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'My Vote My Right' campaign to educate students and youth about democracy
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Speaking at the International Day of Democracy at Vidhana Soudha, he said, "Ballot is stronger than a bullet. The monarchy is sitting at home today and the elected representatives are governing. That is the power of the ballot. It is this voting power that gave rise to leaders like Siddarama
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"Rs 15-20 crores reportedly spent on each person": Abhishek Banerjee alleg
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a social media post on X, the official handle of All India Trinamool Congress, quoting Banerjee, wrote, "Yesterday was the Vice-Presidential election. All our MPs were present and cast their votes for our candidate, B. Sudershan Reddy. As this was a secret ballot, it is difficult to co
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"All will review": Congress' Pramod Tiwari on alleged cross-voting in Vice
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I congratulate CP Radhakrishnan on his victory. As far as the results are concerned, the opposition got 26 per cent of the votes the last time. This time, it rose to 40 per cent. There is danger knocking at PM Modi's door. If cross-voting was made to happen, it is wrong. But I won't comm
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"Deserves systematic investigation": Congress' Manish Tewari on alleged cr
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"If there was cross-voting, then it should be seriously investigated by each of the constituents of the INDIA Alliance. Cross-voting is an extremely serious matter. If at all, what you are saying is correct or what is appearing in the public space or is being speculated has an iota of tru
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"BJD working in tandem with BJP": Congress' Srikant Jena hits out at Navee
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Jena argued that the BJD helped NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan in securing victory for the post of Vice President by not participating in the voting process.
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BJP leaders take dig at Congress, opposition parties over "cross voting"in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
With NDA candidate CP Radhakrishnan winning the Vice-Presidential polls by over 150 votes, BJP MPs took dig at Congress and opposition parties, claiming that 14 MPs from INDIA block indulged "in cross voting" and 14 other whose votes were cancelled are also from the opposition.
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Over 700 MPs exercise their franchise to elect next VP, a look through pho
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived at Parliament House right as voting started at 10 AM, was the first person to cast his vote. The counting of votes is set to happen at 6 PM in the same room the voting took place. The contest is between NDA nominee and Maharashtra Governor CP Radhakr
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"No chances of cross-voting, NDA will win," says BJP MP Bhagwat Karad on V
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Bhagwat Karad on Tuesday asserted that there was "no chance" of cross-voting against the NDA's vice presidential nominee, CP Radhakrishnan.
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Randeep Surjewala calls for reintroducing paper voting, "if VP elections c
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"BJP and the PM should tell us that if the Vice President election can take place on the ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs. If Zilla Parishad election can take place on ballot paper, then why not the election of MPs and MLAs," Surjewala, who is set to vote in the ongoin
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VP elections: "NDA candidate will win": TDP MP Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
He said, "The main strategy is that we, all 18 MPs, want to finish our voting within the first hour. Everyone is prepared for that...Arrive early and vote early...I am not only confident that our NDA candidate will win but I am also confident that he will get more than 80-100 majority in
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"Should uphold national interest": NCP-SCP leader Supriya Sule on VP polls
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Why talk about this (cross-voting)? This is such a big election. The question is not just about a party, the post should be occupied by an individual who upholds national interest," Sule, who is set to vote in the VP election, told ANI here.
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BJP a use-and-throw party...did it with last Vice President too: SP chief
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Numbers are fine but this voting is done on the basis of one's conscience. The entire country knows that the BJP is a use-and-throw party. The same thing happened with the Vice President, who is missing...The numbers will be in our favour," the SP chief told ANI.
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