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  Haryana Assembly Polls: 2.08 lakh new voters added in Gurugram

  October 10, 2019 12:42 IST

  In Gurugram, a total of 3.61 lakh voters have registered with Election Commission with 1.89 lakh male and 1.71 lakh females. The number of new voters added in the list is 65,141.

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  Pramod Sawant on tour of poll-bound Maharashtra

  October 10, 2019 12:18 IST

  As per the schedule released by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO), Sawant would first visit Kolhapur on Thursday during which he would meet officials ofthe BJP's young wing.

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  BJP, Congress ignore north Indian faces in ticket distribution

  October 10, 2019 11:38 IST

  Hindi-speaking migrants from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh into Mumbai and its suburban towns make up a huge chunk of voters (nearly 40 lakh) in Maharashtra. 

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  Crusader in Ruchika Girhotra case, Madhu Anand now in Haryana poll

  October 09, 2019 23:16 IST

  She fought against the mighty state and its top police officials to get justice for Ruchika Girhotra, a molestation victim who ended her life at a young age. At 70, lawyer-cum-activist Madhu Anand Prakash is now fighting a different battle against the system to ensure justice for all.

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  Vacaying in Bangkok, Rahul to campaign in Maharashtra on Oct 13

  October 09, 2019 22:15 IST

  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to kick start campaign for Maharashtra assembly poll on October 13 from Mumbai. He will hold rallies at various constituencies across Maharashtra between October 13 to 15.

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  Sharad Pawar: Will rest after packing off BJP-Sena from Maharashtra

  October 10, 2019 0:02 IST

  Pawar is seen as the only opposition leader of NCP alliance who has been addressing rallies for October 21 state election, in which the BJP-Shiv Sena alliance is expecting a smooth victory.

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  'Cong-NCP coming together' remark Shinde's personal view: Ajit Pawar

  October 09, 2019 18:23 IST

  Shinde, who had once termed Sharad Pawar as his political guru, caused a flutter on Tuesday when he said the NCP and the Congress will come together "because now they are also tired and we are also tired".  

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  'Already in defeatist frame of mind': Fadnavis on Rahul's absence

  October 09, 2019 18:37 IST

  "They are already in defeatist frame of mind. I read in newspapers that Rahul Gandhi is in Bangkok," Fadnavis said at a rally at Ner in Dhule district of north Maharashtra.

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  Maharashtra polls: NCP supports independent candidate in Karmala

  October 09, 2019 17:54 IST

  Maharashtra Assembly polls: "The NCP has decided to support Sanjaymama Vitthalrao Shinde (independent candidate) in the Karmala constituency.  

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  Haryana: Shiv Sena fields Umar Khalid's attacker from Bahadurgarh

  October 09, 2019 17:11 IST

  Shiv Sena has fielded Naveen Dalal from Bahadurgarh in the upcoming Haryana assembly election. The self-proclaimed cow vigilante had claimed to have attacked former JNU students' union leader Umar Khalid in 2018. And now, he has a new role and new name too.

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  Congress announces boycott of BDC elections in Jammu and Kashmir

  October 09, 2019 14:04 IST

  Earlier on Tuesday, the election authorities had issued a notification for the election of chairpersons of Block Development Councils (BDC) in the 310 blocks of Jammu and Kashmir. The elections will be held on October 24.

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  Chandrakant Patil to retire Sharad Pawar post polls

  October 09, 2019 12:59 IST

  "We will retire Sharad Pawar permanently from social and political life after results of assembly elections are out," Maharashtra BJP president Chandrakant Patil said.

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  BJP confident of winning all 11 seats in UP bypoll

  October 09, 2019 10:23 IST

  The BJP held nine out of the eleven seats that are going to the polls while the Samajwadi Party (SP) had the Rampur seat and the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) held the Jalalpur seat.

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  Are you Pakistanis?: BJP's Sonali Phogat asks crowd at rally

  October 09, 2019 7:09 IST

  BJP's Adampur candidate and TikTok sensation Sonali Phogat on Tuesday asked a group of people if they were from Pakistan when they did not chant 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' at her rally in the constituency.

