India TV Politics Desk
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Mocking Manoj Tiwari is like attacking Bhojpuri language: BJP
Elections | Jan 17, 2020, 03:53 PM ISTClash between AAP and BJP has gone down to the level of capturing regional blocks with the BJP claiming that the AAP mocking Manoj Tiwari was tantamount to making fun of 'Purvanchalis', a term often referred to non resident people from Bihar.
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Setback for AAP, Delhi HC quashes MLA Jitender Tomar 2015 election win over fake degree
India | Jan 17, 2020, 04:25 PM ISTIn a massive setback for the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), the Delhi High Court has quashed MLA Jitender Tomar's 2015 election win over fake degree.
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Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena ties up with BJP in Andhra Pradesh
National | Jan 16, 2020, 05:23 PM ISTIn a major political development, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has decided to ally with actor-politician Pawan Kalyan's Jana Sena Party (JSP) in Andhra Pradesh. The announcement came after a crucial meeting in Vijayawada on Thursday.
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Is Kumar Vishwas joining BJP?
National | Jan 15, 2020, 06:47 PM ISTSpeculations are rife about Kumar Vishwas joining the BJP bandwagon ahead of Delhi Assembly Election 2020. The poet-politician made a cryptic response to the buzz on Wednesday.
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AAP announces list of 70 candidates for Delhi assembly election, drops 15 sitting MLAs
Elections | Jan 14, 2020, 11:44 PM ISTAAP Candidates for Delhi Assembly Elections 2020: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Tuesday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections 2020. Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP dropped 15 sitting MLAs while retaining 46.
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PM Modi doing biggest disservice to nation by dividing people: Rahul Gandhi after Opposition meeting
National | Jan 13, 2020, 06:28 PM ISTTraining his guns on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said he was doing biggest disserving to the nation by distracting and dividing people of India.
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Modi-Shah misleading people on NRC, CAA: Sonia Gandhi at Opposition meeting
National | Jan 13, 2020, 04:51 PM ISTCongress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of misleading people on the amended Citizenship Act and the NRC.
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Model code of conduct sets in Delhi. Here's what it means
Jan 06, 2020, 05:12 PM ISTDelhi is all set to elect its next Chief Minister as Election Commission has announced the dates for the Delhi Assembly elections 2020. Delhi Assembly elections 2020 will be held on February 8 and the counting of votes will take place on February 11. Model Code of Conduct is now in order in Delhi. Here is what it means.
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Upsets in Congress over Maharashtra cabinet expansion?
National | Dec 31, 2019, 05:09 PM ISTIt seems that a section of the Congress camp in Maharashtra is upset with the cabinet expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led government. A senior leader of the Congress party hoped that the party brass takes note of the feeling that loyalists are being ignored at a time when they deserved an opportunity.
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Congress should've 'Saved Constitution' when in power, should stop 'theatrics' now: Mayawati
National | Dec 28, 2019, 04:56 PM ISTMayawati's strong words have come just when Congress' Rahul Gandhi has taken an aggressive stance against BJP and RSS over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.
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We will not let BJP and RSS overrun Assamese culture with CAA, says Rahul Gandhi
National | Dec 28, 2019, 04:02 PM ISTHe also said he feared that Assam might return to path to violence due to politics of BJP-led governments at the Centre and state.
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Hemant Soren set to return as Jharkhand CM; to take oath on December 27
National | Dec 24, 2019, 07:44 AM ISTIn 2014, Hemant Soren won a seat in the Jharkhand assembly and became the leader of the opposition. During his political ascendency, he was able to sideline JMM's senior leaders like Stephen Marandi, Simon Marandi and Hemlal Murmu, prompting them to quit the party.
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Jharkhand election results: BJP denied power by a united opposition
Dec 23, 2019, 11:53 PM ISTThe BJP, which has been reduced to 25 seats in 81-member assembly, blamed its poll drubbing to ‘internal strife’ and local issues. BJP spokesperson GVL Narsimha Rao also said that party’s inability to form an alliance against a united opposition costed the party
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Raghubar Das: The BJP old-timer who couldn’t save his own seat
Dec 23, 2019, 11:38 PM ISTOne of the founding members of the BJP, five-term MLA Raghubar Das’ shocking defeat from Jamshedpur (East) is perhaps the biggest setback for the party in Jharkhand results
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Jharkhand Polls: JMM-Congress-RJD on course to jolt BJP
Elections | Dec 23, 2019, 05:29 PM ISTThe Opposition alliance led by Hemant Soren's Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) appeared poised to win a majority in the 81-member assembly. According to figures published by the Election Commission, the Congress-JMM-RJD combine was leading on 47 seats, crossing the magic mark in the house.
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BJP will form govt in Jharkhand: Raghubar Das 'confident' despite debacle in trends
Dec 23, 2019, 12:01 PM ISTDespite a predicted debacle in initial trends, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form government in the state with a comfortable majority.
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Hemant Soren, the new star on Jharkhand's political scene
Elections | Dec 23, 2019, 04:57 PM ISTJharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Hemant Soren is set to be the next chief minister of Jharkhand, trends indicated on Monday. The latest trends placed Congress-JMM alliance in a comfortable majority in Jharkhand, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lagged behind.
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Simdega Constituency Result: Congress' Bhushan Bara wins by 285 votes
Elections | Dec 24, 2019, 02:22 AM ISTSimdega Constituency Result: As the counting of votes in Simdega constituency came to an end, Bhushan Bara of the Congress Party has defeated BJP's Shradhanand Besra by 285 votes.
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Bishunpur Constituency Result LIVE: JMM's Chamra Linda wins by 17382 votes
Elections | Dec 23, 2019, 10:58 PM ISTJharkhand Mukti Morcha candidate Chamra Linda won with a margin of 17382 votes against Bharatiya Janata Party's Ashok Oraon from Bishunpur constituency. Earlier trends showed Ashok Oraon leading with 1505 votes against Chamra Linda.
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Gumla Constituency Result: JMM's Bhushan Tirkey won with 7667 votes
Elections | Dec 23, 2019, 11:02 PM ISTBhushan Tirkey of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM)won with 7667 votes against BJP candidate Mishir Kujur in Gumla Constituency. In the 2014 election, BJP's Shivshankar Oraon with 50,473 votes defeated the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha's Bhushan Tirkey, who received 46,441 votes.