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  Only Pulwama-like attack can change Maharashtra's mood: Sharad Pawar

  September 21, 2019 9:36 IST

  Ahead of the assembly elections in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar has stoked a controversy by saying that only a Pulwama attack-like incident can change the mood of the people in Maharashtra, who have resentment for the incumbent Devendra Fadnavis government.

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  Shiv Sena firm on contesting 135 seats

  September 20, 2019 16:33 IST

  If the two main alliance partners finalise the formula, it will leave the remaining 18 seats for the smaller allies in the 288-member Assembly.

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  EC appoints 110 IRS officers as expenditure observers

  September 19, 2019 18:46 IST

  The observers will be tasked with checking the use of black money and other illegal inducements during the election process in these two states. These officials have been called for their first briefing by the central poll-panel on September 23 here.

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  ECI deletes 2.16 lakh bogus voters in Maharashtra

  September 18, 2019 20:15 IST

  Ahead of the upcoming state assembly polls, the Maharashtra Congress submitted a list of 44.61 alleged fake voters in the state and reiterated its demand to conduct the elections on ballot papers instead of electronic voting machines (EVMs).

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  Election Commission appeals to political parties not to use plastics

  September 18, 2019 19:17 IST

  The Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Arora has appealed political parties to avoid the use of plastic during polls on Wednesday. In a meeting for the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly election, he also informed that the elections via ballot papers are not possible.

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  Wrestler Babita Phogat keen to contest Haryana polls

  September 17, 2019 18:06 IST

  "I want to do something for the country by serving the society," Phogat, 29, told IANS. "It's for the party to decide to field me in the election or not, and also from where," she said.  

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  Maharashtra Polls: Congress-NCP to contest on 125 seats each

  September 16, 2019 18:07 IST

  Maharashtra Polls: Congress and Sharad Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) have agreed upon seat-sharing formula for upcoming Maharashtra Legislative Assembly polls. Both parties will fight on 125 seats each. Maharashtra Legislative Assembly has 288 seats. Congress-NCP has spared 38 seats for other parties in the coalition.

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  Defectors can spell doom for NDA, warns Shiv Sena

  September 16, 2019 15:38 IST

  Rajya Sabha MP and 'Saamana' and 'Dopahar Ka Saamana' Executive Editor Sanjay Raut has said in his weekly column, that many political "turncoats", some with doubtful credentials, are making a beeline for the paradise called the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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  Maharashtra activist who attacked new Motor Vehicle Act quits BJP

  September 16, 2019 10:48 IST

  Confirming the development, Tiwari, who is the President of Vidarbha Jan Andolan Samiti (VJAS), said that the VJAS was an 'associate member' of the BJP for the last 10 years, but now they are no longer together.  

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  People of Pakistan treat all Indians as relatives: Sharad Pawar

  September 15, 2019 21:52 IST

  Justifying his contentions, the former Defence Minister pointed out that he had visited Pakistan several times and was always accorded warm hospitality.

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  Devendra Fadnavis Exclusive: I will return as Maharashtra CM after assembly elections

  September 15, 2019 20:42 IST

  Maharashtra Assembly Elections are around the corner. Parties like BJP, Shiv Sena, Congress, NCP and others are closing their ranks. India TV spoke exclusively with Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Minister of Maharashtra and a prominent BJP leader.

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  Shivaji's kin and NCP MP Udayanraje Bhonsle joins BJP ahead of polls

  September 14, 2019 10:38 IST

  In a ceremony in Delhi, Home Minister Amit Shah inducted Bhonsle into BJP. The former NCP MP had declared on Friday that he will be joining BJP ending days of speculation.

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  #SelfieWithPotholes: Supriya Sule renews attack on Fadnavis govt in Maharashtra

  September 13, 2019 16:06 IST

  She asked people to click "selfies with potholes" and share it on social media tagging the chief minister's office

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  Jharkhand political parties tussle over Adivasi votes

  September 13, 2019 15:10 IST

  "We are not working on the caste, tribe or religion level. Our motto is 'sabka saath-sabka vikas'. We are working on the development plank," said BJP spokesperson Pratul Shahdev.

