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UP Polls: Leave grievances aside and vote for Shivpal, says Mulayam
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Etawah [India], Feb 11 (ANI): Addressing his maiden rally this election season, Samajwadi Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday sought votes for his brother Shivpal Yadav and urged the Uttar Pradesh electorate to put aside the grievances and vote the party to power.
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SP, BSP gives impression that only Muslim voters present in U.P.: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 10 (ANI): After Jama Masjid's Shahi Imam Syed Ahmed Bukhari announced support for the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said the BSP and Samajwadi Party are trying hard to gauge Muslim votes giving an impression that there are
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BCCI votes against new ICC proposals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Feb. 4 (ANI): The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday voted against the new financial model and the governance structure of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
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UK Parliament votes in favour of starting Brexit process
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.], Feb. 2 (ANI): Members of the United Kingdom Parliament voted in favour of allowing the government to begin the process of Brexit, clearing a major hurdle for the course of Britain leaving the European Union.
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BJP can only heap votes not bring constitutional solution: Congress on Ram
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 29 (ANI): Taking on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which has promised to bring a constitutional solution to the Ram Mandir issue in its manifesto for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the Congress Party on Sunday said the promises are part of Jumla as the issue is b
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Sharad Yadav refuses to apologize, says votes as important as daughters
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 25 (ANI): Janata Dal (United) leader Sharad Yadav on Wednesday clarified his sexist remark while asserting that he did not demean women but drew an analogy between females and votes to state that respect of a daughter is equivalent to respect of a vote.
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EC asks CEOs to tighten noose over political parties seeking votes on reli
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): The Election Commission (EC) on Tuesday requested the Chief Electorate Officers (CEOs) to take note of the Supreme Court's verdict of not seeking votes in the name of religion.
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Don't seek votes in favour of religion, follow SC verdict: EC instruc
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): Reminding the Supreme Court's verdict of not seeking votes in the name of religion, the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Tuesday categorically asked all political parties to strictly comply with the judgement.
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Was only trying to curb practice of buying votes: Kejriwal on EC notice
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 23 (ANI): Attempting to downplay the summon issued against him by the Election Commission, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that he was instead trying to end the heinous practice of accept bribes in exchange of votes, adding the poll body must appoi
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Mayawati appeals Muslim voters to exercise their right to vote wisely
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan. 21 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday urged the Muslim voters to cast their votes in favour of her, and not in support of the ruling Samajwadi Party, in order to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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'Anti-Dalit RSS', BJP conspiring to polarise votes: Congress on
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 20 (ANI): Post Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) ideologue Mohan Vaidya raising a furore by quoting Dalit icon B.R. Ambedkar against reservation, in a belligerent attack the Congress Party on Friday trained guns at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that this is
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Contesting from Lambi to defeat Badal, not divide votes: Capt. Amarinder
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lambi (Punjab) [India], Jan. 18 (ANI): Punjab Congress chief Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday took potshots at Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal for spreading false information among the voters in the poll-bound state and said that he was contesting from the Lambi assembly constituenc
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