India TV Politics Desk
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Jharkhand Elections: Phase 4 of polling to take place on Monday
Dec 15, 2019, 11:46 PM ISTPolling in 15 constituencies including 5 naxal affected constituencies of Bagodar, Jamua (SC), Giridh, Dumri and Tundi will begin at 7 am. While the polling in the 5 naxal affected constituencies will end at 3 pm, in other constituencies, voters will be able to cast their votes till 5 pm.
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Won't be in BJP core committee, declares Pankaja Munde during rally on home-turf
National | Dec 12, 2019, 04:03 PM ISTPankaja Munde was addressing supporters in a rally in her home turf Beed.
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'Such a secular party...Muslim league in Kerala, Sena in Maharashtra': Shah pokes fun at Congress
National | Dec 09, 2019, 11:34 PM ISTCongress is such a secular party that it partnered with the Muslim League in Kerala and Shiv Sena in Maharashtra, Shah quipped in a late-night discussion on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the lower house.
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Citizenship Amendment Bill: What Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha | Top Quotes
National | Dec 09, 2019, 11:23 PM ISTUnion Home Minister Amit Shah responded to the debate on Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Lok Sabha late Monday night. He said the bill is naither unconstitutional nor it violates Article 14.
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Ajit Pawar meets Fadnavis during a wedding, later says they were discussing weather
National | Dec 09, 2019, 10:27 PM ISTPartners in short-lived government, Ajit Pawar and Devendra Fadnavis, were seen engrossed in an animated conversation during their first public appearance since the government fell.
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BJP consolidates Karnataka by bagging 12 seats in by-polls, Yediyurappa set to remain in-charge
National | Dec 09, 2019, 08:48 PM ISTBJP's position in Karnataka was further consolidated as BS Yediyurappa-led government managed to sweep the by-polls by winning 12 out of 15 seats where the voting took place. The numbers game now places BJP safely at 117, 5 more than the halfway mark. The party earlier had a slim majority due to the 17 MLAs defecting after the Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018.
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'Amit Shah's name will be in league of Hitler': Owaisi in debate on Citizenship Amendment Bill
National | Dec 09, 2019, 01:27 PM ISTDuring a heated debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah and said that his name would be in the same league as Hitler's. Lok Sabha on Monday witnessed uproar as the government tabled the bill in the house.
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PHOTOS: Yediyurappa celebrates with son as BJP set for majority in Karnataka
Elections | Dec 09, 2019, 11:56 AM ISTPictures emerge of Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa celebrating as trends show the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) heading for a majority in Karnataka.
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Yediyurappa looks set to retain power as BJP leads in 12 of 15 seats
Elections | Dec 09, 2019, 10:55 AM ISTEarly trends show the tide turning towards BS Yediyurappa in Karnataka by-polls, counting of which is still underway. If early trends are to be believed, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa looks set to retain power in the state.
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PHOTO: PM Modi has a 'protocol encounter' with Uddhav in Pune
National | Dec 06, 2019, 11:44 PM ISTIn a keenly-watched development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a 'protocol encounter' with Uddhav Thackeray for the first time after the latter became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, here late on Friday.
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Ajit Pawar set to be Maharashtra Deputy CM post winter session commencement
National | Dec 05, 2019, 08:07 AM ISTThe cabinet expansion was earlier scheduled for the first week of December. However, it has now been postponed to a later date. With 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on November 30.
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Who will form the next government in Jharkhand?
Dec 04, 2019, 07:12 PM ISTJharkhand is going for the second phase of Assembly polls on December 7. The state is holding a five-phases election owing to maoist violence. Jharkhand will be the third BJP-ruled state to hold elections in 2019, after Maharashtra and Haryana, which voted on October 21.
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'Nirmala or Nirbala': Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's jibe at Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
National | Dec 02, 2019, 04:32 PM ISTCongress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury has yet again stoked controversy with an objectionable statement -- this time in the Parliament. Speaking in the Lok Sabha on Monday, Chowdhury referred to the finance minister as "Nirbala Sitharaman."
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No policy decision taken as caretaker CM: Fadnavis rejects Hegde’s Rs 40k crore claim
National | Dec 02, 2019, 12:31 PM ISTDevendra Fadnavis was unexpectedly sworn-in as the Chief Minister of Maharashtra while the coalition (Congress, NCP and Shiv Sena) were in talks to form a government in Maharashtra. NCP leader Ajit Pawar simultaneously took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of the state.
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Nana Patole elected unopposed as Maharashtra Speaker after BJP withdraws nomination
National | Dec 01, 2019, 11:17 AM ISTThe BJP has withdrawn its candidate Kisan Kathore in the election for Maharashtra Assembly Speaker's post which left Congress MLA Nana Patole as the sole candidate in the race.
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Uddhav Thackeray wins floor test, BJP stages walkout
National | Nov 30, 2019, 11:22 PM ISTWith 169 MLAs behind him, Shiv Sena's Uddhav Thackeray sailed through the floor test on the floor of the Maharashtra state assembly on Saturday. The Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance of Shiv Sena, NCP and the Congress party is now officially in power in India's richest state. Devendra Fadnavis' BJP protested against the 'validity' of the floor test before staging a walkout. The headcount was held after the voice vote following the Supreme Court directive to ensure transparency, pro tem Speaker Dilip Walse Patil informed the House.
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Video: Congress candidate brandishes gun in Palamu, clashes with BJP supporters
Nov 30, 2019, 07:21 PM ISTSaturday marked the phase one of the polling in Jharkhand assembly elections 2019. During the course of the day, scuffle broke out between the Congress and the BJP supporters in Palamu when Congress candidate KN Tripathi brandished a gun and clashed with BJP candidate Alok Chaurasia. The supporters of the two leaders were involved in a scuffle which was caught on camera.
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Why did BJP walk out of the Maharashtra Assembly floor test
National | Nov 30, 2019, 05:07 PM ISTA month-long drama surrounding Maharashtra politics came to an end on Saturday as Uddhav Thackeray won the floor test and proved his majority in the house with the support of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress party. This, however, did not happen before a tough stand by the BJP. Devendra Fadnavis and his MLAs walked out of the assembly in dramatic fashion before the floor test. This walkout was staged over alleged violation of established norms by the new government.
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Uddhav Thackeray formally takes charge as Chief Minister of Maharashtra
National | Nov 29, 2019, 03:16 PM ISTThackeray, who is also the Shiv Sena president, was sworn-in as the chief minister on Thursday evening. Hours later, he presided over the first cabinet meeting.
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Congratulations: Raut's dig at Fadnavis on being leader of Opposition
National | Nov 29, 2019, 07:56 AM ISTFadnavis and Pawar had resigned from their posts after the Supreme Court ordered the floor test the next day. They were sworn-in as chief minister and deputy chief minister on Saturday morning. Their resignation paved the way for the Shiv Sena-NCP-Congress alliance to stake claim to form the next government with Uddhav Thackeray at its helm.