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  Maharashtra assembly elections: PIL filed in Bombay HC to postpone upcoming polls due to floods and drought

  September 13, 2019 14:54 IST

  Maharashtra assembly elections: PIL filed in Bombay HC to postpone upcoming polls due to floods and drought

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  Udayanraje Bhosale meets Pawar amid talk of joining BJP

  September 12, 2019 20:48 IST

  The meeting at Pawar's residence came two days after Bhosale, a descendant of warrior king Shivaji, met Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis in Mumbai.  

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  BJP has offered Sena 106 seats in Maharashtra

  September 12, 2019 17:12 IST

  The seat-sharing talks between the two parties are likely to conclude in a day or two.

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  PM Modi launches big ticket farmers' pension scheme in poll-bound Jharkhand | Highlights

  September 12, 2019 14:30 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday launched an ambitious pension scheme for farmers in poll-bound Jharkhand. Under the 'Pradhan Mantri Kisan Mandhan Yojana', farmers between 18 and 40 years of age will get Rs 3,000 monthly pension after reaching 60.

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  Sonia, Pawar discuss alliance for Maharashtra polls

  September 10, 2019 18:56 IST

  A senior Congress leader, related to the development, said that the two leaders discussed the issues of alliance between the Congress and NCP along with regional parties opposed to the state's ruling BJP-Shiv Sena coalition.

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  PM Modi to launch BIG TICKET farmers' pension scheme in Ranchi on Sept 12

  September 10, 2019 17:48 IST

  The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the two state level schemes. First, the inauguration of the state Assembly building and the second is a multi-modal terminal at Sahebganj," said the Chief Minister.

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  Hooda meets Mayawati, may join hands in Haryana

  September 09, 2019 12:33 IST

  The meeting was in the backdrop of Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati withdrawing pre-poll alliance last week with the Indian National Lok Dal's (INLD) breakaway faction Jannayak Janata Party (JJP), led by Dushyant Chautala, the grandson of O.P. Chautala.

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  Mayawati breaks alliance with Dushyant Chautala for Haryana Assembly polls

  September 06, 2019 23:41 IST

  According to the BSP, the agreement reached with Dushyant Chautala for the upcoming Assembly elections in Haryana is inappropriate in terms of the proposed seat-sharing formula, BSP president Mayawati said in a tweet in Hindi, adding that the tie-up is called off.

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  Congress to go alone in UP bypolls, indicates Priyanka Gandhi

  August 30, 2019 21:26 IST

  During a meeting, Priyanka Gandhi, who is also in-charge of eastern Uttar Pradesh, discussed the strategy to revive the party in Uttar Pradesh, where it has been out of power since 1989.

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  From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is now one nation: Amit Shah

  August 16, 2019 14:58 IST

  From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, India is now one nation, Home Minister Amit Shah has said in a public rally in Haryana's Jind.

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  AAP might field Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk to replace sitting MLA Alka Lamba

  August 11, 2019 14:11 IST

  The Aam Aadmi Party might field its Lok Sabha candidate Pankaj Gupta from Chandni Chowk in the next assembly elections, sources said.

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  DMK wins Vellore Lok Sabha seat, in a nail biting finish

  August 09, 2019 17:17 IST

  The poll to the Vellore Lok Sabha seat, originally scheduled to be held in April along with the other 38 constituencies in Tamil Nadu, was cancelled following seizure of huge cash in the runup to the election.

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  Counting of votes begins for Vellore Lok Sabha seat

  August 09, 2019 12:43 IST

  Counting of votes for the Vellore Lok Sabha constituency began at 8 am on Friday at a centre set up on the premises of an engineering college here, with a three-tier security paraphernalia, officials said.

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  Polling begins in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency

  August 05, 2019 9:24 IST

  Polling began on Monday in Tamil Nadu's Vellore Lok Sabha constituency to decide the electoral fate of 28 candidates, said the Election Commission.