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  BJP committed to restore West Bengal's pride which is ruined by Mamata's 'politics of appeasement': Amit Shah

  January 21, 2019 21:23 IST

    The BJP has previously accused the state government of putting hurdles in the political programmes of its top leaders, including Shah, by denying or delaying permission for holding them.

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  2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Amit Shah to kick-off his poll blitzkrieg in West Bengal on Wednesday

  January 21, 2019 20:33 IST

  State BJP leaders feel Shah's rallies will help the party give a "befitting reply" to the Trinamool Congress' January 19 mega show.

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  '2019 Lok Sabha polls not a challenge for us, we will form next govt under PM Modi': Rajnath Singh

  January 21, 2019 16:13 IST

  "People of the country are with us", he said.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | BSP-SP alliance will not last long as voters do not approve of it: Ramdas Athawale

  January 21, 2019 14:09 IST

  It is pertinent to mention here that recently SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati have entered into an alliance in which they have agreed on 38 seats each.

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  AAP not to contest Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra

  January 21, 2019 13:28 IST

  Since the last two years, AAP has suffered a setback in Maharashtra after its prominent leaders like Mayank Gandhi and Anjali Damania left the party. Its state executive committee was also disbanded sometime back.

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  Mamata Banerjee has all capabilities to lead country: Kumaraswamy

  January 21, 2019 13:15 IST

  Setting the tone for the Lok Sabha polls, leaders from 22 opposition parties came together at the mega rally here on Saturday and declared they will put up a united fight to oust the Narendra Modi government. 

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  ‘Agenda for 2019 – Modi Vs Chaos’: Arun Jaitley slams opposition parties

  January 21, 2019 13:04 IST

  “The Kolkata rally organized by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee was significant. On the surface, it was an anti-Modi rally. It indeed was. More significantly it was also a non-Rahul Gandhi rally,” he said.

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  Lok Sabha Polls 2019 | AAP to contest all 13 seats in Punjab, announces Kejriwal

  January 21, 2019 12:10 IST

  There are 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab. The Congress is in power in the state since March 2017.

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  Polling for first phase of Telangana Panchayat election begins

  January 21, 2019 10:38 IST

  The second and third phases of the polls will be held on January 25 and 30.

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  'Opposition already making excuses for inevitable defeat in LS polls': PM Modi's hard-hitting attack over EVM cries

  January 20, 2019 23:38 IST

  PM Modi's attack came during his interaction with booth-level BJP workers from Lok Sabha constituencies of Hatkanangale, Kolhapur, Madha, Satara in Maharashtra and South Goa.

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  Congress 'best-equipped' to lead alliance against BJP: Tejashwi Yadav

  January 20, 2019 20:52 IST

    Speaking to PTI, the RJD leader said that since Congress is India’s oldest and currently the second-biggest political party having a pan-India presence, it is in a very strong position to win maximum number of seats among the opposition parties.

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  BJP has alliance with 125 crore people, but 'Mahagathbandhan' all about corruption: PM

  January 20, 2019 16:10 IST

  "This alliance is between the 'Naamdaars'. This alliance is about nepotism, corruption, scams, negativity, instability and inequality", PM Modi said.

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  Cong best equipped to lead alliance against BJP: Tejashwi Yadav

  January 20, 2019 14:11 IST

  In an exclusive interview to PTI, the Rashtriya Janata Dal leader said since Congress is India's oldest and and currently the second-biggest political party having a pan-India presence, it is in a very strong position to win maximum number of seats among the opposition parties.

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  'Delhi mein sarkar badal do': Mamata gives clarion call at mega rally, opposition parties vow to oust Modi

  January 19, 2019 22:44 IST

  Over 20 leaders, including two from the Congress, attended the show of unity organised by Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee. The leaders called for putting the differences between the parties

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  Mamata Banerjee’s anti-BJP rally | Country needs a performing PM, not a publicity one: N Chandrababu Naidu

  January 19, 2019 17:12 IST

    Accusing the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of trying to divide the nation, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) chief said the opposition forces were getting united to save the democracy and urged people to carefully choose who they like to go with in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.

