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Rahul 'hand of God' comment seeks vote on communal basis, violat
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 17(ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday alleged that Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi's 'hand of God' comment is nothing but a communal appeal to seek votes ahead of the upcoming state assembly elections, and hence, violates the moral c
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Mayawati is in misconception of fetching all secular votes: NCP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) on Monday said that the in-house tussle in the Samajwadi Party (SP) would not divert all minority and Yadav votes to the Bahujan Samaj Party(BSP).
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EC censures Sakshi Maharaj for violating Model Code of Conduct
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 12 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday censured Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj for violating the Model Code of Conduct and the Supreme Court's decision not to seek votes in the name of religion.
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BSP not a party of 'Dalits', but for all under one umbrella, say
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 10 (ANI): After a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader moved the Election Commission (EC) against Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati accusing her of seeking votes in the name of caste and demanded that her party be debarred from contesting elections, party leader
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BJP moves EC accusing Mayawati of seeking votes in name of caste
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 9 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Neeraj Saxena has moved the Election Commission of India (ECI) againstBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati, accusing her of seeking votes in name of caste and religion.
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Vote in favour of Akhilesh, Mulayam will help BJP: Mayawati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (UP) [India], Jan. 8 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Sunday cautioned the people of Uttar Pradesh ahead of the assembly polls, saying votes in favour of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav or Samajwadi Party patron will only help the Bharatiya Janata Part
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BJP is sure to sweep UP Polls: Rita Bahuguna Joshi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 5 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said on Thursday that it is sure of winning the elections in view of the Supreme Court decision that outlawed seeking votes in the name of religion, caste, race, community or language.
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BJP never indulged in polarisation politics: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Jan. 3 (ANI): While agreeing with the Supreme Court's order of putting a ban on invoking of religion or caste by political parties to get votes in elections, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday asserted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) never indulged in
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Muslim cleric welcomes SC rider on poll campaigning
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (UP) [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): Welcoming the Supreme Court's ruling which termed as "illegal" any appeal for votes on the basis of caste, community, religion or language, Muslim cleric Maulana Khalid Rashid Firangi Mahli on Monday said the decision will give way to develo
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Trump wins Electoral College vote
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New York [United States], Dec. 20 (ANI): Republican Donald Trump has taken the next step in the official process to become the 45th President of the United States by surpassing the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College despite last minute efforts by his opponents to stop him from ente
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Trump supporters oppose election recount across three states
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK], Dec. 3 (ANI): US President-elect Donald Trump's supporters have asked the courts to stop recounting of votes in the states of Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Michigan where the Republic candidate narrowly defeated Hillary Clinton.
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Candidate backed by banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat party routs Sharif'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec. 2 (ANI): Maulana Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi, an Independent candidate backed by the banned Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), has won the Punjab Assembly's PP-78 bypoll on Thursday with a margin of 12,793 votes, routing candidates fielded by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
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