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  PM Modi to address four rallies in Haryana

  October 08, 2019 20:54 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address four poll rallies in Haryana. Of this, he will be addressing two on October 14 in Ballabgarh and Faridabad, and two others in Thanesar and Hisar.

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  Haryana polls: Rs 2.68 crore unaccounted cash seized

  October 08, 2019 20:48 IST

  Over Rs 2.68 crore unaccounted cash has been seized from different places of Haryana after the model code of conduct came into force in view of the October 21 assembly polls.  

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  In last 5 yrs, never conspired to pull down government: Uddhav

  October 08, 2019 12:30 IST

  He said in an alliance, both parties need to exercise caution and if the speed is accelerated unnecessarily, it could lead to an "accident".

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  Modi, BJP's star campaigner, to address 9 rallies in Maharashtra

  October 07, 2019 21:43 IST

  ​Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to address nine election rallies in support of BJP-Shiv Sena-led alliance candidates during campaigning for the October 21 assembly polls in Maharashtra, where the saffron front is seeking a second straight term in office.  

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  Congress called Rahul Gandhi 'Pappu' before BJP: Sanjay Nirupam

  October 07, 2019 18:38 IST

  Former MP and former Mumbai Congress chief Sanjay Nirupam seemingly made a huge allegation against top-level Congress leaders by saying that it was them who coined the name 'Pappu' for Rahul Gandhi and not Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

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  Haryana Congress leader Sampat Singh quits party

  October 07, 2019 17:08 IST

  Though he is yet to announce the outfit he will be joining, speculation are ride that Sampat Singh, who had a meeting with BJP leader and Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Sunday, may join the saffron party.  

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  Modi to address four rallies in run-up to Haryana Assembly polls

  October 07, 2019 12:19 IST

  He will address the first rally in Ballabhgarh in Faridabad district on October 14, the BJP said in a statement.

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  Aditi Singh features on Congress' star campaigners list

  October 07, 2019 9:54 IST

  Rebel Congress legislator Aditi Singh, who had defied the party whip to attend the special Assembly session of Uttar Pradesh last week, now figures in the list of Congress star campaigners for the upcoming Assembly bye-elections.

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  PM Modi, Shah to blaze campaign trail for Maha polls

  October 06, 2019 23:27 IST

  In Satara, former NCP leader and a direct descendant of Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Udayanraje Bhosale who joined the BJP recently, is in the fray for the Lok Sabha bypoll which will be held along with the assembly elections.

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  Maharashtra polls: Nomination papers of 798 candidates rejected

  October 06, 2019 6:57 IST

  Nomination forms of 798 candidates were rejected during the scrutiny for the October 21 Assembly elections for 288 seats in Maharashtra. 

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  Maharashtra Polls: CM Fadnavis declares assets of Rs 3.86 crore

  October 05, 2019 21:05 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis declared assets of over Rs 3.86 crore in his election affidavit on Friday as he filed nomination from Nagpur South West assembly constituency. His affidavit put his immovable assets atRs 3.78 crore, against Rs1.81 crore in 2014.

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  Congress hints at capitalizing on Aarey, PMC issues in assembly polls

  October 05, 2019 19:33 IST

  The faction-ridden Mumbai Congress on Saturday indicated it will raise the Aarey Colony and PMC Bank issues in the run-up to the October 21 Maharashtra assembly elections. The party will also take along its sulking leaders including Sanjay Nirupam.  

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  Maha Assembly Seat Watch: Worli, battlefront with a Thackeray in field

  October 05, 2019 19:02 IST

  The posh suburb of Worli is in news this election season in Maharashtra. Aaditya Thackeray, grandson of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray and son of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is contesting Maharashtra Assembly elections from Worli constituency.

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  Ashok Tanwar won't be given entry into BJP: Haryana CM ML Khattar

  October 05, 2019 18:00 IST

  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday ruled out any possibility of inducting former state Congress chief Ashok Tanwar into the BJP fold after the latter quit his party.