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  Mamata Banerjee’s anti-BJP rally | Fight LS polls to oust BJP, do not think of prime ministership: Farooq Abdullah

  January 19, 2019 16:42 IST

  The former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister said that India cannot become strong by strengthening military alone but by "connecting hearts". 

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  'Modi govt's expiry date is over': Mamata Banerjee fires salvo at BJP during mega Kolkata rally

  January 19, 2019 16:19 IST

  The chief minister also said the opposition parties had resolved to work together, while the prime minister can be decided after the Lok Sabha elections.

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  'Ironical that those who crushed democracy in their own state are now preaching about saving it': PM Modi

  January 19, 2019 19:28 IST

  Taking a jibe at the Opposition, PM Modi during his address in Silvassa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli said that while the Opposition gathering in Kolkata is aimed to save themselves, his government is working for the welfare and betterment of 130 crore Indians.

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  BJP indulging in vicious politics, creating strife in temples across country: N Chandrababu Naidu

  January 19, 2019 15:37 IST

  Naidu, who is in Kolkata for a mega rally of anti-BJP parties, addressed Telugu Desam Party leaders via teleconference and asked them to inform people about BJP's "vicious politics", a party release said.

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  Mamata Banerjee’s anti-BJP rally | Opp alliance aimed at defeating BJP, forming secular govt: Abhishek Singhvi

  January 19, 2019 14:52 IST

  “Never before have we seen such vendetta politics...  When Amit Shah did 100 rallies in Uttar Pradesh, no one questioned, but when RJD organised a rally, it got an Income Tax notice,” Abhishek Manu Singhvi said.

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  Possibility of UPA-III far more likely than NDA-III: Shashi Tharoor

  January 19, 2019 13:36 IST

  When asked about the crucial Lok Sabha polls, Tharoor predicted that BJP will secure somewhere around 160 seats, much less than the 282 seats it secured during the 2014 general elections.

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  Mamata’s anti-BJP rally: We will work together to bring new dawn for country, says Bengal CM

  January 19, 2019 16:19 IST

  Addressing the rally, Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the oppositon will work together to bring a new dawn for the country. Mamata, taking a swipe at the BJP government, said that the credibility of CBI has been destroyed as people listened to her in rapt attention.

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  Election Commission may announce Lok Sabha poll schedule in March first week: Sources

  January 18, 2019 23:27 IST

  The Election Commission is in the process of deciding the number of phases and the months in which polling would be held, they said.

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  Rahul Gandhi writes letter to ‘Mamata Di’, pledges support

  January 18, 2019 13:58 IST

  He said that the entire opposition is “united” against the present government.

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  Lok Sabha Elections 2019 | Alliance with BSP, RLD final, seat-sharing no problem, says Akhilesh Yadav

  January 18, 2019 13:39 IST

  "Our alliance with the BSP, the RLD and smaller parties like the Nishad Party is final and seat-sharing will not be a problem. It will be worked out soon.", he said.

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  BJP youth wing launches its campaign for party's Lok Sabha poll win

  January 18, 2019 8:30 IST

  Mahajan, who was present in Tawang near the China border, said it is the "magnificent efforts" of Modi that have ensured the communication with 50 lakh youths from different and remote parts of the country at a single point of time.

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019 | EC directs probe into 'fake news' of LS polls schedule; CEO office writes to city police

  January 18, 2019 7:24 IST

  The Delhi CEO office said the publication of such "fake news" is causing severe confusion to the public, thereby creating "public nuisance and mischief".

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  Lok Sabha elections 2019: 137 seats where it will be difficult for opposition parties to defeat BJP

  January 17, 2019 15:02 IST

  According to the Election Commission of India (ECI) date, in 2014 LS polls, there were 137 seats where the BJP candidates bagged more than five lakh votes.