polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir)[India], Mar. 14(ANI):Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah and son of late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, Tasaaduq Sayeed are all set to contest the state Lok Sabha by-poll elections slated on April 12.
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Being harassed by Sasikala, alleges Jayalalithaa's niece
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar.13 (ANI): Late chief minister J. Jayalalithaa's niece Dipa Jayakumar has alleged that she is being threatened by AIADMK general secretary V.K. Sasikala's faction ever since she decided to contest the by-polls from Tamil Nadu's R.K. Nagar const
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Those charged with heinous crime shouldn't contest polls: Neelam Kata
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 5 (ANI): With the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) candidate from Ayodhya seat, Bazmi Siddiqui, booked for gang rape, social activist Neelam Katara on Sunday said those charged with heinous crime should have the moral responsibility not to contest the elections.
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Should BJP win in UP, Muslim candidates will get tickets: Naqvi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 27 (ANI): Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi today said that the BJP is a party that takes all communities and people of various religious persuasion along with it, adding that while it is not looking at religion-based distribution of tick
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Manipur polls: Congress moves to ECI over Irom Sharmila's allegation
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb. 15 (ANI): The Congress on Wednesday moved to the Election Commission of India (ECI) over the allegation made by Irom Sharmila that she was offered Rs. 36 crore to contest elections in Manipur. The party has demanded an independent investigation by the ECI and h
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BJP offered me Rs. 36 cr to contest Manipur polls, claims Irom Sharmila
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Imphal (Manipur) [India], Feb. 13 (ANI): In what may bring embarrassment to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Manipur Assembly polls, social activist Irom Sharmila has revealed that she was offered Rs. 36 crore to contest the elections on the saffron party's ticket.
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Sasikala must ensure to contest, win elections within six months: CPI
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): Refraining to make an outright remark at the appointment of VK Sasikala as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, the Communist Party of India (CPI) on Tuesday said the AIADMK General Secretary must ensure to contest and win election to secure a seat in the state
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Sacked SP minister joins BSP, to contest from Ballia
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 29 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party minister Narad Rai, who was sacked by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav following tit-for-tat expulsions of his loyalists from the party, on Sunday joined the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
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BJP doesn't have guts to break alliance with Shiv Sena: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 28 (ANI): As the Shiv Sena called off its alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and expressed desire to contest the Mumbai civic polls alone, the Congress Party on Saturday said the saffron party has no guts to break the alliance as it would crumble the prese
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Mukhtar Ansari re-joins BSP, to contest from Mau
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 26 (ANI): Four-time MLA Mukhtar Ansari, who is currently lodged in Lucknow jail, will contest from the Mau assembly constituency on Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) ticket in next month's polls.
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