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  Cleaning up Yamuna will be priority in next tenure: Kejriwal

  January 06, 2020 19:09 IST

  Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday that cleaning up river Yamuna will be his government's priority in the next five years if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted back to power in the upcoming Assembly elections.

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  Cong rejects alliance possibility with AAP, says will win clear majority

  January 03, 2020 23:53 IST

  Congress's Delhi unit chief Subhash Chopra on Friday dismissed any possibility of an alliance with the AAP for the forthcoming assembly polls, asserting his party will win a "clear majority" on its own and form the next government in the city.

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  Garbage collection vehicles to be used for spreading awareness among voters: Delhi CEO

  January 02, 2020 20:41 IST

  Garbage collection vehicles mounted with public address systems will play messages appealing people to exercise their franchise in the upcoming Delhi polls, officials said on Thursday. These vehicles, including auto-tippers that collect household garbage, are already being used for spreading messages on sanitation in the national capital.

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  Tamil Nadu rural local body polls: Counting of votes underway

  January 02, 2020 9:16 IST

  Over 2.31 lakh contested the Tamil Nadu polls for 91,975 posts. The posts include Gram Panchayat Ward member, Gram Panchayat President, Panchayat Union ward member and District Panchayat Union Ward member posts.

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  EC launches online system to let new parties tack status of registration applications

  January 01, 2020 21:43 IST

  The Election Commission has launched an online system to allow political parties track their applications for the registration with the poll panel on a real-time basis.

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  BJP remains non-committal on Manoj Tiwari as its Delhi CM candidate

  January 01, 2020 18:35 IST

  The BJP takes right decision at right time, Javadekar, BJP’s incharge of Delhi assembly elections said, adding nothing has been decided in this regard as yet

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  Congress gears up for Delhi elections, Subhash Chopra, Ajay Makan given key roles

  December 31, 2019 19:29 IST

  Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday appointed various election-related committees for the Delhi Assembly polls, naming state unit chief Subhash Chopra as head of the party's election panel and former Union minister Ajay Maken as chair of the manifesto committee.

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  BJP releases 'Aarop Patra' attacking AAP ahead of 2020 Delhi polls

  January 06, 2020 17:14 IST

  Ahead of 2020 Delhi Assembly Elections, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi on Tuesday addressed a public rally in Sadar Bazaar's Kranti Chowk and attacked Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government for not fulfilling its promises made before 2015 Delhi polls.

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  Free bus rides for women to continue for 5 yrs if AAP returns to power, says Arvind Kejriwal

  January 06, 2020 19:10 IST

  The AAP government's schemes for free ride for women in DTC buses and free electricity up to 200 units for Delhi'ites will continue for the next five years if the party returns to power, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Sunday.

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  Will raise old-age pensions to Rs 5,000 if elected, says Delhi Congress

  December 29, 2019 19:57 IST

  The Delhi Congress on Sunday announced that it will raise old-age and other welfare pensions to Rs 5,000 if elected in the upcoming assembly polls.  

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  Hemant Soren to take oath as Jharkhand CM today

  December 29, 2019 8:21 IST

  Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM ) chief Hemant Soren will take oath as 11th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on Sunday along with three other ministers, one from JMM and another from Congress. The swearing-in ceremony will be held at 2 pm at Morabadi ground in Ranchi.

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  AAP Delhi poll manifesto will be released between Jan 15-20: Arvind Kejriwal

  January 06, 2020 19:11 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party will release its manifesto for the upcoming Delhi assembly poll between January 15-20, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on Friday.

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  First phase of local body polls commences in TN

  December 27, 2019 13:18 IST

  According to sources nearly 1.30 crore voters are set to exercise their franchise on Friday and about 1.28 crore in the second phase of the local body polls. Around three lakh election officials have been engaged in poll-related works.

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  Delhi Assembly Polls: Election Commission officials take stock of poll preparations

  December 27, 2019 9:40 IST

  Delhi Police's Special Commissioner Praveer Ranjan gave an overview of the law and order situation and the roadmap for implementation of the Elections Commission's security recommendations. The EC told all poll and police officials to remain alert to foil any attempts to vitiate the atmosphere and instigate trouble.

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  AAP woos Delhiites with 'Acche Beete Paanch Saal - Lage Raho Kejriwal' slogan

  January 06, 2020 19:12 IST

  For the upcoming assembly elections in Delhi, the AAP on Thursday sought to strike direct rapport with voters with an 'Acche Beete Paanch Saal - Lage Raho Kejriwal' slogan amid Chief Minister Arvind answering a volley of question on his governance in an interaction with people in Chandni Chowk Town Hall.

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  Election Commission likely to announce dates for Delhi Assembly polls today

  December 26, 2019 12:49 IST

  Dates for Delhi elections are likely to be announced by the Election Commission today. According to the officials of EC, the schedule for Delhi elections is on discussion and a formal announcement on the same is likely post lunch on Thursday.

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  Hemant Soren meets Jharkhand Governor, stakes claim to form government

  December 24, 2019 22:27 IST

  JMM working president Hemant Soren on Tuesday met Jharkhand Governor Droupadi Murmu and staked claim to form government in the state. Earlier in the day, he was formally elected as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislature party leader.

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  Jharkhand voters unswayed by CAA-NRC

  December 24, 2019 19:08 IST

  The results of the Jharkhand elections show that while the country was witnessing grim protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), the issue had virtually no impact on voting preferences in the state.

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  JVM-P to support JMM without any condition: Marandi

  December 24, 2019 18:24 IST

  Hemant Soren called at Marandi at his residence on Tuesday evening and both leaders held closed door meeting for ten minutes.

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  Father, mother and now daughter: Meet Jharkhand's Barkagao MLA Amba Prasad of Congress

  December 24, 2019 18:01 IST

  Amba Prasad is the youngest legislator to be elected on Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

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  JMM-led three-party alliance storms to power, thumps BJP in Jharkhand

  December 24, 2019 6:48 IST

  The last two phases of the five-stage polling in Jharkhand were held after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah had made a strong pitch in its support.

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  Jharkhand election results: BJP denied power by a united opposition

  December 23, 2019 23:53 IST

  The 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

  December 23, 2019 23:38 IST

  One 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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  Did CAA protests impact BJP’s poll prospects in Jharkhand? Check out what people think

  December 23, 2019 23:23 IST

  Jharkhand Legislative Assembly Results: After the results, people are weighing different reasons possibly behind BJP's defeat. They are expressing their opinions on Twitter.

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  Shiv Sena happy that BJP lost in Jharkhand

  December 23, 2019 22:52 IST

  "Modi and Shah deployed all their might in Jharkhanda yet the state slipped out of their hands. Soon after Maharashtra, they have been defeated in Jharkhand. They need some introspection," said Sena MP Sanjay Raut

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  J'khand CM Raghubar Das concedes defeat of his govt, trails in his own constituency

  December 23, 2019 18:35 IST

  Conceding loss in the assembly polls, Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Monday said it was his defeat, not of the BJP. As per the latest trends available on the Election Commission website, Das was trailing BJP rebel candidate Sarya Roy.

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  I thank people for mandate: Hemant Soren

  December 23, 2019 18:21 IST

  "I thank Guruji (his father Shibu Soren), Lalu ji and Sonia ji, Rahul ji, Priyanka ji, and all central leaders who reposed trust on me," Hemant Soren said in his victory speech

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  Raghubar Das' style of working proved costly for BJP

  December 23, 2019 16:48 IST

  ​The perceived dissatisfaction with the style of functioning of Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das and his bid to copy Lalu Prasad in running the government apparently led to BJP's defeat in Jharkhand.